Finished art |
Finished inks |
Pencil layout |
Finished art |
Finished inks |
Pencil layout |
1 Corinthians 10:31- So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. |
Ephesians 5:14- ...Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. |
I did this pen & ink illustration of my friends with their house. I used:
"The Bad-Joke Guys"
A friend commissioned me to illustrate his idea of him and his two buddies, all in Christian ministry coming from different walks of life.A co-worker commissioned me to Illustrate her dreamcatcher concept, incorporating different creatures she came to appreciate while studying biology. She wanted something like the minimalist bird and seahorse illustrations I’ve done. I didn't know how challenging this would turn out, but we both liked the results.
She requested certain creatures: an eagle ray, a spotted salamander, a crane, a caddisfly or dragonfly (my choice), a rainbow trout, and a fathead minnow. For the dangling items, she suggested snail shells, shark teeth, and pinecones. I added feathers also since dreamcatchers usually feature those.
Pattern Swatch: I created the eagle ray's dots, dots on the feathers hanging from the bottom, and the fathead minnow's scales with Pattern Swatches. The art you create will tile infinitely inside the shape you assign it to.
The dot pattern: Create a white dot on a black square then follow steps 4-5. Take note of item 3.1.
The X pattern: See the diagram below, which shows how to create a seamless tiling pattern.
You can then move/rotate/reflect/scale/shear the pattern inside the shape, without affecting the actual shape, by selecting Transform Pattern Tiles in the General Preferences, or when you right-click > Transform > Move (or Rotate/Reflect/Scale/Shear) and select Patterns in the Object section.
Art Brush: For the rainbow trout, I made the fins detail—the row of ovals—, with an Art Brush.
Scatter Brush: I used a Scatter Brush for the scales on the trout and white dots on the spotted salamander.
For the dotted feathers hanging at the bottom, I lowered the opacity 50% to make them slightly see-through with the Transparency palette.
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