Experimental Artwork

I decided to copy this peice of artwork as I liked the variation of aspects within the piece. I wanted to copy it so I could emulate the style later on in my work. This will help me grasp the work process I could work with for my final illustrations.

I started by outlining the main shapes within the piece in an hb pencil freehand. I focused only on the black within the piece for this.

I gradually started to add in details within the main piece, focusing only on the black.

Here is the finished black outline in pencil.

I then began to draw the outline of the landscape in the background with pencil.

After finishing the inner outline I began to wash wash a faint water colour over the work. Then I began to use darker tones, gradual increasing the depth to of watercolours, so I was beginning to build up the layers of colours.

I then used a scalpel to scrape off some of the water colour so that could highlight the more intricate parts.

I then scanned the final versions of both the black outline and the watercolour background into photoshop where I edited the layers. I first altered the colour levels of the water colour background to make it more vibrant like the original. I then altered the black outline by changing the 'threshold' and 'levels' of the layer. I created the final edits by drawing in black with the brush tool to give it a defining edge, and also removing the white by using the magic wand tool.

I then began to change the colour balance of the image to create the final version, going to 'image', 'adjustments' and then 'colour balance'.

I then merged the 2 layers together to create my final version of the copy.