Fluid...
going with the flow. Phoebe decided to let go of her anxieties, hold her breath, and let the current take her on to her future destination - whatever that may be. Her life was no longer going to be an upstream battle...
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| Fluid - the background for this illo was created using watercolours on thick watercolour paper. I let the paint go with the flow of the water and then took a photo before it dried to capture the wet look. The drawing was sketched using black felt pen, scanned onto the Mac, coloured in Photoshop and then collaged with the background. |
PS. Just in case you get the wrong idea... she's holding her nose, not picking it.
Haha, I knew she was holding her nose. That's a really neat effect with the watercolor background! Nice!
ReplyDeletePhew! Watercolour bg was great fun to create...
DeleteThis is beautiful, I love the curving lines
ReplyDeleteThanks Rita!
DeleteGreat illustration!
ReplyDeleteSorry I've been a bad commenter. Big writing month Feb so very distracted with the Tenth Daughter of Memory site. I Love these characters, very fluid,evocative and ..yeh ....I hope that's me one day...no uphill battles, just floating on the ether.
ReplyDeleteThat's the plan, man...
ReplyDeletegreat illustration...... and philosophy.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful illustration. I love your watercolour effects and the figure is so unusual & appealing... love the great contrast between her skinny limbs and her wild, thick, flowy, vibrant red hair.
I wish I felt as calm as her :)
Thanks for your lovely comment Christine. Its takes a while, but eventually we all realise that going with the flow is much easier than fighting it...
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, thanks for stopping by my blog. Love your illustration, great concept and great watercolour background too.
ReplyDeleteOh, Phoebe, Phoebe. You know how much I adore your long, skinny limbs! You look very much at home with the swirly, curly waters. I hope the currents take you someplace magical!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I did NOT think she was picking her nose, but now that you planted that idea in my head...... !
Wonderful painting! Oh, and speaking of wonderful paintings, your portrait below is AMAZING! Wow! Very impressive.
Thanks Bella! And I really appreciate your comment on the portrait - always scary putting a seriously real piece out there for everyone to see...
DeleteNice idea, and a clever use of watercolor :-)
ReplyDeleteWatercolour is great fun - I should do more with it...
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