Here's the process I use... This took about 3-4 hours to sketch and slap on some values.
It's been a busy week moving to another house, not a palace, but it should be comfortable. As usual, blasted through unpacking in two days and we're now settled - with the exception of hanging art. THAT'S the hard part when you're an artist! : )
I'm playing around with a new project - here's an in-progress with a new critter... Long way to go, and, as usual, experimenting with a few techniques to see what works - and what doesn't.
It's not often I blow my own horn, but I feel like I've earned these bragging rights: my book cover series was 9 on the New York Times Best-Seller Series list!!!!
Think about how often you need to render dirt: forest floor, beach, ocean floor, gardens, race track, rocky shoreline... Here's a fast, easy way to paint - yes - dirt!
Very bizzy couple of weeks: last week I struggled with an illustration for days, while this project almost seemed effortless... Here's a great tip that can be applied to all sorts of repeating things.