I had a clear vision for this piece from the beginning. I wanted to continue the trend of teeth and mouths. I wanted to put it on top of a Bob Ross style background so that the dark theme of the bones and teeth would contrast with the peaceful setting. Then I added the cutesy wallpaper to add more contrast, but this time color wise. The background was the most fun to do actually. I want to do more pieces like this, but I want to try different painting techniques and different backgrounds.
This was just a fun drawing where I was trying to get practice for different shading techniques and it became a full-fledged piece.
When I began this piece I really had no idea what I was trying to create. I just let things happen naturally as they came to my mind. I used to a calligraphy pen to splatter ink pools all over the page and draggedd the tip of it in each one to create these tail like things. I tried leaving the background white to create a positive field and contrast sharply with the blotches to make them stand out more. I ended with a cool piece I think. They look a bit like small plankton floating in the see to me, or maybe small fairies with their lights dragging behind them as they glide around. Either way I liked the effect.
This piece was just complete experimentation for me. I stuck with the theme of monsters and creepy-ness. I wanted to draw an eye, which is another simple object you can draw, but have a lot of creative fun with and be detailed with. I tried to create weighted lines with a calligraphy pen. It didn't translate as well as I wanted, but like I said this was all for experimentation and fun so I ended trying to add some stuff to make up what I felt it was lacking. I wound up using watercolors to add some pop to the piece, another first for me. (This piece was a few firsts for me.) I just kind of went crazy with the different colors to see what other colors and patterns I could create. In the end the piece was almost completely different than what I had in mind in the beginning, but I still enjoy it.
This piece was actually one of the first ones that became kind of the main concept I would end up focusing on through out this course. I ended finding out that I really enjoying creepy creatures and creepy mouths. They're just a lot of a fun and something you can be very creative and detailed with. I tried using somewhat of a scribble, sketchy line for this piece. I think it ended up helping add to the creepiness of it. I feel like it suited it well. I was also able to have fun with the colors and hope I can do more pieces like it in the future.
