tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49947660578052464152024-03-19T04:30:52.269-04:00David Petersen's BlogDPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.comBlogger838125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-40610103401275796262024-03-12T09:00:00.160-04:002024-03-12T22:43:13.182-04:00Magic the Gathering: Mabel Card Process (Bloomburrow)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPW3pHbkkR-g8XyqwVZsqHwdVcDT-gEvjVgT9XoJ-1ayP629qQekGN4UFV4ISbEdibghVZSMF8ggP9urSA3qxtvFjmFORfJ12FvxO4WkZkObEpW3qu9UDEHMBHaVQSL2IFmgmdcDDVxXHznH26aE_lOXRBkGJEn7qHU8s2O2ja2VDMfX7WEk1NWCssbO-/s1448/GHDxidmXEAAxjA5.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPW3pHbkkR-g8XyqwVZsqHwdVcDT-gEvjVgT9XoJ-1ayP629qQekGN4UFV4ISbEdibghVZSMF8ggP9urSA3qxtvFjmFORfJ12FvxO4WkZkObEpW3qu9UDEHMBHaVQSL2IFmgmdcDDVxXHznH26aE_lOXRBkGJEn7qHU8s2O2ja2VDMfX7WEk1NWCssbO-/w149-h200/GHDxidmXEAAxjA5.jpeg" width="149" /></a></div>Last year I was asked by Wizards of the Coast to do some Magic the Gathering card art for their upcoming animal set Bloomburrow (<a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/bloomburrow" target="_blank">https://magic.wizards.com/en/products/bloomburrow</a>). I played a lot of MtG back in the mid/late 90's, so it was an honor and thrill to become a part of the fraternity of MtG illustrators.</div><p></p><p>The first card of mine that has been revealed is Mabel, Heir to Cragflame. She is this set's protagonist in the story. She is a mother of three mouselings and heir to a storied sword, the Cragflame. The set will be released in early August, and since Wizards of the Coast has already revealed my version of this card, I can share the artwork and process for creating it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawu-BvCCax9DroDbzsbiJ6xK1bbDnfuWhMaMus0bN_1oprgTCz1Lnl_Yl9cGfGhS7Uj6QwarvY0aZ_mpfOnKBaUaR_dNQhINgOAi2iauKyeUfQdnch66MkB-KhobpXTgCoB9hvC2ZoHEsWd8vHskxfTObmrkUCZOkwO75JIxRksCUOU3YbF_yvk93eNby/s1200/Mabel%20prelim%204.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgawu-BvCCax9DroDbzsbiJ6xK1bbDnfuWhMaMus0bN_1oprgTCz1Lnl_Yl9cGfGhS7Uj6QwarvY0aZ_mpfOnKBaUaR_dNQhINgOAi2iauKyeUfQdnch66MkB-KhobpXTgCoB9hvC2ZoHEsWd8vHskxfTObmrkUCZOkwO75JIxRksCUOU3YbF_yvk93eNby/w133-h200/Mabel%20prelim%204.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>The process started with the brief from my art director asking for Mabel in her bedroom gearing up to protect her children. WotC provided me with an enormous PDF with reference for the mice and their clothing and architecture for Bloomburrow, as well as reference for Mabel's specific character design.<br /><br />I started with a rough version of Mabel on copy paper, and then refined the drawing on a different sheet of copy paper using a lightpad to work off of the original. When I had a version of Mabel I liked, I did the same thing with the mouse-bedroom background, starting with a rougher version and then working to a tighter one on a light pad. I didn't need to draw anything where I already knew Mabel was going to be, which is why there is a void on both background pencils.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDfU05_AFZKu5R7whAWCRjVOtqCqQaf25hNvzrrHmqBuTyLzWlG25VtIavNpFsnJSjsLlMVBcQcdeg_j8hacIrQTPWQtFTmdk_8UfdFrslmMrBuoX6UTJO8S99krkNuJGnxwh0kUqij0sMEtHNrbKQCa1_uE2-_DCXwou-WfsOZ6xEl1eA0HucW00MQNA/s1032/Mabel%20Rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="1032" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDfU05_AFZKu5R7whAWCRjVOtqCqQaf25hNvzrrHmqBuTyLzWlG25VtIavNpFsnJSjsLlMVBcQcdeg_j8hacIrQTPWQtFTmdk_8UfdFrslmMrBuoX6UTJO8S99krkNuJGnxwh0kUqij0sMEtHNrbKQCa1_uE2-_DCXwou-WfsOZ6xEl1eA0HucW00MQNA/w200-h115/Mabel%20Rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The pencil roughs were assembled and combined digitally in Photoshop. At this stage, I also like to do a preliminary digital color blocking, to make sure I have the color and value tangents worked out, and also to show my art director at WotC so they are on the same page as I am (no one likes surprises in the later stages of a commissioned art piece). This is the stage where I can also easily make adjustments moving a character or resizing something (this is the post-edit correction of enlarging the blade of the Cragflame sword).<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4NnXilnrXBJzq2O2ESbMPzs9A0MjsTwK72vAVwrmDApcxRnp0lUHHxzcuQY0b1gr-eH6sSWpNsIC6hO6AhasbeOtmg3J1k15NqJ0RqI8U7dfIiX1YGgoI5lImKBhMdl26RILC65ZU3IsgC2UwVTNoUrdtMb48bgv56EvvrwO8b5LnTtqEDqenUwUDJik/s1500/Mabel%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1500" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4NnXilnrXBJzq2O2ESbMPzs9A0MjsTwK72vAVwrmDApcxRnp0lUHHxzcuQY0b1gr-eH6sSWpNsIC6hO6AhasbeOtmg3J1k15NqJ0RqI8U7dfIiX1YGgoI5lImKBhMdl26RILC65ZU3IsgC2UwVTNoUrdtMb48bgv56EvvrwO8b5LnTtqEDqenUwUDJik/w200-h121/Mabel%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>With the pencils/layouts approved by my art director, I moved on to inks. I printed the digital composite out and taped it to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. On my Huion Lightpad, I was able to see through the surface of the bristol to use the printout as a guide as I inked with Copic Multiliner SP pens. The art director for this card requested not to have any large or dense areas of black, so I kept the linework fairly open and was restrained with the amount of texture.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrq0edP-GO3U7Xb4uU8bT0BUbZXjO7n8jO3FmEnatweqyhRCUGGj104SxUV8EyNWXnTxgV1pb9TZUa_OBfNGd-hAVAE3cJPzNEvhUvX3AzYJL2m8iL1jINZGmrEDkbGvthsZv9Osc7VqUZdYeUZHAGK9JE3ISA6y0Vg5f0MViRLfjB09HDcGeh5gNzWre/s1500/Mabel%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1500" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrq0edP-GO3U7Xb4uU8bT0BUbZXjO7n8jO3FmEnatweqyhRCUGGj104SxUV8EyNWXnTxgV1pb9TZUa_OBfNGd-hAVAE3cJPzNEvhUvX3AzYJL2m8iL1jINZGmrEDkbGvthsZv9Osc7VqUZdYeUZHAGK9JE3ISA6y0Vg5f0MViRLfjB09HDcGeh5gNzWre/w200-h121/Mabel%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The inks were then scanned back into Photoshop where I could start the coloring process. This stage. called flatting' is the professional version of coloring-in-the-lines. Just flat color is placed in to establish everything's base colors. the art director also liked when my linework was softer in my Mouse Guard work, and wanted everything to have a dark brown color hold (ink lines colored to be something other than black). I also established other color holds on Mabel's eyes and on the blade of the Cragflame sword.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XA2gA8najzM0OCp-hvd_BEw7HacNAmeXiXIaZiXQEZO6xZo1h3V8hwEZ8ECfZX_erD6YM_NPeELre3U8Arkr0Qn4ijE4AdGFuscutoW48LL93MnVfFMJn2SFMZmIFiLT9IXqJSH79v_QRnmgVpoT9zI5sN_mZuamKL_DYHD-5hAM6A_3fser6572A4HN/s1500/Mabel.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1500" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XA2gA8najzM0OCp-hvd_BEw7HacNAmeXiXIaZiXQEZO6xZo1h3V8hwEZ8ECfZX_erD6YM_NPeELre3U8Arkr0Qn4ijE4AdGFuscutoW48LL93MnVfFMJn2SFMZmIFiLT9IXqJSH79v_QRnmgVpoT9zI5sN_mZuamKL_DYHD-5hAM6A_3fser6572A4HN/w200-h115/Mabel.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Here are the final rendered colors for the art (sans card borders). I did the light and shadow and texture by using the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop with a stock textured brush.<br /><br />When Bloomburrow is released in August, I'll have prints and possibly playmats of Mabel available for sale.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoknXeLevKt2u5reqNfXx4J7Oz2HUmDi10bE4BNGcK6qFeh25k_TAuNg1No3kRNQT3ruAhdxxUrzLZ8Jl33dAdfN-Qb29tJUgjlSOwxzep_ndrRaft-3VRoDbBmveB9X2ICLrjmv3xldO1j7ULu6H0bwAZHstb5fYu8f7JU-qx9DBbm6QaIlkAO63u6jMY/s1920/Mabel%20David.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoknXeLevKt2u5reqNfXx4J7Oz2HUmDi10bE4BNGcK6qFeh25k_TAuNg1No3kRNQT3ruAhdxxUrzLZ8Jl33dAdfN-Qb29tJUgjlSOwxzep_ndrRaft-3VRoDbBmveB9X2ICLrjmv3xldO1j7ULu6H0bwAZHstb5fYu8f7JU-qx9DBbm6QaIlkAO63u6jMY/w200-h150/Mabel%20David.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The original inked artwork is up for sale by auction the the Facebook group: MtG Art Market: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtgartmarket</a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-3453885063946369102024-03-05T09:00:00.000-05:002024-03-05T09:00:00.139-05:00Recent Toned Commissions<p style="text-align: center;"> Here are some Toned Commissions from the end of last year.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1XvBwfQXI4BJz7oCUEHiy3y9KFY0Hset10v7qGzfNXy4wSEcMHj5533zixVRXVicZjYaRnAc337gI9Qvp4gAw8nQZN1QA613pMG-LghShIQ2IsTj_cu_rGZ2Ajrv-QGlFa67GAbgw9K0ugMHo6oVnb2lXCYB47PYdqHD3FsqUSfH5kamSGUlecAd6Dzm/s4032/IMG_7321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1XvBwfQXI4BJz7oCUEHiy3y9KFY0Hset10v7qGzfNXy4wSEcMHj5533zixVRXVicZjYaRnAc337gI9Qvp4gAw8nQZN1QA613pMG-LghShIQ2IsTj_cu_rGZ2Ajrv-QGlFa67GAbgw9K0ugMHo6oVnb2lXCYB47PYdqHD3FsqUSfH5kamSGUlecAd6Dzm/s320/IMG_7321.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />A Gryphon<br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qDjsvc1FM8f5hBKR09DrsS31kXIXWaeAY1XE-5ej1txK_IUhxqARfEmZoA8ERmmtw3WOV44QbjR1JXBlEbbqhUTKw-FS-vPPUy_LhkRHjsexmMuR6AD2gEnH5kIAOsygMghKJLsWboMyMtgo99I-ONCOMDwADxL_yyflweifSHH9VIh-ErljyvEvcU7j/s4032/IMG_7335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qDjsvc1FM8f5hBKR09DrsS31kXIXWaeAY1XE-5ej1txK_IUhxqARfEmZoA8ERmmtw3WOV44QbjR1JXBlEbbqhUTKw-FS-vPPUy_LhkRHjsexmMuR6AD2gEnH5kIAOsygMghKJLsWboMyMtgo99I-ONCOMDwADxL_yyflweifSHH9VIh-ErljyvEvcU7j/s320/IMG_7335.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />Jei from Usagi Yojimbo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUthtnbTBgaN8FrDCmF12wAQ0WueILSu9FREF5uppRnKjMK8UKqifBjwN8EdL-uLB30DfhcBKI_29lYFmlghu0NFxqnrWVwO_xJE74rSPducIpjPT1yiWG5DCVc4jV2ajhiNbK0v6vwhy8HqInHm2rVGvJPTNoBKI0XgXbdegMEfLSwZq9ZTuzgM6VyCot/s4032/IMG_7346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUthtnbTBgaN8FrDCmF12wAQ0WueILSu9FREF5uppRnKjMK8UKqifBjwN8EdL-uLB30DfhcBKI_29lYFmlghu0NFxqnrWVwO_xJE74rSPducIpjPT1yiWG5DCVc4jV2ajhiNbK0v6vwhy8HqInHm2rVGvJPTNoBKI0XgXbdegMEfLSwZq9ZTuzgM6VyCot/s320/IMG_7346.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Celanawe<br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCyCEW1dkmiKG39kyw_rRzRQfhuP2oPjbFM1zkppioj5iwIj5yZ-LX1_BWK5OEB1neFM4KAjLclkQbsd1vzIRaXbfk965wDzx_wzgK6l9nNBJ5hn7I2vMfnxQPvoNAb-1epDLQO-j3I62odAduLDYnXvsNc-vOJzUzgj6b5GFVZS9hWYO4HK566qylAsW/s4032/IMG_7349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCyCEW1dkmiKG39kyw_rRzRQfhuP2oPjbFM1zkppioj5iwIj5yZ-LX1_BWK5OEB1neFM4KAjLclkQbsd1vzIRaXbfk965wDzx_wzgK6l9nNBJ5hn7I2vMfnxQPvoNAb-1epDLQO-j3I62odAduLDYnXvsNc-vOJzUzgj6b5GFVZS9hWYO4HK566qylAsW/s320/IMG_7349.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />Frog from Chrono Trigger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YfOBtpBWul0jNNoRaEnkgCVy7ZpHfOkzCYCeSF01svtaQzBKXfXO1SlqOUv9cYHr7yM-Mp_JfWkFa8uWSPcXSsLnKqYFTMdrKxgjEs_cly4kdTg3WxuXALs64clJ3zsx3MKnwt8KMCdFn__tjpBROm3ocE_fcWjpQkUqTKNUj3t4pvKXFI3kciTyNZFG/s4032/IMG_7361.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YfOBtpBWul0jNNoRaEnkgCVy7ZpHfOkzCYCeSF01svtaQzBKXfXO1SlqOUv9cYHr7yM-Mp_JfWkFa8uWSPcXSsLnKqYFTMdrKxgjEs_cly4kdTg3WxuXALs64clJ3zsx3MKnwt8KMCdFn__tjpBROm3ocE_fcWjpQkUqTKNUj3t4pvKXFI3kciTyNZFG/s320/IMG_7361.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />Usagi Yojimbo in Samurai Armor</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbycmfp5DctJvwk5oiBUhJmUEACLcwextfJ2tpK8sow_fR0O7DhORn_NKBvHiLgeGy_goQzQtmDsv_Hpm0y1kFTXEurlm5ZoQ3rdiPCIvKeLKLImkadZ8rTSxA8fSJx7BdAAhF863lY1Qu4NiA_PXxbQM7hcWtS0EobzG4jWXoz4biKEjPJzsyD6uYFgM2/s4032/IMG_7362.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbycmfp5DctJvwk5oiBUhJmUEACLcwextfJ2tpK8sow_fR0O7DhORn_NKBvHiLgeGy_goQzQtmDsv_Hpm0y1kFTXEurlm5ZoQ3rdiPCIvKeLKLImkadZ8rTSxA8fSJx7BdAAhF863lY1Qu4NiA_PXxbQM7hcWtS0EobzG4jWXoz4biKEjPJzsyD6uYFgM2/s320/IMG_7362.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />A Mouse playing a lute</div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-18770228935182442702024-02-27T09:00:00.003-05:002024-02-27T09:00:00.153-05:00Fan Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A great joy as a creator is to see fans drawing, sculpting, panting, modeling, cosplaying, inking, and expressing themselves by making artwork of Mouse Guard characters from the books and moments from their RPG campaigns. And so to celebrate that, here is a whole post of amazing Fan Art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/search/label/Fan%20Art" target="_blank">(See past Fan Art Blogposts here)</a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvsdsc382cRbl5oDoo65Lb5rvkSOQZxVP-326xWcqZbabN2oas7kWPz6SycrDkVj7hfRXr3OFkNgAl6ysbiUBlKDcNKE_CPlEcnXFecN6zwZE66K3nA0_sBn05oyywgPx5aUEOPu8GLTWbmWmSP4Sdvu09swMMT_1zob1nrbfl7T6exHVPa2R3JpTSrjk/s3132/Aidan%20Cooley.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="3132" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvsdsc382cRbl5oDoo65Lb5rvkSOQZxVP-326xWcqZbabN2oas7kWPz6SycrDkVj7hfRXr3OFkNgAl6ysbiUBlKDcNKE_CPlEcnXFecN6zwZE66K3nA0_sBn05oyywgPx5aUEOPu8GLTWbmWmSP4Sdvu09swMMT_1zob1nrbfl7T6exHVPa2R3JpTSrjk/s320/Aidan%20Cooley.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />Aidan Cooley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuZgTkGj5LmJZavZ3COO3yxupvtq36MU7vGhpbyxIdAo_3Ah0X8k84diBw6DSLtc-_8NYCf9XVHNQohRccHBHenRo9zPlW9KZ6cQdESOCHYL_8Cb-6i3lv3ENoHsnAORO5GW40dX-9FimmJvLO7nkm-VgZsElH2nQECeY5WwAM54EvfZWPyiBcc5vVya_/s1000/lanyard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="557" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuZgTkGj5LmJZavZ3COO3yxupvtq36MU7vGhpbyxIdAo_3Ah0X8k84diBw6DSLtc-_8NYCf9XVHNQohRccHBHenRo9zPlW9KZ6cQdESOCHYL_8Cb-6i3lv3ENoHsnAORO5GW40dX-9FimmJvLO7nkm-VgZsElH2nQECeY5WwAM54EvfZWPyiBcc5vVya_/w111-h200/lanyard.jpg" width="111" /></a></div>I've designed & produced a Mouse Guard Lanyard which will be for sale at <a href="https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/en-us.html" target="_blank">Emerald City Comic Con </a> and available in my online store soon after we return home. <br /><br />It's a 1.5" wide sublimated ribbon lanyard with printing on the front and back side as well as a lobster claw style clasp for your badge/id.<br /><br />This is an item Julia has wanted us to produce for some time, but I was always hesitant about, but after ECCC last year, I surrendered and started looking into the manufacturing options (Thanks here to Jim Demonakos & James Kim for their help).<br /><br />Below are some of the process for creating the very thin and very long art.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I also did new art to add in Celanawe and Gwendolyn (and I would have added in Rand too if he'd have fit). I inked the characters in two groups (even though Lieam overlaps Sadie) so that I could fit them easier on a sheet of bristol board and perhaps make the original art more sellable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkciV-hngBNMOoP65yi2PbifYXtemTHI1ow78H7zkGRQcJstZG9SbCVFrh7bJtb0fJDSKTC7TDE4MeiPP0zfw_VipxIMrgY92LE-9um4PMG1Sq71KpZBHXyDXuYIe3KRaS_deEHPHK62oTWurre4nhJ0oHokMwSZH5A1LFIPAuhVudh09CrADIecvNU74/s1139/Lanyard%20ivy318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1003" data-original-width="1139" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkciV-hngBNMOoP65yi2PbifYXtemTHI1ow78H7zkGRQcJstZG9SbCVFrh7bJtb0fJDSKTC7TDE4MeiPP0zfw_VipxIMrgY92LE-9um4PMG1Sq71KpZBHXyDXuYIe3KRaS_deEHPHK62oTWurre4nhJ0oHokMwSZH5A1LFIPAuhVudh09CrADIecvNU74/w200-h176/Lanyard%20ivy318.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>For the ivy, I needed a very long stretch of it. I inked everything twice as large as it would end up printing (that way I could ink it comfortably, but it wasn't so large that I'd loose detail in the reduction). <br /><br />That meant I needed 51" of ivy 3" wide. So, I broke up the ivy into 3 segments that overlapped slightly that I could piece back together in Photoshop after scanning (you can see some registration & calibration marks in the margins). The inks for these were done on a sheet of 14" x 17" Strathmore bristol with Copic Multiliner SP pens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOhWWlAXPSVY_MyTpfCmog7w13zOs0LCb5iKuHHkUyf7B3-EPP2M_0iu-yvtuXNPv0hCRygOXOgDoyhjwmvGvMJdsgur_9onekdbg8RTzwgTwJG88DKtGRLc4oOBnl2SOOp8IHV5v16Aoiz8KjYMen69LePrArH8qeKeCIVGLXGDjHOZC_raI6BtMtEap/s1200/lanyard%20flats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="210" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOhWWlAXPSVY_MyTpfCmog7w13zOs0LCb5iKuHHkUyf7B3-EPP2M_0iu-yvtuXNPv0hCRygOXOgDoyhjwmvGvMJdsgur_9onekdbg8RTzwgTwJG88DKtGRLc4oOBnl2SOOp8IHV5v16Aoiz8KjYMen69LePrArH8qeKeCIVGLXGDjHOZC_raI6BtMtEap/w35-h200/lanyard%20flats.jpg" width="35" /></a></div>After everything was scanned and assembled I had a very tall file to get ready for printing. I've separated it into two parts here for the sake of the blog to make it easier to see. <br /><br />The characters colors were pretty well established from having draw and colored the same characters for years (though I always make micro adjustments to compensate for the colors surrounding those established colors). I also established color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) on the ivy veins and Gwendolyn's dress.<br /><br />I played with the ivy colors for a while too--there are lots of shades of green and I needed these to be a bit warmer and more subtle than most ivy you'd see in the wild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkyPyg9V1vicMZv_5Yjk2g2f_ivq_st2xuXUlmZpiVD9E4Aqtr6QcJ1Hup9gO7tgAU0RJYJRpOAcB7RkCki9NWKaRQyCpPCDX0Am-oZvlCx8ezpqpMDpTbQc8mWso7qwvJD8OIa6RWqIrtW2VutkB2sGl-ASOGMIBOyF7RW-hq47aK-YcpopFNVaZ42DI/s1200/lanyard%20colors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="210" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkyPyg9V1vicMZv_5Yjk2g2f_ivq_st2xuXUlmZpiVD9E4Aqtr6QcJ1Hup9gO7tgAU0RJYJRpOAcB7RkCki9NWKaRQyCpPCDX0Am-oZvlCx8ezpqpMDpTbQc8mWso7qwvJD8OIa6RWqIrtW2VutkB2sGl-ASOGMIBOyF7RW-hq47aK-YcpopFNVaZ42DI/w35-h200/lanyard%20colors.jpg" width="35" /></a></div>The last step before sending them off to manufacturing was to render all the the color and finish the logo/emblem treatment.<br /><br />I used the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop with a stock textured brush to add all the shadows and highlights. <br /><br />There was also a period of experimentation for how best to make sure the logo & emblem didn't get lost in the business of the ivy, but I'm happy with the final results.<br /><br />As I said above, the lanyard will be available at Emerald City Comic Con at the end of this month and in my <a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">online store</a> shortly after we return home.<br /></div><br /><p></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-42998046826144759632024-02-13T09:00:00.061-05:002024-02-13T09:00:00.135-05:00Foxglove Print Process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH-ELxtdPmVNhTWHIyd0LRwBV9lMZMbu07lxOs9RAhpSAXLtx2vSBDD7lULtqoE8xH4RIJAY0rOIqbmpJI6odPiRl7MQ2k5BiN-uQG2IPRov6xNg9UEo9WBDHZd2X-bY1pmo6X9gsYwuGVLDohfBhBL_LyhqiTR8FcoMmPfLgv2z8bHAfZvas8JYV08zI/s1000/Foxglove%20print.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDH-ELxtdPmVNhTWHIyd0LRwBV9lMZMbu07lxOs9RAhpSAXLtx2vSBDD7lULtqoE8xH4RIJAY0rOIqbmpJI6odPiRl7MQ2k5BiN-uQG2IPRov6xNg9UEo9WBDHZd2X-bY1pmo6X9gsYwuGVLDohfBhBL_LyhqiTR8FcoMmPfLgv2z8bHAfZvas8JYV08zI/w200-h200/Foxglove%20print.