Once the initial sketch was developed, I refined it a bit more by altering the proportions of the dog and refining the linework slightly. I sketched out the rough shape of my dog by referring to multiple photos that I gathered from stock images and creative commons sites. When searching for images of dogs to use as reference, I knew that I wanted a particular vertical, elongated body to convey an upward each and a sense of vertical motion. I’ll explore my creative process for this painting from initial concept to final touches in today’s blog.įor this drawing, my initial concept was of a large, pointy-eared, pink dog that was jumping over the trees and into the night air to catch the moon. This is what happened when I conjured up images of a flying pink dog in my mind and formed the visuals for the painting Hekatos. For other pieces, the image is already so clear in my mind that I just jump right into gathering images and sketching. Sometimes, before I even look for reference imagery, I’ll begin by drafting a series of rough thumbnails to decide on my concept's shapes, colors, values, and composition. Reference images help me understand and accurately depict the forms I want in my composition. Once I have an idea that’s just itching at the inside of my brain to be visually realized it’s time to get started by searching for reference images. I have always conceptualized my art in terms of layers, sort of like an onion, or a tree trunk! I especially love Procreate because it allows me to build a painting up in layers.
I love using Procreate to make a work of art because of how easy it is to paint something I’ve imagined. Over the course of a few days, or weeks, certain visual elements or concepts creep into my mind's eye and I just can’t help but paint them to make them a visual reality for others to experience. Oftentimes I will see or think about something as I’m going about my life, perhaps on a walk, or even in a dream, that inspires a drawing.
Ideas for paintings come to me seemingly out of the blue sometimes. How I Make a Painting in Procreate by Lea Greenwood on T09:39:50-06:00 | 0 Comments
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