I often refine images digitally, while doing Key Steps in Illustration 1 I really enjoyed the fusion of painting, inking and then making it work for me digitally.
For this SCAMPER objectives I wanted to recreate, merge a couple of images in my sketchbook that I felt had a lot more to give and their stories left untold.
Above – course sketchbook
Really just placing together some of my ideas, placing elements together or changing completely to have a story.
At this point a couple of ideas started to take shape.
One being BOLA, making an illustration to show his playful nature as he explores Earth for the first time, taking joy in the most simple things.
Above – Course sketchbook (both Gouache/B&W posca pen)
But, it was to be the bird in the sky and the post box I wanted to create first. A bit of a play on fact pigeons used to deliver messages now using posties themselves.
Next was the peacock, which I saw in the grass on one of my works, being sad at all the litter left around, disappointed as I am the people could be so thoughtless.
Once in my sketchbook I drew my anniversary flowers (as an extra study)
Using this I wanted to have pet DandeLIONS, created this by printing the photos of the dandelions and adding to the image. (Gouache/b&w posca pen), and finally I finished with a quick doodle from one of my illustrations but adding a touch of how I feel at the moment. (watercolour markers)
(above) lastly in my personal sketchbook I ended up doing this little illustration based on the photo collage of my “fish pie” fish.
Water colour and Ink fineliner.
I love doing redraws and reusing my own work.
So this was quite a fun exercise, on nearly every page is something I could have used to create something new, use in a different story.
Below – I took two of the images and clean up in Photoshop.
Emclemmie OCA Sketchbooks 