I’m experimenting with this new technique for me and I thought I would share some of my struggles. This piece has been fun but very educational.  It didn’t go the direction I wanted it to thus, I am posting what I have and moving on to a new project.  Perhaps a giraffe.

Anywho, my buddy Avery loves to build and even though he just plays with blocks in his mind he creates a masterpiece.

Enjoy.

Cheese Please has been a fantastic learning project.  I am developing a new process, that includes both digital and tradition medium.  I started with a digital sketch, after looking at elephants for a bit.  Elephants are fascinating creatures, and are a joy to draw.  I just love their big round shape! The reason this project is such a big deal is because all the texture is from the watercolor.  Watercolor and the paper create amazing natural texture and need no supplementary texture, a process that I have been experimenting with.

The Process

1. Digital sketching from photo references
2. Pencil sketching for final composition and last minute changes
3. Final drawing on watercolor paper
4. Scan line drawing into Photoshop
5. Tradition watercolor over line drawing
6. Scan water color into Photoshop
7. Line drawing is place over watercolor for line coloring and to help the line stand out
8. Color correction and digital painting over the watercolor

Final Line Drawing

Initial digital sketch

Here is another LearningChange Team Portrait, Dan.  Code extradeneur.

So i was drawing things around me the other day.  Christina is not pouting in this drawing, even though it looks like she is.

Rendering expression…fail. lol

Here is another LearningChange Team Portrait, Chad.  One of our wonderful programmers.