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Each Year I create a new limited edition signed and numbered 11" x 11" print. The tradition started many years ago when Julia urged me to create a new print for a convention or event that was 'just pretty'. She thought that we had plenty of images of mice wielding swords and threatening snakes and owls––that the audience, especially women, appreciated when I just drew tender moments, or nature, or flowers. I followed her advice, and for years now fans have proven her right by anticipating and purchasing the new square print I offer.<p></p><p>This year the piece is titled 'Foxglove'. Below I'll show the step-by-step of creating the art.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv50sJ72hbTSzc3xotlVFZwGvcf_n7csvpD_NrlnEDPXJ2ai1CX8ea-nE-aJLuT99IRkEAi18Zb-p-I4pIC4G8ssatEaCUUzEPInE6Pf2sChVyKZO5k5VopXXUIRbDmG7ZUcvd6fFyXICJCxMpXO1-eyCInRnFzcbbyZibt2860Kta9RYYZpI0Ms2L__Oc/s1000/floxglove%20rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv50sJ72hbTSzc3xotlVFZwGvcf_n7csvpD_NrlnEDPXJ2ai1CX8ea-nE-aJLuT99IRkEAi18Zb-p-I4pIC4G8ssatEaCUUzEPInE6Pf2sChVyKZO5k5VopXXUIRbDmG7ZUcvd6fFyXICJCxMpXO1-eyCInRnFzcbbyZibt2860Kta9RYYZpI0Ms2L__Oc/w200-h200/floxglove%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />When scanning some old sketches for my <a href="https://www.patreon.com/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Patreon</a> rewards, I found a list on a previous 11x11 rough of flora to consider. On that list was Foxglove (and a few others I considered for this year). Then I did a pencil drawing of a mouse who would be among the foxglove blooms. She is based on the stained glass representation of the Matriarch Caylyn from the Matriarch Chamber from The Black Axe (<a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/08/black-axe-5-matriarchs-room-model-in.html" target="_blank">Blogpost about the architectural model</a>). <br /><br />I then used some photo reference of some foxglove blooms and drew a setting she'd fit in. These pencil drawings were scanned into Photoshop, tinted (to see them each more clearly), and then given a quick blocking of color for visual mass help.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0nWqZNYescQTmPmCF694APsJbxVdw5d-cejFFhgHhNjlOQXQ9Sr0sCYJjWOEvzTiGssXyNvuFD58uZGVLjh1AhIg4jhRVHVMvVoPBKzefndIGYsoTdAFe3QoymZvDuvBpt5kkNsGisFMgUHIwJJCeVER1eCvk1dy1ub-JVzObUC8OTCFWu4fbou4poQ9/s1000/Foxglove%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="996" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0nWqZNYescQTmPmCF694APsJbxVdw5d-cejFFhgHhNjlOQXQ9Sr0sCYJjWOEvzTiGssXyNvuFD58uZGVLjh1AhIg4jhRVHVMvVoPBKzefndIGYsoTdAFe3QoymZvDuvBpt5kkNsGisFMgUHIwJJCeVER1eCvk1dy1ub-JVzObUC8OTCFWu4fbou4poQ9/w199-h200/Foxglove%20inks.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>When the layout was ready, I printed it out and taped it to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. On my Huion A3 Lightpad I can see through the surface of the bristol down to the printout to use as a guide for inking. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (The 0.7 nib mainly).<p></p><p>Lots of the inking was just about varying line weights on all the foxglove blooms and the draped fabrics. Then I wanted to limit texture to her clothing and not use it everywhere, so the difference in fabrics was evident. </p><p>I inked almost all of this piece on my <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch stream</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWIrvvKtevFoub9r25u7biX1n5ieWHqjSVR96lHsWXTtWr8546kiLv1o3GswHZXZ7Adb6UzpLjKuxLY9pbUSrQKXbEukvwueMbF7QYoDeS0_OMb3XXhUuVc4di51XKFlTUZkYIjH4-8JWz2Bv35djzx3x6folfFKEl_7Jk-rpQ8tluR0KqGkwy9npV3Mg/s1000/Foxglove%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWIrvvKtevFoub9r25u7biX1n5ieWHqjSVR96lHsWXTtWr8546kiLv1o3GswHZXZ7Adb6UzpLjKuxLY9pbUSrQKXbEukvwueMbF7QYoDeS0_OMb3XXhUuVc4di51XKFlTUZkYIjH4-8JWz2Bv35djzx3x6folfFKEl_7Jk-rpQ8tluR0KqGkwy9npV3Mg/w200-h200/Foxglove%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Once the inks were finished and scanned, I could start the coloring process. The first step to that is called 'flatting' which is where you paint in all the areas with flat colors only. It's about establishing easy to grab and re-isolate areas for the later step of rendering. Think of it as a professional version of digitally coloring in the lines.<br /><br />Some of the color palette was dictated by the character's look in the stained glass window (though I got to elaborate on them here a bit). The colors of the foxglove were in a constant state of flux as I worked on this piece ranging from yellows to pinks to corals. You'll also notice I established some color holds at this step (areas where I want the linework to be a color other than black), like the spots in the foxglove, the embroidered details in her clothing and design on her tiara.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;">The last step was to render the colors using the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop with a stock texture brush. In the end, I also used a screen layer to lighten up certain areas in the background to push some depth of field and make the piece look less flat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOKaX0aBFlBW5Ch5dABnSdJDzawKhda2H-7jWhbcnNKjqgN5rl-sJdnNer5PEnA_d0GEj8ejIZESlZEMVo0Ze-yTyoVIOcn-lVBqsfZeE9WMj2fTj4exw3PiW7r-q4FpQRmUyOU_NXJ0UdFojLTlIkL527TzpkgrbijnvSdCRWBnTQQ_G6xhMbUO7ry9m/s1000/Foxglove%20print.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOKaX0aBFlBW5Ch5dABnSdJDzawKhda2H-7jWhbcnNKjqgN5rl-sJdnNer5PEnA_d0GEj8ejIZESlZEMVo0Ze-yTyoVIOcn-lVBqsfZeE9WMj2fTj4exw3PiW7r-q4FpQRmUyOU_NXJ0UdFojLTlIkL527TzpkgrbijnvSdCRWBnTQQ_G6xhMbUO7ry9m/s320/Foxglove%20print.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The print will be signed and numbered, available at ECCC this month and then in my <a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">online store</a> afterwards. <br />As this is the 13th year I've been doing these, here are the past year's 11x11 limited prints (<a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">many of which are available in a bundle in my online store</a>) and links to blogposts for these pieces below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFZzTvmzOELeSwdQVdyNsduMcfXOEvvrqPbZx6H0CFP7ybVmsi7rNJHWhn6sJeRp-SvfM2sNAnrSqEtVBhHgmWMLkuvzyP787GK6QMqIcV6Zgk3yFCJxQSvJA9AtGkT0lTIRhtoH5hDaqNOGya8uBwf1jdXDPs8c7g0N6qF2sbqDX18HADsCaQdveL1Za/s1000/past%20squares.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="1000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFZzTvmzOELeSwdQVdyNsduMcfXOEvvrqPbZx6H0CFP7ybVmsi7rNJHWhn6sJeRp-SvfM2sNAnrSqEtVBhHgmWMLkuvzyP787GK6QMqIcV6Zgk3yFCJxQSvJA9AtGkT0lTIRhtoH5hDaqNOGya8uBwf1jdXDPs8c7g0N6qF2sbqDX18HADsCaQdveL1Za/s320/past%20squares.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/07/sdcc-2012-info-comic-con-starts-this.html" target="_blank">2012 Peacock</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/04/raspberry-mouse-print-process-earlier.html" target="_blank">2013 Raspberry</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/04/moonflower-mouse-print-process.html" target="_blank">2014 Moonflower</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/03/lavender-print-process.html" target="_blank">2015 Lavender</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2016/06/juniper-limited-edition-print.html" target="_blank">2016 Juniper</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2017/04/rose-limited-edition-print-process.html" target="_blank">2017 Rose</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2018/02/11-x-11-elderberry-print-process.html" target="_blank">2018 Elderberry</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2019/03/2019-limited-edition-print-teasel.html" target="_blank">2019 Teasel</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2020/03/limited-edition-print-sharon.html" target="_blank">2020 Sharon</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2021/02/yarrow-limited-print-process.html" target="_blank">2021 Yarrow</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2022/03/pinecones-limited-print.html" target="_blank">2022 Pinecone</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2023/03/clematis-print-process.html" target="_blank">2023 Clematis</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-75402759546248667042024-02-06T09:00:00.075-05:002024-02-06T09:00:00.133-05:00Cactus Heron Dragon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIcrslmg8bnPv8wMqPjQg-5OGG7qp83i5fUjKVgVYjpb3kNVWVjjI47L25DiuLxPjmzS_Odnve149eKgafKbIiTjuWU8Io1jY-vf_ACDcxZQBGthOWeeqM1pXMAj69rKlksUgW_5JSwScqVhgDO7GXahEKdcrPin7a015ddFaUv7omB1VOYrbzuDWV9nM/s1000/Heron%20Cactus.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIcrslmg8bnPv8wMqPjQg-5OGG7qp83i5fUjKVgVYjpb3kNVWVjjI47L25DiuLxPjmzS_Odnve149eKgafKbIiTjuWU8Io1jY-vf_ACDcxZQBGthOWeeqM1pXMAj69rKlksUgW_5JSwScqVhgDO7GXahEKdcrPin7a015ddFaUv7omB1VOYrbzuDWV9nM/w200-h200/Heron%20Cactus.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Friday on my <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Stream</a>, we did the #DiscoveringDragons Community-Draw-Along! It's a fun event where I welcome all skill levels to push their pencils (or whatever tools they use to make art).<p></p><p></p>I worked on my piece live on my Twitch stream while viewers worked at home and then on Monday we shared our finished pieces.<p>Here is my finished colored Dragon. And below are my steps to create it as well as the community submissions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyyopOEy6pbd2peJ0Uj4cM4QPMShmy1gK6pYfQN5ZPfq3Aag3HKnK6GaYdUba_fc3pSVlc6BGOASA7ZnvtIyEeNCL-8Y38lf14Mv5EoDfrkTSejQ3kw3XUU2ORAo9Ed_vkML43t4-qhW3ZtOWj085nrnIXCBbkfriSDNWICiw56kSBEAfZ1OpsAAUcbI1/s2400/2%20Feb%2024%20prompts.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyyopOEy6pbd2peJ0Uj4cM4QPMShmy1gK6pYfQN5ZPfq3Aag3HKnK6GaYdUba_fc3pSVlc6BGOASA7ZnvtIyEeNCL-8Y38lf14Mv5EoDfrkTSejQ3kw3XUU2ORAo9Ed_vkML43t4-qhW3ZtOWj085nrnIXCBbkfriSDNWICiw56kSBEAfZ1OpsAAUcbI1/w200-h200/2%20Feb%2024%20prompts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>For #DiscoveringDragons, I post two or three prompt words for everyone to make into a dragon. It's a nice framework for artists of any skill level to focus some time on an 'assignment' to shake the rust off or get the pencil moving again––all while also being loose enough that there's plenty of room for individual expression and interpretation.<p></p><p>This month the prompt was two words: Cactus & Heron</p><p>I opened several tabs of google image searches of Herons, Cactus varieties and Wyverns (because I wanted this to be a bipedal creature)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBcURC7dU1rwXuF44GRclHfvum9XOegvxu4QS1UyXDS5xw4H6jljj6b-BcnlqsY_4uozEH_aNPDfO_zIjoUXTVG7YJ32RGLV8wcVl0ajIWJPooqolb3K9u8qL3r3iWwJwtRs-pvcm3BdcRkZAiVS6MnsPurlnIevmo1RqmUpKrT3rCK_FPqQ7skcrhrjp/s1043/Heron%20Cactus%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1043" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBcURC7dU1rwXuF44GRclHfvum9XOegvxu4QS1UyXDS5xw4H6jljj6b-BcnlqsY_4uozEH_aNPDfO_zIjoUXTVG7YJ32RGLV8wcVl0ajIWJPooqolb3K9u8qL3r3iWwJwtRs-pvcm3BdcRkZAiVS6MnsPurlnIevmo1RqmUpKrT3rCK_FPqQ7skcrhrjp/w200-h192/Heron%20Cactus%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>On a continuing plan to make my dragons more dragon-like with the prompts as traits (rather than the prompts glued together with dragon adhesive), I started with the head and neck trying not to just draw a heron, so I made lots of angles and exaggerations while keeping the overall shapes and proportions (as well as the little feather swoop off the back of the head.)<br /><br />Cactus became more of a texture to apply to the form and details to use as the back spines. I drew the pencils on two sheets of copy paper (The wings were separate) and then put them together in Photoshop with some quick color blocking. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizDAm13N0EZ2e_p89NOFDuIQ_Wnjx5wC_Y9VSv173lL_nUrifMpJBtv_ywQM4-ouaADkIIzQegEbBqqjmLyU24PdfTSVMphvOx9YIm87JV4W6gYelunF3HRFlcgq1lVYEgjAtQfp1M1YdtG5vd2bOKwJxK60RgY3Wxi6BAhtwFrdfWj8-EaqoznqKiVkx/s1000/Heron%20Cactus%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizDAm13N0EZ2e_p89NOFDuIQ_Wnjx5wC_Y9VSv173lL_nUrifMpJBtv_ywQM4-ouaADkIIzQegEbBqqjmLyU24PdfTSVMphvOx9YIm87JV4W6gYelunF3HRFlcgq1lVYEgjAtQfp1M1YdtG5vd2bOKwJxK60RgY3Wxi6BAhtwFrdfWj8-EaqoznqKiVkx/w200-h200/Heron%20Cactus%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I printed out the above design and taped that onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. Using a lightpad, I was able to see through the surface of the bristol as I inked the dragon. I used Copic Multiliner 0.7 pen to ink the art.</div><div><br /></div><div>The inking on this piece was about trying to make the forms and textures all make sense without it becoming visual noise. I'm not sure if I got there in the end, and hoped I could make more sense of the form in color. I was unable to finish the inks on-stream, but returned to them the next day off-stream.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZRJS9migdtLpyWCUOsfQdpZul_qNGBGLUXDg7QGZ5GbDAQhM0vtAkO54oK5Tg-m-bNRf6cYHImztRhU0WyNcpxCzsJDBuo34X7CL6ijlnACcqKCXceHIuc4uhe8pbBmmIuLGcEgodP_gf95REPGHZTEhsgu26Bkt9r4Wkm0LXimbqlbFJv863ojdTsvg/s1000/Heron%20Cactus%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZRJS9migdtLpyWCUOsfQdpZul_qNGBGLUXDg7QGZ5GbDAQhM0vtAkO54oK5Tg-m-bNRf6cYHImztRhU0WyNcpxCzsJDBuo34X7CL6ijlnACcqKCXceHIuc4uhe8pbBmmIuLGcEgodP_gf95REPGHZTEhsgu26Bkt9r4Wkm0LXimbqlbFJv863ojdTsvg/w200-h200/Heron%20Cactus%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Right after the inks were finished, I scanned them so I could start the coloring process to try and save the form of the piece. After prepping the digital inks, I established color holds (areas where I want the inks to be a color other than black––on the overall lines (to a dark brown) and on the flame.<br /><br />Then it was time to start the color flatting process––basically professional coloring-in-the-lines. Some of this is just to make it easy to re-isolate various parts when doing later painting & rendering. So, I established the main green everywhere, a darker green for the beak and back cacti, a brown for the wings & spines, pink of the flowers, and the flame and eye.<br /><div><div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">For the final colors I did most of the highlights, shading, and texture with the dodge and burn tools and a stock photoshop texture brush. I'm not sure if I'm as happy with this dragon because I think the silhouette is a bit confusing and while I tried to push colors and value, I worry I ended up making a yellow-green knot of spaghetti. Below you can again see the final Dragon...</p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXDtdAERx9Nw-yDLr3Y6vAAmOFJwCHV2GAaVv46cfAmm5mjqH3z-jH15a2h9HrfIszQGfPfSJUmEApHoq-VmRI_gTnvBpnwXtn2oaj1YrTichzQ0yhGogLqIs1niFqRsRKjhw4d-T39fhTn755vpS6nEf4TyqFldqBr2jy6tTJSeojPpX95urK-uzWh8k/s1000/Heron%20Cactus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXDtdAERx9Nw-yDLr3Y6vAAmOFJwCHV2GAaVv46cfAmm5mjqH3z-jH15a2h9HrfIszQGfPfSJUmEApHoq-VmRI_gTnvBpnwXtn2oaj1YrTichzQ0yhGogLqIs1niFqRsRKjhw4d-T39fhTn755vpS6nEf4TyqFldqBr2jy6tTJSeojPpX95urK-uzWh8k/s320/Heron%20Cactus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>But, as this is a community event, I wanted to share all the other entries posted in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/JnBU2kE" target="_blank">Discord</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G7ktrP8woSih_wfEo0biTHnT3wsrknlITGBYTOHantx5nn-Yx4GIPvPMxDiPPXY80ZcwCOyjVpRL2PDxNDrP5eZnumYxt4kO6Q20z75MMd1C9Z1T7Kn2XQeNP-9jeM_S2MvWQKwph9oDtdHzT0-VI-tSo1D8C2wgcnShYz_YXPfYNHhaVNAwKjR5zHCR/s1194/88UncleErnie.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="839" data-original-width="1194" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0G7ktrP8woSih_wfEo0biTHnT3wsrknlITGBYTOHantx5nn-Yx4GIPvPMxDiPPXY80ZcwCOyjVpRL2PDxNDrP5eZnumYxt4kO6Q20z75MMd1C9Z1T7Kn2XQeNP-9jeM_S2MvWQKwph9oDtdHzT0-VI-tSo1D8C2wgcnShYz_YXPfYNHhaVNAwKjR5zHCR/s320/88UncleErnie.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">88UncleErnie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4FhNWBMzmtAZ84bKu5es8vgIv9sgFfuPKmVwrUjlTFNtmuOmCF6U3mXYpyMSPlb1bcOly9orUaZGXS7Mbwtt3mu2uuF9f5a9WTNWfd-P1GlR9RyLG0MQgcUosYTmwGMIk7X4PHGRU4H5NCSWrMbgzWsf5u_go5YBFcDFOBKzXVlbo3-7K_P6HVeMPmxc/s3708/CaptNemo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="3708" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4FhNWBMzmtAZ84bKu5es8vgIv9sgFfuPKmVwrUjlTFNtmuOmCF6U3mXYpyMSPlb1bcOly9orUaZGXS7Mbwtt3mu2uuF9f5a9WTNWfd-P1GlR9RyLG0MQgcUosYTmwGMIk7X4PHGRU4H5NCSWrMbgzWsf5u_go5YBFcDFOBKzXVlbo3-7K_P6HVeMPmxc/s320/CaptNemo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Capt. 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4J_4FQ2dPIbAKrFnBHCrPljgzN_KKheiQGZNok0Cn1u1u24KdDif-iucDZaxTahQjmxdkxtQvmFFnn2jnZN1LWtT2p06re0ePsZJ6vthi2CO75w4vNhCAuiZFG76TnSHJsBWnUTrN585-waPJSIJSvr2mMCWQHyXLxEK7M8qrabE6oIoDTlw_EMvp9xqq/w132-h200/Ice%20Snow%205.jpg" width="132" /></a></div></div>For the Ice & Snow Usagi Yojimbo series now being published at Dark Horse I was asked by Stan Sakai to contribute two covers. To the left you can see my final cover art for issue #5.<br /><br />This cover was new territory for me. In the past my Usagi covers have either been for classic reprints where the entire arc was finished and ready to read, or the Usagi/TMNT crossovers where I completed once piece to sum up the entire series based on some amount of completed material. But, for Ice & Snow, we were working far enough in advance that I didn't have any of Stan's pages for the issue, just an outline & description.<br /><br />Below I'll go through the steps of creating the piece.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0P4tp5KO5NBiYzYhFGU-l1W4DVgTx6KDX09Mc2ybbamn27Gvi-3k5LDiKocuyUJTbM2sErnWF-ZgECwiOGh1FztRWpb7YyozpmUWunbJs88twfT75X2jzl6ji4um5v1LESIwnEjlkQMbtTWAq3LtIG__QYWxhOY7bbF1s7TI4WGkkJV2eLA-mzLiXflJ/s1200/Ice%20Snow%205%20rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0P4tp5KO5NBiYzYhFGU-l1W4DVgTx6KDX09Mc2ybbamn27Gvi-3k5LDiKocuyUJTbM2sErnWF-ZgECwiOGh1FztRWpb7YyozpmUWunbJs88twfT75X2jzl6ji4um5v1LESIwnEjlkQMbtTWAq3LtIG__QYWxhOY7bbF1s7TI4WGkkJV2eLA-mzLiXflJ/w132-h200/Ice%20Snow%205%20rough.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>For Issue 5, all I was told for a long while was that it was a stand alone issue. Then Stan gave me an outline of the plot that involved a mountain town over-run by scary cats.<br /><br />So, I started drawing characters on copy paper. I certainly pulled from my experience drawing the <a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2017/08/cats-trio-revisit-cover.html" target="_blank">Cats Trio characters</a>. Usagi and Yukichi were easier to draw (as they were meant to be more straight, no action, just calm reaction. The setting was based on a 3D model I found online and rotated to the right angle for the figures.<br /><br />I scanned in the drawings of everything, assembled them and did quick color blocking to get approval.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjY8KO0t3Pt3DcrVPJcyEWgOQr6uh1j0KpwzXnFiX09bWKGVqShJvuOyDIMCO8-a2RsmqjKYqm3FiuA5XJLQ7PiJvskJ3EK013c7qdcCGF-qfaXUBPKc2dx3CAFxoelCDvVQ-AkoxdTzP_xghroojVWCgSWny0dIMGgfrswT3g_NTYsXi3hpGAWaRr8xp/s1238/Snow%20Ice%205%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="853" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjY8KO0t3Pt3DcrVPJcyEWgOQr6uh1j0KpwzXnFiX09bWKGVqShJvuOyDIMCO8-a2RsmqjKYqm3FiuA5XJLQ7PiJvskJ3EK013c7qdcCGF-qfaXUBPKc2dx3CAFxoelCDvVQ-AkoxdTzP_xghroojVWCgSWny0dIMGgfrswT3g_NTYsXi3hpGAWaRr8xp/w138-h200/Snow%20Ice%205%20inks.jpg" width="138" /></a></div>When the above was approved, I printed out the layout/pencils and taped them to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol with some painter's tape. On my Huion lightpad I can see through the surface of the bristol to the layout and use it as a guide to ink from. