Just a few days before New Years...December 28th, 2011. Kelie.
I feel honor-bound to mention that, while being titled NYC Bound, the below exercise has nothing whatsoever to do with New York City. Only that my latest canvas was about to fly out to New York, and she wanted to try out some tattoo ideas.
She had thought about a sperm whale, perhaps a buffalo (John Dunbar say tatonka)...maybe a couple of rather humorous pencils...
...So of course with all that in mind, I went right to work on a half-sleeve of flowers. Really - this was a continuation of the previous experiment...
...where I employed a blending and fading technique...
...but this time - taking it further...still just Sharpie...
starting with some very rough, basic lines...
...which serve as more of a guide-edge...
...as opposed to strict borders.
Then it's a matter of coloring and blending - one by one...
...adding a bit of green for mountains and meadows...
...and some blue for the sky...
...as well as to "cap off" the inked area. Bring it down a bit further...
...and add some black...
...to define...
...and make it "pop".
Thank you Kelie.
Last year around this time saw a really nice turn for The Human Canvas. I now go toward 2012 with some fresh ideas...
...and a LOT of enthusiasm.
This next pic is from the following morning. Some of it having rubbed off onto her shirt (advance warning having been given), it looks severely lightened.
HOWEVER - I see this as yet another color...shade...tone - SOMETHING different that I can't create with just the sharpies with an alcohol rub. At some point, I will most certainly be taking advantage of this process, giving touch-ups the next morning, while USING faded areas...rather than simply bemoaning degraded color.
Thanks again Kelie. And thank YOU...reading this now...for making time for me to draw on you next.
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