I told you I was into trees! Trees and leaves! For this piece I started painting, very wet, with watercolor. After the painting dried (a little) I went back and added more color and some leaf shapes. When that was completely dry, I started drawing, in ink, the shapes of the leaves and the lines of the bark. Then, I added more color.
I love the style of this. It is so fun to doodle in ink. You kind of go into a trance where you are half paying attention. Sometimes it takes a little bit, but eventually I find my groove. I find it helpful to add the ink while I’m watching TV!
There were a couple of parts of this piece that were bugging me, so I did a little retouching in Photoshop. I don’t normally do this. I’m a Graphic Designer and spend a lot of time using Photoshop. I prefer to keep my art “handmade,” but I loved this piece and had to fix those nagging issues.
My steps:
I need to start clamping down my paper to a board or taping it. My paper buckles and the paint puddles.
Here’s where I added more color and the hint of leaf shapes:
Before computer retouching. I’ve added details in ink and more color:
See more trees, trees and leaves!
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It’s a lovely fall tree!
Thank you! Hope you have a good weekend.
Thanks, it’s a beautiful, sunny, fall day here in northern IN. All trees look like the one you painted. I’m taking my camera and going to snap some photos. Enjoy your weekend as well! 🙂
I have to say, I’m loving that you are finding your comfort zone. Photoshop or not, the final tree is really cool. I like the painting in the stage right before the ink. It’s really flowy and abstract. Loved it both ways! So much fun watching you create 🙂
Thank you! I don’t know if I’ll be in a totally different place a month or year from now, but I do feel accomplished, like I’m finally getting somewhere. Have a great weekend!
what a great chunky autumn tree! Love it. Nice character. Also nice to see your process.
Thank you! I realized I forgot to take photos at one point, so it’s a bit of a fast forward, but you get the idea. 🙂