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs) as I inked the piece.<br /><br /><div>The complicated amount of overlapping figures made my main goal when inking to vary the density of texture so that the forms could be read clearly from one another.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-u3biFvAUHjxBTM7AnRurZtfHsO9kVw97XXv0LAl_GY5N8RJARAQZDAVMJ7DQXGOprgdG_g4TmF3mJwjE3NeAHjHKWzESuyU7SQGq2FL53I5PGTu9HzYoxljw-fQ0hB6i1KkUmo1M4bk2nkITi-cIu2WWoWdtR16UgoBaLaRe1PF8HDTyzQpbyCmYoc8/s1149/ice%20snow%205%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="756" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-u3biFvAUHjxBTM7AnRurZtfHsO9kVw97XXv0LAl_GY5N8RJARAQZDAVMJ7DQXGOprgdG_g4TmF3mJwjE3NeAHjHKWzESuyU7SQGq2FL53I5PGTu9HzYoxljw-fQ0hB6i1KkUmo1M4bk2nkITi-cIu2WWoWdtR16UgoBaLaRe1PF8HDTyzQpbyCmYoc8/w132-h200/ice%20snow%205%20flats.jpg" width="132" /></a>Stan & Co. approved the inks and I was able to scan them and begin the coloring process. That first step in coloring is known as 'flatting' which is a professional version of coloring-in-the-lines with flat color (no texture, no shading).</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the color choices were roughed in for the layout, but still needed to be adjusted for value, hue, and saturation to go with the more stark inks.</div><div><br /></div><div>At this stage I also established the color holds (areas where I want the lineart to be a color other than black) for the snow, cat's eyes, clothing pattern, and Usagi's scar.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last step to coloring (seen below) is the rendering. I used the dodge and burn tools along with a stock textured brush to add shadows and highlights. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXLl6o1MxdJYZeKcHSMXwUj1T50j3BurshxfSLwMkslPV33GwDAo2BynDZyaeEZ8Uk9zyO0tPltBXEKzI5agRG7wzjuo1czMSLrroDCMvB2LDUp4rTgu3yNUaYnqMI5JC8LqP_rH397RK_5xCniiJYAK-TW8uTut6fFLtrUpsNIPAHHDe8tNLEY9lRYhY/s1200/Ice%20Snow%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXLl6o1MxdJYZeKcHSMXwUj1T50j3BurshxfSLwMkslPV33GwDAo2BynDZyaeEZ8Uk9zyO0tPltBXEKzI5agRG7wzjuo1czMSLrroDCMvB2LDUp4rTgu3yNUaYnqMI5JC8LqP_rH397RK_5xCniiJYAK-TW8uTut6fFLtrUpsNIPAHHDe8tNLEY9lRYhY/s320/Ice%20Snow%205.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usagi Yojimbo Ice & Snow #5 will be in stores Feb. 14th</div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-72678177254063677672024-01-23T09:00:00.139-05:002024-01-25T17:16:26.600-05:002024 Bookplate<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21QlWRznTevlr-FaBxd2yHr_LAJt-hNFWHj2xQ2dfXbg7LiNMRhAXlBgBKsmkihIYGG-yqH-IhyEfCdJ4M1e9eoOkAqY8nWPismid0cdnuFO1NVmcEpNbk3Iz7rV-5PFtbI3glRphxpI4HF6MHRdovdbEH4QFNmsm4ph2CILpX2GS4a0e2jcXMwACCRQf/s800/2024%20bookplate.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21QlWRznTevlr-FaBxd2yHr_LAJt-hNFWHj2xQ2dfXbg7LiNMRhAXlBgBKsmkihIYGG-yqH-IhyEfCdJ4M1e9eoOkAqY8nWPismid0cdnuFO1NVmcEpNbk3Iz7rV-5PFtbI3glRphxpI4HF6MHRdovdbEH4QFNmsm4ph2CILpX2GS4a0e2jcXMwACCRQf/w160-h200/2024%20bookplate.jpg" width="160" /></a></div>Every year since 2012 I do a new Mouse Guard bookplate for sale at conventions and in my online store. The idea is that this mini-print can be pasted/taped into your book(s), you can write your name in to identify it as yours to borrowers, and since the bookplates are signed, it means you now have a signed book. I try and make each year's bookplate art some medium the mice would/could use. I've done stained glass, relief printing, embroidery, mosaic, etc in past years––this year I was inspired by some medieval encaustic tiles.<br /><br />The bookplate will be made available at <a href="https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com" target="_blank">Emerald City Comic Con</a> and then in <a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">my online store</a> shortly after.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt5u85eYoqXQKnTd3ICUZkQpHzE9YgjmHKKCAqeu65cRG3BTwGd_sQsEyffo2rtDsDqpPluOEuoc1tRtoW2Bi9EYeKUHIp2WPkCEdCvUyq5cbz8d_ZYWicRksIINDrfujtsYymChxhJ0wbrZouy2by9yQ2HqFnqfknaOd1_n6hB9V-wUtoC1jB1zwa9yt/s1000/Bookplate%20tile%20Chertsey.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="817" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt5u85eYoqXQKnTd3ICUZkQpHzE9YgjmHKKCAqeu65cRG3BTwGd_sQsEyffo2rtDsDqpPluOEuoc1tRtoW2Bi9EYeKUHIp2WPkCEdCvUyq5cbz8d_ZYWicRksIINDrfujtsYymChxhJ0wbrZouy2by9yQ2HqFnqfknaOd1_n6hB9V-wUtoC1jB1zwa9yt/w163-h200/Bookplate%20tile%20Chertsey.jpeg" width="163" /></a></div>In digging around for inspiration and looking up 'Medieval Tiles' I came across the Chertsey tiles, which were made around 1250 AD. These are Encaustic tiles, where the different colors you see aren't due to glazes painted on, but rather different colored clays. The base tile is formed in a wooden mold that leaves depressions wherever the lighter tone of clay is meant to be, and then a different clay in the consistency of slip (wet clay) is carefully poured/dribbled in those vacancies. It means that no matter how much the tile wears down from use and abuse, the pattern will never fade or be worn away.<br /><br />The tiles were unearthed at Chertsey Abbey––though there is some suggestion they weren't commissioned for that location, and though incomplete, have been reassembled by the British Museum.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgaZ0aV3Lu9AHlx3FkkvH5dt_JK6kkeTdg86bJZuSttWkkeMw7-LdBEBkgI91H6Nf7KELgp_NjMzpXxNsKNu8kR5yVSUdtuB7_i_Mp7WWysLnb6i-rhjmxiI3t1E9MNYdYjjadTNxO86nKWmLnEqCtNfjS2Q3xZSx4IJf3WXgQEYe-r0c9JuLXTs4wBnQ/s1000/Bookplate%20tile%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgaZ0aV3Lu9AHlx3FkkvH5dt_JK6kkeTdg86bJZuSttWkkeMw7-LdBEBkgI91H6Nf7KELgp_NjMzpXxNsKNu8kR5yVSUdtuB7_i_Mp7WWysLnb6i-rhjmxiI3t1E9MNYdYjjadTNxO86nKWmLnEqCtNfjS2Q3xZSx4IJf3WXgQEYe-r0c9JuLXTs4wBnQ/w200-h200/Bookplate%20tile%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>So, I took one of the digital tile reconstructions, and changed out the center round illustration with one of my own as well as spacing out the word 'PREVAIL' around the ring while losing the 'R' to a lost fragment of tile.<br /><br />The mouse on a bird seems to be some of the imagery people respond to well of my work, and since so many of the Chertsey tiles were of men on horses, I needed some kind of mouse-mount to help make my tile feel authentic.<br /><br />The drawing was done in pencil on copy paper and then digitally added in and colored to roughly match the terra cotta tones of the existing tiles.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmEmlt6CL59fvQYDGjAasDvOSFUhfRnh7yVsvX1wsgFXGZFQ5KYmyr4Rel39dyq6nkLlz_QtIxIebOHt871ebmu6CvtIygCFekMAHfUfXyuLc2xVl0e0gIcZibHhw7J95ULbY3UpjVAqATWA1WJk5AbEe2Ne5hnSKENm8tXeWm0oebXbIyC5l3EEGp8ll/s1000/Bookplate%20tile%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmEmlt6CL59fvQYDGjAasDvOSFUhfRnh7yVsvX1wsgFXGZFQ5KYmyr4Rel39dyq6nkLlz_QtIxIebOHt871ebmu6CvtIygCFekMAHfUfXyuLc2xVl0e0gIcZibHhw7J95ULbY3UpjVAqATWA1WJk5AbEe2Ne5hnSKENm8tXeWm0oebXbIyC5l3EEGp8ll/w200-h200/Bookplate%20tile%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>With the above digital layout ready, I printed it out and taped it to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. On my Huion A3 Lightpad I was able to see through the bristol and down to the printout to use as a guide as I inked the piece.<br /><br />I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.7 nib mostly) to ink the artwork. It was a little odd to be working so starkly on something and basically in inverse values, since everything black was eventually be a lighter yellow/tan color much lighter than the surrounding red clay. I purposely weathered and distressed the edges of the tiles and even the design in some areas to imply chipping and damage.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkab2O6fNT3GGnt6FzA2v46phIutH4RHAyevJaZhh30fyx10RTF7JlVSQGo-eFZU8KiF-kvg0Wk41-md_HR5QxffOnPcDqF5gmWx29h6HeWGRDaXDP-S2K667yv5JVe_wJFfKOCTFL96LKrfRH6p2ucpdxnk9rW6FcAwhXEq4k8CakYaTQNHZDbc5jrWtx/s1000/Bookplate%20tile%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkab2O6fNT3GGnt6FzA2v46phIutH4RHAyevJaZhh30fyx10RTF7JlVSQGo-eFZU8KiF-kvg0Wk41-md_HR5QxffOnPcDqF5gmWx29h6HeWGRDaXDP-S2K667yv5JVe_wJFfKOCTFL96LKrfRH6p2ucpdxnk9rW6FcAwhXEq4k8CakYaTQNHZDbc5jrWtx/w200-h200/Bookplate%20tile%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>When the inks were done, I scanned the art and flatted in the digital coloring. On a piece like this that starts with establishing color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) and so I carefully isolated all the linework that should be the lighter clay color and left everything else black ink.<br /><br />Then I flatted in the other colors, the red terra cotta, the grey-brown dirt, and a paler grey that was part of the glazing on some of the tiles in the Chertsey reference images.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The last step was to do a final rendering job adding some highlights and shadows in the appropriate places while also getting some texture and color variance in there to make it look more authentic and realistic.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaSwpamUiNuLAGqSucMdMGgqSCBago0YenkyocKx-2LTOYvniEgfsitC1PEJaQDDd2UZ8KyxUNtcD-VNhViSsubTViWbekrpwI6S4UjWtjTbkurryVEC-q4g0FgYuxb-5Ak9mn3aPlVBRHjRqaFG8WzefpinNKzlKK_oo5N23bos84q4BN_NyttGSXaAn/s1000/2024%20Bookplate%20Tile.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsaSwpamUiNuLAGqSucMdMGgqSCBago0YenkyocKx-2LTOYvniEgfsitC1PEJaQDDd2UZ8KyxUNtcD-VNhViSsubTViWbekrpwI6S4UjWtjTbkurryVEC-q4g0FgYuxb-5Ak9mn3aPlVBRHjRqaFG8WzefpinNKzlKK_oo5N23bos84q4BN_NyttGSXaAn/s320/2024%20Bookplate%20Tile.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are all the past years Bookplates––many of which are available in my online store as a bundle (<a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/set-of-10-mouse-guard-bookplates">https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/set-of-10-mouse-guard-bookplates</a>). Below are the blogposts about the process of making each:<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fCnBsAzziS3hIU4xBaJgXfEiYzY85J5q5dCCv3YQjfkGVSQoLcREUL1O7RVmluRI55GApS5Zfu7gxY6NqZ_-3v7FX9KfpwLqIgUpM0Dd8kp1apx-_TBKXtxcXfWTyd41XofK7IAvAARP2b5W0DsIzubnxRriewvkQV1qPr2dVfyaqZdqlAqM-pyjjN7Y/s1000/past%20bookplates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="936" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fCnBsAzziS3hIU4xBaJgXfEiYzY85J5q5dCCv3YQjfkGVSQoLcREUL1O7RVmluRI55GApS5Zfu7gxY6NqZ_-3v7FX9KfpwLqIgUpM0Dd8kp1apx-_TBKXtxcXfWTyd41XofK7IAvAARP2b5W0DsIzubnxRriewvkQV1qPr2dVfyaqZdqlAqM-pyjjN7Y/s320/past%20bookplates.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blogposts:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2012/02/2012-bookplate-this-year-im-starting.html">2012 – Lino Print</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2013/01/2013-bookplate-like-last-year-ill-be.html">2013 – Stained Glass</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2014/03/2014-bookplate-process.html">2014 – Embroidery</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2015/03/2015-bookplate-process.html">2015 – Mosaic</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2016/05/2016-bookplate.html">2016 – Pencil Rendering</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2017/02/2017-bookplate-process.html">2017 – Engraving</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-mouse-guard-bookplate-process.html">2018 – Wood Painting</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2019/02/2019-mouse-guard-bookplate-process.html">2019 – Gouache Painting</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2020/03/2020-bookplate.html">2020 – Wood Carving</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-bookplate-process.html"></a><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2021/01/2021-bookplate-process.html">2021 – Lino Registration Print</a><br /><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2022/03/2022-bookplate-process.html" target="_blank">2022 – Stained Glass</a><br /><a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2023/03/2023-bookplate-process.html" target="_blank">2023 –– Gouache Painting on Canvas</a></div></div><p></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-75846161799785528772024-01-16T09:00:00.000-05:002024-01-16T09:00:00.131-05:00Yulefrost Process<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gdePKKbjG4YyZPM3jaBwICiVlajjAke53KWccl_LgMwgQDbMZ0yMX4kotpvSV4DpfknS3x_uTiOWBmbDl9rgClcjQEcffdLMNxLvnU7XgRLjoRMytkRC1uGT-yIKPtSRh0pa8E1aUFVOpdO4ZGhiIoHOEC4DDzABgYfgxImBY767diCfdVMg6xhq9Y7U/s1000/Yulefrost.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gdePKKbjG4YyZPM3jaBwICiVlajjAke53KWccl_LgMwgQDbMZ0yMX4kotpvSV4DpfknS3x_uTiOWBmbDl9rgClcjQEcffdLMNxLvnU7XgRLjoRMytkRC1uGT-yIKPtSRh0pa8E1aUFVOpdO4ZGhiIoHOEC4DDzABgYfgxImBY767diCfdVMg6xhq9Y7U/w200-h200/Yulefrost.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> During the Christmas season I drew, colored and inked the piece to the left as a Happy Holidays piece to share with fans. Of course, in Mouse Guard, the winter holiday is Yulefrost, and it's a bit more of a solemn affair. <br /><br />This artwork will serve double duty though and also be included in my next sketchbook (which I don't have a release date for)<br /><br />In this blogpost, I'll go through the process of creating it.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy-vmLMPnKtWqy-MKFeLuhq2KeALOouxfgrOygyqUUpaEs2iSJlxoWFbPlKqMd-YDPGyloOCmciOYNqR9MIe3edpPFvEogi-nXT7PQy45PT29BcMEXN7DPgiMg1lR9yY4C_kB-s7j-e0Rjm2XXALv31tLXUDbXoFibMdFF1XLtge4evoYVmi8j1wT8S2a/s814/yulefrost%20reference.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="814" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCy-vmLMPnKtWqy-MKFeLuhq2KeALOouxfgrOygyqUUpaEs2iSJlxoWFbPlKqMd-YDPGyloOCmciOYNqR9MIe3edpPFvEogi-nXT7PQy45PT29BcMEXN7DPgiMg1lR9yY4C_kB-s7j-e0Rjm2XXALv31tLXUDbXoFibMdFF1XLtge4evoYVmi8j1wT8S2a/w200-h114/yulefrost%20reference.png" width="200" /></a></div>I started with discovering the term 'Lychgate' (a covered gateway found at the entrance to a traditional English or English-style churchyard) and then went on a Google search bonanza of looking at all different styles of them. I landed on a 3D model of one up on sketchfab, which meant I could rotate it to any angle I wanted for reference. I also nabbed this photo of a pinecone to drape in candle, which is how I've drawn mice celebrating Yulefrost in the past.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXQWSqne71lDsEAL-V4ep7uA-ukhgPNXzdxqHJGqjnHL0iZMdN3lLQ0WVApPiU-cOAsgylUiT9fGekuCvQjRX68inzbayI78y9x1t7hW49w9Fw_lHSfR70mt9EBrHEzqx-eHOao6x0aZW9SsvZ_kvGNg0HaJVZ0e1chQDEsq9I4uxrKm1Ic_4XG4vvSwi/s950/yulefrost%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="950" data-original-width="945" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXQWSqne71lDsEAL-V4ep7uA-ukhgPNXzdxqHJGqjnHL0iZMdN3lLQ0WVApPiU-cOAsgylUiT9fGekuCvQjRX68inzbayI78y9x1t7hW49w9Fw_lHSfR70mt9EBrHEzqx-eHOao6x0aZW9SsvZ_kvGNg0HaJVZ0e1chQDEsq9I4uxrKm1Ic_4XG4vvSwi/w199-h200/yulefrost%20rough.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>Using the reference I drew the Lychgate and pinecone as a setting on a sheet of copy paper. Using my Huion lightpad, on a new sheet of copy paper place on top of it I drew the mouse and the candles. <br /><br />I scanned these drawings into Photoshop and then assembled them (tinting the linework for the elements different colors to help me see which lines belonged to which objects. <br /><br />I also added in a digital crescent moon shape and an overall border.<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2GMp6Lq5Lu_yr-diaSHFlEJw9HWP0So-XmEb93CEtecXHaCP9IGNRZaURbN7IbTmKCM9WiTJUseS-QAkVyX4rvSsgjC0AJ10w3QcNWtw30MLEbEqGdkj3fFuoUyyZV-cd0w_gmIq76Sex8zOc4PF5fOe3MEeHH-Uw8dwJNpyWhDRec22A96kRRjGBTdR/s1000/Yulefrost%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2GMp6Lq5Lu_yr-diaSHFlEJw9HWP0So-XmEb93CEtecXHaCP9IGNRZaURbN7IbTmKCM9WiTJUseS-QAkVyX4rvSsgjC0AJ10w3QcNWtw30MLEbEqGdkj3fFuoUyyZV-cd0w_gmIq76Sex8zOc4PF5fOe3MEeHH-Uw8dwJNpyWhDRec22A96kRRjGBTdR/w200-h200/Yulefrost%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>With the layout/pencils to my liking, I printed them out and taped them to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. On the lightpad I was able to see through the bristol and use the printout as a guide to ink from. For pens I used Copic Multiliners (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs mainly).<br /><br />Most of the inking was straight forward and I tried to balance my density of linework throughout so that the piece would still be readable and not too muddy. <br /><br />I inked the stars and moon in black, even though I knew they'd be a color in the final product.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hJl2QPinKsjkOLdpg5sAg-WOP03G88L3-AUaW-Q5X-IhJPU-WxIkfBlNvi3TztjcqOUfAd4hE-lI_QzCbfUhfSqjioIuha-fubLkw3y-HbbodIWP5i7IjVpEj9Q89SBGqomXWv9FFW4nT_WP7buF755vbfsAdehExaZi__GUSboaMMl0MLfB_g_a7ODa/s1000/Yulefrost%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hJl2QPinKsjkOLdpg5sAg-WOP03G88L3-AUaW-Q5X-IhJPU-WxIkfBlNvi3TztjcqOUfAd4hE-lI_QzCbfUhfSqjioIuha-fubLkw3y-HbbodIWP5i7IjVpEj9Q89SBGqomXWv9FFW4nT_WP7buF755vbfsAdehExaZi__GUSboaMMl0MLfB_g_a7ODa/w200-h200/Yulefrost%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Then I scanned the inks and started the coloring process with flat colors (nicknamed 'flatting' for that very reason). I didn't have any colors to go on from my layout/pencils like I sometimes do, so I just started dropping in things that made sense (the blue of the night sky, a more grey-brown for the wood, etc.) <br /><br />Color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) were applied to the moon, stars, snow, flames, and a glow around all the light sources.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJLlbNtbJQEt_eXOsz4yEj70Gdq7goEIJvpy2H1wDNW4hyWcwOwDqc7k-0vt6lklvTqgC56pjjLbWJz435JjWD3K-mWVxLW1nEXUP6Or-ACYlu_313lUXvMOkj1tEOrtvBWmjHXe8KJ6NQeqUI3S5cSG9PXBiuZWE9sYBYAyZKyRjH4-4e8SoMShqMtvn/s1000/Yulefrost.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJLlbNtbJQEt_eXOsz4yEj70Gdq7goEIJvpy2H1wDNW4hyWcwOwDqc7k-0vt6lklvTqgC56pjjLbWJz435JjWD3K-mWVxLW1nEXUP6Or-ACYlu_313lUXvMOkj1tEOrtvBWmjHXe8KJ6NQeqUI3S5cSG9PXBiuZWE9sYBYAyZKyRjH4-4e8SoMShqMtvn/w200-h200/Yulefrost.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The last step was to render the piece using the dodge and burn tools (lighten and darken) while also doing a bit of painting and color shifting to light the inside of the Lytchgate that would be affected by the lantern. The final detail was to digitally draw/paint in some puffy falling snow.<br /><br />As I said, this piece will eventually be collected in my next sketchbook. And in case you didn't see it a few months agao––belated Happy Holidays to you all.<br /><p><br /></p></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-9645414314445581212024-01-09T09:00:00.055-05:002024-01-09T09:00:00.140-05:00Elegant Coral Wasp Dragon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kM7q4t7483HEGC6s5wt_LZbeKLf2qIu0WaWc84Lq9uuolx7eHFzgMuTyIb8_BJ8swXmjnpbXjI8rYtxpvN6E4W-v0wKKgv19NRSj_Uc0hu-oIiOgVTcWDiCEKPqJQHrI1dtefwDc0_M_3m5eiHkf9t-ZnZq4eYF59mDr4WQh-Cmq-Ml_JRUr3g9IAolQ/s1000/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3kM7q4t7483HEGC6s5wt_LZbeKLf2qIu0WaWc84Lq9uuolx7eHFzgMuTyIb8_BJ8swXmjnpbXjI8rYtxpvN6E4W-v0wKKgv19NRSj_Uc0hu-oIiOgVTcWDiCEKPqJQHrI1dtefwDc0_M_3m5eiHkf9t-ZnZq4eYF59mDr4WQh-Cmq-Ml_JRUr3g9IAolQ/w200-h200/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Friday on my <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Stream</a>, we did the #DiscoveringDragons Community-Draw-Along! It's a fun event where I welcome all skill levels to push their pencils (or whatever tools they use to make art).