Audio Visual and a New Bird
Went biking around the Santa Fe Dam today and walked some of the nature trails. It's a good place to spot quail, though only in the distance today. However, I did see a bird species I haven't before, the Cactus Wren, which strangely does sound like a car engine that won't start, as they described on the Nature Center signage.
Also, decided to get involved in K's idea of drawing to a song within the songs time limit. I have a limited playlist on my iPod shuffle, so I did this with iTunes. I did cheat though and skip one song though that I didn't want to hear, mostly because I haven't even heard some of the stuff I have on my iTunes. But otherwise, I followed the rules. :D
My illustrated playlist:
So I did this a little differently than K and V, going digitally with a tablet and Corel Painter, adding color into the mix. One file with two layers for each song, sketch and color.
This was an instrumental "The Heart of the Matter" by Antoine Dufour.
I decided to go with a woman feeling down, sitting under a tree in the woods. Something about the melancholy strains of the song.
This was a country song called "Dreaming Under the Same Moon" by Julianne Hough.
Went pretty literal with this one based off the song lyrics. Somehow beach scene suggested itself.
This one is "Only Mama Knows" by Paul McCartney.
The lyrics and the pounding drive of the song suggested some kind of tough guy to me. Why he ended up an anthro beats me.
This is for "The Crane Wife, Parts 1&2" by The Decemberists.
As an 11 minute song, I was able to get a lot more elaborate with this one, the strange yellow-orange background I started out with lends an almost gold color, like the old Japanese screens. Mostly based off of the lyrics.
I think if I do this again, I'd like to get more interpretive, less literal. It does end up being a fun venture, and a nice way to loosen up those sketching muscles. :]
Next time, I will possibly have my murals up.
Also, decided to get involved in K's idea of drawing to a song within the songs time limit. I have a limited playlist on my iPod shuffle, so I did this with iTunes. I did cheat though and skip one song though that I didn't want to hear, mostly because I haven't even heard some of the stuff I have on my iTunes. But otherwise, I followed the rules. :D
My illustrated playlist:
So I did this a little differently than K and V, going digitally with a tablet and Corel Painter, adding color into the mix. One file with two layers for each song, sketch and color.
This was an instrumental "The Heart of the Matter" by Antoine Dufour.
I decided to go with a woman feeling down, sitting under a tree in the woods. Something about the melancholy strains of the song.
This was a country song called "Dreaming Under the Same Moon" by Julianne Hough.
Went pretty literal with this one based off the song lyrics. Somehow beach scene suggested itself.
This one is "Only Mama Knows" by Paul McCartney.
The lyrics and the pounding drive of the song suggested some kind of tough guy to me. Why he ended up an anthro beats me.
This is for "The Crane Wife, Parts 1&2" by The Decemberists.
As an 11 minute song, I was able to get a lot more elaborate with this one, the strange yellow-orange background I started out with lends an almost gold color, like the old Japanese screens. Mostly based off of the lyrics.
I think if I do this again, I'd like to get more interpretive, less literal. It does end up being a fun venture, and a nice way to loosen up those sketching muscles. :]
Next time, I will possibly have my murals up.