I have worked almost exclusively in digital formats since
September '15 as I teach myself how to use Photoshop. But, I've been longing to get to the studio to muck around with
paint and brushes without totally abandoning my digital exploration.
SO...I pulled out the paints and brushes and went to work. I scanned
these basic character images, imported the images into a digital file
and finished using Photoshop.
Here's one of my first ones:
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| I added the facial features and the pelican using Photoshop. |
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| Final image with digital background added. |
I found the entire process exhilarating. I was usually able to finish about three
images a night.
Midway through the exploration, I tried cutting out pieces of painted paper to shuffle, recombine and create new characters.
After
working on a series of the "cut out" versions, I wasn't as pleased with
the results. They seemed "stiffer", less fluid. So I'm returning to
painting the whole image to maintain the fluid look I like much better.
Look for more images like this next month.
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| Dark Whale with cardinal |
One advantage of this technique is the ability to repeat a character and vary the background.
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| Original scan with Photoshop face |
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| POLAR BEAR AT NIGHT Louann Mattes Brown |
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| CROSS COUNTRY SKIING by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| AQUA POODLE by Louann Mattes Brown |
| I discovered how to use filters. In this image I transformed a marker drawing of flowers to look like a metal relief.
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| NIGHT BIRDS by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| SNOW BIRD by Louann Mattes Brown |
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FRIENDLY PUP by Louann Mattes Brown
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| HELLO NEIGHBOR by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| LION"S LUNCH by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| ICE CREAM BEAR by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| HELLO PARROT by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| PARROT'S NEST by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| JUMPING ROPE by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| TOY DOG by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| AQUA UNICORN by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| BIRD"S NEST HAIR by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| MERMAID by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| BOUNCING BUNNIES by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| BULLDOG IN THE CITY by Louann Mattes Brown |
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| FOX AT SUNSET by Louann Mattes Brown |
