Kitchen Scene in Progress
26 February, 2010 Filed in: People
I'm working on the illustrations for a children's book written by my father-in-law. Each of the five chapters in the book will have a large full-page illustration showing what each character is doing in a busy scene at the same time. The rest of the chapter will be filled out with smaller illustrations. The story is about a young family preparing for a move as they await the birth of a new baby. Here's the scene at the start of the second chapter:
I mapped out the kitchen (above) using sketches and images pulled into a Photoshop composite. I like using Photoshop to experiment with my compositions because I can move, rotate and scale the elements easily without having to redraw them. I transferred my composite sketch to the canvas and began painting in the hardwood floor. To give the floor a smooth appearance, I needed to make long brush strokes without awkwardly painting around the many things on the floor.
I marked the edges of the cabinets with masking tape. I painted masking medium over top of the sketches of the girls, boxes and ferret, then painted in the hardwood floor. After everything dried, I peeled away the masking tape and masking medium and worked on other sections of the kitchen:
Here's the illustration so far:
The scene needs to look very busy so I plan to add more clutter and detail.
I mapped out the kitchen (above) using sketches and images pulled into a Photoshop composite. I like using Photoshop to experiment with my compositions because I can move, rotate and scale the elements easily without having to redraw them. I transferred my composite sketch to the canvas and began painting in the hardwood floor. To give the floor a smooth appearance, I needed to make long brush strokes without awkwardly painting around the many things on the floor.
I marked the edges of the cabinets with masking tape. I painted masking medium over top of the sketches of the girls, boxes and ferret, then painted in the hardwood floor. After everything dried, I peeled away the masking tape and masking medium and worked on other sections of the kitchen:
Here's the illustration so far:
The scene needs to look very busy so I plan to add more clutter and detail.
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