<p></p><br />I worked on my piece live on my Twitch stream while viewers worked at home and then on Monday we shared our finished pieces.<p>Here is my finished colored Dragon. And below are my steps to create it as well as the community submissions.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKtaGPjzkGKuBhx1ybn1_slr90rGPjwOFceyS0TSbZNFPwEcE6qRbBp_I8QiqTV-KdWGCX9wYqSfs5GyGp17Ml35MBBnd-eJezF9oQPC1fPjMd_Y652of9t7wuRPDP4pla_HtIUPB6uisBvEN_3uq809ZwqQGQHsBci4VtQmw0auS5gjeChw1bOEZS0l-/s2400/1%20Jan%2024%20prompts.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKtaGPjzkGKuBhx1ybn1_slr90rGPjwOFceyS0TSbZNFPwEcE6qRbBp_I8QiqTV-KdWGCX9wYqSfs5GyGp17Ml35MBBnd-eJezF9oQPC1fPjMd_Y652of9t7wuRPDP4pla_HtIUPB6uisBvEN_3uq809ZwqQGQHsBci4VtQmw0auS5gjeChw1bOEZS0l-/w200-h200/1%20Jan%2024%20prompts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />For #DiscoveringDragons, I post two or three prompt words for everyone to make into a dragon. It's a nice framework for artists of any skill level to focus some time on an 'assignment' to shake the rust off or get the pencil moving again––all while also being loose enough that there's plenty of room for individual expression and interpretation.<p></p><p>This month the prompt was three words: Elegant, Coral, & Wasp</p><p>I opened several tabs of google image searches of wasps, wasp wings, coral, and 'elegant dragon' (where I found inspiration for the overall pose.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP1zOOz1kQZ0S-RAjCE1IiThDKykqYsIR0CEv7dVLFuAXFtQF_oajAq9ujN38mx3Ekh7FMhsd6amP2vRGy2yGcBDTf41zK9p9DguYZqe5lI_HKoLna17jvT3R6bSu1DJqnV7bo2noIuzX1aWv5K5Qnc1oxT8kSwZ0nAoGkLM3-Tg9B-9bLOVX-Ibw8u_p/s1000/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP1zOOz1kQZ0S-RAjCE1IiThDKykqYsIR0CEv7dVLFuAXFtQF_oajAq9ujN38mx3Ekh7FMhsd6amP2vRGy2yGcBDTf41zK9p9DguYZqe5lI_HKoLna17jvT3R6bSu1DJqnV7bo2noIuzX1aWv5K5Qnc1oxT8kSwZ0nAoGkLM3-Tg9B-9bLOVX-Ibw8u_p/w200-h200/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I wanted my dragon to be more of a dragon-form with wasp traits than a wasp with some dragony expressions. So I sketched out the overall form of the pose before starting to make the head and body sections wasp-like and the underbelly with the texture of brain coral (something I'd push more in the inks). I scanned the pencil rough (on copy paper) into Photoshop to paint in the forms to see the overall mass better.<br /><br />The worry about incorporating 'Elegant' was something I thought the crossed front paws would solve, but it didn't––and perhaps only the long neck, non-aggressive expression, and the lightness of the wings (where I photoshopped wasp wings in the pattern of feathers) saved me and made it more elegant than I'd planned. <div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsp00Iw8ehE58AEcGLPkLl2L3Kj2RFA5wiOb4pFZF8OFkDsXEVKJCkXdqTFFO2lmmOPoeGOL3xJmL5obAw9qdThI4i36PSVMHtzFB10g5wy_iUZswQuBpWQqdn5UiEW_wIoR1bXODfGvaP6d-AItTWzzNG5F8tz0on4fqd4MjASWKVOfETlu9quFNfHrVH/s1000/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsp00Iw8ehE58AEcGLPkLl2L3Kj2RFA5wiOb4pFZF8OFkDsXEVKJCkXdqTFFO2lmmOPoeGOL3xJmL5obAw9qdThI4i36PSVMHtzFB10g5wy_iUZswQuBpWQqdn5UiEW_wIoR1bXODfGvaP6d-AItTWzzNG5F8tz0on4fqd4MjASWKVOfETlu9quFNfHrVH/w200-h200/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I printed out the above design and taped that onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. Using a lightpad, I was able to see through the surface of the bristol as I inked the dragon. I used Copic Multiliner 0.7 and 0.5 SP pen to ink the art.<br /><br />The inking on this piece was about varying the line weight on the scaley bits and the wings (more dense in the corners and then thinner in the middle) and to tackle the brain coral texture without overwhelming the inks with too much black––luckily the black wasp markings helped weigh down other areas so the coral bits never seemed too dark. I was unable to finish the inks on-stream, but returned to them after signing off and having some dinner.<div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2FHTy28vkeoEmIFWzAHQkoRvbEnlvZorIJihDnZy0g8J-oGaFy5YyRvNFju8YDG6yxxKHK4_k4ZjxqTEzLBOyIwv7xhfRK1cd3DDGe5y2PnC1QAcOCYJbbAB9Kz_bgrmC9dHG_WS0Ug_B6xbamMxfwdjNt6_MJ0wB_Cb1McZka4flOW1xcNoRHa8XncR/s1000/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2FHTy28vkeoEmIFWzAHQkoRvbEnlvZorIJihDnZy0g8J-oGaFy5YyRvNFju8YDG6yxxKHK4_k4ZjxqTEzLBOyIwv7xhfRK1cd3DDGe5y2PnC1QAcOCYJbbAB9Kz_bgrmC9dHG_WS0Ug_B6xbamMxfwdjNt6_MJ0wB_Cb1McZka4flOW1xcNoRHa8XncR/w200-h200/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>When the inks were finished, I scanned them and established color holds (areas where I want the inks to be a color other than black––like the coral texture, the wing outlines, and the interior wing pattern).<p></p><p>Then it was time to start the color flatting process––basically professional coloring-in-the-lines. Some of this is just to make it easy to re-isolate various parts when doing later painting & rendering. So, I established the main yellow color, a coral color for the coral underbelly, a darker color for any of the uninked areas near the black markings as well as the paws and ends of the antennae, and a lighter tone for the wings. <br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">For the final colors I did most of the highlights, shading, and texture with the dodge and burn tools and a stock photoshop texture brush. I also painted in a bit of a silhouette of the dragon's body where the wings overlaped it to give them a sense of some transparency. Below you can again see the final Dragon...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cpd5uYA6mkEBlImvFAqHecL4HpiaCf1ja_B_55taaKat8jh8z7o9cTBDrj4o4qWN5-gca1HcPPGTHhM7cwlksC1EEzZKyQ4Z7fgFdX9pZNZQ5h2BYFsuJJU9k-ykkph7CXE8WHa6nWvewu__fOxHFJA5Fn7gwgrzFKeTwQWhyJofI0jqtE3FhTwwWXqT/s1000/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cpd5uYA6mkEBlImvFAqHecL4HpiaCf1ja_B_55taaKat8jh8z7o9cTBDrj4o4qWN5-gca1HcPPGTHhM7cwlksC1EEzZKyQ4Z7fgFdX9pZNZQ5h2BYFsuJJU9k-ykkph7CXE8WHa6nWvewu__fOxHFJA5Fn7gwgrzFKeTwQWhyJofI0jqtE3FhTwwWXqT/s320/Elegant%20Coral%20Wasp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But, as this is a community event, I wanted to share all the other entries posted in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/JnBU2kE" target="_blank">Discord</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I wish you all a safe and prosperous and rewarding 2024. I know we all want for that (along with self-promises to curtail certain vices, engage in better behaviors, & accomplish more) every year––though we rarely live up to those hopes. So, are we delusional to focus on our own pie-in-the-sky once every 365 days? No!––we are engaging in optimism of the highest order. To wish for a world or self better than what might be possible. Much like the mice of Mouse Guard reaching above their station as prey to not merely survive, but thrive. </div><br />I've been struggling with getting the next Mouse Guard book (Weasel War) drawn for years. And again on New Years' Eve, I said my heart's wish aloud––that I may slay that snake in 2024. (Below are the steps to create the artwork seen here)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULYvaXqC3Cq0VKCYOYlo3bg1exUUxbRECwE1w7vSwj9QxRdZvOkh5noLY8vVX0bbYJo6tKrufrXp93VPHpuYF324AFAtY5j1VzD7j-oDISeicW_e-qhk7mwYffLFPGqAVQRDaqhY2watlt4XHnRIE7v_V5CK1z23Jhe07aXjeh_A1FJNNKR6ykuZYk5Dx/s1000/2024%20layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="855" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULYvaXqC3Cq0VKCYOYlo3bg1exUUxbRECwE1w7vSwj9QxRdZvOkh5noLY8vVX0bbYJo6tKrufrXp93VPHpuYF324AFAtY5j1VzD7j-oDISeicW_e-qhk7mwYffLFPGqAVQRDaqhY2watlt4XHnRIE7v_V5CK1z23Jhe07aXjeh_A1FJNNKR6ykuZYk5Dx/w171-h200/2024%20layout.jpg" width="171" /></a></div>It all started with seeing a photo a friend took of a mushroom took on a hike. I decided it would be good to have a mouse sitting atop it for a Happy 2024 image (and possibly a new Tee for con season). I drew a rough shape for a banner/ribbon to display the Happy New Year/2024 bit and realized it kinda looked like a snake––so, on another sheet of paper I drew a snake to fill the space. It's a grass snake and while I did use photo reference to get the head right, I drew the rest and the scales without any guides.<br /><br />Then I digitally put the drawings together and darkened in certain scales (like pixels) to display 2024.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdHw58zDTIWTryulpYlazw8GZCwSAO_IndAdLMdLnTc6rCrcZ9NqraIwlhFlr5XmshDZvWVg-T5jI63V_FIgGvHHLDKFq2SJzXXeWNDVaUrsUqzvVOSV2pQCqBkeSr9mJoQL6GMGa9Al7XMFg2c-kKS-cNKpCWyqFd92aqgxXxMzE0Y3aNhcaFLJAGjcg/s1000/2024%20inks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdHw58zDTIWTryulpYlazw8GZCwSAO_IndAdLMdLnTc6rCrcZ9NqraIwlhFlr5XmshDZvWVg-T5jI63V_FIgGvHHLDKFq2SJzXXeWNDVaUrsUqzvVOSV2pQCqBkeSr9mJoQL6GMGa9Al7XMFg2c-kKS-cNKpCWyqFd92aqgxXxMzE0Y3aNhcaFLJAGjcg/w158-h200/2024%20inks.jpg" width="158" /></a></div>I printed out the above layout of scanned pencil drawings and taped that to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. On my Huion A3 lightpad I was able to see through the surface of the bristol down to the prinout to use it as a guide to ink from. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.7 & 0.3 nibs). <p></p><p>The last day of 2023 I spent a few hours inking the piece. Knowing I wanted to to be also used as a tee shirt design, I didn't go overboard on texture and tried to make sure the outer contours were strong. I also opted not to darken in the 2024 scales so that this piece could be reused more easily for other things (tee, sketchbook, etc).</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaY6hifwTHIFQaIluPrD4AQZFvSvtOB8T2xobguVq8UCK_fxkiaNMFQBCGKCgw8HsrYXEYCI8rJCrIzA5VIN04AWnLI6omMAGTGbPHp6xaqZXlpBOmHxo6Zq2cm3WoNoL6_snZKgWdsVWH0vTO4ZViuriW3zlPZoRGsV1_9l-3-Ji8fg7QyXYxAa6p92n/s1000/2024%20flats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="857" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaY6hifwTHIFQaIluPrD4AQZFvSvtOB8T2xobguVq8UCK_fxkiaNMFQBCGKCgw8HsrYXEYCI8rJCrIzA5VIN04AWnLI6omMAGTGbPHp6xaqZXlpBOmHxo6Zq2cm3WoNoL6_snZKgWdsVWH0vTO4ZViuriW3zlPZoRGsV1_9l-3-Ji8fg7QyXYxAa6p92n/w171-h200/2024%20flats.jpg" width="171" /></a></div>After the inks were complete, I scanned the original art to begin the digital coloring process. This starts with laying in flat colors to establish each areas: the mouse's fur is brown, his cloak is red, the snake is a dark grey-green, the snake's belly is a lighter grey-green, etc. Even if these aren't the final color choices, having everything easily isolated to grab for adjustments or rendering is the key. <br /><br />This step is also where I'd normally establish color holds (areas where I want the inks to be a color other than black), but this piece didn't have any. I did use color to put in the 2024––but in lighter scales rather than darker ones because the snake we so dark already.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNfUwisdflBeZcWyi1NROj4f_8p4VJphFo12nHpI_urM1bTMq_nz4-zxSzW2vhCSoO_VfuzBjRJbiTKV4VkRZX0gPGted75IfaFyAyRErdHTFrTUoL7FatSe2N_EK_JlbDMa9heD5UYo4cGn7O0dSnKzYgfwigr8y85H45xTMgBwp7WP0ePN-p23LKW_v/s1000/2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNfUwisdflBeZcWyi1NROj4f_8p4VJphFo12nHpI_urM1bTMq_nz4-zxSzW2vhCSoO_VfuzBjRJbiTKV4VkRZX0gPGted75IfaFyAyRErdHTFrTUoL7FatSe2N_EK_JlbDMa9heD5UYo4cGn7O0dSnKzYgfwigr8y85H45xTMgBwp7WP0ePN-p23LKW_v/w158-h200/2024.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><p></p><p>The last step was to do the final coloring and rendering. I used Photoshop's Dodge (lighten) and Burn (darken) tools with a stock texture brush to finish the piece.<br /><br />So, if you didn't accomplish everything you wanted to in 2023 and it disappoints you and makes 2024 seem like an uphill battle where you're starting from behind––Know that I'm there with you...and hopefully we'll slay the snake this year. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-29745190360287369022023-12-26T09:00:00.004-05:002023-12-26T15:26:38.427-05:00Usagi Yojimbo: Ice & Snow #4 Cover<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUCCDtJV7vCstS2U5u2EGqaVZGe6yOA3YkraBhpqeTxUMpLFUbOJA4jrm_hdpQos3TIqL2sOL4qnmPVc53ek_G06TT0jlsMETXWphGn8GXXuw3XPP31S8G6_H7tLYem0WZFm-OBE-XSj5WAUFoJnTzn3tQDN6x-W_8fyIbZ5ObKQnluO8kCrOn1sokg/s1200/Ice%20Snow%204.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="790" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUCCDtJV7vCstS2U5u2EGqaVZGe6yOA3YkraBhpqeTxUMpLFUbOJA4jrm_hdpQos3TIqL2sOL4qnmPVc53ek_G06TT0jlsMETXWphGn8GXXuw3XPP31S8G6_H7tLYem0WZFm-OBE-XSj5WAUFoJnTzn3tQDN6x-W_8fyIbZ5ObKQnluO8kCrOn1sokg/w132-h200/Ice%20Snow%204.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>For the Ice & Snow Usagi Yojimbo series now being published at Dark Horse I was asked by Stan Sakai to contribute two covers. To the left you can see my final cover art for issue #4.<div><br /></div><div>This cover was new territory for me. In the past my Usagi covers have either been for classic reprints where the entire arc was finished and ready to read, or the Usagi/TMNT crossovers where I completed once piece to sum up the entire series based on some amound of completed material. But, for Ice & Snow, we were working far enough in advance that I didn't have any of Stan's pages for the issue, just an outline & description.</div><div><br /></div><div>Below I'll go through the steps of creating the piece.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGBPz66_or0dU49NsD47pm0iBpO0z6-8nT1ih0JlfNhvPn2XkocstYDsPDllA0PAoiZWAnwlCq50mKS6pIMA808JcsljDG03mvenUqXR4sap5Y8FYBIX_Icue32Th5EJ4lCkcf0V1jtpEhkrRN_I2VCGs5UoAjAr1xw8TbPNaSoETB7H4M5ghJxfkxw/s1204/Ice%20Snow%204%20layout.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="792" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGBPz66_or0dU49NsD47pm0iBpO0z6-8nT1ih0JlfNhvPn2XkocstYDsPDllA0PAoiZWAnwlCq50mKS6pIMA808JcsljDG03mvenUqXR4sap5Y8FYBIX_Icue32Th5EJ4lCkcf0V1jtpEhkrRN_I2VCGs5UoAjAr1xw8TbPNaSoETB7H4M5ghJxfkxw/w131-h200/Ice%20Snow%204%20layout.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>I was given a PDF of inked pages from issues 1 & 2 showing Usagi and Yukichi in the snowy mountaintops of Northern Japan. And Stan let me know that the climax to issue 4 is a fight between Usagi and his old enemy Jei on a frozen lake.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'd never drawn Jei professionally (only a commission for a fan), and I wanted to push in close on a duel between the two. I started drawing the characters separately on copy paper. To make sure they were both going to fit while fighting, I had to make use of the vertical nature of a cover and have Jei leaping/thrusting down with his weapon as Usagi takes a near miss over his shoulder. </div><div><br /></div><div>I scanned in the drawings of the two figures, digitally blocked in their forms with some color, and painted a simple background idea so I could send it off for approval.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtca5S85Bp_CCoAGybV193w_S_PyWq31FaxR84Va8KYKODhZGMZsQ_PR0BG4lB1GfRY861Q4um61JpfRFJqUNUiDUKhKIIGx-jYXSlIYbE_e0SflfHIFcXWIM4LD_HgDifro3uuhIB_XtQIGpOpuWkZ4zcNvr78xKacOlmdD9ZCSUBww4D3oVdKcttg/s1149/Ice%20Snow%204%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="756" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtca5S85Bp_CCoAGybV193w_S_PyWq31FaxR84Va8KYKODhZGMZsQ_PR0BG4lB1GfRY861Q4um61JpfRFJqUNUiDUKhKIIGx-jYXSlIYbE_e0SflfHIFcXWIM4LD_HgDifro3uuhIB_XtQIGpOpuWkZ4zcNvr78xKacOlmdD9ZCSUBww4D3oVdKcttg/w132-h200/Ice%20Snow%204%20inks.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>When the pencils were approved, I printed out the layout/pencils and taped them to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol with some painter's tape. On my Huion lightpad I can see through the surface of the bristol to the layout and use it as a guide to ink from. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs) as I inked the piece.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had to build up several different dark areas (Usagi's pants, Jei's clothes, and Jei's hair) and tried to give them all a slightly different density and in the case of Jei's hair a different line quality. I also left a gap between the characters and any of the ink lines for the background. This is partly to make the coloring easier, but also just to separate them and push an idea of distance before color is even added.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymKqIui_S6X0Pmc7C1CLYlncLzo-Om4nF8iHafQJIrgkjBS2UOLPwRHGXPioPAh7OrXL-1ZHpasKQg0rk1Hue2HQj656QHholCy1UC8E6zBCrPawubQsl59wvMZuW-URhwDlL1PiNcSCwMpCH3VSPQ-gB_3fQAgPZuX047fKuPImWtLtNMU3knrl5bw/s1149/Ice%20Snow%204%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1149" data-original-width="756" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymKqIui_S6X0Pmc7C1CLYlncLzo-Om4nF8iHafQJIrgkjBS2UOLPwRHGXPioPAh7OrXL-1ZHpasKQg0rk1Hue2HQj656QHholCy1UC8E6zBCrPawubQsl59wvMZuW-URhwDlL1PiNcSCwMpCH3VSPQ-gB_3fQAgPZuX047fKuPImWtLtNMU3knrl5bw/w132-h200/Ice%20Snow%204%20flats.jpg" width="132" /></a>Stan & Co. approved the inks and I was able to scan them and begin the coloring process. That first step in coloring is known as 'flatting' which is a professional version of coloring-in-the-lines with flat color (no texture, no shading).</div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the color choices were roughed in for the layout, but still needed to be adjusted for value, hue, and saturation to go with the more stark inks.</div><div><br /></div><div>At this stage I also established the color holds (areas where I want the lineart to be a color other than black) for the ice cracks, trees, and Usagi's scar.</div><div><br /></div><div>The last step to coloring (seen below) is the rendering. I used the dodge and burn tools along with a stock textured brush to add shadows and highlights. I then also painted in the falling snow on a new layer.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvtuErqtUwaaxowBvBmnWCb3oekWUXXwyK5feeCbxWdCeQtUMiS_mgqK2WOhksjBzQ_jzZ9vxtKj1F6cMRCv377f7Bz7JTymGyAYfCUVs2YT712GozlznXRHAsllamEYdenuVDC7Aag5oGLcE1-m3g8kxeF1wVzinZv2H2Ftscla6QV9aCfNfVxA2MA/s1200/Ice%20Snow%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcvtuErqtUwaaxowBvBmnWCb3oekWUXXwyK5feeCbxWdCeQtUMiS_mgqK2WOhksjBzQ_jzZ9vxtKj1F6cMRCv377f7Bz7JTymGyAYfCUVs2YT712GozlznXRHAsllamEYdenuVDC7Aag5oGLcE1-m3g8kxeF1wVzinZv2H2Ftscla6QV9aCfNfVxA2MA/s320/Ice%20Snow%204.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Usagi Yojimbo Ice & Snow #4<br />will be in stores January 10th, 2024!</div><p></p></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-39994620848995586262023-12-19T09:00:00.127-05:002023-12-19T09:00:00.135-05:00Animal Pound Variant Cover<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuPvWY_puILxdNI0IP6z6ns_9DyVtiIKm_bbJvu9K99BZ48yDoAjDHYgxTfkAPNCCDrTFk34sXSGBWDGnii0zTx3yukzwBso-9xhX9EgEk9dyw2IMUInjsXZXpg6aTD7m-SR94rZfEcfTgXnX_-nHMmMnVMpTT7cFcmvCETf07bjVKPS4CrIMg0JZODvs/s1093/Animal%20Pound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuPvWY_puILxdNI0IP6z6ns_9DyVtiIKm_bbJvu9K99BZ48yDoAjDHYgxTfkAPNCCDrTFk34sXSGBWDGnii0zTx3yukzwBso-9xhX9EgEk9dyw2IMUInjsXZXpg6aTD7m-SR94rZfEcfTgXnX_-nHMmMnVMpTT7cFcmvCETf07bjVKPS4CrIMg0JZODvs/w132-h200/Animal%20Pound.