Slowvember progress.
-
Okeedokee! So I essentially had the concept and an image already, but i went back and re-thumbnailed since the first concept was very much off the cuff.
I tried some different points of view (from the ground, from above, from the mouse, from the hawk, etc). I settled on one close to what I had before (since I really liked it) but I get a much better sense of the keywords (and there are now massive bunnies and it's obviously a ranch).
Super rough sketch is done, so from here I'm gonna do some value studies, and then some colour studies.
-
Whenever I try to change tools and processes, I often change things, like the change, move on, and then forget how I got there.
So I spent some time experimenting, labelled all my layers with their type/purpose, and made some notes along the way.
The two left faces are using the new(ish) process. It involves a lot more throwing around of paint with an airbrush.
The BIGGEST thing that has changed and that I am INCREDIBLY happy with is getting my colours from mixing a fairly limited palette. Hooray for colour harmony
-
Just wanted to say your digital art making skills are on point! I wouldn't even know where to begin lol. I love the idea of the large animals with characters (could see that as a whole series of stories) I was especially drawn to the guy on the owl (looks like a cool villain) and the kids with the bat.
-
@KaraDaniel Thanks
! I rather liked the owl rider, too, but the hawk and the massive bunny seemed to have the most draw online. My fav was the bat, too 
-
Yes, your linework is great! and I was under the impression that your color palettes were always careful picked.
I've been wondering a lot about SCBWI, I visit the site regularly and it's definitely a shorter drive for me, would you recommend it to a friend?Jose A. Galue
www.instagram.com/artofjosegalue/ -
@josegalue25 Thanks! As for the SCBWI are you talking about locak illustrator groups, or the organization itself?
-
Tryin' to integrate the process, texture and colour palette to include some environment elements. This is not finished (might get it done today)
I'm cheating a little with multiply and overlay layers for blocking in the shadows and some hightlights, but for the most part the colours were all mixed.
-
@Braden-Hallett I really like the color pallet you are getting. One little thing, the pink flower stands out as an anomaly (ooh big word!) amidst all your nice fall tones. Was it part of your original pallet? One trick I learned to flatten a color that stands out too much is to glaze over it with a very light wash of its complementary color.
And is that how you spell pallet? Palet? Pallette? Ahhh Grammarly just corrected me. Palette. I have learned.
-
@Braden-Hallett The organization itself and the quality of the meet ups
-
Whenever I need to gain some clarity and organization- I know I can always count on your posts. It's been fun seeing your color exploration.
Website: www.tessawrathall.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/tessawrathall_art/
-
-
@chrisaakins thanks
!I'm trying really REALLY small spots of colour that aren't in my palette. I wanted the wild rose to be wild rose coloured
It was worth a try, right?@josegalue25 said in Slowvember progress.:
@Braden-Hallett The organization itself and the quality of the meet ups
The organization itself seems pretty solid. I've only had dealing with my regional chapter. It probably varies from chapter to chapter. But in general, they've been nothing but supportive
-
@TessaW said in Slowvember progress.:
Whenever I need to gain some clarity and organization- I know I can always count on your posts. It's been fun seeing your color exploration.
:smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: thank you. I'm amazed it seems organized or clear at all, lol
-
@Braden-Hallett Lol, well what you present here seems very organized and delineated. I guess behind the scenes might be a different story?
Either way, your presentation is therapeutic for my scattered brain. 
-
Simple 5 value breakdown and first colour test. I really, REALLY like it.
-
@Braden-Hallett I love this color. beautiful early autumn feel.
-
@Braden-Hallett I looked at your color study closely on this one. Did you paint with color straight on top of the sketched line work? (I mean this does not look at a color layer, or multiply layer on top of a value sketch).
I struggled to get a way to do color study I liked. Layer properties such as (multiply or color) easily makes the color look muddy. My current method is to use hue/saturation adjustment to give my value sketch a tone, and I paint on top of it with a normal layer. I am curious on what is your process.
-
@Braden-Hallett Wow I love this one so much, great illustration for autumn season.
-
@xin-li I have a really hard time doing colour studies consistently that I like, too. It's infuriating
What you see here is a sketch layer set to multiply and a value layer underneath. Overtop of that is a colorize layer (I'm using painter, but I THINK that in photoshop it's a color layer.) A colorize layer only alters hue and saturation, but doesn't change the value.
-
@MichaelaH I friggin' love autumn
