Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The Human Canvas - A Koi Discovery


So...
I do a lot of koi.
And that was the reason for this one.


We wanted something I could do confidently, 
and (fairly) quickly.


She said she wasn't a Butterfly kinda gal.


And wasn't in the mood for a dragon.


The idea was to have 
something her co-workers MIGHT think 
she would ACTUALLY get... 


If she t'were to tat.


As confident as I am with koi though, 
after adding the whiskers, I thought the face 
was a little short.


And since there was already a black border, 
it made the extension a bit dark.


But then I realized the darkness created a bit of depth. Almost a "bottle-nose," like on a dolphin.


As simple as this discovery seems, 
it's really something that can be employed 
with future canvas sessions - only on purpose.


Meantime - happy with this one, 
and with this discovery of creating shade, 
and depth,  I don't feel like this one is 
"simply another koi."


Thank you J.



You KNOW that anytime I'm in Boston, 
I gonna hope to do this again, 
right?



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