I really love the look of water color, but find it very hard to control and very easy to mess up.
I must admit I've ruined a few drawings before while working with watercolors, when I realized that a wash has flown into a another that was not yet dry.
I have an OCD when it comes to colors so I drive myself crazy with watercolor paints since the washes can be so unpredictable.
Illustrator makes it easy to create drawings in this style and I am able to change the color scheme in seconds.
It's hard to believe I didn't know Illustrator at all just a few years ago, now I couldn't live without it..
Now if only life came with a command+z button!
Anyway...
Here is the sketch in the beginning stage:
I then pull the drawing into illustrator and lock that layer. On a new layer, I use the pen tool to put down a "wash" of color over the entire image. I set the transparency to about 30-40% for that shape.
It's also good to experiment with different colors and transparencies to see how they create color combinations in layers. With a drawing made in this style, I continue to create shapes and work out a harmony between the colors, constantly changing and tweaking until it's satisfactory.
More on this later during the week!
1 comment:
Hey Vera,
Thanks for leaving a comment the other day.. I really like your stuff.. and it's a interesting insight into your methodology..
I'll be checking back!
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