[sketches] "Our music", Gillington, G
Sketches for "Our music"
by lineae
Character/pairing: Gillington
Rating: G
Warning: Image heavy post!
A couple of weeks ago I asked if anyone would be interested in taking a "sneak peek" over my shoulder to see how my drawings come to be. Since some people seemed to actually be interested in that, I decided to stop now and then in my drawing session to scan the sketches and outlines to show you the stages of a pic. For today's "Making Of" I chose a painting that's already finished and uploaded, so you can see what went into it. I luckily still had the sketches put away with the pic. :)
And now, here goes:
The sketches done to figure out where I wanted to go with this picture:
Note the date on the sketches - it sometimes takes two or three attempts to get it right. Anything that's missing between the sketches and the finished thing happened in my brain only.
Here, the planning was done in many individual sketches, but what was more important were the photos of harpsichords I found online.
Most of the time (when not drawing the finished picture into the sketch in one go) I use the transfer onto the watercolour pad to fix small mistakes I made in the sketch. I only trace a picture onto the watercolour paper if I already have very precise outlines worked out, otherwise I just draw the same thing again, skipping the trial-and-error part. :)
Preliminary sketch on the watercolour paper, done in pencil
Once the rough outlines are sketched onto the watercolour paper, I usually just hint at the clothing and important details before inking. That way, there's not so much graphite to be erased - something that always either damages the surface of the smooth watercolour paper I work with, or leaves small rubbery spots that can not be coloured later. All the details are inked, starting with the parts that are closest to the viewer and working my way "back" into the picture to get the illusion of depth right.
Outlines on watercolour paper, done in waterproof Indian ink.
Pencil outlines have been erased prior to colouring.
Finally, the whole thing is coloured, much like a children's painting book where you just fill in the outlines. (I will try to remember to make pictures of the different stages of colouring a drawing some day!)
The finished painting can be found here.
Comments, advice on possible improvements, questions etc. are welcome! :)
Hope you enjoyed the walk!
by lineae
Character/pairing: Gillington
Rating: G
Warning: Image heavy post!
A couple of weeks ago I asked if anyone would be interested in taking a "sneak peek" over my shoulder to see how my drawings come to be. Since some people seemed to actually be interested in that, I decided to stop now and then in my drawing session to scan the sketches and outlines to show you the stages of a pic. For today's "Making Of" I chose a painting that's already finished and uploaded, so you can see what went into it. I luckily still had the sketches put away with the pic. :)
And now, here goes:
The sketches done to figure out where I wanted to go with this picture:
Note the date on the sketches - it sometimes takes two or three attempts to get it right. Anything that's missing between the sketches and the finished thing happened in my brain only.
Here, the planning was done in many individual sketches, but what was more important were the photos of harpsichords I found online.
Most of the time (when not drawing the finished picture into the sketch in one go) I use the transfer onto the watercolour pad to fix small mistakes I made in the sketch. I only trace a picture onto the watercolour paper if I already have very precise outlines worked out, otherwise I just draw the same thing again, skipping the trial-and-error part. :)
Preliminary sketch on the watercolour paper, done in pencil
Once the rough outlines are sketched onto the watercolour paper, I usually just hint at the clothing and important details before inking. That way, there's not so much graphite to be erased - something that always either damages the surface of the smooth watercolour paper I work with, or leaves small rubbery spots that can not be coloured later. All the details are inked, starting with the parts that are closest to the viewer and working my way "back" into the picture to get the illusion of depth right.
Outlines on watercolour paper, done in waterproof Indian ink.
Pencil outlines have been erased prior to colouring.
Finally, the whole thing is coloured, much like a children's painting book where you just fill in the outlines. (I will try to remember to make pictures of the different stages of colouring a drawing some day!)
The finished painting can be found here.
Comments, advice on possible improvements, questions etc. are welcome! :)
Hope you enjoyed the walk!