anatomy of an illustration
Good morning! Welcome to a brand new week. Do you feel the thrill of possibility this morning?
I was working on this illustration yesterday, and I thought it would be fun to scan it at a couple of stages and show a bit of the process, because I get asked about it often. So the top image is the pencil drawing that I began with in my sketchbook.
Then (above) I outlined that with a black pen and changed/added a few things-- the flag at the top is gone. I decided it was lame. I added the outlined flowers and bumps on the ground. I added the ribbons at the top. I got rid of the eyebrows. Oh, all these changes and additions were done in Photoshop- I should mention that.
And here is the finished piece! It's called "Summer Breeze," and you can see it here on my website as well. All the coloring was done in Photoshop with the paint bucket tool and brushes. The lace on the dress is a Photoshop brush, and the cloud and grass textures are pattern fills that I created and saved within Photoshop.
I hope you like it! It's fun to give a little insight into my work sometimes.
In other news, I finally added a big cartel shop to my website, so you can now purchase prints and things straight from there! Just click the 'shop' link at the top of my website. I'm also going to be adding some original paintings soon, so keep your eye out for that!
19 comments:
LOVE this illustration! It's image is filling me and hoping for spring with you (from Minnesota) I think we have a big longer to see it but was able to roll down the windows on the way home from work one day, ha. Thanks for the tutorial, sooo helpful!
This is so cool! Thank you for sharing the process, I am always interested in how things are created.
how cool!!!! process shots intrigue me in a big way. thanks for sharing!
this is so neat, Jess. i've always been curious about your process from start to finish. do you only use Photoshop for digitally coloring illustrations (vs. Illustrator)?
Glad you all are enjoying it! It's fun (and a bit scary!) to share the process. :) Jennifer: I use both photoshop and illustrator to color illustrations. It depends on what sort-of mood I'm in! I make all my patterns in Illustrator, and for the illustrations it sort-of depends on the finished look I'm going for-- if I want to use more patterns within the piece and have a more hand-drawn feel, I go for Photoshop. I use illustrator if I want it to look a bit smoother. Hope that makes sense!
what a beautiful anatomy! love all the shapes and colors and this fabulous figure in the center!! you sure know how to fill our eyes and hearts with delight.
really interesting - thanks for showing this. I didn't recognise it as yours until I scrolled down to the finished one. I really like this picture and the first stage especially - maybe you should think about selling your sketches too!
thank you for sharing this :) i love to see and read your process. *get over it and learn photoshop* has just moved to the top of my List. Thanks Jess, your designs inspire me every time you press Publish, it seems... I think I might need this in print form one day. I have come back to look at her twice already :)
this is awesome! thank you so much for sharing your process. I always love learning the steps behind beautiful creations. I feel like when artists share some of their process they are exposing the myth that there is one right way to create a specific type of art. Everyone has their own unique way of doing what they do and that's what is so inspiring.
Lovely work...I love how she's leaning with all that stuff, but the whole piece is balanced...great colors too! Thanks for sharing your process, it's always interesting to see how folks work!
jessica, i really love this post and this illustration. there's just something amazing about seeing how art grows from an idea to a final piece. love love love.
looks like I better do some more posts like this-- you all seem to like it! I love seeing people's processes as well. OK, note taken-- more steps and stages posts to come!
thank you for sharing your process with us!
Thanks so much for posting your process! I love seeing it! I will show it to my 6 year old who loves "painting" on the computer to give him inspiration. You do such wonderful work. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
How does this compare to the process behind your paintings? Do you still sketch those first and then paint them?
I like very much this illustration! I like to see the process also. A greeting!
you amaze me more with every post. you are one brilliant chica.
xo
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Thanks for sharing your process. Love the illustration.
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