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    My Psychotically late start to the August Dragonfly fun

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    • MattBaker
      MattBaker last edited by

      This may end up looking like a total dog's breakfast.
      I didn't think I'd have time to enter this month and I might still be right! However, thought I might use this month's challenge as an opportunity to get away from pixels and back to traditional for a second. Not only that, but also try some pencil on watercolour stuff, which I'd like to get (much, much) better at.
      So here goes, here's my cleaned up linework that I've light boxed onto watercolour paper, and I'm just about to bust out my watercolours, erk! Wish me luck?
      Oh, maybe I need to add a backpack in there.
      Advice and pointers very much welcomed!

      pencil lineart-scan.jpg

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      • Julia
        Julia last edited by

        This is lovely! A little bit poetic even... good luck with the colouring!

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        • MattBaker
          MattBaker @Julia last edited by

          @Julia Aww thank you!! By the way these are based on my own kids, I'm sneakily using this as an opportunity to create something to hang on their bedroom wall, too πŸ˜‰

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          • ?
            A Former User last edited by

            i am not sure about the leg and wing positionings of the dragonfly. seems a bit out of perspective. style itself looks great.

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            • MattBaker
              MattBaker @Guest last edited by

              @Molambo thanks for the feedback. Any particular legs and wings? Or do all of them look wrong?

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                A Former User @MattBaker last edited by

                @MattBaker
                i did some quick photoshop edit to show what i mean in comparison. missing 2 legs but i think you get a better idea this way what i mean then when i describe it. top yours, down the edit.
                alt text

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                  Julia @Guest last edited by

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                  • jsnzart
                    jsnzart @MattBaker last edited by

                    @MattBaker Can't wait to see this completed! You can do it, yes you can!

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                    • MattBaker
                      MattBaker @Guest last edited by

                      @Molambo Oh cool, thanks! Yeah okay I see what you mean. I've already committed to the original with my watercolours, so I'll have to play with it in Photoshop once I've scanned it. Thanks for the advice!

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                        A Former User @MattBaker last edited by A Former User

                        @MattBaker the bane of traditional art. i "know" someone who prints his linearts out on waterpaper for such cases. i should look into it too in the future. looking forward to the finished piece.

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                        • MattBaker
                          MattBaker @jsnzart last edited by

                          @jsnzart Thank you sir! I'm feelin' those positive vibes!!

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                          • MattBaker
                            MattBaker last edited by

                            Making progress but dang, do I miss the Control-Z function!
                            Traditional can be SO much more frustrating than digital at times, am I right?
                            Starting to add some coloured pencil over the top of the watercolours. I'm going to do the background separately, because I'm too fearful that I'm going to murder the whole thing with the background. Playing it a little bit safe, you might say.

                            Progress WIP-2.jpg Progress WIP-1.jpg

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                            • chrisaakins
                              chrisaakins last edited by

                              @MattBaker looking great!

                              Chris Akins
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                              • MattBaker
                                MattBaker @chrisaakins last edited by

                                @chrisaakins thanks Chris!

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                                • Jade Vaughan
                                  Jade Vaughan @MattBaker last edited by

                                  @MattBaker yesss I switch media often and find myself mentally thinking β€˜undo, undo!’ Alas nothing has yet to ever happen. Maybe one day. Love the line work and it’s looking nice. You can do it πŸ‘

                                  Instagram: www.instagram.com/jadepagecraft/
                                  Portfolio: www.jadesv.myportfolio.com

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                                  • MattBaker
                                    MattBaker @Jade Vaughan last edited by

                                    @Jade-Vaughan Thanks so much Jade! πŸ™‚

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                                    • MattBaker
                                      MattBaker last edited by

                                      I've pretty much finished the characters, now to put them in the scene. Getting close, having fun.

                                      Progress WIP-3.jpg

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                                      • Gary Wilkinson
                                        Gary Wilkinson @MattBaker last edited by

                                        @MattBaker Looks great, reminds me of Dinotopia by James Gurney πŸ˜ƒ

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                                        • MattBaker
                                          MattBaker @Gary Wilkinson last edited by

                                          @Gary-Wilkinson Thank you, Gary! Haha yeah, this could be Insectopia 😁

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                                          • Julia
                                            Julia last edited by

                                            Very nice! Are you going to add the background digitally?

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