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Published: 2015-04-22 14:10:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1177; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 8
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This is a challenging illustration I created for a new SteelBirds pole poster design.I set out to try a scratchboard style illustration using Adobe Illustrator.
Inspired by traditional artists like Michael Halbert (amazing scratchboard ink artists) and poster designer Aaron Horkey.
It was a difficult task to get consistent clean lines using a Cintiq and pressure sensitive brushes, but I can imagine more practice would help!
It was also a chance to be influenced by the mood and style of Steampunk. Next time i'll try a less detailed genre
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Comments: 4
This is outstanding, very impressive! A critique? How, if I'm speechless?
The work in the skin of the turtle is what I like the most. The back of the neck, and the neck itself, are amazing. The use of whites add a lot, indeed feels a little as a carving. The palette is good gives you that vintage feeling.
Now, the composition is nice, has a good amount of movement, a dinamic pose, but the oval keeps it all in place. I'm not sure if theyre flying or swiming, which adds to the fantastic. And yes, it's very steampunk.
Now, there's something with her anatomy, between the chest, shoulders and neck, which bothers me a little, but I can't tell exactly what it is. And I feel that the back fins of the turtle are missing.
Besides the skin, what I like the most is the headgear on the animal. Oh, and the finished poster looks great too.
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Wow... Thankyou so much for such a thoughtful analysis of the drawing! I really appreciate it and don't often have people commenting like this so thanks again.
Your critiques are exactly the same as my own which is re-assuring. When you stare at something for so long it kind be hard analyse etc
I also feel the neck area on the turtle is where I finally started getting the scratchboard feel going. Other areas are rather messy and lack the consistency etc. It was an interesting technique to get my head around.
Regarding the character anatomy I slightly lengthened her neck which may have resulted in a stiffness which in hindsight could have been avoided.
I'm keen to keep pursuing the style, as time consuming as it is, so I look forward to developing a feel for this approach to linework.
Thanks
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Well, all of this is very interesting, and I'd really like to see how you develop this techique and style. So... I guess you got yourself a new follower.
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