currently listening to: Estelle ft. Nas Fall in Love
I really wanted to finish this sketchbook illustration and decided to do so yesterday evening after work. I brewed two cups of Tazo organic green tea with a spoonful of homemade creamed honey* (purchased last fall from a farm in LaFayette, NY) and just kept on drawing until it was done.
The in-progress scan of the illustration (originally posted here).
...And the completed illustration fresh & ready!
I scanned the illustration when it was in-progress as a color scan, so you could see original pencil marks. The completed illustration is scanned as a grey-scale scan for higher contrast and to all the detailed linework in the couiffure. I also chose to leave the outfit on my illustrative lady simple to accent this detailed work as well.
I absolutely love getting lost in my illustrations. I enjoyed the feeling of finishing this piece without having a clock or any other timepiece nearby to let myself go about it at my own pace. This is a luxury (I wish I had more of) that I try to work into my day-to-day life when I'm not working my part-time job.
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I'm very pleased with how it turned out and I'm contemplating adding some color through careful watercolor application. (The jury is still out on this decision as of yet.)
I'd love to hear what you have to think! I have to admit, I'm very biased towards monochromatic illustrations, so opinions if I should add a touch of color or leave it be are welcome!!
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Note: I did receive my official sketchbook for the 2012 Sketchbook Project in the mail last week and have yet to actually make a mark in the little blank book. It's been kind of more intimidating than I expected it to be. I know I must make the dive into it soon...
****I had originally spelled the word honey as hunny (like Winnie the Pooh would refer to a pot of honey)...yikes! I felt really silly about it when I noticed after I posted this...and had a good laugh at the minor glitch. :)
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