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river styx by ~classic-syndrome:iconclassic-syndrome:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Illustration > Storybook

©2009 ~classic-syndrome
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third and final piece for an illustration project.

markers, watercolors, gel pen and acrylic ink on arches.

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*Laitma Oct 21, 2009, 4:07:00 PM
Woooooow, just gorgeous! I absolutely love the colors here, all those greens and blues and the way you blend them in so well with the reds and browns~ and the underwater effect on those below is just really beautifully depicted~ <3

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~samisi Oct 21, 2009, 4:27:00 PM
God, I want more of these. You're a genius.

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*FantasiaMan Oct 21, 2009, 5:13:03 PM
I envy you. Undoubtedly so.

How long did this take you, from concept to final?

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~classic-syndrome Oct 21, 2009, 5:18:48 PM
uhm... I can't say for sure, really. All three concepts were thumb nailed the first week of school, and I sketched and inked one a week. The painting/marker-ing took about two and a half days each, I believe
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~wheresmytea Oct 21, 2009, 9:50:56 PM
Glorious. I love the trees. They have a lot of depth and feel very... woodsy. :)

Do you ink your work before or after colours?

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~classic-syndrome Oct 22, 2009, 5:21:37 AM
I lay down the inks before I color, but ink again on top once more after the paint dries to make the blacks more vibrant. : ) So both, I suppose
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~wheresmytea Oct 22, 2009, 6:40:22 AM
Do you ever find with that technique that you get too much contrast between the lines and what's inside them? I don't see that in your art, but it happens to me when I least desire it.

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~classic-syndrome Oct 23, 2009, 4:10:40 PM
do you mean that the colors inside of the lines are drowned out by the ink?

I never have this problem, but part of that might be because I work with a rather dark palette. Have you ever tried inking with maybe brown or dark blue ink? Sometimes I find that changing the color of the ink helps bring out the colors and makes the line-work less apparent
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~wheresmytea Oct 23, 2009, 7:42:31 PM
Yeah that's been my problem. I think you're right- my pallette is usually lighter. Changing the outline colours would probably help. Thanks! Now I can experiment.

...once midterms are over. D:

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