The first of the above is in acrylics on cardboard; the second in watercolor. I am more inclined toward watercolor. Other attempts with acrylics did not work out quite satisfactorily. Illustration is really a new thing for me, and it's a quite different skill set from "fine art" (i.e. stuff intended to be hung on a wall). Thus a little journey that is both fun and frustrating at the same time.
Two more in the #100heads Instagram challenge. Due to lack of time, these heads are going to have to be pretty sketchy:
Studies of cattle, as preparatory work for the illustrations - the story will feature a cow:
And in between the cattle, some studies after Hergé's Tintin books. No time studying Hergé's work is ever wasted!
My latest sideline, Chinese brush painting:
I can't get hold of real Chinese brushes around here, so I just used a pointy western one. But this is yet another steep learning curve. The style is not nearly as easy as it may look!
