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IF: Fast (bees) and my NaNo character

Originally I was going to do another ghost for the Illustration Friday prompt, but then I was drawing these two pictures of my NaNoWriMo character and realized that bees are fast too. (These are the black and white images I’ve been talking about all week on Twitter.) This style is a bit of a departure for me. What do you think?

The first image was done with ink on bristol.

Forest of Bees

Forest of Bees

The second image started out as a sketch of a different scene for a watercolor painting, but as I doodled, it became this image. I thought about transferring the image to bristol, but decided to just ink on the watercolor paper. My pens weren’t happy about that and rebelled a few times, but overall I’m happy with the image and I really love the texture of the tree.

 

Tree of Bees

Tree of Bees

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8 Responses to “IF: Fast (bees) and my NaNo character”

  1. Donna Earnhardt says:
    October 29, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    I wish I could draw like that! The images in my head NEVER come out as they should on the paper. Great job. Hope your story comes out just as good!!

    peace,
    Donna

  2. Kristopher. says:
    October 30, 2009 at 12:55 am

    Great stuff. I just love working on bristol in ink. There’s something so visceral about holding the art in your hands. I especially like the first one!

  3. Barbara Gulotta says:
    October 30, 2009 at 9:06 am

    very nice…great job!

  4. stephanie says:
    October 30, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Thank you Donna! You know, the images in my head never come out the way I see them either! But sometimes I get lucky and I like it anyway, like the first one.

    Thanks Kristopher! You’re right about bristol and ink and about the feeling of holding the finished art in your hands.

    Thank you Barbara!

  5. courtney says:
    November 2, 2009 at 6:37 am

    I think these are beautiful & lovely. I love how you drew her hair in the first picture. There is something very whimsical and a little whimsical about it! I think it’s because she looks so serene with those bees nearby. These two are wonderful!!!

  6. stephanie says:
    November 3, 2009 at 2:03 am

    Thanks Courtney! I really like how the first one turned out too. BTW, the reason for the bees is something really cool! Now the trick is to make all the future ones turn out too. I have until Sunday (portfolio review then).

  7. Jen VonDrak says:
    November 3, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Steph, your art keeps getting better and better!! I’m really into trees right now, so I love these.

  8. stephanie says:
    November 5, 2009 at 11:20 am

    Thanks Jen! I’m really into drawing trees lately for some reason, although I’ve always kind of liked it.

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