OS blot no. 19 process

Ninja September 21st, 2007

Here’s the rough initial sketch to get a feel for the position + scale. For my OS blots, I use cheap, laser printer paper, so I can discard it when I’m done. Also, it’s thin + easier to trace from. I don’t own a lightbox, + I’m not a fan of graphite transfers.

If I want the end result to be on thicker stock, I loosely sketch VERY lightly on the bristol or coldpress paper, + darken my final lines later.

She looked a lil’ stiff in the rough sketch, so I curved her back a bit in this one. I find hands + feet very difficult to draw, which is why I decided to draw them for this OS blot. I need the practice. ^__^

I changed the position slightly + made her hunch closer to her knees. I then loosely blocked in the shadows as a guide for later inking.

After inking, I scaled down the image + placed the figure in the lower left. Next, I scanned in the watercolor blots. I adjusted the levels (apple + L) to remove some of the shadows created from the tooth of the paper. Then, I pasted the watercolor blots onto individual layers, moved them til’ I liked the composition, + selected “multiply” as the layer blending mode. Here’s the final…

Happy drawing,
Ninja ^__^