of my process may help other illustrators, so here goes. My first step was
transferring my sketch of the children onto the paper (Legion Stonehenge Pearl Gray).
Then I used a Pigma Micron waterproof pen to create the lines. While letting the
line art sit for a day I got this vision. I wanted to do a series of fun pieces (for a show
coming up in November), kid inspired, with happy colors and glitter.
A day later I filled in the color with watercolor/pencils. Then I felt worried. What
next? It wasn't looking so happy. The gray of the paper is subtle, but was a tad drab.
I kept feeling like I wanted to stamp (NO, not stomp) on it, but nothing I had was right.
Searching around my desk I found a clean white eraser, perfect for a hand made stamp.
I wanted a diamond shape, so did that first with a sharp blade, gradually thinking of and
adding stamp shapes as I went along. I got a great set of neon-ish ink pads at Michael's
and I used those. It felt risky to be stamping on my work, but thrilling and fun at the
same time!
The work needed something else. I searched for my pastel pencil with no luck but
found a box of pastels with wonderful white.
Holding my breath, I started to write on

It needed more, the final touch...yes, glitter.
This piece felt like a small
stepping stone. It inspires me and makes me
happy.
Here is the final work, you may have seen earlier on twitter.
I feel like in the age of all perfect digital art,
I have been wanting to work more
traditionally. Maybe it is avoiding reality,
but I like to look at it like it's just me being
my rebellious artistic self.
I know how to do digital, it's just not very
appealing to me right now. It seems like
so many artists are going that way, and I
feel a little sad about it. Sometimes it is the imperfections in art that add interest. I am learning
so much about value and color theory from my watercolor landscape class. This is guiding me
as I do illustration. I hope my posts are helping other illustrators out there who are finding
their way. Please post a comment if this is doing you any good. I will continue to give tid bits
of art tips as I go along. Peace and love. + Now get out and draw!
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