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>Tomorrow a new comic from BOOM! comes out called 'Animal Pound' by Tom King & Peter Gross. It's a re-imagining of Orwell's Animal Farm, but with a uniquely American frame of reference. <br /><br />I was asked to contribute a retailer exclusive variant cover for <a href="http://cardscomicscollectibles.com/" target="_blank">Cards, Comics, & Collectibles in Baltimore</a>, which is the only location that will be selling it (though also through their <a href="http://cardscomicscollectibles.com/" target="_blank">online store</a> I believe).<br /><br />To the left you can see my finished cover artwork, but below I'll go through the steps to creating the artwork.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wnc_U4rehF9_No1oh5ifiAe1mxjpifjaIglIv1Nre5DM0OGeKosUa9COetNfMvyLYABT2u9ViVC33Ngjyo0ia9-hrnge4DkR3oiX8526-8-k_CN5nAUFqyWczBIRJpuPfnPWpvQgC5scUG2izu7RvE0uUPMDSipMGfQtusR_ioIDNdrowWLZFSSo6Bac/s1093/Animal%20Pound%20rough.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wnc_U4rehF9_No1oh5ifiAe1mxjpifjaIglIv1Nre5DM0OGeKosUa9COetNfMvyLYABT2u9ViVC33Ngjyo0ia9-hrnge4DkR3oiX8526-8-k_CN5nAUFqyWczBIRJpuPfnPWpvQgC5scUG2izu7RvE0uUPMDSipMGfQtusR_ioIDNdrowWLZFSSo6Bac/w132-h200/Animal%20Pound%20rough.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>I started with lots of reference materials from BOOM! with series summaries, character descriptions and reference, & images of all the covers created so-far. The deadline for this was a quick one, and I had some travel that cut down the working time even shorter.<br /><br />My focus for the art was a dog and a cat looking in opposite directions (A local vet has a sign that looks like this and it came to mind) with the shadows of the pound's bars like flag stripes across their bodies and a tally of voting behind them on the wall. <br /><br />I used some reference of a cat I found online and a photo of my sister's dog (RIP Angus) that had the perfect side eye...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUoFxhUJ8DLgLUez7rdkTeEPJgj5jqQoFx6vDrvi4y4K6a9NvgAbuqqbcrN7d2hOTZ173I5Ooq8BdTwD6VURvSJJTzooFXaTeEXTSDy1KRbvLXDHIYcSlAR4Lu43disRZRmYUzDcRRgW-_vjm0Pb0Yk1PmbvzhzKvzLEMXSGpBvh5Rpt-j2WpR8b7TyMv/s1093/Animal%20Pound%20rough%20B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUoFxhUJ8DLgLUez7rdkTeEPJgj5jqQoFx6vDrvi4y4K6a9NvgAbuqqbcrN7d2hOTZ173I5Ooq8BdTwD6VURvSJJTzooFXaTeEXTSDy1KRbvLXDHIYcSlAR4Lu43disRZRmYUzDcRRgW-_vjm0Pb0Yk1PmbvzhzKvzLEMXSGpBvh5Rpt-j2WpR8b7TyMv/w132-h200/Animal%20Pound%20rough%20B.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>Unfortunately I didn't check to make sure using a dog not featured in the reference packet from BOOM! so visually closely tied to the voting didn't work for the editors and I was asked to change the dog to the Doberman/Pit mix character from the series.<br /><br />I had to find some reference of that breed and do my best to get the expression back in there. In some ways, I think the untrustworthy glance is better in this drawing than my original.<br /><br />The voting and the scale of the dog icons to the cat icons does play into the story too. All of the drawings were done on copy paper, scanned into Photoshop, and then assembled together with some color blocking added to help explain light/dark forms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNEfj7zF54lkXA_RPZlaFb3Rst4xuJp8Rljhzat73GNsGu5sClvpAAuxpYzKXNaIwW-omykw6BIXFCaMaVszrVuzmdNEyZQ8HPu-0bAEzwVxNMxGE6PSnSVTvODb_Ew6M6wKVLF53FqZJWE3K1DxoBeUwro-2F80fQBd7u0bJcVmTKqiP52yiGO0pF2uu/s1093/Animal%20Pound%20inks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNEfj7zF54lkXA_RPZlaFb3Rst4xuJp8Rljhzat73GNsGu5sClvpAAuxpYzKXNaIwW-omykw6BIXFCaMaVszrVuzmdNEyZQ8HPu-0bAEzwVxNMxGE6PSnSVTvODb_Ew6M6wKVLF53FqZJWE3K1DxoBeUwro-2F80fQBd7u0bJcVmTKqiP52yiGO0pF2uu/w132-h200/Animal%20Pound%20inks.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>When the second rough was approved, I was able to move on to inks. I printed the layout out onto copy paper (fir across two sheets and then taped together) and taped it with painters tape to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. On my Huion lightpad I'm able to see the prinout and then ink on the clean bristol surface (needing no pencils erasing).<br /><br />Getting the character's linework clean and with some nice lineweights was my main goal, and then to make sure as I hand inked each 'vote' they all had individual flaws. On the back of the bristol (not pictured) I drew and inked the lines for the bar shadows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuCd4IEl7J-ZZK3EITdG1a5VuYE90gb6TnTAF8MzThk3QCFDIvA0TX0Vke85vopfkgUuAdS0xCilp_ZzMKyYWSLxTjk5WEq66xFa0Spdl_HrIzesd-2-lUd_UMY6rIdu-BiKojzaMNYxIMwCEqzt7OnYPklPHT_TWKLQm4_jrXEjj9UnhvGYCRzQelVB1/s1093/Animal%20Pound%20flats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuCd4IEl7J-ZZK3EITdG1a5VuYE90gb6TnTAF8MzThk3QCFDIvA0TX0Vke85vopfkgUuAdS0xCilp_ZzMKyYWSLxTjk5WEq66xFa0Spdl_HrIzesd-2-lUd_UMY6rIdu-BiKojzaMNYxIMwCEqzt7OnYPklPHT_TWKLQm4_jrXEjj9UnhvGYCRzQelVB1/w132-h200/Animal%20Pound%20flats.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>When the inks were done I scanned them into Photoshop and started the coloring process. My first step after cleaning up and level adjusting the scan was to establish all the color holds (areas where I want the inks to be a color other than black) on the votes, the grid, and the bricks as well as bring the bar shadow inks from the back around to the front and color hold them as well (along with an effect to make them semi transparent).<br /><br />When all of that was done I could start flatting in the base colors for the wall, dog, and cat. Most of those color decisions were already made in my rough layout, but I did need to alter them a bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUB9lDnxWQI6IdvH2repA-eaFxfBeGlfuPQroihgzBFbT8w-AdVOnK8Z_VD8sP7s717Aksp4mmVhjRcLel2oJb1tiM6vBNrFaA32-il2rjskQ588RNIocJxQEftPtUXlf8Yfw8RpX-jvyOL7i40st3gCCzv8AoG6fKHZ8jCmFC7EJRn_ba1DWGyMeSKnF4/s1093/Animal%20Pound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUB9lDnxWQI6IdvH2repA-eaFxfBeGlfuPQroihgzBFbT8w-AdVOnK8Z_VD8sP7s717Aksp4mmVhjRcLel2oJb1tiM6vBNrFaA32-il2rjskQ588RNIocJxQEftPtUXlf8Yfw8RpX-jvyOL7i40st3gCCzv8AoG6fKHZ8jCmFC7EJRn_ba1DWGyMeSKnF4/w132-h200/Animal%20Pound.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>The last step was to do the final colors. I use the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop to add highlights and shadows to all the base colors, and I use a stock textured brush so it has some life to it.<br /><br />Animal Pound #1 is out tomorrow in comic shops everywhere and my cover is available exclusively at <a href="http://cardscomicscollectibles.com/" target="_blank">Cards, Comics, & Collectibles in Baltimore.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-17403388076344582023-12-12T09:00:00.002-05:002023-12-12T13:03:56.115-05:00Goose At Dawn Tavern<div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F1BklBJLej_KgU9C7YRevYvDC8E4_bum9rXy5QLSJ_xFe8iujPmACsitTbihXJhaEJyLwh_bCXEc3DecdPuTuH2ROVQZSMrLHANmwa8yPFll15gNEGSTySr5J84y4g_omKGm3pTEryudYumbKHqchhx7OH6L22tNYjRJOfF8eXNk5NnSAKsWU6c8--VA/s1000/Tavern.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F1BklBJLej_KgU9C7YRevYvDC8E4_bum9rXy5QLSJ_xFe8iujPmACsitTbihXJhaEJyLwh_bCXEc3DecdPuTuH2ROVQZSMrLHANmwa8yPFll15gNEGSTySr5J84y4g_omKGm3pTEryudYumbKHqchhx7OH6L22tNYjRJOfF8eXNk5NnSAKsWU6c8--VA/w200-h200/Tavern.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>As part of the new illustrations for a <a href="http://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar " target="_blank">2024 Mouse Guard Calendar</a>, I did this piece of a little mouse tavern called The 'Goose at Dawn' with a old rotting stone staircase.<br /><br /><div>Like last year's calendar, this new one will feature half of the months featuring new-for-this-project artwork, while the other months feature existing favorite illustrations.<br /><br />Below in this blogpost I'll walk through the process of creating the artwork</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm1WtIpqTNe7KcmB_mJU_g9cs9qGThdWmH-Fb6T_saqyRmkS6_TDBzE5EllKi3SxYC3lF-T_ccZTDiSGlUHqnJS-armDIetRnvxwooYlkQCCO7kraSTefQFwNnE5bHiY7ZUA-HIErNe4D0OLZp5JWS3uTYt8wrlv_9rCOsL-nDABBoSjvz9I3Nz1_uhBi/s1000/tavern%20rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm1WtIpqTNe7KcmB_mJU_g9cs9qGThdWmH-Fb6T_saqyRmkS6_TDBzE5EllKi3SxYC3lF-T_ccZTDiSGlUHqnJS-armDIetRnvxwooYlkQCCO7kraSTefQFwNnE5bHiY7ZUA-HIErNe4D0OLZp5JWS3uTYt8wrlv_9rCOsL-nDABBoSjvz9I3Nz1_uhBi/w200-h200/tavern%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div>I started with some reference photos of a little cottage and a stairway to nowhere crumbling in the woods. I redrew them and combined them in mouse-form, swapping the neat little tiles on the roof for pine needle thatch and pinecone shingles, making each sill and window more rustic, and wrapping that stairwell around the back (does it connect with the tavern? or does it end abruptly?)</div><div><br /></div><div>The tavern and stairs were drawn on different sheet and assembled in Photoshop. I also made a little sign using clip art and a font. With the setting in place, I printed out copy of this and on my light pad I penciled in the mouse inhabitants of the illustration. When they were done, I inserted them in Photoshop and tinted them all different colors to make seeing them a little easier.<br /><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3Tbas3tPlAns4-LV8m_wa7n_kZI5oh7Ch_YSAX7jYFMibnkUI9untkyem6ULtSr9LAdxtDqwqx3-_JyItk46y_J2P6zzCkxjxuZysH_65sSO4jNvnKyii1aBmXj-o0wLoDObtTNf5fsMMHzCezaS__OPlw_xyVMRKs1ZJ6jSnr1RD9OVucbVqHQjUtvO/s1000/Tavern%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3Tbas3tPlAns4-LV8m_wa7n_kZI5oh7Ch_YSAX7jYFMibnkUI9untkyem6ULtSr9LAdxtDqwqx3-_JyItk46y_J2P6zzCkxjxuZysH_65sSO4jNvnKyii1aBmXj-o0wLoDObtTNf5fsMMHzCezaS__OPlw_xyVMRKs1ZJ6jSnr1RD9OVucbVqHQjUtvO/w200-h200/Tavern%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div>I printed the above digitally assembled layout onto two sheets of legal sized paper (taping them together so the image was 11" x 11") and then taped them with painter's tape onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series Bristol.</div><br />On my Huion Lightpapd I was able to see through the surface of the bristol down to the printout and use it as my 'pencils' as I worked. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs). <br /><br />I inked this piece focused mainly on making very compact scene readable even without color by changing density and variety of textures.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbA5d_MfJ-e63WniNKH79LiWGaxpe6JwPJ18UQZX9r3Cvb3tc9Nx6gB8l5dCoIBa9QoUKNIxdL4mruGEa2T1AK99B4c9z5B9s4B6LGOREwMvl4LGCSevFfx_duPypubtwt5aAr52rfkadF46qoocFwNhjg4M0jWu8OcRjSLp_3EKyAQs9zWw0Co465B_u/s1000/tavern%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEbA5d_MfJ-e63WniNKH79LiWGaxpe6JwPJ18UQZX9r3Cvb3tc9Nx6gB8l5dCoIBa9QoUKNIxdL4mruGEa2T1AK99B4c9z5B9s4B6LGOREwMvl4LGCSevFfx_duPypubtwt5aAr52rfkadF46qoocFwNhjg4M0jWu8OcRjSLp_3EKyAQs9zWw0Co465B_u/w200-h200/tavern%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>With the inks finished, I scanned them into Photoshop and started the coloring process. That first step is known as 'Flatting' and essentially is professional coloring-inside-the-lines. None of the color palette was established, and I started with a pink sky––perhaps implying that it is dawn and the tavern is closing with these mice being the last patrons and workers to leave. Every other color choice was born from that one.<br /><br />Here I also established color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) the stairway as it bends around into the distance, the trees even further back, and the sign details.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F1BklBJLej_KgU9C7YRevYvDC8E4_bum9rXy5QLSJ_xFe8iujPmACsitTbihXJhaEJyLwh_bCXEc3DecdPuTuH2ROVQZSMrLHANmwa8yPFll15gNEGSTySr5J84y4g_omKGm3pTEryudYumbKHqchhx7OH6L22tNYjRJOfF8eXNk5NnSAKsWU6c8--VA/s1000/Tavern.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F1BklBJLej_KgU9C7YRevYvDC8E4_bum9rXy5QLSJ_xFe8iujPmACsitTbihXJhaEJyLwh_bCXEc3DecdPuTuH2ROVQZSMrLHANmwa8yPFll15gNEGSTySr5J84y4g_omKGm3pTEryudYumbKHqchhx7OH6L22tNYjRJOfF8eXNk5NnSAKsWU6c8--VA/w200-h200/Tavern.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><br />The final step was to render the piece. I used the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop while using a stock textured brush. <br /><br />This piece took a lot of playing back and forth with different values and intensities of light to get the final art to work. I'm still not convinced I got there in the end, but I'm happy enough with it to include it in the calendar for 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>To order the calendar for 2024:</div><div><a href="http://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar ">mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar </a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s1000/Calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s320/Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-57335578833864831762023-12-05T09:00:00.020-05:002023-12-05T09:00:00.156-05:00Copper Frog Dragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qzu5Ely4MSLfYB5OyYH2z1-mpoVGk5RNcg3wh8vOITYABJ_HAgAnheJD_2COvk2d4eZfZnZldMZMncO6twfzxsY0l47nS1OTJLX_KxZ3Y_63gzNwkKty4GT9at6n4o_Lbs-Sx6sektX4ZXCtJhyphenhyphenmO8BFRkwVCzx5QiBf1GOunxEyO-vXXGZSFMdrlk6S/s1000/Copper%20Frog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qzu5Ely4MSLfYB5OyYH2z1-mpoVGk5RNcg3wh8vOITYABJ_HAgAnheJD_2COvk2d4eZfZnZldMZMncO6twfzxsY0l47nS1OTJLX_KxZ3Y_63gzNwkKty4GT9at6n4o_Lbs-Sx6sektX4ZXCtJhyphenhyphenmO8BFRkwVCzx5QiBf1GOunxEyO-vXXGZSFMdrlk6S/w200-h200/Copper%20Frog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Last Friday on my <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Stream</a>, we did the #DiscoveringDragons Community-Draw-Along! It's a fun event where I welcome all skill levels to push their pencils (or whatever tools they use to make art).<br /><br />I worked on my piece live on my Twitch stream while viewers worked at home and then on Monday we shared our finished pieces.<p>Here is my finished colored Dragon. And below are my steps to create it as well as the community submissions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OE501inhioWIpmem7rJu5YNCHh2UYMiqiqMRh-yiJmPZ32WeZveC7uIHdihrXLh1SGhiiyxGUc0Y8cHc2jaaCLizO1-0Eqbnkq45FiDCDD0x9zHw_KPkZtfnJiJY3A8EJGVaz2PMZ5NlyAKQ4za2VJr3rRkApI8FPEqfSGjh-owPcg4uny_g0T17utQ0/s2400/12%20Dec%2023%20prompts.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-OE501inhioWIpmem7rJu5YNCHh2UYMiqiqMRh-yiJmPZ32WeZveC7uIHdihrXLh1SGhiiyxGUc0Y8cHc2jaaCLizO1-0Eqbnkq45FiDCDD0x9zHw_KPkZtfnJiJY3A8EJGVaz2PMZ5NlyAKQ4za2VJr3rRkApI8FPEqfSGjh-owPcg4uny_g0T17utQ0/w200-h200/12%20Dec%2023%20prompts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />For #DiscoveringDragons, I post two or three prompt words for everyone to make into a dragon. It's a nice framework for artists of any skill level to focus some time on an 'assignment' to shake the rust off or get the pencil moving again––all while also being loose enough that there's plenty of room for individual expression and interpretation.<p></p><p>This month the prompt was two words: Frog & Copper.</p><p>I opened several tabs of google image searches of frogs, copper ore, dragon wings, and eventually frogspawn. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkx82F-FCVm0jRSYhWIXiyDvnZTeKkDAAk9uQYTnDZ2pIMi2HWXGhi1iNqJCyyDCuEofyAZCgoa944MI9hwVWDigH3XRc6T1oTQ96sFyXcXMzJgaFTd2zOh6W97IjYCVsseptz2y8XMLkbTVB6byLg1q3LD7pN9MsuwL0DT8d5mId9AAdr_ylIf59WHlT4/s1000/Copper%20Frog%20Dragon%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkx82F-FCVm0jRSYhWIXiyDvnZTeKkDAAk9uQYTnDZ2pIMi2HWXGhi1iNqJCyyDCuEofyAZCgoa944MI9hwVWDigH3XRc6T1oTQ96sFyXcXMzJgaFTd2zOh6W97IjYCVsseptz2y8XMLkbTVB6byLg1q3LD7pN9MsuwL0DT8d5mId9AAdr_ylIf59WHlT4/w200-h200/Copper%20Frog%20Dragon%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>I started my dragon with a frog head on copy paper. I'd planned to give it more of a dragon body proportions, but as I drew it kept coming back to be more frog-like. At one point I had the back legs much bigger, but knowing I needed room for the wings, I shortened them, which is where I think I lost any dragon-body sizing.<br /><br />Because I'd run out of room on the copy paper for wings, I placed my original pencil drawing on a light pad and with a fresh piece of paper overtop of it, I drew the wing shapes. These were all then scanned into Photoshop and assembled with a quick blocking in of forms to help me see the silhouette of the character as well as the different parts (like the ing folds and hard scales vs the main body)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M6IARrdiR96HU3rtgHPcQ72rNzuW1sNdNBDfJa9f0qrBvvwKrHuTgGIy4DfLNVNaTvAsqug6RFfUJcJGHo7vZ3TeBxvLEkTmAwRLPl1oXtS9zNkkmuLmWZM6EioE-XBweETw4l8aBklRkbbFpxDnpPwulUYC-sh8IFpolFblYSE4njbNhVQlSk-7RAXa/s1000/Copper%20Frog%20Inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0M6IARrdiR96HU3rtgHPcQ72rNzuW1sNdNBDfJa9f0qrBvvwKrHuTgGIy4DfLNVNaTvAsqug6RFfUJcJGHo7vZ3TeBxvLEkTmAwRLPl1oXtS9zNkkmuLmWZM6EioE-XBweETw4l8aBklRkbbFpxDnpPwulUYC-sh8IFpolFblYSE4njbNhVQlSk-7RAXa/w200-h200/Copper%20Frog%20Inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I printed out the above design and taped that onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. Using a lightpad, I was able to see through the surface of the bristol as I inked the dragon. I used Copic Multiliner 0.7 and 0.5 SP pen to ink the art.<br /><br />Before I started inking, I used a circle template on the printout to layout where I wanted eggs with little tadpole babies. The inking on this piece was about trying to use line wight to get the subtle wrinkles and hard textures without overwhelming the piece with too much texture.<br /><br /><div>In a last minute choice I also altered the tail a bit to make it more 3D and folding over on itself<br /><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFf3wIESDqNSMFoPWDJSiQ1ajicAIkvP0OB7a_GpRsw6amG_3yq8xQhwA04c4FyNWo4jamdumY0oN3G3e3YIXARdZ11tqJK9reRokyEX92lCA6CLpzxx0aurUezsMTCGaEnrSRT6i7y3a-mxMz8GO1BuLsbA2MKAXYDcaCfmPLocDHJqvRUPazAzDyrzz/s1000/Copper%20Frog%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFf3wIESDqNSMFoPWDJSiQ1ajicAIkvP0OB7a_GpRsw6amG_3yq8xQhwA04c4FyNWo4jamdumY0oN3G3e3YIXARdZ11tqJK9reRokyEX92lCA6CLpzxx0aurUezsMTCGaEnrSRT6i7y3a-mxMz8GO1BuLsbA2MKAXYDcaCfmPLocDHJqvRUPazAzDyrzz/w200-h200/Copper%20Frog%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I scanned the inks and established color holds (areas where I want the inks to be a color other than black––like the pupils, egg outlines and the tadpoles) as the stream was ending and I wished the viewers all luck with their pieces and told them we'd take a look at everyone's work on Monday.<p></p><p>Later that night I finished the color flatting process––basically professional coloring-in-the-lines. Some of this is just to make it easy to re-isolate various parts when doing later painting & rendering. So, I established the main skin color, something slightly darker for the spines, a dark color for the scales, a verdigris green for the belly & wing membranes, and lightest for the eyes, teeth, and eggs. </p><p style="text-align: center;">For the final colors I did most of the highlights, shading, and texture with the dodge and burn tools and a stock photoshop texture brush. But, I did use the paintbrush to help add in some color variance as well as a 'tarnish' layer on top (set to mode 'color') to spread and erode the green across the whole dragon. Below you can again see the final..