Today’s creation was inspired by some art I saw on Pinterest
The focus of these paintings is shape,
portraying the still life by emphasizing shapes and using dramatic color
I found a photograph I wanted to use to try this technique
I uploaded it to PicMonkey,
an online photo editor
and played around with a few special effects
to see the photo broken down into shapes
Here’s how it looked with the Posterize effect
Then I uploaded the photo to my iPhone
and played around with the Waterlogue app
This is how it looked with the Illustration Lightness effect
Then I made a collage of these different styles to refer to
as I drew and colored my still life
I started with a pencil sketch, beginning with the pitcher
Then adding the flowers and leaves, shape by shape
Next I used my marker color chart and chose colors
I highly recommend making a color chart for each type of media you use
It saves so much time
I did add a few more colors as the painting progressed but these are the ones initially chosen
I inked over the pencil shapes with a large tip, .08 fineliner
Then proceeded to fill in the colors
Here it is [bottom right] with the inspiration photos
This is a lot of fun and a great way to practice your drawing skills
“Still Life” 6″ x 6″ alcohol marker and ink on mixed media paper
Do you like the exaggerated shape style artwork?
I would love to hear your thoughts!
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