lighting study

[lmrush]

A quick little lighting study in watercolor, I borrowed the composition but inserted goldie locks the bears and the door. I worked really small, and it went fast, is it possible to always work small then increase size in photoshop or would you loose the sharpness? Just curious???

The perspective looks wonky here I think the paper was bowed when I took the picture

[smceccarelli]

This looks really beatiful, full of atmosphere! If you work traditionally, you can work at any size you feel comfortable with. It is the resolution of the scanner (or photo) that defines the resolution of the digital version of the work, not the size of the original. Some professional scanners scan at 1200 or 2400 or even higher dpi, so you basically can increase size 4- to 10-fold just by the act of scanning (digital print is normally at 300 dpi, as I am sure you know!). You have however to be aware of your own ability to define details at small sizes. The bigger digital image will not be pixelated or blurred, but it may look unfinished and rough. Of course if "rough" is part of the style (like in Lee's work), you may actually welcome that.
There is an artist I love who died a few years ago and used to paint enormously detailed acrylic paintings at a ridiculously small scale: his name was Patrick Woodroffe. This was before the digital age, but still, his work had to go through a reproduction process that scaled it considerably - not sure how it was done, but it was fascinating to see him paint so small and yet so detailed.

[lmrush]

@smceccarelli Thank you so much -so helpful, I don't even know what my scanner is I will have to look, this all changes things for me if I am going to work more traditional-time to research at scanners I just took the picture with my iphone5 or ipad I forget lol

[smceccarelli]

@lmrush Just a note. When you do comics, it is recommended to ink at 1.5 times the final size - the detail comes out better when you slightly reduce the size through the reproduction process rather than enlarge it. That is just to give you an idea of the potential "detail problem", though it is a different medium for sure!

[lmrush]

@smceccarelli Thanks!

[natiwata]

@lmrush Really nice style, lighting and composition!

[lmrush]

@natiwata Thank you, really trying to bring together all I have learned here, it is not easy....so many components

[Jana]

Hi, Lisa! I love the color palette which you have chosen. The violets look like Goldy Locks should love her bed room!

[RobinSlee]

Gorgeous!

[Ed O]

Cute illustration, Lisa! As long as your image is 300dpi, I think you'll be fine : )

[amberwingart]

@lmrush This is just a study? It looks like it could be a finished piece! So, so lovely...

[lmrush]

@Jana thank you

[lmrush]

@RobinSlee Thank you!

[lmrush]

@Ed-O Thanks working smaller was so much easier and quicker, worth playing around with the idea anyway!

[lmrush]

@amberwingart Yes just a quick piece, maybe it worked out that way because I wasn't stressing, just working loose and not worry about if I wrecked anything

[evilrobot]

This is looking great! Nice work.

[lmrush]

@evilrobot thanks!