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Cheese Please

Jun 08

cheese-please final

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

 

 

 

line-drawing

Final Line Drawing

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Initial digital sketch

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6 Responses to “Cheese Please”

  1. Samantha Meemken says:
    June 16, 2009 at 12:24 pm

    Fantastic illustrations, Nicholas! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Taylor Smith says:
    June 24, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    Awesome. I like the mix of traditional meets digital because they both have strengths and you’re fuzing them together to make some cool art. Thanks for sharing the process.

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  3. Lisa says:
    December 10, 2010 at 9:48 pm

    Your art is lovely! The elephant and the mouse drawing is so whimsical–I love it! I am learning how to draw, and I am going to try copying your initial line drawing in my sketchbook–thanks!

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