Saturday, January 22, 2011

Illustration Friday "Dusty"

You never know what you might find in a dusty old attic! My grandparents' attic was a lot like this one. When we eventually had to clean out their house, my most interesting find was a trunk which contained a very old porcelain doll's head with beautiful blond hair. I don't know what happened to the rest of the doll's body, but someone had saved the head.

For this illustration, I used black prismacolor pencil and a limited palette of burnt umber and ultramarine blue (and a tiny bit of alizarin crimson mixed in for the face).

8 comments:

  1. Very nice painting--it really captures the feeling of that attic.

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  2. Looks like a very fun place to play!

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  3. Gorgeous illustration, Jane! I love what you do with color and line. And she definitely has that feeling of "what will I find next?..treasures?" - well done!! I hope you've been well!

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  4. oooooh! I love this one, Jane!!! Great composition and mood. I can sense the wonder of exploring an old dusty attic in this image. Well done!!!

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  5. seems like a good and nice attic to wonder around!!

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  6. Wow Jane! Nice tone and effect for this work! Love your concept and yopu really pulled it off. It has that dusty feel to it. One time my cousins found a pair of prosthetic legs in their attic!

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  7. This is such a great scene! I like the unique way that you applied the colored pencil! Love the story this tells.

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