It began as watercolor and ink ideas.
I decided to refine the sketch and move the action away from us a bit, to show more of each character.
The first job was for me to define the areas so I could concentrate on who was where in this entanglement.
Then some color and shading on about 5 layers in Painter IX and X. I also made a change in the leg positions.
Finally I added some seaweed and darkened the sea a bit. The final will have text at the bottom and maybe a few more bubbles with more clarity.
4 comments:
Wow, cool! So much thought goes into your pieces!
I enjoyed reading about how you create your pieces. It was my lunchtime entertainment today. You mentioned that you work in Illustrator. I have it, but I've only used it once. I guess I'm stuck on Photoshop for now.
No, I work in Painter, Bron. Illustrator is a mystery to me. I am taking detailed lessons in illustrator, but so far I am truly happy working in Painter. The only reason I would use illustrator would be to create those clean clear vector lines that I might need the next time I am asked to illustrate CARS!
I have always loved your elephants Ginger. . .and your underwater illustrations are my favorite!!
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