Category: Digital

OK, another version down. Thinking this one is done, at least for a few days. I need to let it rest a bit. Still considering

Another day, another reason to avoid Jellyrise; time for Gretchen to earn her keep. I had expanded the cactus to add details, dropped it down

Went through the drawers of my art desk to make physical inks more accessible. I don’t think charcoal or graphite will ever be my favorite

Wasn’t feeling the jellyfish tonight, so ran down a random idea that occurred when I misread a listing. Missed the wood grain on the top

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