One of the subjects that I really enjoy is sports, and in particular; Football. As a native of Wisconsin, I grew up a die hard Packers fan. So I try to incorporate that interest into my artwork. Right now, the Packers are in the NFL playoffs, so personally, I'm excited about that, (we'll see how far they go:) ).
Here's the artwork:
I used a technique that I've sort-of developed and enjoy using quite a bit now days. I start out with my layout and complete a decent looking pencil sketch. Scan the sketch and set it up on a "canvas" in Photoshop. At this point the sketch looks pretty rough - so I refine the sketch by painting it in Photoshop. I use a Wacom tablet attached to my computer to do the painting. With the cordless pen, I can draw and paint with the feel of a "real" pen in my hand.
Later, I start working different layers (above and below the layer with the primary image). On one layer I added a little color to the helmets and jerseys. On other layers I work patterns and textures in to give the piece some depth and vairied greens in the background that I want. I probably worked in about 10-12 layers, including text layers. Throughout the process I'm adjusting and trying out various effects; textures, fills, brush settings, opacity settings....there's so much to play with and experiment with when putting a piece like this together.
In the end - the artwork has evolved into the artwork you see above. I hope you enjoy it and Go Packers!!
If you'd like to contact my, you can send me an email at: Tom.Kbrink@gmail.com
You can see more of my illustrations and artwork at www.behance.net/tk-art
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