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BWgyOI3DKQ669yhxMjAdoeCBpUzCtQljbATJRbkBAhES_B-ZJHJo555JvFbpHSBc210ETJ5iGAfdKA_ird597fuxrt0LyiToGBKrSsCNUTUfXovLZkp1Q01BhN6AmZtFXIJ3N28Hb5sO-V20CTp85rGWQ6b_pW0zRvICTGe-LzZQq-sDXWwgbVAhVZd5/s1000/Copper%20Frog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BWgyOI3DKQ669yhxMjAdoeCBpUzCtQljbATJRbkBAhES_B-ZJHJo555JvFbpHSBc210ETJ5iGAfdKA_ird597fuxrt0LyiToGBKrSsCNUTUfXovLZkp1Q01BhN6AmZtFXIJ3N28Hb5sO-V20CTp85rGWQ6b_pW0zRvICTGe-LzZQq-sDXWwgbVAhVZd5/s320/Copper%20Frog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But, as this is a community event, I wanted to share all the other entries posted in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/JnBU2kE" target="_blank">Discord</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpiFTrkpSMl6lu3uFjvd8ql1HyH_okQV2lmP2dxrH_iWL6_YHsoBupxX-ibn-TehsUqTYTVndaeU82csswYkDAf35fisfyDtFI8UGws869aUjDaAUKGZyPvKVAxirsYLiZGsxNVDfEL1aGj0gLGb2cypvG9K7N-i6siRXn6JVKdpLeq5hUFDAmX_jlS3H/w200-h200/SKR%20rocks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div>As part of the new illustrations for a <a href="mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar " target="_blank">2024 Mouse Guard Calendar</a>, I did this piece of Saxon, Kenzie, and Rand exploring some mossy rocks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Like last year's calendar, this new one will feature half of the months featuring new-for-this-project artwork, while the other months feature existing favorite illustrations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Below in this blogpost I'll walk through the process of creating the artwork </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ITJDMQUvC3CT0-MQrYdlK0XA4EytD3WyXFdBzITKxPoxtBeeOHyUqOOHo4Tt-nQo4zu_vvqAvRMX31WUY7Nq08ND0HZteK4DJ4HBGmTR-Nd2R09Iq3rn_JQuqGK_WQjjvIINj6DosAOKMj5NVCKdtIm1-D-tBa-8OArK7H9YRpl3wjE98JAjYipWuEpI/s1000/SKR%20rocks%20Rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ITJDMQUvC3CT0-MQrYdlK0XA4EytD3WyXFdBzITKxPoxtBeeOHyUqOOHo4Tt-nQo4zu_vvqAvRMX31WUY7Nq08ND0HZteK4DJ4HBGmTR-Nd2R09Iq3rn_JQuqGK_WQjjvIINj6DosAOKMj5NVCKdtIm1-D-tBa-8OArK7H9YRpl3wjE98JAjYipWuEpI/w200-h200/SKR%20rocks%20Rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />I had 'rocks' written down on a list of calendar subject inspirations. So, I drew the original trio of Saxon, Kenzie, and Rand on some rocks. The rocks have swirl patterns carved into them to evoke a mood from some of the earliest Mouse Guard ink drawings: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1hXglj-ughvElAkrkTb_3DlAYMgJ6ASUNKZGp4-MmVmPjtBUNwvHMn-6-BQHs9v6LkB-eIdS45whc73Pc2UuargtfHxwPywZUj9xqUaly9Ecpd0nh6dka52o3Q1rQpu0wgWWxEcWD90/s1600/Lieam.jpg">https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1hXglj-ughvElAkrkTb_3DlAYMgJ6ASUNKZGp4-MmVmPjtBUNwvHMn-6-BQHs9v6LkB-eIdS45whc73Pc2UuargtfHxwPywZUj9xqUaly9Ecpd0nh6dka52o3Q1rQpu0wgWWxEcWD90/s1600/Lieam.jpg</a></div><div><br /></div><div>The drawings of the characters were done on copy paper, scanned into Photoshop, assembled with some quick digitally painted rocks (that I then printed out to do tighter pencil drawings over) and then assembled again.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgLSH-1W0vUxpq06rjRABdDnJGgA1q0FQWh_b5FjCnrxLyhHZXd39-zO0MeDL9oo4AV40HwOpJURxhNMRgt90VHbIx9KrYtxldfpaTI_jle1V4h2_YvHe5KISok4GD-sMWVGsnu2V4jJgVwl3xAs3QGOBnewK3bf2kqcGzEvl9JHKKFZeD7t5hAYUQ-aM/s1000/SKR%20rocks%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPgLSH-1W0vUxpq06rjRABdDnJGgA1q0FQWh_b5FjCnrxLyhHZXd39-zO0MeDL9oo4AV40HwOpJURxhNMRgt90VHbIx9KrYtxldfpaTI_jle1V4h2_YvHe5KISok4GD-sMWVGsnu2V4jJgVwl3xAs3QGOBnewK3bf2kqcGzEvl9JHKKFZeD7t5hAYUQ-aM/w200-h200/SKR%20rocks%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I printed the above digitally assembled layout onto two sheets of legal sized paper (taping them together so the image was 11" x 11") and then taped them with painter's tape onto the bak of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series Bristol.</div><div><br /></div><div>On my Huion Lightpapd I was able to see through the surface of the bristol down to the printout and use it as my 'pencils' as I worked. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs). </div><div><br /></div><div>I inked this piece on my <a href="http://twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Stream</a> where I mostly focused and got lost in the textures of the rocks and moss. I then finished inked the characters off stream.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfhRUTDMCJhxwF3vMv6_0wHgWeUnfLn1KtlzYkhT32G6JBI-dqxoZ0pH7qbn1os-jJP64UfVl5quLVbUF66lzOWfHzf5TQM_XmghgIsF6-1i-cGkfQa1zTK_fJfBVjAJcCLYkrsG5hEnZOk8Ic89WYtWd0szD2NYAEWROpXc7VOaNUnvkq0xbqG_eBa12/s1000/SKR%20rocks%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfhRUTDMCJhxwF3vMv6_0wHgWeUnfLn1KtlzYkhT32G6JBI-dqxoZ0pH7qbn1os-jJP64UfVl5quLVbUF66lzOWfHzf5TQM_XmghgIsF6-1i-cGkfQa1zTK_fJfBVjAJcCLYkrsG5hEnZOk8Ic89WYtWd0szD2NYAEWROpXc7VOaNUnvkq0xbqG_eBa12/w200-h200/SKR%20rocks%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a>With the inks finished, I scanned them into Photoshop and started the coloring process. That first step is known as 'Flatting' and essentially is professional coloring-inside-the-lines. A lot of the color palette was established both by the cannon of what I know the characters look like, but also a bit from my layout stage. <br /><br />Here I also established color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) on all of the grass</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpiFTrkpSMl6lu3uFjvd8ql1HyH_okQV2lmP2dxrH_iWL6_YHsoBupxX-ibn-TehsUqTYTVndaeU82csswYkDAf35fisfyDtFI8UGws869aUjDaAUKGZyPvKVAxirsYLiZGsxNVDfEL1aGj0gLGb2cypvG9K7N-i6siRXn6JVKdpLeq5hUFDAmX_jlS3H/s1000/SKR%20rocks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwpiFTrkpSMl6lu3uFjvd8ql1HyH_okQV2lmP2dxrH_iWL6_YHsoBupxX-ibn-TehsUqTYTVndaeU82csswYkDAf35fisfyDtFI8UGws869aUjDaAUKGZyPvKVAxirsYLiZGsxNVDfEL1aGj0gLGb2cypvG9K7N-i6siRXn6JVKdpLeq5hUFDAmX_jlS3H/w200-h200/SKR%20rocks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>The final step was to render the piece. I used the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop while using a stock textured brush. I colored a great deal of this on my <a href="http://twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Stream</a> as well.<br /><br /><div>As I said before, the colored image appears in the calendar for 2024</div><div><a href="http://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar" target="_blank">mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar </a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s1000/Calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s320/Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-45499464295772055112023-11-21T09:00:00.134-05:002023-11-21T09:00:00.129-05:00TMNT RPG Illustration<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kHmWt-oZVdNEr1JeDSvsrQzrQWd52ekDaBxWjNZjmDNyv3wYYzWENK9fV8Umw-uDxXOZizSUdOjwgEVF-5tZASGZOlhdQEUBMte9vB8bla5O36cJAPsUsH_-Dfu1_wq-Y9C1bOh21o2C07lpVs7zhdgLxwOt8-tfpK0X7cqARe7-TJhdmLnzizj4ClAM/s1000/RPG%20illo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="761" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kHmWt-oZVdNEr1JeDSvsrQzrQWd52ekDaBxWjNZjmDNyv3wYYzWENK9fV8Umw-uDxXOZizSUdOjwgEVF-5tZASGZOlhdQEUBMte9vB8bla5O36cJAPsUsH_-Dfu1_wq-Y9C1bOh21o2C07lpVs7zhdgLxwOt8-tfpK0X7cqARe7-TJhdmLnzizj4ClAM/w153-h200/RPG%20illo.jpg" width="153" /></a></div>The TMNT RPG is being Kickstarted for a reprint/remastering! To quote the campaign: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other StrangenessThe best-selling role-playing game is back, in beautiful full color with new art by TMNT creators Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, and more!" I am thrilled that I got to be one of those 'and more's to create a new full page color piece for the book.<br /><br />The Kickstarter is fully funded (and hitting stretch goals), but it ends Nov 28th, so there's still time to back it and get in on this reprinting of the TMNT RPG:<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness" target="_blank"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness</a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX9yIEKMpfgWouJKzoYFhm4fs4ONMsaqPYmEHyu-isSeDm_B50l0IAUz6yhxzewWxVNGIq6_Hbsj5x_EsxpH4MbVR3RGpLcVojeLgenU_cva5lDScfp_eMIB6nU4DR-BprMKvFQomQiepUyTaAl1CM4zrZxOV_ez6mtz4XKs2ueYJnz3N1AyN4sl7JS1p/s1000/rpg%20inspo.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="883" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX9yIEKMpfgWouJKzoYFhm4fs4ONMsaqPYmEHyu-isSeDm_B50l0IAUz6yhxzewWxVNGIq6_Hbsj5x_EsxpH4MbVR3RGpLcVojeLgenU_cva5lDScfp_eMIB6nU4DR-BprMKvFQomQiepUyTaAl1CM4zrZxOV_ez6mtz4XKs2ueYJnz3N1AyN4sl7JS1p/w177-h200/rpg%20inspo.jpg" width="177" /></a></div>I played the hell out this RPG in middle school and high school. D&D was banned in my house, so this was the first RPG I ever played. I loved the mutation character creation process, and my friends and I used this RPG to flesh out characters and ideas for <a href="https://davidpetersen.blogspot.com/2017/08/cats-trio-revisit-cover.html" target="_blank">Cats Trio</a>. <br /><br />The folks over at Palladium wanted an illustration that was more than just TMNT fan-art, something that spoke to the RPG itself, random mutant animals or characters and settings from the canned adventures in the books. I had always loved these three separate illustrations by Eastman & Laird from the original book, so I opted to make them into a party patrolling some derelict space.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0NsGffBCx7bEWjGw2oEKeRnfmMVS6vB9R6o9pKDDR-TBMXIMnbiueqSETs5UJQC68TaQFzPHgkhneHEkrCvVbkGPDyimCm3EkprMSK4oFjxzy6TwOWW6VhqidcCSyj1LsZ-tBVXU9dF92EngSuxg5PB5eAnNjB8Olmu2Q8NAjwPKmUHTBUActKSBxgKf/s1000/RPG%20illo%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="773" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0NsGffBCx7bEWjGw2oEKeRnfmMVS6vB9R6o9pKDDR-TBMXIMnbiueqSETs5UJQC68TaQFzPHgkhneHEkrCvVbkGPDyimCm3EkprMSK4oFjxzy6TwOWW6VhqidcCSyj1LsZ-tBVXU9dF92EngSuxg5PB5eAnNjB8Olmu2Q8NAjwPKmUHTBUActKSBxgKf/w154-h200/RPG%20illo%20rough.jpg" width="154" /></a></div>I redrew each character in my own way, adding gear and clothes from the RPG as well as from the original illustrations. These were done in pencil on copy paper and then assembled digitally. I found 3D reference for the opossum's gun, the porcupine's goggles (still visible in this layout), the weasel's compound bow, and the setting of a rusted out train. <br /><br />Over printouts of those models I penciled my own versions, adding my own details and scratches and dings. To help me see everything's individual forms, I did a quick color blocking before sending it off to Palladium & Paramount for approvals.<p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdj4XoDEkVeSjwom5XB1GLC-WTec1_KrirHVUnkmzwvIivrSNhoRB26S9BGJkb3M6fEnT18teFH_tnAWrZQ0ttZjikadMZb_jVE2aFm1We5ZpSgAK-U-3vQVasyMIvPkTocgY2TJBTBGavoBmdiuprpBNdia2jtEqO-TK3KR5hwuefcC0MtwFZ-_v4chX/s1000/RPG%20illo%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="761" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdj4XoDEkVeSjwom5XB1GLC-WTec1_KrirHVUnkmzwvIivrSNhoRB26S9BGJkb3M6fEnT18teFH_tnAWrZQ0ttZjikadMZb_jVE2aFm1We5ZpSgAK-U-3vQVasyMIvPkTocgY2TJBTBGavoBmdiuprpBNdia2jtEqO-TK3KR5hwuefcC0MtwFZ-_v4chX/w153-h200/RPG%20illo%20inks.jpg" width="153" /></a></div>The Layout was approved to move forward on. I printed out the above layout onto copy paper and taped it to the back of a sheet of 14" x 17" Strathmore bristol so I could ink the piece on a light pad. I use a Huion A3 lightpad, which is fairly big, but this whole piece wouldn't fit on it all at once.<br /><br />I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.5 & 0.7 nibs mainly) to ink the piece. I think I spent most of the time on the train, because I knew the concentration of lines to depict the rust and wear would set a darker value for the 'background' and I could then ink the characters afterwards making sure I didn't add too much texture to their forms so they could still be seeing against the train.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7Cc7mOkeBRXQyAK_52kn6fp35OesBjuxaULOkP27cFl8RKhhzlbxkfOPwSADIm-ASER-jXaXBQmFX9xRZKBd_mryBJQDek7ybf5YJtKAf5p2ShzOtxeLrP3gehGXYD_0wtXdmr_8JfnWp9zVydKTNuBLhtWWa7xxxnEqHaqDHKKN_yWorBu7UTUcO5ot/s1000/RPG%20illo%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="761" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7Cc7mOkeBRXQyAK_52kn6fp35OesBjuxaULOkP27cFl8RKhhzlbxkfOPwSADIm-ASER-jXaXBQmFX9xRZKBd_mryBJQDek7ybf5YJtKAf5p2ShzOtxeLrP3gehGXYD_0wtXdmr_8JfnWp9zVydKTNuBLhtWWa7xxxnEqHaqDHKKN_yWorBu7UTUcO5ot/w153-h200/RPG%20illo%20flats.jpg" width="153" /></a></div>When the inks were finished I scanned them and started the coloring process by placing in flat base colors for every form. Some of these colors were already loosely established in the layout stage, but here I needed to start dialing in on the value ranges for everything.<br /><br />I struggled with the color for the rusty train, and instead of sitting on this step for a night, I went straight in after this flats image was saved to figure out a painted color blend of grays, purples, and oranges that would make the train look less like a cardboard cutout.<p></p><p>For the train, I relied on several layers that I used the paintbrush tool (rather than the dodge and burn I rely on for most all of my rendering) and I painted a shadow layer (set to multiply) to help block in all those geometric shadow transitions. The characters were rendered using my normal method of a stock textured brush and the dodge and burn tools.</p><p>Below you can see the final art again, and I want to remind you to visit and consider backing the Kickstarter: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness" target="_blank"> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palladiumbooks/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-and-other-strangeness</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFj2aScZQid7z1uEB2Tw7cNcVpTvK6hPw1GbCWesJjjoEpipWhsKpqcyFSepFpWn8kCWtNv-5RXPSpaHl73fOQTCgMNzIv-p04z1lP5zh3wthZcP8WfPoHLdIGm8eTFena08E3ubAaUlJoZ2FfJWXDzPKy6M3XswOrr_bGruDCjHH8gcXV5oMywtgab1F/s1000/RPG%20illo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="761" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFj2aScZQid7z1uEB2Tw7cNcVpTvK6hPw1GbCWesJjjoEpipWhsKpqcyFSepFpWn8kCWtNv-5RXPSpaHl73fOQTCgMNzIv-p04z1lP5zh3wthZcP8WfPoHLdIGm8eTFena08E3ubAaUlJoZ2FfJWXDzPKy6M3XswOrr_bGruDCjHH8gcXV5oMywtgab1F/s320/RPG%20illo.jpg" width="244" /></a></div></div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-64542719767603705242023-11-14T09:00:00.011-05:002023-11-14T09:00:00.131-05:0020th Anniversary Trip photos<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In October Julia and I celebrated our 20th Wedding Anniversary in a house we rented on the Lake Michigan shore just south of Ludington, MI––with the spot on the beach where I proposed 21 years prior within view. We love fall weather, so having the lake to ourself in the cool-crisp breeze and dipping temps was perfect for us. Here are some photos of the trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtZ7jwRDlQIyWI-jgeo-CwEyJtGv7oWGrXlFCIioR2D2-IqevVzkGRbHyuPONfbtvhGZ8Up5k69GFMEASs6A4cQlLEacF6HmrH-zs-7zs3XU5LnCRUCEa0NXm5IQC2cqa1knviiWkn5zxng0YaA4oEBtDBdKX5kCPZ1TmnuDZgokCBZeyF4UrasKNhVKM/s4032/IMG_7076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtZ7jwRDlQIyWI-jgeo-CwEyJtGv7oWGrXlFCIioR2D2-IqevVzkGRbHyuPONfbtvhGZ8Up5k69GFMEASs6A4cQlLEacF6HmrH-zs-7zs3XU5LnCRUCEa0NXm5IQC2cqa1knviiWkn5zxng0YaA4oEBtDBdKX5kCPZ1TmnuDZgokCBZeyF4UrasKNhVKM/s320/IMG_7076.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking south along the shore. This area is also special to me because as a child, my family camped here regularly atop those bluffs in the woods. The beach here is where I proposed to Julia in Nov. 2002.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBluGjL8JZw2-byL05Ui7l6miDvcq0hugx7WbJ70oxhdd4DTBVxt51yY65gi-WqRZx5FFNtvL868_tL5PAPbPOlmK3Sk5Gm241ioLkc9P9IwaBKX34V_PhbiIWwso6r9LkVV9zFOZ4QRF2uMZ1lluKSxRZ2_keZEc02SBQrRy5t0KWoKxSgRN8BhugLJr8/s4032/IMG_7077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBluGjL8JZw2-byL05Ui7l6miDvcq0hugx7WbJ70oxhdd4DTBVxt51yY65gi-WqRZx5FFNtvL868_tL5PAPbPOlmK3Sk5Gm241ioLkc9P9IwaBKX34V_PhbiIWwso6r9LkVV9zFOZ4QRF2uMZ1lluKSxRZ2_keZEc02SBQrRy5t0KWoKxSgRN8BhugLJr8/s320/IMG_7077.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People who have never seen a Great Lake in person sometimes can't appreciate the scale and think about a little muddy duck-pond lake. Lake Michigan is vast––even at it's narrowest point you can't see across to the other side because the curvature of the earth takes effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1c3t6-9Wy0YeBKNCE5fTOqifGcYdsLOWSUrmWGwAZUjUCh_LfFcA9seHBskEcHOx_pgPA6swxv0GuKWDFAujfHNJkeyEarhlMyJS8Zh7_csL81tYpVil8A-VOUBIvjQmT9IeRZBXVnDS2IV0rn-9Svxit_PJRZ_5RaAdcZvxLSlFreJDndLwvHP84_Vx/s4032/IMG_7101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1c3t6-9Wy0YeBKNCE5fTOqifGcYdsLOWSUrmWGwAZUjUCh_LfFcA9seHBskEcHOx_pgPA6swxv0GuKWDFAujfHNJkeyEarhlMyJS8Zh7_csL81tYpVil8A-VOUBIvjQmT9IeRZBXVnDS2IV0rn-9Svxit_PJRZ_5RaAdcZvxLSlFreJDndLwvHP84_Vx/s320/IMG_7101.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The woods up in the bluffs are an area I played in as a kid, and my memories of exploring them certainly influenced what I draw for Mouse Guard...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyyVQuiRX8n43V89dGV48k1jKePBnA2uTfNTjmZTPDWk9e4hFOBPap0yYPJp9YyQi5fIMexAAT4auEN_MZXbcNyVzXyDkxgozremsZ_rfVZRqc81lsp8c9FyIPJSSkSy3WTw3Tep3h2rd7KGz9eopN9oa_QzdOYVckpQjalnOMAkHeh6lPsEslzq-N12W/s4032/IMG_7102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyyVQuiRX8n43V89dGV48k1jKePBnA2uTfNTjmZTPDWk9e4hFOBPap0yYPJp9YyQi5fIMexAAT4auEN_MZXbcNyVzXyDkxgozremsZ_rfVZRqc81lsp8c9FyIPJSSkSy3WTw3Tep3h2rd7KGz9eopN9oa_QzdOYVckpQjalnOMAkHeh6lPsEslzq-N12W/s320/IMG_7102.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And these woods have been a recharging point where I return to them to emotionally reconnect with that feeling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDTv4-Uukn0ap_pftAv346r53fgg7BFzDn9hmM8BAteErbmial7Ul5rKkmvz__E14zTmI-KinIgpYpYVjAeM_p3_Socwq2l_6ImrGRU1rCJF9BJnCqnZpwc28Hvh5qCUkcNGayrmifyb5YRRQynMcR2nHHSELqQ_77VTIS5RhLnqVGLnlUp0LT4RymOck/s4032/IMG_7104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDTv4-Uukn0ap_pftAv346r53fgg7BFzDn9hmM8BAteErbmial7Ul5rKkmvz__E14zTmI-KinIgpYpYVjAeM_p3_Socwq2l_6ImrGRU1rCJF9BJnCqnZpwc28Hvh5qCUkcNGayrmifyb5YRRQynMcR2nHHSELqQ_77VTIS5RhLnqVGLnlUp0LT4RymOck/s320/IMG_7104.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the years since Mouse Guard started getting published, I've used it also as a place to collect photo reference for the series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvRkhIT0FZyTekd56c10CmakO8BGCzMgCVwfM_6W9XK9KIbPxcka2kD9XA8VGm-I0KXfATo2805RLTZwyOckE0hoNunGo1y7IfaVZM8qjGBdDffUYyEFyWIx6HMM0O4u95rg0HloLH1FFg5UEjuRb-a9wNV-Fo3tmZdlRwbSZzYY9ZSJ4tOKj8qB_n4ml/s4032/IMG_7105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvRkhIT0FZyTekd56c10CmakO8BGCzMgCVwfM_6W9XK9KIbPxcka2kD9XA8VGm-I0KXfATo2805RLTZwyOckE0hoNunGo1y7IfaVZM8qjGBdDffUYyEFyWIx6HMM0O4u95rg0HloLH1FFg5UEjuRb-a9wNV-Fo3tmZdlRwbSZzYY9ZSJ4tOKj8qB_n4ml/s320/IMG_7105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And every now and then the trees thin out and you get a view of the lake from high above like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zcJ0rZ2n5pNSNQkTsiCmL4CEpfTVi3OiOjMcwSFSne3Z9p7MIyiBeMRPEw4Ns0uPHFyPdxe-5hGryYfm_oIo3Bltij7Wh5H2FC809CYUmb9L4d82Ooua8Bk2qsKP870QSg7mLaHbwv5SrCmN77VGcwdjX2LtNbNp8OjMoC3vZftnQ5mr-sJD_BruzdO4/s4032/IMG_7106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_zcJ0rZ2n5pNSNQkTsiCmL4CEpfTVi3OiOjMcwSFSne3Z9p7MIyiBeMRPEw4Ns0uPHFyPdxe-5hGryYfm_oIo3Bltij7Wh5H2FC809CYUmb9L4d82Ooua8Bk2qsKP870QSg7mLaHbwv5SrCmN77VGcwdjX2LtNbNp8OjMoC3vZftnQ5mr-sJD_BruzdO4/s320/IMG_7106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I discovered some fungus growing on a fallen birch tree that I'm sure I'll fit into a Mouse Guard book or illustration at some point.