Illustration Friday-Farm
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This is my entry for Illustration Friday's "farm" topic.
I decided that I wanted to try a collage style, forcing myself to do as much as I could NOT on the computer this time. I first thought of my composition. Then I did a pencil sketch of a cow with graphite. I painted a chicken with acrylic paint. I painted "farm rows" with watercolors. I actually painted two sets of rows. Then I cut one into vertical strips, and the second one into horizontal strips and wove them together for extra visual interest. I drew the carrots in Freehand, and ripped a paper strip for the earth behind the carrots. I scanned everything in separately and then recomposed things into my original composition. I added drop shadows in Photoshop to simulate a cut paper effect on the pieces, and ran a few filters on a few things.
This is unlike any previous illustrations I've done. I did this all today for the IF challenge.
I may come back and rework things for a different verision.
I'd love your feedback.
posted by Digital Scott's Illustrationblog at 8:48 PM
40 Comments:
Hi! I love this different style you did....very cool! I like it a lot. Great job! Thanks for the wonderful message....Take care.
I can tell that you put a lot of work into this folk-art style piece. Thanks for the kind comments on my post.
Very interesting to hear, how you've done it. I like the carrots very much. Maybee the cow and chicken could be without white around? maybee this is the best - I'm only curious to see. Very nice work!
I love the style too! Ot love your chooky... it is a nice change from the pigs I have seen.
You have really capture the meaning of the word *illustration*! :) Illustration has to enhance the idea of what subject it is made for. And you have really created here the idea of farm. Your composition is excellent. You draw very well. Nice animals! And the small carrots add a funny touch to all of that. This is a very nice illo! And cool to work with our hands from time to time! :D
i like this one much better than last week's.. and the old school low tech approach is refreshing. great job.
-demos
this is really cool and original. and thanks for detailing your process. i love when others share how they've created their work.
i love it, very creative, the carrots are great!
This collage rocks! I like how you made the drop shadows to give it the 3D effect. And your chicken is fantastic.
I like it, so different, nice job
I like this, I love the woven background. Mary, IMAGIK
Nice colláge! It fits the topic really well and I could see this image being used as a farm magazine or newspaper illo.
I like the collage-y style of this. Nice job!
coool style!! love the animals!
Love the background. It draws the eye but doesn't overwhelm the other details.
What's to re-work? This is great. Your 'woven' farm rows work as a patchwork of fields seen from above; the animals are beautifully rendered; and the carrots balance the whole thing wonderfully.
Like the new style! It's great fun to experiment. Agree that the carrots are a great touch.
this came out really well. I enjoyed reading your process. Love the farm animals!
real work of art! great work!
It sounds like you had just a blast making this and it really shows! Great job!
Wow, way to branch out. That's excellent. I really like how your cow looks amid all of it. And particularly the "basket weave" background, gives it even more of a farm feel. Fun stuff :)
What a fabulous illo! I love that you post art specifically done for IF. I love all the elements but I especially love the cow. Thank you for explaining how you did everything! It is just icing on the cake of a wonderful illo!
Thanks for the fine comment! Sounds like you and I are doing blogs for very similar reasons. Here's to you! After looking through your stuff it looks like you are developing a style.
Keep it up.
:D nice!
Very interesting mix of medium, I especially like the woolly calf, very nice texture.
the textured feathers on the chicken is great!
Like the change, great work, like it a lot, specially textures!
Thank's for the comment.
I like your style, is refreshing and original
Fun way to try something new! Great job! For whatever reason, I love the carrots! Maybe I have a soft spot for vegetables! :o)
Thanks for the comment!
It looks great...I really like the way you applied the effects and the carrots are beautiful :)
This is fresh, you can notice it at first sight. The green makes me think of lettuce, then combine the carrots and the cow and you got yourself the theme of the week perfectly executed! Good job.
Really liking the woven background and the whole cut paper effect!
HI thanks for the message! :)
hi Scott! Thanks a lot!
HI Scott! Got your message..
Thanks... :)
What a great way to challenge yourself! I love how you explained what your process was. You did an excellent job and should feel very proud for the way it turned out. Very cool!
Cool collage!
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I'm diggin' your blog, good stuff. I will be sure to check it out regularly. Thanx for your support at my MONSTER BLOG. Bless up.
Thanks. Pretty colors.
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