Thursday, July 9, 2009

Morning Walk and Research




I needed do to some active research this morning for my current dummy. Because I want to represent leaves, ferns, berries and pond water I took a long walk with my camera and gathered a lot of good info. We have SUN today, so the time was just right in the early morning. Dew is still on the leaves, the grass is wet and the forest is fairly still.

To make the photos work for me I put them all into a separate folder within the current project file and make a little thumbnail photo like this one, so I can easily find what I am looking for.
My work is semi realistic in a painterly style, so these just serve as a reference. My paintings will be accurate, but not photo realistic. I am not sure how a PC handles this kind of file, but I like having the Mac that can show me at a glance where things are and which file I need for a reference as I draw or paint.

2 comments:

Kathleen Rietz said...

Great idea Ginger!

Just curious, where do you put this photo? Inside the folder, or do you have the capability to see it on the outside?

I keep current folders on my desktop for specific projects, and pretty much just color code them. It would be great to know if there are other options.

Amy C. Moreno said...

this is a great way to work. You have it organized so perfectly. I;m so glad the sun is out..heard there was a terrible rain storm up there a few days ago.