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Step By Step Art Progression For The Grand Vizier's Garden Party
Here's the step by step art progression of my new fantasy art piece "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party". It is my interpretation of a Pink Floyd song. Check out my descriptions for each step below. If you have any questions, just post a comment or email me from the Contact Me section of www.fian.com.
These are the tools I used to create "The Grand Viziers Garden Party". They are Arches watercolor block of 30 sheets of 140 lb cold press paper, Winsor Newton watercolors, Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen, Pilot Metropolitan animal fountain pen, Noodlers fountain pen, Noodlers ink, Pedeo drawing gum, Winsor Newton Gum Arabic and various brushes.
Rough sketch with doodles from my sketchbook added. Getting our cast of characters into their places. Places everyone!!!
Transferring the sketch to the watercolor paper block. I print out the sketch then rub the back of it with a graphite pencil and trace the image onto the paper.
Starting the inking process. It is always a rush to get to this stage and to make it start to come to life.
The outline inking. The main line work right before the detail comes in. The grand vizier is getting ansy...he wants to see how he will look in color.
Details to the outline inking. The last stage before I apply color...then the real decision making comes into play.
Masking the characters with Pedeo Drawing gum (blueish color) so I can paint the sky with a watercolor wash. Its easier to get a fluid wash without having to worry about getting color into unwanted places.
The sky wash is added....now I'm ready to bring the characters to life.
Starting to add color to the characters. I started with the grand vizier himself and made him a reddish color to make him the center of attention like he always demands.
Bringing more of the characters to life. Bringing this party into full view.
Detail of the painting process. Gotta make sure the Vizier is done right...he's kinda fussy that way.
The finished art. A glimpse into what goes on at The Grand Vizier's place on weekends and what goes on in my head all the time. Enjoy!
Sneak Peek At New Art
Sneak Peek of new art in the works. "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party" this one is also my interpretation of a Pink Floyd tune. Water color and ink on 14O lb Arches watercolor paper. This should be available for sale as a print by the weekend at www.fian.com. Please feel free to share, like or comment.
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Sneek Peek Sketch For New Art
Here's a rough sketch for a new piece I am doing for the gallery and for prints to sell here at Fian.com. This is called "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party". Hopefully I can start it today if I can get through with some deadlines. I took sketches (the ones with a tan background) from my sketchbook and pasted them in then drew in the rest of the scene. I will print it out then transfer it to a watercolor pad and start the line drawing. I will post the different stages. Stay tuned.
Step By Step Sketch To Final Art for Fantasy Illustration
Here is a step by step from sketch to final art for a watercolor and pen & ink fantasy piece I did to be sold as fine art prints. Its called "Careful With That Axe Eugene", its my interpretation of an old Pink Floyd tune. At first I thought it was jinxed because the first line work attempt ripped when I was tearing it off the Arches watercolor paper block (thank goodness I was going to redo it anyway because I wasn't happy with the line work). Then when I was going through the process of round two, I wasn't "feelin' it yet", and I almost bailed on it but continued to plow through. I finally started to get into it when I hit the homestretch. Sometimes you get to close to the trees to see the forest...or is it the other way around?
I used a Noodlers and Pilot fountain pen with Noodlers ink on 140 lb Arches cold press watercolor paper to create this.
You can purchase a print here.
Click through the pics to see the progressions.
Enjoy!
-Fian
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