Month: January 2024

Not sure about the second cactus, but time, and shading, will tell. Maybe take the background back to a single gradual slope. Also conflicted on

I’m thinking the bottom left, with the jellyfish rising behind the clifftop cactus. Maybe some clouds and stars. I went back and forth, raising and

I generally prefer clear outlines and defined line work, but this exercise was an interesting continuation of the process. I never considering inking as an

This was tricksy and makes me want to review perspective so I can go full Escher. Might be time for another case study.

No, not really. Shading from the imagination. By the end of the complex shapes I was getting bored, so I tried some different smudging tools.

Assignment was to test shading styles – was nice to get back to some of Alphonso’s lessons. My physical preferences generally run cross-hatching then stippling,

Shadow placement exercises; took more than a few liberties to be swoopy and tweak the core colors while keeping the background and wardrobe desaturated. Gretchen

Not crazy about the round exemplar, so I took another shot with a more targeted silhouette. I heart the Baskerville brush and Gesinski ink has

Digital coloring exercise in ordering layers. 7 base layers and 7 clipping masks. I think the front door glass could use a a bit more

Added some texture to keep things interesting. So many brushes to try.