First I tried a black sharpie approach with a dab of water color. I like the way the sharpie and water color looked together, but I hated the illustration itself. I was trying to make my main character, Sybil, look sick of winter, but she ended up looking more like a bully. That's not how I wanted to portray my main character.
Next I tried oil paints. It's been a while since I've done oil painting and I learned that I'm quite rusty. I had a difficult time with the texture and completely forgot that oil doesn't rinse out with water! Still the final product turned out better than the first I think. I do like the way the puffy pink coat turned out.
Finally I decided to draw just a regular sketch. I couldn't find my drawing pencils so I just used a plain old mechanical pencil, but it turned out okay I think. It's my favorite out of the 3 illustrations so I decided to go with this one. What do you guys think? Was it the right choice?
Thanks for giving us a peek at your process. I like the way the last one turned out.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Thanks for taking the time to look!
DeleteI agree with Hannah. This captures the sentiment of your story so well. BTW, loved your story.
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam! It means a lot to me to hear you say that.
ReplyDeleteI think you picked the right piece of art. The graphite sketch is the most illustrative, even though the others make nice character sketches. And kudos for being so willing to experiment. I admire your fearlessness.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joanne! I'm still trying to find my niche so that forces me to experiment!
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