Wheelie Girl

For Digitalmania Group    

The challenge this week is to create an image in the style of SHERRY PARKER

Some elements DeviantScrap -All other elements, BG, textures and brushes my collection.

So here is how I made this image.  

I started with this image of an insect from the internet.  I wanted this shape and the legs and thought it would be OK to use it because I am going to completely change it.  I played around with it using filters until I got a look I liked. 

Next I added a head and some wings to start my figure.  I also added a texture.

Next I decided I wanted my image to have real arms.  I extracted both of the arms from a figure  and fitted them onto my bug body.  I also added the golden rule image for some interest.

So my next move was to make an abstract shaped body - I wanted to keep the insect legs.  I used my shape tool and started drawing overlapping shapes in different colors.  I masked out to make the shapes conform to my insect body.

Satisfied with my progress so far I started putting little accents on the insect/figure.  I removed the insect parts on the right legs and filled them in. I noticed Parker used patterns so I added a pattern floor. A added another texture over the whole image - multiply 75% opacity and signed my name. 

There are 30 layers but the shapes and accent elements are all on separate layers.  This was a fun challenge.  So different from my work but I learned a lot and will probably make more of these “Parker-like” images. 

Eclipse Of the Blood Moon

Created for dA Users Gallery Challenge #79

Medieval Ruins with thanks to LaraGirlySkull

All other elements and textures my collection.

The Crow Moon

The image is for the blog challenge Take A Word.  This weeks word is Birds - so of course I picked my favorite bird the Crow. All elements, BG and textures my collection.

The Cross And The Chickadee

Model - www.deviantart.com/art/Mistress-VI-268077787

All other elements, textures, BG and stuff - my collection. Mostly playing with filters, textures and blending modes.

Paper Doll

For Digitalmania Group www.flickr.com/groups/digitalmania/

The challenge this week is to create an image in the style of LOUI JOVER - (painterly images on printed BG) - examples here - http://www.saatchiart.com/profiles/portfolio/id/284005/p/1

All elements, BG, textures and brushes my collection.

I have made a few more of these and a few just the silhouette (hope I spelled it right).  These were fun to do and different for me.  I had to resist the urge to mask out the print on the girl's face above!

A silhouette image - these are really fun to make.

Dreaming In Color

Model - cathleentarawhiti.deviantart.com/art/Luna-2-289359555

All other elements, textures, brushes - my collection.

Playing around with a more painterly look - I get bored easily. Always trying to bridge the gap between painting and digital. I'll get there eventually. I wanted a very watercolor look to this image - lots of drips and spatter and of course lots of color. I do get bored with some of my digital work - I do not like the photo look - I want a more artistic feel - lots to learn but lots of fun.

The Farm House

Kids and pig - DeviantScrap

All other elements, BG, textures and brushes my collection. Sometimes I don't know where these images come from - weird I know.