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXpTnWepaTzcHknlQIYigDYlQ6XZIUqlTU8OMeyMIFcOe2zyhhg_VRogltr4C86-Iobc8JRdNOgVvcjfNgGitaAR6kEWIdqvKyEqs_4H4XgLGLoQrKN1qjcixzzX1rWQi2NtQU5PJ8ei6AAyYmm0se0yHKHV0hjuAbMGWETTIvjvPaQLlvgKHpTDRdyws/s4032/IMG_7109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXpTnWepaTzcHknlQIYigDYlQ6XZIUqlTU8OMeyMIFcOe2zyhhg_VRogltr4C86-Iobc8JRdNOgVvcjfNgGitaAR6kEWIdqvKyEqs_4H4XgLGLoQrKN1qjcixzzX1rWQi2NtQU5PJ8ei6AAyYmm0se0yHKHV0hjuAbMGWETTIvjvPaQLlvgKHpTDRdyws/s320/IMG_7109.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sandy soil is prone to eroding and exposing all kinds of root structure and hidey-holes, where it's almost impossible not to imagine a mouse settlement in some of these places.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeYoDQ0fy6MtgM5D-wUfEZ2zVugsHIMTnua86_Cf5rniSubfnCu9XJoa-j0Y46PF1pjJM4Fp8oz8kV5hPnui1xUKzcFTv718U0h6qxtLtPabpx4GeMUA-acHzMM6DUM4SpOt3O27r4V6nSPdAdsNKAZpM5FrdkLO9WtJoVF4PQtUsa5aUZgnbNLz7Wt6Q/s4032/IMG_7111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeYoDQ0fy6MtgM5D-wUfEZ2zVugsHIMTnua86_Cf5rniSubfnCu9XJoa-j0Y46PF1pjJM4Fp8oz8kV5hPnui1xUKzcFTv718U0h6qxtLtPabpx4GeMUA-acHzMM6DUM4SpOt3O27r4V6nSPdAdsNKAZpM5FrdkLO9WtJoVF4PQtUsa5aUZgnbNLz7Wt6Q/s320/IMG_7111.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Walking through and exploring this place in the off season makes it all the more magical. Trees looking like they could walk around and move if you're not paying attention in a warm autumn glow and no other humans in sight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJAftlfCuFRVlpuGHkxM46L_XA-ACVj0y58IbVVM461ncRsxxwo80nFM-IsgyGNpSI27VbcKwzdNRIiwnDLD8ZVlteFnGaXMX-hBkxWYylE593wMxgmFz6o3U28UJH1bCPL2Zce8khRoC4S57KZgY6tK8TnmcNHOcMWLQR2D1sqslSdldCkoYmb9eRYOz/s4032/IMG_7115.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJAftlfCuFRVlpuGHkxM46L_XA-ACVj0y58IbVVM461ncRsxxwo80nFM-IsgyGNpSI27VbcKwzdNRIiwnDLD8ZVlteFnGaXMX-hBkxWYylE593wMxgmFz6o3U28UJH1bCPL2Zce8khRoC4S57KZgY6tK8TnmcNHOcMWLQR2D1sqslSdldCkoYmb9eRYOz/s320/IMG_7115.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Though, it turns out I wasn't alone on this walk––I was being watched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-sSPNNMhikpNaPv5Ktk7l9ep3kuaj0quQ22n3uWWFkmnjaHbjMvZuqhK5s3uOFB5inombYmRtElt8azjkDiAP8eWzdfv79mtYSoAYyET8ac5S0aifhqKaaVjbG-yymfrrOntn9hLdEfqA60Y5bTKbJHSVa0SJ19e6xhde-64_KQzJYnyBO8FASaZriwv/s4032/IMG_7116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-sSPNNMhikpNaPv5Ktk7l9ep3kuaj0quQ22n3uWWFkmnjaHbjMvZuqhK5s3uOFB5inombYmRtElt8azjkDiAP8eWzdfv79mtYSoAYyET8ac5S0aifhqKaaVjbG-yymfrrOntn9hLdEfqA60Y5bTKbJHSVa0SJ19e6xhde-64_KQzJYnyBO8FASaZriwv/s320/IMG_7116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These trees have been exposed like this since I was a kid––and I always see this spot as where a Ringwraith searches as the hobbits hide in the roots and Frodo is tempted to use the one ring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqifDcfFdf2ir7sDhTORUIP8-1Me2Aip0ewtTSsJ5lfVwQk8g7GsIhEri_7p-64JHsZuIhCKyoEOoRTmQDKO0mKB61Xpw63OaJMzDy5smBCqtERdiy0h6e8qWczZM7xf-l07j6anZhr8cISLUCcb76SixGzjO9r1pLAP5eosvYhn_B2Rmepb2A8ZTuxVol/s4032/IMG_7121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqifDcfFdf2ir7sDhTORUIP8-1Me2Aip0ewtTSsJ5lfVwQk8g7GsIhEri_7p-64JHsZuIhCKyoEOoRTmQDKO0mKB61Xpw63OaJMzDy5smBCqtERdiy0h6e8qWczZM7xf-l07j6anZhr8cISLUCcb76SixGzjO9r1pLAP5eosvYhn_B2Rmepb2A8ZTuxVol/s320/IMG_7121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The longer we stayed, the closer we got to peak fall color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIU7uZmj8XlP4h9v16q7IruwokR8FMxV4_pXNGV6nX4RkWxQ_DD8SdAiMZrTqK6ybsgax-D49VnxRKdeIs4SOsRmLwicvNSTyRYT_moTVeknJyVBHgIt7V3DPmAhpCxrRJaKs_8IlavrHmMYYboZkgp-OPMjqb4bYiId5E-q8GaXyFvlyAkQ43cX5-npN/s4032/IMG_7127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIU7uZmj8XlP4h9v16q7IruwokR8FMxV4_pXNGV6nX4RkWxQ_DD8SdAiMZrTqK6ybsgax-D49VnxRKdeIs4SOsRmLwicvNSTyRYT_moTVeknJyVBHgIt7V3DPmAhpCxrRJaKs_8IlavrHmMYYboZkgp-OPMjqb4bYiId5E-q8GaXyFvlyAkQ43cX5-npN/s320/IMG_7127.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The landscape was aglow, which is what reminded us of 20 years ago in similar fall colors Julia and I pledged ourselves to each other in front of friends and family.<br /><br /></div><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hb3XUWNsV6c?si=l3Ap0f4WgzjcuqfL" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe><br />Lastly, enjoy the walk from the house, through the dune grass, and down to Lake Michigan.</div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-20863328552413020812023-11-07T09:00:00.069-05:002023-11-07T09:00:00.139-05:00Singing Smolder Paper Dragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4F6gO-nrrzpCcXNcx63aZ1BDeu1s1FMArhLlJYQ1n3o1Ex022_wJPTu6kSFnnAakvo0LgD-AFe04RqCTd9mbQjO7hSqUdv2KnJWD5EfYsKXLzc1WJErhSD2hveP0jYVvU2LlHdr3F1ytGxDeREO5fqLFw50Mb0EFIqqhbnfeTjMcIYPwGORfKEex0FkG/s1000/Paper%20Smolder%20Singing.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4F6gO-nrrzpCcXNcx63aZ1BDeu1s1FMArhLlJYQ1n3o1Ex022_wJPTu6kSFnnAakvo0LgD-AFe04RqCTd9mbQjO7hSqUdv2KnJWD5EfYsKXLzc1WJErhSD2hveP0jYVvU2LlHdr3F1ytGxDeREO5fqLFw50Mb0EFIqqhbnfeTjMcIYPwGORfKEex0FkG/w199-h200/Paper%20Smolder%20Singing.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>Last Friday on my <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Stream</a>, we did the #DiscoveringDragons Community-Draw-Along! It's a fun event where I welcome all skill levels to push their pencils (or whatever tools they use to make art).<p></p><p></p><p>I worked on my piece live on my Twitch stream while viewers worked at home and then on Monday we shared our finished pieces.</p><p>Here is my finished colored Dragon. And below are my steps to create it as well as the community submissions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltOuhtl3AbDa1ZZj19KpTRGaTdYXElXiOC_333lFBwKQMNMxv1temVBxfwr1GhpQFSnxiXRe3XQVcR32r5qk215e0UleoCiJiyM-DjZLnRz72iP0xjFVz7ozA2mxOqfk5h8Ghn_00BYy6xxrwQhxsHsaM5pBEgAPhTaWqy_D81SNHjnkOEY1eBNqSWn5Y/s2400/11%20Nov%2023%20prompts.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltOuhtl3AbDa1ZZj19KpTRGaTdYXElXiOC_333lFBwKQMNMxv1temVBxfwr1GhpQFSnxiXRe3XQVcR32r5qk215e0UleoCiJiyM-DjZLnRz72iP0xjFVz7ozA2mxOqfk5h8Ghn_00BYy6xxrwQhxsHsaM5pBEgAPhTaWqy_D81SNHjnkOEY1eBNqSWn5Y/w200-h200/11%20Nov%2023%20prompts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />For #DiscoveringDragons, I post two or three prompt words for everyone to make into a dragon. It's a nice framework for artists of any skill level to focus some time on an 'assignment' to shake the rust off or get the pencil moving again––all while also being loose enough that there's plenty of room for individual expression and interpretation.<p></p><p>This month the prompt was three words: Smoulder, Singing, & Paper.</p><p>I opened several tabs of google image searches of origami and folded paper dragons as well as smouldering paper and musical notation. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJQ-O7Ynj-MQ49a7wHD5snqVmNS8pDbQbFACm2wTqqDe_JAjsVdiltNQTyKm6F191yEJ27WrKruMrtl7kf6Jm_rDpaZ-2VWXZVWDSCN0Wyj8q1j0LfUg2SFbdQmRvZRXfOS4unxq6Ov3Fb-VvDfVukRzhXdx-jSqq4XwNX_oJ1Psq64-4AqtppPEOjTAU/s1000/paper%20smolder%20singing%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJQ-O7Ynj-MQ49a7wHD5snqVmNS8pDbQbFACm2wTqqDe_JAjsVdiltNQTyKm6F191yEJ27WrKruMrtl7kf6Jm_rDpaZ-2VWXZVWDSCN0Wyj8q1j0LfUg2SFbdQmRvZRXfOS4unxq6Ov3Fb-VvDfVukRzhXdx-jSqq4XwNX_oJ1Psq64-4AqtppPEOjTAU/w200-h200/paper%20smolder%20singing%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I started my dragon with a very loose shape for a flying dragon, not as though it was made of paper or accounted for folds, just as though I was making note of where I wanted the extremities as well as the volumes those should be.<br /><br />Then I started defining those volumes as folded paper. I started with the head, and worked my way back, not working about the smouldering until I was done. I found I needed to simplify the design as I kept adding more folds and planes, but they just detracted from the idea that this beast was made of paper. Lastly I scanned the drawing into Photoshop so I could make some adjustments and I digitally drew in some wings and blocked in light color for the forms of the paper and the smoke.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCy7taBrRaPlkTbr-_DRq-o8m_m5RWXdnHFMa_W0G3SRRhRqP10uEalvDgSz7Ue98tVvM2kFU54N0gr1Y-R3Ocrj0iQvSaGUUT_WjQknID3Ru8NyEkHqfMnayROYGOAQdi-_ASnhOQ-21eCZbGyhEYchK9LP_N829qobnfWhu9QeXPRSFsddasNYUAeyr/s1000/Paper%20Smolder%20Singing%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCy7taBrRaPlkTbr-_DRq-o8m_m5RWXdnHFMa_W0G3SRRhRqP10uEalvDgSz7Ue98tVvM2kFU54N0gr1Y-R3Ocrj0iQvSaGUUT_WjQknID3Ru8NyEkHqfMnayROYGOAQdi-_ASnhOQ-21eCZbGyhEYchK9LP_N829qobnfWhu9QeXPRSFsddasNYUAeyr/w199-h200/Paper%20Smolder%20Singing%20inks.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /></div></div>I printed out the above design and taped that onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. Using a lightpad, I was able to see through the surface of the bristol as I inked the dragon. I used Copic Multiliner 0.3 and 0.5 SP pen to ink the art. <p></p><p>The inking on this piece was about making those planes of the folded paper remain to make sense and then deteriorate them where the smouldering bits are alight. There was also a lot of texture work in the smoke trail coming out of the end of the tail that I rushed to get done before I had to end the Twitch stream. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq0qMwbXQEB2W6mO0bdZ_8cIJuUuMjtbkXXuK4SzG9C4RHe8VtCEOkV7e1cjPjvTXx1YQu6oxIkIzBPYCdMXcnzM4-0HDPOhxGMllZVZydiKzWo5N7sBxBjydnXtkvHg-4rfnEritHUDLW5nWTNIjnEwg-wG7XgJBI4e8tY-QD5hD8CswCAccJAMiyePY/s3588/paper%20smolder%20singing%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="3576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBq0qMwbXQEB2W6mO0bdZ_8cIJuUuMjtbkXXuK4SzG9C4RHe8VtCEOkV7e1cjPjvTXx1YQu6oxIkIzBPYCdMXcnzM4-0HDPOhxGMllZVZydiKzWo5N7sBxBjydnXtkvHg-4rfnEritHUDLW5nWTNIjnEwg-wG7XgJBI4e8tY-QD5hD8CswCAccJAMiyePY/w199-h200/paper%20smolder%20singing%20flats.jpg" width="199" /></a></div></div>As the stream ended I wished the viewers all luck with their pieces and told them we'd take a look at everyone's work on Monday.<p></p><p>On Saturday I scanned the inks to start the color flatting process––basically professional coloring-in-the-lines. First step was creating color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) for the entire dragon as well as the smoke and the flame and notes. Then I flatted in two colors: the paper dragon, and the smoke.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">For the final colors I did some painting with the paintbrush tool for all the edges of the burning bits, but did most of the highlights, shading, and texture with the dodge and burn tools and a stock photoshop texture brush. Below you can again see the final rendered dragon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExNnZYDKqnwrCrX2PJEpnI2ZBSVS4Pkw_z9obyl9U-zzu0u6m_ypIJ2Hfb1hUAQDdIEHOxZiOJzrgm_-T5BGnDNxIkU9XSsgrurlChGWFBMl5uSStRthWQ7jh4zBU5HxjMv3kIAHNQ5wywTlfzNqPcfIVOAptgup9j60Qf8j7RqoZ7erL0Qdqm9jUh0GO/s1000/Paper%20Smolder%20Singing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExNnZYDKqnwrCrX2PJEpnI2ZBSVS4Pkw_z9obyl9U-zzu0u6m_ypIJ2Hfb1hUAQDdIEHOxZiOJzrgm_-T5BGnDNxIkU9XSsgrurlChGWFBMl5uSStRthWQ7jh4zBU5HxjMv3kIAHNQ5wywTlfzNqPcfIVOAptgup9j60Qf8j7RqoZ7erL0Qdqm9jUh0GO/s320/Paper%20Smolder%20Singing.jpg" width="319" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But, as this is a community event, I wanted to share all the other entries posted in the <a href="https://discord.com/invite/JnBU2kE" target="_blank">Discord</a>.<span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span><p></p>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-1972988897458932712023-10-24T09:00:00.046-04:002023-10-24T09:00:00.142-04:00Hawk & Snake<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_ZXJIl0axVnUWcIUSUvCDv3_z-nSQDfAURQnkkSZTfxA05At-UpJeT7evAIPcOjlsZQAx2X7QGIN6Iy_vR_JhGAImZJr0MGuamlU3JCY5v8bDurmcfJzcmREBYaLpwh-I-deBhf1StE3tgVMz_RiVisvLTK3xp3jGdDgHncJ6tCRdv-FpY0bICUP2kXK/s1000/Hawk%20snake.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_ZXJIl0axVnUWcIUSUvCDv3_z-nSQDfAURQnkkSZTfxA05At-UpJeT7evAIPcOjlsZQAx2X7QGIN6Iy_vR_JhGAImZJr0MGuamlU3JCY5v8bDurmcfJzcmREBYaLpwh-I-deBhf1StE3tgVMz_RiVisvLTK3xp3jGdDgHncJ6tCRdv-FpY0bICUP2kXK/w200-h200/Hawk%20snake.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>As part of the new illustrations for a 2024 Mouse <a href="mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar " target="_blank">Guard Calendar</a>, I did this piece of a Guardmouse scurrying away as two predators battle each other.<p></p><div><div>Like last year's calendar, this new one will feature half of the months featuring new-for-this-project artwork, while the other months feature existing favorite illustrations.<br /><br />Below in this blogpost I'll walk through the process of creating the artwork</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9tHczDmbWcC5vpL2JMxzGdUZ6mInVZlbuUH4v7ItV0IJbjucJxuoH9mMfzsmr5FmYO-bJI77vEr49tSNczhr_NQSR1iQvBJV8Q9ALSuE_bGf-ufXBpEr1fUb9KN_8pUie_dEuqswrt_OYgU19gdNu-xIzF6QVjzml_pvAjqGdlRfvVxQvnN5xBfguvtC/s1000/Hawk%20snake%20Rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9tHczDmbWcC5vpL2JMxzGdUZ6mInVZlbuUH4v7ItV0IJbjucJxuoH9mMfzsmr5FmYO-bJI77vEr49tSNczhr_NQSR1iQvBJV8Q9ALSuE_bGf-ufXBpEr1fUb9KN_8pUie_dEuqswrt_OYgU19gdNu-xIzF6QVjzml_pvAjqGdlRfvVxQvnN5xBfguvtC/w200-h200/Hawk%20snake%20Rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This piece started with a photo of a hawk attacking a pile of leaves (presumably for small hiding prey). I liked the idea of one calendar piece being about a predator battle, but thought, what if the hawk were fighting a snake and that allowed a mouse to hide or escape. <br /><br />I drew the hawk and snake on separate sheets of copy paper with the aid of photo reference. I also drew a mice high-tailing it out of there while eyeing some eggs. These were all assembled in photoshop, with each drawing being tinted a different color (to help me see the different drawings easier) and some quick blocky groundcover painted in as well as a stock mace 3D model rotated correctly to match the mouse's pose.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2d1TT04X42DxnGxuJrAmJbD2bkCuEFokoOlClDGmG-IkBoc5N5ADmoPWRbYiHF5D_pwnAKNlh8WPgf0iUOrvHW55L31eXEr58MAxaYi2BmZscIrCOxHmKuid9ISQFNqQjD3ExKLE6qq4KhtwXmqgQCAl2zbMwYADX1QW06HoYS5H6Q_Mzb5NDytnhVdW/s1000/hawk%20snake%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2d1TT04X42DxnGxuJrAmJbD2bkCuEFokoOlClDGmG-IkBoc5N5ADmoPWRbYiHF5D_pwnAKNlh8WPgf0iUOrvHW55L31eXEr58MAxaYi2BmZscIrCOxHmKuid9ISQFNqQjD3ExKLE6qq4KhtwXmqgQCAl2zbMwYADX1QW06HoYS5H6Q_Mzb5NDytnhVdW/w200-h200/hawk%20snake%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>I printed the above digitally assembled layout onto two sheets of legal sized paper (taping them together so the image was 11" x 11") and then taped them with painter's tape onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series Bristol.</div><div><br /></div><div>On my Huion Lightpapd I was able to see through the surface of the bristol down to the printout and use it as my 'pencils' as I worked. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs). </div><div><br /></div><div>I inked this piece focused mainly on the hawk and snake and keeping them interesting, but not overly cluttered with detail (especially in the snake's scales).<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn7W11ygzRwvdAk1Rx7hfcjkGXd2_-mWZbGVnLH-CSgQtbbq9bW8MH5cwApB1rTSMNtg-27Lfi6jc6Fi9RRpXAE84t0wD60CZbXHJW45CUEhYIl1e6GP0W-1R4oL1WSt78gDLJ0Cf5mrs2bkDfmwnvgHP9QO2F1WbxA2fxzGeLXL4GrbiEXDKRto0ynv4/s1000/hawk%20snake%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOn7W11ygzRwvdAk1Rx7hfcjkGXd2_-mWZbGVnLH-CSgQtbbq9bW8MH5cwApB1rTSMNtg-27Lfi6jc6Fi9RRpXAE84t0wD60CZbXHJW45CUEhYIl1e6GP0W-1R4oL1WSt78gDLJ0Cf5mrs2bkDfmwnvgHP9QO2F1WbxA2fxzGeLXL4GrbiEXDKRto0ynv4/w200-h200/hawk%20snake%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a>With the inks finished, I scanned them into Photoshop and started the coloring process. That first step is known as 'Flatting' and essentially is professional coloring-inside-the-lines. I didn't know what the overall color palate was going to be, so I used all awful abstract colors just to make sure I had every shape established: The hawk's lighter feathers, the hawk's darker feathers, the snake, the snake's belly, the leaves, the sticks, the eggs, etc...<br /><br />Here I also established color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) on the eggs, and then everything behind the mouse, and then another on everything behind the hawk & snake.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNgLxildlGp7dtwkL4s_q_8t6trjUABeRMbC8nr4XL9YMIdBLoI0cyVaPh4VRAjKmfjWhNadx0Bfn_FSr608vPLiG4V0buQrDSiy0Ri38Oa6wp600hHjmQmsMixJMuM5IQ0y6PbxRyh0ziQE7H-e0TsHSVH_j4r29BnMyWoftcXO9pNy6OiGtU3qAHg4Y/s1000/Hawk%20snake.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNgLxildlGp7dtwkL4s_q_8t6trjUABeRMbC8nr4XL9YMIdBLoI0cyVaPh4VRAjKmfjWhNadx0Bfn_FSr608vPLiG4V0buQrDSiy0Ri38Oa6wp600hHjmQmsMixJMuM5IQ0y6PbxRyh0ziQE7H-e0TsHSVH_j4r29BnMyWoftcXO9pNy6OiGtU3qAHg4Y/w200-h200/Hawk%20snake.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The final step was to render the piece. I used the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop while using a stock textured brush. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had to do a lot of color replacing before I could start the rendering though. I began with colors close to their real life counterparts and then started adjusting hue and saturation until the piece worked as a whole.<br /><br />The colored image appears in the calendar for 2024</div><div><a href="http://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar" target="_blank">mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s1000/Calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s320/Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-90988709838673740192023-10-17T09:00:00.040-04:002023-10-17T09:00:00.150-04:00Sparrow and Berries<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu3wY6nokTCORQxeVJ7-nL8k028dQQ37sF36xaLFrN6X9e3nbVTbMyQITv3sn31OzdUFmwB_2WFlGrs4LA1RaY_vmcmQ3oCHEZBofeYC-NjvCtB7uvMuSqET-MELMaWwLUEXV32Kzz_6Guz1x2AwlBaNZaV_4Z8Gc8bJEazuabUX2OpD43RAvV2YkUTlN/s1000/sparrow.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu3wY6nokTCORQxeVJ7-nL8k028dQQ37sF36xaLFrN6X9e3nbVTbMyQITv3sn31OzdUFmwB_2WFlGrs4LA1RaY_vmcmQ3oCHEZBofeYC-NjvCtB7uvMuSqET-MELMaWwLUEXV32Kzz_6Guz1x2AwlBaNZaV_4Z8Gc8bJEazuabUX2OpD43RAvV2YkUTlN/w200-h200/sparrow.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p>As part of the new illustrations for a 2024 Mouse <a href="mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar " target="_blank">Guard Calendar</a>, <br />I did this piece of a mouse harvesting berries and sharing them with a sparrow.<br /><br />Like last year's calendar, this new one will feature half of the months featuring new-for-this-project artwork, while the other months feature existing favorite illustrations.