Nov. "Together" Quick Build Illustration

[EliaMurrayArt]

@ArlMon thank you! I'm always excited to share my process - most of it is so off the cuff Haha

[ArlMon]

@EliaMurrayArt the details are amazing- the little claws and glasses- I love it!

[Coley]

Oooh I missed these images! The outside window shot would be super cool as part of a book where you're slowly zooming in on what's happening inside. So cozy

[alicia]

Oh my goodness! This is such a unique & lovely concept! I just love it! You did an amazing job!

[LauraA]

Oh my goodness! I love these threads of yours. And your bears have such cute expressions. This is going to be fantastic!

[EliaMurrayArt]

Ok detailing detailing detailing!

Here is where I make the Christmas tree and begin some decorations!

These are little plastic eyeballs that I am painting with metallic paint.

The Christmas tree is made entirely out of green pipe cleaners, an absolute TON of hot glue, and then I painted over it with some darker green paint.

I've stuck the little copper eyeballs into the tree and am working on some more decor.

Such as this garland of copper 🥰

Getting pretty close to sharing the final set up.

[EliaMurrayArt]

🥰 made a little wreath, hung some little stockings.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

[Coley]

Too sweet! That is one cool idea for the tree. You have a unique brain, Elia ! That’s a compliment! These things you think up are way too cool

[EliaMurrayArt]

@Coley hahaha thank you! That is some very high praise in my book!

[Rachel Horne]

Oh my goodness, this is so fabulous!!

[EliaMurrayArt]

@Rachel-Horne thank you!

[demotlj]

Do you keep your creations after you are done photographing them? I just saw your finished product in the All Stars thread and thought, "Some child would have so much fun playing with that set." (And some adults too!)

[EliaMurrayArt]

@demotlj Haha Thanks and yeah I typically keep everything I can.
And for this one I actually did use quite a few pieces that are kids toys! That's the beauty of working in this scale. I took some pieces from a vintage doll house and re-finished them for this piece and then built my own pieces to fit within the scale of the furniture.

[EliaMurrayArt]

Here is a before and after of my editing process - so you can see just how much "post editing" was done.

This is what it looked like when I first took the picture.

and then - voila! a couple hours of digital editing, painting in the fire, the lighting, tiling the background wall paper, adding textures, removing blemishes, painting over the eyes, digitally adding in a third present because it felt unbalanced. Color shifts, saturation shifts, contrast shifts, etc.

[Coley]

@EliaMurrayArt awesome job on the build and the edits. The edits really made the bears stand out! This is really an amazing piece!

[EliaMurrayArt]

@Coley thank you!