sketchbook-look. [9]

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I haven't made a post on here since September which ended up being busy with work/life/being ill, but now I'm currently feeling back to normal & healthy (yay)!  The cold I had caught had decided to stay with me for a week or so as well as the ear ache I had, which manifested itself into an ear infection (which I haven't experienced since being a toddler).  So, after one trip to a local urgent care facility and two perscribed antibiotics later I'm feeling oh-so-pain-free and so much happier! 

I am ashamed to say, I have yet to make a single mark in my official sketchbook for the 2012 Sketchbook Project , but I have been working on a new illustration quite for the upcoming holiday!  Gregory has been asking me more frequently if I've taken the leap into starting it yet-to which I always answer no.  I'm sure he's anxiously waiting, just as you most likely are, to see drawings start to appear in the sketchbook.  I really can't tell you why I am so intimidated to start this book, but I can tell you I think about different ways of starting it often.  I'm making a promise to myself to start my journey with this sketchbook in October since it must be mailed back to the Art Hose Co-op by January 31st 2012.  I'm not the best with aniticpiating the total duration of a project before I commence, so I want to leave myself enough time to work without feeling rushed about finishing it.

I suppose it's mainly the formality of the small bound book and the fear of making mistakes (which I know is completely normal).  It's also because I really still don't know what direction I want to start with (or progress with...) using the theme I selected for the book- uncharted waters.

 

 

This is the latest of my sketchbook illustrations and is still in-progress at this point in time and it's in color!  The chosen colors were a difficult decision to make, when coloring by hand (anaolog-style), and I'm honestly still not sure how I feel about the colors I chose for it.  When going about the decision to choose a color for this illustration I first laid out all the Prismacolor markers I owned into sections by color (also with a tested color strip by each color).  One cannot consistenly rely on the color of the paper label around the marker to be the precise color of the mark it makes (and I find this method to be most effective).

I would ideally like to squeeze in more Halloween-inspired illustrations this month as well!  This goal will be jam-packed into this lovely autumnal month, just like all the other autumn goals I have for myself for the month and a half-or so ahead! 

 

Comments

[Belstaff Chaquetas De Cuero]

This is such a beautiful image! Is that what you call Digital Painting? It looks stunning.

[Caroline A. Locatelli]

Actually, all the drawings and illustrative pieces I make are hand drawn and colored. To update my portfolio and post on my blog, I simply scan these drawings digitally and try and match the color of the digital scan to the actual thing.

A palette would be really neat & I hope one comes into my life in the future! Thanks for you comment, I really appreciate it. :)

-Caroline