@ChrisOatley) He's a professional artist who worked as a character designer
for Disney. He now offers online digital painting courses.
The podcasts host many accomplished artists. I have found that although I don't
intend to become a storyboard artist, animator, or character designer, children's book
illustration involves many of the same aspects. (Take notes if you listen, as there is
a massive amount of valuable information!)
One tip I took to heart while working and listening. I believe it was the cast with
Chris Campbell. He said he takes a week to prepare to do a painting, researching and
even making models. Struggling with the body of the girl I was sketching I realized
I needed to look at a figure in the poses. It looked off. Preparation can make the
difference between a bad painting and a great one. So last night I persuaded my
daughter to pose and took photos of her. This helped so much, especially for the
arms of the first figure and the 3/4 view of the last. I also reduced the figures and
played around with size and placement.
My original sketch (see Jan. Hold on to Love) did not have the carnival in the background. I was told at a critique that I needed more backgrounds so I thought it would be a nice addition. You can see the final composition is more interesting. I will do the final tracing based on this rough sketch. Working digitally has many advantages when reworking composition, but I felt this one would be best done traditionally.
Checking out youtube yesterday lead me to videos about stenciling and making alcohol inks.
I thought it might be fun to do this one in the mixed media method I experimented with a
while ago. I will post the final art next week.
The next Lilla Rogers (http://lillarogers.com) mini assignment will be given this week
so I will post sketches for this as well.
Now go explore!
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