I am finally satisfied. I reincorporated the photograph of Lily. I am keeping the glitter-part of the symbol. I also blurred the skin and heightened the hair, which makes the skin fit into the flowers more. I also added a gradient style to the background, which I think ties in all of the colors nicely while also contrasting with the bright whites and yellows.
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I took the photograph of Lily today and overlaid it in the image. The detail on her back is part of the archaic symbol for "goddess." It is made with literal glitter that I glued to her body. I also did her makeup to enhance the purple of her hair. I used two editing apps to smooth out the stray pieces of glitter that had sort of dusted her back (which you cannot see in either of the above pictures because I had already edited them). I also had to overlay the image onto the flowers and then painstakingly erase the background around her figure. I used the editing capabilities within the app to bring out the purples in the midtones and highlights, as well as saturate her hair color. I wasn't sure how I liked the glitter on her back in the original, so I erased it. I sent the second image to Coach Hall to get his opinion. He thinks I need to revise how I include the image because there is not a lot of continuity in the image and the flowers.
I added a bright white glaze on the roof of the house and evened out the edges.I also did a base layer of the brick house itself, with smaller brush marks to show the highlights. I heightened the highlights and shadows on the window,too. I also went over the bush on the right so that the house would peak through as it does in the photo. I smoothed out some of the shadows on the roof, too.
I spent an incredibly long time finalizing the first flower I drew. I had to use the erasing tool to sharpen out the edges and also the blending tool to make the texture on the inside of the petal more realistic. I added a separate layer to draw the stem so that I could overlay it with the petal and then erase to create a crisp line without having to mess with the petals as is. I also began on the second flower. I added more color because I think it adds an important quality of aesthetic interest and depth to the overall image that wouldn't be there if it was plain white like the first one. I also am going to blur the details a bit so as to emphasize the sense of depth, the fact that the first flower is in the foreground and the second is in the background.
I did another layer of the reflecting water, but it's still not exactly the same as the sky. I also went through the road with a smaller brush to add some details. I added shadows and highlights on the shudders, too.I also added dimension to the bush on the far right of the canvas. I added a yellowish glaze to the bright highlight on the left side of the canvas.
I added more to the highlight on the left-side of the canvas, which is blurry because of the way the photograph blurs into the back. I also went ahead and did a base coat of the reflection of the sky in the puddle. I need to make it a bit darker and tinted with a more teal hue.
I began with the illustration of the flower today. I started with a basic white outline of the shape. I also chose the deep blue-purple background because it presents a very nice, crisp contrast with the flower. It has been really fun to explore the different textures and techniques for the drawing utensil that I have literally at my fingertips. Drawing this flower, even though it isn't yet finalized, has still taken a lot of focus and patience. Still, I am satisfied with my decision to draw it instead of simply copying and pasting the photo I found. There is a unique sense of pride and satisfaction which comes from making a drawing come to life from nothing.
I did a glazing over the road to sort of offset the blue of the road. I also mixed blue and white and a bit of gray to go over the highlights and midtones of the stairs. I did another layer of the sky with a color much closer to the photo. I also did a glazing over the roof in a whiteish-blue. I started on the shadow from the tree along the right-hand side of the roof, too. The proportions are a bit skewed because the canvas is not exactly the right dimensions as the photo, though. I went back and added highlights on the small bush, as well as highlights to outline the window. I did a base coat of the orange tree, too.
I began working on the sky today. I started with a glazing because it is going to be really hard to match the hue to exactly as it is in the picture due to the high saturation and vibrancy. I also tried to add some touch-ups to the road because it is much too blue right now. It's hard to get the texture exactly right because the road was sort of wet and glistening when I took the picture, so it just looks like a river in the painting.
I decided to go ahead and start on what is supposed to be my in-class project. I want to do something a bit different because I have kind of strayed away from realistic illustrations, so I plan on drawing these flowers using a digital art app on the iPad. I want to find a way to synthesize these flowers with a photograph of my sister, Lily, and the archaic symbol for goddess. These flowers are lillies, also, so the content and theme ties in well together. I want for these piece to be thematically coherent and aesthetically pleasing.
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