Today I worked on all the details, going back and forth between colored pencils and oil pastels. A few highlights is all the face needed, so spent most of the day on the hands. I added the tattoo ’666′ to her abdomen, and called it complete. It’s ready and available here.
Tag wings
New art finished today – The Devil’s Angel
work progress – airbrush and paint
I masked out the image this morning, then airbrushed dark blue-purple acrylic over most of the background, leaving an oval near the center. I added more blue and black and sprayed the top and bottom areas, then a final black-red for the top and bottom edges. I finished the background with cerulean blue acrylic in that oval center. I really like how purple and this blue go together.
Before removing the masking, I hit around her shoes with a burnt umber wash for a shadow, and go around the ‘halo-horns’ with white to give them a glow…
As you may have noticed (if you compare to the drawing in yesterday’s blog) that I didn’t mask out the wings. I didn’t want any hard edge to show, as I wanted the feathers to flow into the background naturally. So, While everything’s still masked out, I paint the wings in with solid red and magenta acrylics. I build them up from a medium to light tint, giving them depth and texture. To finish them, I airbrushed a bit of burnt umber for the shadow around the body.
Next, I remove the masking and begin painting the ‘halo-horns’. I used a pearl iridescent acrylic, followed by a yellow wash of gouache. This should keep them bright and ‘shiny’. I then paint the face and hair with gouache, followed by the panties, and finally the shoes.
Tonight I should get to covering the skin areas with the textured gesso, so tomorrow I can start on blocking all that in…
New concept designed and drawn
Today I started in a different way than my usual for designing. Typically I look at the photos from shoots and let the pose and/or look inspire an idea for me. This time, I had an idea first. I thought of the title “Devil’s Angel”, perhaps with a tag line “So Good she’s Bad”. With that in mind, I looked through photos searching for a pose that fit the concept. I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted it to look like, except it had to be sexy, with a hint of innocence mixed with devilish.
I finally found something I thought might work, so I worked the photo, designing the look I wanted. I think the pose, mixed with the vibrant colors I plan to use, will give this a good look.
Here it is, drawn on the 22×30″ illustration board…
model – Chelsea
work update 8/05
Today I painted the textured gesso onto all the skin areas. I then worked on the wings, giving them more depth, color and texture. I did a bit of the same to the tail, since they share similar colors. I spent the rest of the day working the skin, using colored pencils and oil pastels. All the areas are now covered and at least loosely contoured.
work update – 8/04
I started the day with painting the facial features – eyes and mouth mainly. I drybrushed a few details for the skin areas so I can see them after the gessoing. Later, I masked off everything but the belly of the tail and airbrushed it loosely with skin tones and tans. Then, I painted a base for the wings, and added a bit of texturing to start. I’ll work the wings and the tail in more detail later. I finished the day by painting the hair, using a variety of browns, pinks and purples.
