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Description
Original: 7x9
Medium: Ink/Gouache/Water-dye
Copyright Notice: Illustration 2018 by Bob Giadrosich/Xiangbala Studio. All Rights Reserved.

   Here's the water-based color application on Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. The foundation was laid down with Mauve gouache, followed by a layer of Iris Blue water-dye. Over that, I started to apply the actual color, working out the pallett as I went. I've always had a general idea of what I wanted for this piece, but that has changed as I refined it in the process of working out what areas I would apply each color in. The color is laid down very lightly, building the intensity of the hue not through thickness, but from layer after layer of tinting. It's a slow process, but one that I've used for many years with water-based materials.

   This will act as a map for me as I go in with the Prisma colored pencils. There will be plenty of opportunity to explore the different "regions" of the image, from the turquoise blue/lavender areas along the neckline, to the reds and purples along the back and middle of the head. There's even room for a little green! Lots of areas for interesting "splashes" of color to bounce off of each other and to "pop" to high-lights to give the piece depth.

   The face will be more delicate, with subtle tones, from beige to pinks and oranges, blending into white on the nose and chin.

   With all four of the images, a part of the composition will be monochromatic (such as the back ground, in this piece). These areas will be treated like the color areas, in that the tones will be established with a variety of graphite pencils (instead of color) to bring out the depth.

   On a technical note, the scan had a tendency to polarize the coloring a bit. The original is a lot more blended and smooth at this point. Hopefully, the finished colored pencil version will show the intricacy of color a bit more. I'll work on that.

Finished water-color of Slices:

Slice Two: This World is not My Home fav.me/dcg8ij9

Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dcjbxi9

Under-painting of Slices:

Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made fav.me/dccufh8

Slice Two: This World is not My Home fav.me/dcf399g

Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dchgpn3

Slice Four: In the Twinkling of an Eye fav.me/dckdsup

Finished ink of Slices:
Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made fav.me/dc98oq6
Slice Two: This World is not My Home fav.me/dca0zq2
Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dcars8b
Slice Four: In the Twinkling of an Eye fav.me/dcbh5rw

Finished pencil of Slices:
Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made fav.me/dc389id
Slice Two: This World is Not My Home fav.me/dc4fkbj
Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dc7905r
Slice Four: In the Twinkling of an Eye fav.me/dc8ldmb

As always, thanks for looking! C'ya.

Description
Original: 7x9
Medium: Ink/Gouache/Water-dye
Copyright Notice: Illustration 2018 by Bob Giadrosich/Xiangbala Studio. All Rights Reserved.

   Here's the water-based color application on Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. The foundation was laid down with Mauve gouache, followed by a layer of Iris Blue water-dye. Over that, I started to apply the actual color, working out the pallett as I went. I've always had a general idea of what I wanted for this piece, but that has changed as I refined it in the process of working out what areas I would apply each color in. The color is laid down very lightly, building the intensity of the hue not through thickness, but from layer after layer of tinting. It's a slow process, but one that I've used for many years with water-based materials.

   This will act as a map for me as I go in with the Prisma colored pencils. There will be plenty of opportunity to explore the different "regions" of the image, from the turquoise blue/lavender areas along the neckline, to the reds and purples along the back and middle of the head. There's even room for a little green! Lots of areas for interesting "splashes" of color to bounce off of each other and to "pop" to high-lights to give the piece depth.

   The face will be more delicate, with subtle tones, from beige to pinks and oranges, blending into white on the nose and chin.

   With all four of the images, a part of the composition will be monochromatic (such as the back ground, in this piece). These areas will be treated like the color areas, in that the tones will be established with a variety of graphite pencils (instead of color) to bring out the depth.

   On a technical note, the scan had a tendency to polarize the coloring a bit. The original is a lot more blended and smooth at this point. Hopefully, the finished colored pencil version will show the intricacy of color a bit more. I'll work on that.

Finished water-color of Slices:

Slice Two: This World is not My Home fav.me/dcg8ij9

Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dcjbxi9

Under-painting of Slices:

Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made fav.me/dccufh8

Slice Two: This World is not My Home fav.me/dcf399g

Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dchgpn3

Slice Four: In the Twinkling of an Eye fav.me/dckdsup

Finished ink of Slices:
Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made fav.me/dc98oq6
Slice Two: This World is not My Home fav.me/dca0zq2
Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dcars8b
Slice Four: In the Twinkling of an Eye fav.me/dcbh5rw

Finished pencil of Slices:
Slice One: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made fav.me/dc389id
Slice Two: This World is Not My Home fav.me/dc4fkbj
Slice Three: Wise as a Serpent fav.me/dc7905r
Slice Four: In the Twinkling of an Eye fav.me/dc8ldmb

As always, thanks for looking! C'ya.