<br /><br />Below in this blogpost I'll walk through the process of creating the artwork<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWgle93Z9Zk8NDtaCwDGkxf13mI80y7eZj15el3iZYoLnx8LoW2xULTEw3LLn67zh0aCWMFyYc5jdUzl20iAIonRKZ6huUPBIsvErHtGOBZKzLkh05tUjVGUCghpdPVd9t6ReJU8mR1D6IjM_Dt86SWflGe5wNmBjskDfuXrHT16Asfg4nrv50cEz50xH/s1000/sparrow%20rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWgle93Z9Zk8NDtaCwDGkxf13mI80y7eZj15el3iZYoLnx8LoW2xULTEw3LLn67zh0aCWMFyYc5jdUzl20iAIonRKZ6huUPBIsvErHtGOBZKzLkh05tUjVGUCghpdPVd9t6ReJU8mR1D6IjM_Dt86SWflGe5wNmBjskDfuXrHT16Asfg4nrv50cEz50xH/w200-h200/sparrow%20rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>This piece started with a photograph I took outside of my in-law's home last fall of their little thicket. I'm not sure what the plant even is––closest I've going on Google is Winter Berry, but that doesn't quite match. Anyhow, I used this photo and added a mouse harvesting berries and a sparrow watching/sharing. <br /><br />Bird fans always let me know their appreciation for more birds in Mouse Guard illustrations. The drawings here of the characters as well as the branches they are standing on were done on sheets of copy paper and assembled in Photoshop. I had photo reference for the sparrow drawing.<br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C7P_iwVNKjE3ie4Bvae7djIVMPUSxG-_Ym_mopqVHZcg6hHdhPuuqo9FSv5MW7--M2wxVZg3ru1IzuwG4WPcJyUej8Wne83K-thEwJtBLrimaJWqhKgRXsEql-x0iN_ZXg9fwPiHfhtplv1eoLsrlZavCg30xGiYwuljPlbbGGDBkK5QfWdVAJqlbgcH/s1000/sparrow%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C7P_iwVNKjE3ie4Bvae7djIVMPUSxG-_Ym_mopqVHZcg6hHdhPuuqo9FSv5MW7--M2wxVZg3ru1IzuwG4WPcJyUej8Wne83K-thEwJtBLrimaJWqhKgRXsEql-x0iN_ZXg9fwPiHfhtplv1eoLsrlZavCg30xGiYwuljPlbbGGDBkK5QfWdVAJqlbgcH/w200-h200/sparrow%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I printed the above digitally assembled layout onto two sheets of legal sized paper (taping them together so the image was 11" x 11") and then taped them with painter's tape onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series Bristol.<p></p><p></p>On my Huion Lightpapd I was able to see through the surface of the bristol down to the printout and use it as my 'pencils' as I worked. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs). <br /><br />That tangle of thicket is my zen happy place to ink, but I was worried about losing the focus of the characters, so I left a little white gap around them to help separate them from all that visual mess.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhAvdbHzkyOqRubWV9-jRCIIgs3dfAR9rSShQWDrglcXvqzbmpAhjHJPReX3_grjHOoP6nl3oKmpAdVYt_P0VvaZzUP1kE8BotnzPvf3AkBiO6-_WtZB-SA13pghPy5tFCCA9AMlFgrEnfteWGx7XbqU1Wb7tIgi1ahBF0YhqOtvSsLC5p_5z6nDcipxs/s1000/sparrow%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZhAvdbHzkyOqRubWV9-jRCIIgs3dfAR9rSShQWDrglcXvqzbmpAhjHJPReX3_grjHOoP6nl3oKmpAdVYt_P0VvaZzUP1kE8BotnzPvf3AkBiO6-_WtZB-SA13pghPy5tFCCA9AMlFgrEnfteWGx7XbqU1Wb7tIgi1ahBF0YhqOtvSsLC5p_5z6nDcipxs/w200-h200/sparrow%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><div>With the inks finished, I scanned them into Photoshop and started the coloring process. That first step is known as 'Flatting' and essentially is professional coloring-inside-the-lines. Some of the color palette was established by the original photo––and then I just extended that to the tones of the characters as well.</div><div><br />Here I also established a color hold (an area where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) on all of the background that tapers off as it gets lower in the image.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXCIwS3KSgQCf6O02S5rEdaJ8GLjB34l25WlXuTc5ObhA4l_l6QOEEcAtdPxrjSXeltQLtNcZiwmyOnGvcaQgsJ3HutNB2umYuDItD3QRpnJXwSeYsJR_3gJbkZwBlie_BkmzEvB0aqZndtAFhvAhtn4i30jiu43n2sPVnKOhnZ8tGs9sx2tz4vPhEsf3/s1000/sparrow.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXCIwS3KSgQCf6O02S5rEdaJ8GLjB34l25WlXuTc5ObhA4l_l6QOEEcAtdPxrjSXeltQLtNcZiwmyOnGvcaQgsJ3HutNB2umYuDItD3QRpnJXwSeYsJR_3gJbkZwBlie_BkmzEvB0aqZndtAFhvAhtn4i30jiu43n2sPVnKOhnZ8tGs9sx2tz4vPhEsf3/w200-h200/sparrow.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The final step was to render the piece. I used the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop while using a stock textured brush. <br /><br />Getting the depth of field with the tones all being so matchy-matchy was a trick and took a lot of fussing with even after I had everything rendered. In the end I'm very pleased with the result.<br /><br />The colored image appears in the calendar for 2024:<br /><a href="http://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar" target="_blank">mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar </a><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s1000/Calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s320/Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-3848040313498289162023-10-10T09:00:00.054-04:002023-10-10T09:00:00.146-04:00Crystal Pixie Owl Dragon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gutU6IhHddBHFkXkKUaNBOvR2tHJba4OuSkNKcOPU0hvBT2EUzeRjdg3EEOPVvIuRW4FcY88DR_B8NBtAei4ZW7XlwcIFtImyGyCoPcwnbT9pcOe1PkjSN_IVpWYLO5DIm8senE0863ILsRrgYMUelcrYFa8ErwObBPYC6K62T8MAfPVzrBNKQTvexhF/s1000/10%20Pixie%20Crystal%20Owl.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gutU6IhHddBHFkXkKUaNBOvR2tHJba4OuSkNKcOPU0hvBT2EUzeRjdg3EEOPVvIuRW4FcY88DR_B8NBtAei4ZW7XlwcIFtImyGyCoPcwnbT9pcOe1PkjSN_IVpWYLO5DIm8senE0863ILsRrgYMUelcrYFa8ErwObBPYC6K62T8MAfPVzrBNKQTvexhF/w199-h200/10%20Pixie%20Crystal%20Owl.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>Last Friday on my Twitch Stream, we did the #DiscoveringDragons Community-Draw-Along! It's a fun event where I welcome all skill levels to push their pencils (or whatever tools they use to make art).<p></p><p>I worked on my piece live on my <a href="http://twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch stream</a> while viewers worked at home and then on Monday we shared our finished pieces.</p><p>Here is my finished colored Dragon. And below are my steps to create it as well as the community submissions.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8a9tuzMjvCUpO75JsHbRDSzpix-ycVWPQtFM1r-U-UTnp2N1nTklIAAjOsfIWHBh6s2fY-q1uk1R6vvEFUurhVXH_Eq-rC_cZ_MJiB_CecOgfkdtHPpIjNCZ16nQoDANK1FWlvjqIoc2NNI6Hotfilc3ay1fxLnJlJCWvjfq5HR3zYrWHptrUqswbZqEd/s2400/10%20Oct%2023%20prompts.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8a9tuzMjvCUpO75JsHbRDSzpix-ycVWPQtFM1r-U-UTnp2N1nTklIAAjOsfIWHBh6s2fY-q1uk1R6vvEFUurhVXH_Eq-rC_cZ_MJiB_CecOgfkdtHPpIjNCZ16nQoDANK1FWlvjqIoc2NNI6Hotfilc3ay1fxLnJlJCWvjfq5HR3zYrWHptrUqswbZqEd/w200-h200/10%20Oct%2023%20prompts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>For #DiscoveringDragons, I post two or three prompt words for everyone to make into a dragon. It's a nice framework for artists of any skill level to focus some time on an 'assignment' to shake the rust off or get the pencil moving again––all while also being loose enough that there's plenty of room for individual expression and interpretation.<p></p><p>This month the prompt was three words: Crystal, Pixie, & Owl.</p><p>I opened several tabs of google image searches of crystal formations, mythical pixies, barn owls, saw whet owls, and butterfly wings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYZdTeif1uxoik4CeaV6O2b2cJOqdKJ-kg4u1ujMPf1yXWyvHXbvqZvg_CrLTvqd0pZzzaaX2VHlZfRZvL85b2nhAmkGIiadNVqVl24Ct1_m-tdW9MjoffwePUrwdkBrRtRdaYpUu7GUrOAyNXkYAuoGW3ABsZUh5DeSewK78Qq8-1S52n-0tg2rHk2O2/s900/Owl%20Pixie%20Crystal%20rough.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="897" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYZdTeif1uxoik4CeaV6O2b2cJOqdKJ-kg4u1ujMPf1yXWyvHXbvqZvg_CrLTvqd0pZzzaaX2VHlZfRZvL85b2nhAmkGIiadNVqVl24Ct1_m-tdW9MjoffwePUrwdkBrRtRdaYpUu7GUrOAyNXkYAuoGW3ABsZUh5DeSewK78Qq8-1S52n-0tg2rHk2O2/w199-h200/Owl%20Pixie%20Crystal%20rough.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><p></p><p>I considered that it would be possible to make a dragon that was entirely crystalline with owl features and pixie wings––but I knew wanted instead to have the crystals be horns and back-spines of the beast. Originally I was going to limit the owl bits to the face & beak, but after trying some scales on the body, I opted for a feather pattern seen on barn owls. <br /><br />This was drawn on a few sheets of copy paper (sometimes with them overlaying each other on a light pad to make corrections/amendments to the earlier versions) and then assembled into what you see here in Photoshop. This process to find and draw a design took me much longer than normal for some reason.<br /><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fuf8RG-F9K1XAN8jlL5rx2c47CB-fZXiEyL9ZHlft1UGO-01xrUITckyUiYIs7WcKXpVz3OGXZO6jJp29v3tvTLKTC-epgvW0urROo5R-0WiNCD-zZTMafdSWYhsRy4YUA9Djgiz9WRV8kdS-inq3CNOGJUAnB5U7y2TqWu98vVi7qchvMBlocli98hr/s1000/Owl%20Pixie%20Crystal%20inks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fuf8RG-F9K1XAN8jlL5rx2c47CB-fZXiEyL9ZHlft1UGO-01xrUITckyUiYIs7WcKXpVz3OGXZO6jJp29v3tvTLKTC-epgvW0urROo5R-0WiNCD-zZTMafdSWYhsRy4YUA9Djgiz9WRV8kdS-inq3CNOGJUAnB5U7y2TqWu98vVi7qchvMBlocli98hr/w199-h200/Owl%20Pixie%20Crystal%20inks.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>The printout was taped it to the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series bristol. Using a lightpad, I was able to see through the surface of the bristol as I inked the dragon. I used Copic Multiliner 0.7 SP pen to ink the art. <p></p><p>The inking on this piece started with all the line weights for the fluffy feather wringles around the face. I was able during the stream to get into the crystals and the pattern on the body, but ran out of time before getting to finish.<br /><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEWOM1EOAG2wKHS-Li2ZLX8EDL4ZOrozTuv9CXMyw1RkvAeTsZop5sdHXgi9rS6CTZPk7xTkbVNbUGVjBsWuG6aJJi3DvTgiXPae9IUF1pJQ3NTIPCUbzSPaMep_ctqxJMIxBBxN5zLDd-BpPswJMSi3_sohRs5XuAqDrp9N_OhYBkRHxVuZtLnh6pKIl/s1000/Owl%20Pixie%20Crystal%20flats.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEWOM1EOAG2wKHS-Li2ZLX8EDL4ZOrozTuv9CXMyw1RkvAeTsZop5sdHXgi9rS6CTZPk7xTkbVNbUGVjBsWuG6aJJi3DvTgiXPae9IUF1pJQ3NTIPCUbzSPaMep_ctqxJMIxBBxN5zLDd-BpPswJMSi3_sohRs5XuAqDrp9N_OhYBkRHxVuZtLnh6pKIl/w199-h200/Owl%20Pixie%20Crystal%20flats.jpg" width="199" /></a></div>Since I was unable to finish the inks before my stream ended, I wished the viewers all luck with their pieces and told them we'd take a look at everyone's work on Monday.<p></p><p></p>After some dinner, I came back up to the studio and finished inking the piece and then scanned the bristol to start the color flatting process––basically professional coloring-in-the-lines. First step was creating color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) for the crystals, body markings, & wing patterns. Then I flatted in the various colors (Though I did start painting a lighter belly tone)<br /><br /><p></p><p><br />On Saturday I dove into the final colors. I did do a bit of painting with the paintbrush tool, but did most of the highlights, shading, and texture with the dodge and burn tools and a stock photoshop texture brush. Below you can again see the final rendered dragon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwggCJkP4vqvjfb1HtLBAKdV7iaUJe6XXBWTmlk274DYYdYR2JCdhf9i82GDcNskh3xL0_uglTJop6DUDOLsBcR5uSj08fmfEuVcgN0rDXmD3pMSb6sps6SnmQWhdmNP03OiF2ZoEwh8ymkAVbUbnyeteJXnqmuTvyGw2qEcISN7I9A9gCfXXShUjb0Ter/s1000/10%20Pixie%20Crystal%20Owl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwggCJkP4vqvjfb1HtLBAKdV7iaUJe6XXBWTmlk274DYYdYR2JCdhf9i82GDcNskh3xL0_uglTJop6DUDOLsBcR5uSj08fmfEuVcgN0rDXmD3pMSb6sps6SnmQWhdmNP03OiF2ZoEwh8ymkAVbUbnyeteJXnqmuTvyGw2qEcISN7I9A9gCfXXShUjb0Ter/s320/10%20Pixie%20Crystal%20Owl.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">But, as this is a community event, I wanted to share all the other entries posted in the Discord.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLvuZj8Yer2gQc13zyNfnbcjhfr3bGJa4C66IwhE6Xfjihts83XOlRpN8_cvSh0PBvWvClJLeYYTJ4mPt_nCtDQk9iBZPZchTPylVymVW7BmM5BW8SVoa3uM2z4SZrZGgnZPWmap-GcCvi51HKw2YEVJM1hHfNn1GWpsw2G49B3tWz9UPY2fNBJxTITcg/s4032/IMG_6884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLvuZj8Yer2gQc13zyNfnbcjhfr3bGJa4C66IwhE6Xfjihts83XOlRpN8_cvSh0PBvWvClJLeYYTJ4mPt_nCtDQk9iBZPZchTPylVymVW7BmM5BW8SVoa3uM2z4SZrZGgnZPWmap-GcCvi51HKw2YEVJM1hHfNn1GWpsw2G49B3tWz9UPY2fNBJxTITcg/w150-h200/IMG_6884.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>For several years there has been a charity auction at ReedPop events (NYCC, C2E2, ECCC...) that benefits St. Jude's Children's Hospital. For the NYCC auction this year, they are hoping to crack the 1 Million dollar mark in total donations since they've started. <br /><br />So, to help get them further towards that goal, and obviously to help in all the good work St. Jude's does, I decided to do a 16" x 20" watercolor of Raphael for the auction.<br /><br />I streamed working on this piece on my <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/davidpetersen" target="_blank">Twitch Channel</a>, but forgot to take enough in-process photos, so instead I opted to show the process of this piece through the timelapse below.<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/__32gZQQaCw?si=MitGRmK3_WO4r68r" title="YouTube video player" width="420"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you will be at NYCC this weekend, I encourage you to bid on work in the auction.</div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4994766057805246415.post-85797901233761457942023-09-26T09:00:00.034-04:002023-09-26T10:47:49.626-04:00Dorys The Matriarch cook<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHiUcbPnE1bIrz_JRRJBcsWmoCTuIw_tDxbI8HwVjjfpJFhn0IMkvpf6j9UFb43HR8eeDTy_R7n07RImpOeDKIlek7FsYJZhDirSTWPNAHNhlhtDpVRt7BhLvO9fV4sn4cWEnB8YqVK37bOxxtI75M_DSBXOnB4Ehwu6XgesdAeXOpi1xafrG1l3RU1QW/s1000/Dorys.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHiUcbPnE1bIrz_JRRJBcsWmoCTuIw_tDxbI8HwVjjfpJFhn0IMkvpf6j9UFb43HR8eeDTy_R7n07RImpOeDKIlek7FsYJZhDirSTWPNAHNhlhtDpVRt7BhLvO9fV4sn4cWEnB8YqVK37bOxxtI75M_DSBXOnB4Ehwu6XgesdAeXOpi1xafrG1l3RU1QW/w200-h200/Dorys.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>As part of the new illustrations for a 2024 <a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar" target="_blank">Mouse Guard Calendar</a>, I did this piece of a Matriarch of the Mouse Guard named Dorys in the kitchens.<div><br /><div>Like last year's calendar, this new one will feature half of the months featuring new-for-this-project artwork, while the other months feature existing favorite illustrations.<br /><br />Below in this blogpost I'll walk through the process of creating the artwork </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW7q3fRPykSNIsF-AFEDhkqbH4iSOHkTXCwNiVSQ_LdEw8aw_mzcdprgN_AOla6J-W0n8m8JFt8UJ8CotB_1KtgcLAwmdPnSyMjlNxnz6ggaFZdQXHcjcnEqB7xgSIa4GRgp0wZKmKY5cF-2Y4Ad_MY511zeA3NtMTum4dkmWMgRnFK0_bs5HOAptZS5y/s1000/Dorys%20Rough.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW7q3fRPykSNIsF-AFEDhkqbH4iSOHkTXCwNiVSQ_LdEw8aw_mzcdprgN_AOla6J-W0n8m8JFt8UJ8CotB_1KtgcLAwmdPnSyMjlNxnz6ggaFZdQXHcjcnEqB7xgSIa4GRgp0wZKmKY5cF-2Y4Ad_MY511zeA3NtMTum4dkmWMgRnFK0_bs5HOAptZS5y/w200-h200/Dorys%20Rough.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I'd wanted to draw at least one new piece that had a homey-comfortable-cosy feel, and I'd also wanted to draw a 'real' version of the Matriarch Dorys that appears in stained glass form in the Matriarch's Chamber in The Black Axe book. The character is based on my Grandmother Doris, who is also my inspiration for having Matriarchs as the leaders of the Mouse Guard in the first place. </div><div><br /></div><div>A consummate cook, and a lover of purple, I did the rough of her on copy paper, and then drew the background hearth, pots, tables, and ingredients on a different sheet and assembled them together in Photoshop.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVUrIKJD7YCSDQtlTZt3VqncckAZIsTzfHHT6ARO5MZYy_35b9Q1zZ0FbpuUyRKzav8AsAMMfEApyLs11FUUzLj8Lyw5nYvwaAh8kdKLo1stH7nbPjTi39q6yvEo5gengc9m8kQ27-e9dqf6_p_d7nYmg-LKwJSj0bjZ2HVKXqlixdX5FvJRcm9swHBPD/s1000/Dorys%20inks.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBVUrIKJD7YCSDQtlTZt3VqncckAZIsTzfHHT6ARO5MZYy_35b9Q1zZ0FbpuUyRKzav8AsAMMfEApyLs11FUUzLj8Lyw5nYvwaAh8kdKLo1stH7nbPjTi39q6yvEo5gengc9m8kQ27-e9dqf6_p_d7nYmg-LKwJSj0bjZ2HVKXqlixdX5FvJRcm9swHBPD/w200-h200/Dorys%20inks.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>I printed the above digitally assembled layout onto two sheets of legal sized paper (taping them together so the image was 11" x 11") and then taped them with painter's tape onto the back of a sheet of Strathmore 300 series Bristol.</div><div><br /></div><div>On my Huion Lightpapd I was able to see through the surface of the bristol down to the printout and use it as my 'pencils' as I worked. I used Copic Multiliner SP pens (the 0.3 & 0.7 nibs). </div><div><br /></div><div>I inked this piece focused mainly on making the background elements interesting while still being able to fade into the background.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYItRb-bFuexIgF8HNghvUjFi4WRorOA0aPfGzUCYdotHux8uONz2eot_PQA9MIwzIDSkmQCZyUry_TAv8bib-KwUpBa0h7iJU7QqBacyXv8893Yh2J64n9rtWC_w5IJGjKA_WR1lx--GRI7A8bps02Dp6bMMDLuG7r76ToP6ju_XOz8x4S1Rnj-PF8VNd/s1000/dorys%20flats.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYItRb-bFuexIgF8HNghvUjFi4WRorOA0aPfGzUCYdotHux8uONz2eot_PQA9MIwzIDSkmQCZyUry_TAv8bib-KwUpBa0h7iJU7QqBacyXv8893Yh2J64n9rtWC_w5IJGjKA_WR1lx--GRI7A8bps02Dp6bMMDLuG7r76ToP6ju_XOz8x4S1Rnj-PF8VNd/w200-h200/dorys%20flats.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>With the inks finished, I scanned them into Photoshop and started the coloring process. That first step is known as 'Flatting' and essentially is professional coloring-inside-the-lines. Some of the color palette was established both by the cannon of her stained glass and my layout stage...but there was a lot to figure out with the background in terms of value (light/dark) and saturation.<br /><br />Here I also established color holds (areas where I want the ink lines to be a color other than black) on her feather, the leaf veins, the flour, her glasses, and the liquids in the pots.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHiUcbPnE1bIrz_JRRJBcsWmoCTuIw_tDxbI8HwVjjfpJFhn0IMkvpf6j9UFb43HR8eeDTy_R7n07RImpOeDKIlek7FsYJZhDirSTWPNAHNhlhtDpVRt7BhLvO9fV4sn4cWEnB8YqVK37bOxxtI75M_DSBXOnB4Ehwu6XgesdAeXOpi1xafrG1l3RU1QW/s1000/Dorys.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimHiUcbPnE1bIrz_JRRJBcsWmoCTuIw_tDxbI8HwVjjfpJFhn0IMkvpf6j9UFb43HR8eeDTy_R7n07RImpOeDKIlek7FsYJZhDirSTWPNAHNhlhtDpVRt7BhLvO9fV4sn4cWEnB8YqVK37bOxxtI75M_DSBXOnB4Ehwu6XgesdAeXOpi1xafrG1l3RU1QW/w200-h200/Dorys.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>The final step was to render the piece. I used the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop while using a stock textured brush. </div><div><br /></div><div>Getting that soft glow meant a bit of using the paintbrush tool (something I rarely use) as well as isolating freehand lasso sections with a large feather (blurred edge) and adjusting the brightness/contrast as well as the color balance.<br /><br />As I said before, the colored image appears in the calendar for 2024</div><div><a href="https://mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar" target="_blank">mouseguard.bigcartel.com/product/mouse-guard-2024-calendar </a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s1000/Calendar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2HNTaoijsDpF1Cvm9cemMXkNC0rrk5cpr5qQWoR_ig54MTJeEtbyjReTyADQir9sFrBhOz3Prge3ADwAMM30qrjO1I4YJZnIa-uO6m-sYZVGiHuERGJQk6HUiOgpDaP0A6pex037XHZgT6Vp2Wi3dxl6MPqZD4iNwtw-fbWFAX5XPojebKssDsuIiPc4/s320/Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>DPetersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313044038296524139noreply@blogger.com0