…and I can check another project off the list! The book cover illustration for The Last Legend by K. Writerly (available soon on blurb.com and lulu.com) is complete. I rarely keep records of the exact time I spend on each piece, but I’m going to estimate that this took between 15-20 hours of hand painting…
One of my very best friends, contacted me recently about doing some illustration work. With her permission, I am posting the progress I’ve made on one of the projects – a book cover/dust jacket. The preliminary thumbnail: and a sequence of progression following that: As you can see from the progression, I still have quite…
I decided to change the bird’s coloring and head slightly so that it looked more realistic. I love peacocks and have quite a few photos that I’ve used as reference. Still, I took some artistic license with the crown of feathers on the head as I liked the longer more flowing version I had already…
I’ve finally started to work a bit more toward the finished coloring on the clouds and I’ve now added in the rough shape of the bird itself.
If the title doesn’t give you an indication, this piece was inspired by the quickie contest entry I showed in my last post. I’ve decided to help keep myself motivated by showing this work in progression. I’ve always enjoyed seeing the steps involved in an artwork and I’m hoping you will too. Without further ado,…
