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A new painting! This is from the Hans Christian Andersen story, Thumbelina. It's more of a detail, because it's a little too big for the scanner. This painting is the first of a series I'm doing to build up my portfolio. I'll be doing seven new pieces to add to existing ones, and in the end I hope to have twelve or thirteen paintings that are a really good representation of my work. Most of the pieces will be from well known stories, like fairy tales and classic children's stories. It took a while to get to this point because I had to look at my work and decide which pieces represented me best, what level of finish I wanted. The problem with paintings like this is that they take longer to complete than some other work I do. some pictures take about four days to finish and this one took more than a week. However, I'm most comfortable with showing what I feel is my best work. I'll be taking a few days before starting the next painting, which is from Jack And The Beanstock, as I'll be working on story boards for Josephine Pebbles and doing a small commisioned piece.
Here is the pencil rough for a new painting I'm working on. I want to get my portfolio up to about twelve pieces and I want to have more well known stories illustrated in my work. I've taken a while to decide in what direction I want my portfolio to take. I had to look at my work and think about what kind of work represented me most. So, I'm working on my portfolio and at the same time working in the Josephine Pebbles story. I'm up to a second draft on the Pebbles story. For my next painting I'llbe doing a scene from Jack And The Beanstock. I'd really like to illustrate more African folk tales. Does anyone know some really great ones?
Eric, this is magnificent!! Everything about it is wonderful ~ Dawn
Thank you so much, Dawn! I'm pretty happy with it.
This is great!
The textures and characters are awesome.
I kinda miss the lighter areas that you had in your value drawing though.
What happened to them?
Thanks Manelle!
I think it scanned a bit dark, but you're right, I did lose some of the contrasts. That's one of the difficulties gouache, it's hard to have strong values like you have in pencil or water colour.
Oh! I love the mouse! He's got a real twinkle in his eye...
Julie
Thanks Julie!
Gouache cool. I have hardly used it. I really liked it though because it is like acrylic and water color mixed. I hate using acrylic and love watercolor so yeah anyway. I'll have to keep that in mind about the contrast if I ever try it again.
It is a great painting.
Thanks Manelle, looking at it again, I think it is a pretty dark scan.
Love her rich red hair Eric! It does look like it took a lot of time. It's very beautiful. I do miss the lighting like the other one had though.. but I know gouache is not as easy to do this as other mediums.. well at least for me.
Thanks Alicia.
I forgot to mention that I love the texture of the hair on the rat. It's amazing... I can't wait to see your piece on Jack and the beanstalk!
Thanks! I'm tempted to rescan it, butI think I'll leave it for now.
It is nice to see this one finished. I would like to see the whole thing.
I can realate to the differences in value from the drawing to the painting. Sometimes you need to exaggerate values in black and white that you can approach differently with color. I like the saturated colors and I think that children will too. If you stuck to the values in the drawing it would be more washed out.
Whew! Thanks Frank! It's nice to hear from someone who shares my thoughts on this one. I'll post a photo of it in a few days so you can see the whole thing.
Oooh lovely...... this will be a killer portfolio!
Thank you so much, Viviane!
It turned out excellent! It's so dark and mysterious Eric, one of your best! You make me love rodents!
Thanks Ambera!
Hi Eric
It's great to see the original pencil work and then the final illustration. This one is lovely.
I really, really love your pencil work, even some of your quick sketches are lovely - so full of life and feeling.
Goodluck with all this new portfolio work.
Thanks Gail!
very nice work! your art has such a timeless feel to it, something I wish to achieve someday! I really like the books actually, especially the design on the binding. Sorry it's taken so long for me to write back. Nope, I have no bboks yet...but SOONER or LATER!! I;ll keep you posted! cheers my friend.
Thanks Albert!
When your first book comes out I'll be first in line!
Eric have you been tagged yet? If not you have been now. Tell us five interesting things about you and then tag five new people.
Hi Manelle! I've already been tagged with that one!