After seeing all the sheep in New Zealand, I'm obsessed. I didn't have time to prepare a new image to paint in my watercolor class tonight, so I decided to just play around and experiment using a drawing from my sketchbook. I scanned the sketch and printed it out on watercolor paper. I modified the color of the line work so it wasn't black, but more of a dark maroon color. I painted the image in watercolor which caused the line work to bleed a little bit, but I liked the effect. I then added a little watercolor pencil for texture and rescanned the color version into Painter when I got home. I digitally added a few more details and a little more texture to the wool. I then opened the image in photoshop and tweeked the color of the grass which was much more green in the original. Added the butterfly which I cut and pasted from an old illustration. I love being able to do the finishing details on the computer. That way if it gets overworked, I can delete the stuff that isn't working and still have the original painting.
Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
More Sheep
After seeing all the sheep in New Zealand, I'm obsessed. I didn't have time to prepare a new image to paint in my watercolor class tonight, so I decided to just play around and experiment using a drawing from my sketchbook. I scanned the sketch and printed it out on watercolor paper. I modified the color of the line work so it wasn't black, but more of a dark maroon color. I painted the image in watercolor which caused the line work to bleed a little bit, but I liked the effect. I then added a little watercolor pencil for texture and rescanned the color version into Painter when I got home. I digitally added a few more details and a little more texture to the wool. I then opened the image in photoshop and tweeked the color of the grass which was much more green in the original. Added the butterfly which I cut and pasted from an old illustration. I love being able to do the finishing details on the computer. That way if it gets overworked, I can delete the stuff that isn't working and still have the original painting.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Illustration Friday: Breezy
With the wind in her wool, the sheep felt light and breezy. Ok, a stretch, but I just got back from New Zealand and have sheep on my mind. Decided to play around with Painter today and sketched the sheep using a crow quill pen. Then using layers, I painted the background using sponges and the blender tool. Fun!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Missing in Action
Yikes! I managed to sneak out of town without leaving a post that I would be gone for awhile. In case you've been wondering, I just got back from a three week trip to New Zealand. Wow! What an amazing trip. Toured mostly the south island this year with only a few days spent in Auckland. The south island is much more spectacular in beauty than the north...which is saying a lot, as the north island is incredibly beautiful! Millions of sheep everywhere. These lovely beauties live on the farm of my friend Kathryn Wills. Some of them are self-moulting sheep. Their wool just falls off, so they never have to be sheared. I had a blast wandering around the pasture taking their pictures. More pics tomorrow!
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