Here are some more process drawings. Above is the original pen drawing for this character - an 'Indian girl with glasses'. I love drawing in ballpoint pen. You can get really light, fine lines with it. Pen can be a bit 'sudden death' if you make a serious error, so I draw very lightly until I know where I am going.
Above is the drawing after being imported into Photoshop, cleaned up and coloured. Below is another version with the character smiling, softer shading and different (roughly drawn) glasses.
The final looks very little like any of these - here the character is too 'old' and not 'cute' enough. The latest version hits the mark and is very cute.
If the book ever gets completed and published, I will be able to share the final versions. For now it remains a copyright issue.
Images: Author. Hand drawn, digitally cleaned up and coloured.
Your artwork is quite beautiful. I love seeing the progression from ink to digital. I hope the book gets completed and published so you can share more.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robin. Unfortunately it's going to be a long drawn out process. Spent ages yesterday just working out the composition of 1 scene! And it's still no resolved. AND I then have to finish all the components of the drawing ie each thing and character. I'm trying to keep it simple but even doing that isn't easy!!
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