Wow! What a great day here in Phoenix, AZ today. We've got a nice gentle, steady rain coming down this morning. Beautiful. The summer in the desert has been long and hot, so this is a nice change. I hope you're having as good a day wherever you're at.
So I got up early today to get an early start and be productive. The first thing I wanted to do, is finish the Bob Dylan artwork. (I know it's not really a priority - but - that's how it goes sometimes).
So last week I did a pencil sketch caricature of Bob Dylan. It was fun and I liked it. Just a fun sketch for myself.
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| Original pencil sketch |
So after posting the sketch, I decided to continue to work on the pic a little and see where it went. So I took it into Photoshop and started working with Black strokes. I did this on the same layer as the sketch. So I made a "pen and ink" with pencil. Well, I liked it and I liked the effect.
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| finished color illustration |
I thought about adding color and didn't want to affect the pen or pencil drawing - and I couldn't color on a layer below. So I used the "darken" setting in the brush tool Mode. It allowed me to add color to the image of Bob Dylan, without affecting the dark line work. By this time I'd also "cut out" the Dylan image, and set it as the top layer. Then I started coloring in the background layers underneath it. I think the background is comprised of about 5 or 6 layers. I keep adding layers when working backgrounds and playing with brushes, colors, and layer opacity levels. Fun stuff!!
So that's the Dylan. A fun little project. Hope you like it. All you out there - have a great week. Enjoy what you're doing - every moment, and be good to yourself and those around you too.
Peace,
Tom
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