Here we are with "The Girl Who Wanted Illumination." Character named, Shi Shi. Last weekend I came across another bundle of scrapbook paper and bejeweled stickers that I wanted to use. And here we go with my first shot...
Sketched. A touch difficult at first. However, the basis was "something cute."
Filling in her eyelids, the heel of my hand came in contact with some drying spots. So by accident, I splotched her face a little. My immediate reaction was to take the drawing and crumble it all up. But I kept going. There's always ways around these things, right? Nonetheless, I left the drawing alone for the night after that situation.
Minimal watercolor in use. Though I began to think what exactly was I going to do for her backdrop. Should I paint it? Paint around her?
In the spirit of my last drawing, I took another slice of bristol board and painted it a soft black. All materials gathered, I knifed out her clothes. Or the potential areas for clothes.
Seeing that I would glue her onto the black-painted board, I used tape to keep her "clothes" together. Too much glue everywhere is messy. Anyway, stenciling out the pieces were a breeze. Not complicated this time around.
Lovely. Chalk pastels are all colored and in place. Soft blue for the hair and a peach tone for skin. Layers.
I do not like the way I streaked her hair. It was so wavy and wild that I lost control of its movement. Also, I think I should've called it a night at this point. I was ready to lay down.
I can't say this will be the final look. I had troubles losing its scale with my tiny scanner. So I used lighting and my phone's camera to get a larger scale. So I'm not sure yet. I work with what I have. Nonetheless, I revived her coloring which gave her this inner illuminating appeal. Extra sparkle to her eyes, etc. I'm still on the fence about this one. Small things I maybe didn't do as well as I hoped earlier in the process seems to show. But then I look back and think she's too damn cute! She reminds me of Aja from Jem and the Holograms.
Well? Thoughts?
This is awesome Troi! You really made her come to life :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you! This drawing was very much a fluke, but it worked. She's vibrate and smiling, so I'm happy. Thanks for commenting!
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