I've been browsing through some blogs and came across this incredible young lady. I'd been meaning to try some digital coloring for a while, and she gave me the inspirational boost to get going on it (finally)!
So I stayed up wayyy too late sketching out a rough original (lovin' these quasi-Victorian / quasi-medieval dresses). These semi-faceless creatures are my specialty... mainly because I am awful at drawing faces of any sort! Often they will have long ears, spindly legs, antennae, or wings (because I use them mainly as character sketches for my fantasy book). This girl is the most human I've drawn in weeks.
I scanned it in this morning, and cleaned her up in Photoshop...
And started to work! I must say, I am VERY pleased with using Photoshop to color. It's sort of watercolor-y. I am usually awful at shadowing, but it's really easy with layers. Yay!
And here's the final product! Please let me know what you think... even if your opinion is that I should never, ever post something like this again. This is a very rough drawing... I kind of like it that way, though.
Wow, that's really cool! Good job! :)
ReplyDelete~Stephanie
Awesome! I'll have to try it sometime! I'll be posting on Sunday. Its not easy to post on my iPod :P
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool!
ReplyDeleteAmazing! You draw really good :) I'm a horrible drawer.... ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! I love the different shades of green you decided to use...and it corresponds really well with her hair color.
ReplyDeleteThat's very cool! I wish I had photoshop. ;)
ReplyDeleteThats so cool! I'm horrible at drawing faces too, so its all good! :)
ReplyDeleteIts really strange. When I'm thinking about writing, you post about writing, when I was frustrated you posted about frustration, when I was thinking about drawing, you posted about drawing... Am I the only one who finds this insanely weird?!
~SofieRose
I love the Dress! you draw awesome! I could never draw like that :)
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful! I suck at drawing stuff like that.. I mean, sort of anima (I think I spelled that wrong) kind of stuff. I'm good at drawing and I think this post gave me just what I needed to put my photo online and color it!
ReplyDeleteYou're a great artist ;-D
~*Brooke*~
Aw! I know, I love Jade! Your pic is so cute! I love coloring/drawing with photoshop. Do you have a tablet? I've got a medium wacom intuos4. Love it! ♥
ReplyDeleteWow, that's really awesome! I love it! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, Jade's really encouraged me in my drawing, and now I *cough* believe *cough* I MIGHT do some digital coloring. I don't have a pad, but I was looking at some stuff Jade's done without one, and it's marvelous!
Again, it's gorgeous!
That's a cool idea, Olive Tree. I'd love to see more of your drawings. You've got a really cool style :) I love the girl's eye color - wish mine were like that :D
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I am a writer too and I love the sound of your book. It would be really cool if you posted a snippet of your writing. ;)
- Ellyn
http://betteratagallop.blogspot.com
wow... that's really good... I really like the rough quality of it. To me that's just another style of art, one of my favorites actually =)
ReplyDeleteWow! I'm amazed. You draw quite well.
ReplyDelete-Kiki
Wow! That's awesome! I wish I could draw people like that! <3
ReplyDeleteTessa Brooke
Wow. That's really good! Did you use a tablet to do it?? Or did you just use the mouse?
ReplyDeleteI've tried something like that once(coloring on PS) but it failed miserably.
In Christ,
Emily
myworldea.blogspot.com
Wow! That's amazing! I would have to work for years to be able to draw something like that! It's incredible!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Maggie
www.foreverfindingmybliss.blogspot.com
Hannah and Emily: Nope, I don't have a tablet... it's on my wishlist! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that so cool! I really love it.
ReplyDeleteI love it!!
ReplyDeleteWHOA, awesome pic!!! great job!! I love how you did her hair! Keep up the great work!! :D
ReplyDeletelol And staying up late just to finish a pic must be an artist thing! lol (I stayed up till like 4 last night....Ugh I'm nuts! :)
Oh, And thanks for the shout out by the way!! It means a lot!!! :D
P.S. Tablets are the best!! I don't know what I'd do without mine! lol
I never finish the faces either; if I try, I ruin the whole drawing. :P
ReplyDeleteI like your style so much- it's like a modified light manga!
~Margaret Rowena
I like your drawing! =)
ReplyDeleteI draw. I love drawing, specially charactors for my stories......I am fairly good at it too. I love the style of your drawing though! Its very nice =)
It's awesome! I've done something similar and am working on a 2nd one... :)
ReplyDelete~Awel P.
p.s. thanks for guest posting. :)
Definitely DO post stuff like this again! I love it. It turned out really fantastic!
ReplyDeleteLove love love it! You're way good. Almost gives me inspiration for another story, (I'm a writer too) but I'm not big on all that stuff you're big on. So yep! Ttul
ReplyDeleteLove Manda
http://mandasmessages.blogspot.com