So, I did a thing...

[sophiap]

I participated in the first Supernatural Artist Swap, in which participants submitted a rough sketch that was then assigned randomly to another participant. Each artist then had a week to do a picture based on (in one fashion or another) the original sketch.

This round's theme was "road trip," and I love the range of interpretations of the theme.

It was a huge amount of fun, even though I'm feeling a bit self-conscious about throwing my hat into such a ring of talent.

Here is my final sketch:



The picture was done with Sakura Microns and pan pastels on rough-textured paper.

My initial sketch was extremely rough, as I was mostly blocking out composition/value/color and not a lot of detail. The final sketch that was done based on it is utterly amazing, though.

Comments

[cassiopeia7]

This is lovely! I especially like the sense of urgency and danger that you've created. Sam's wind-whipped hair! Castiel's tie. And this here Midwesterner looooves your stormclouds. So. Watch or warning? ;D

So, erm, what ARE "pan pastels"? Pastels in non-stick form? In a pan like some watercolors? Do you use a brush? Your fingers? *is nosy*

[sophiap]

Thank you! I'm glad the sense of impending weather came through. It's definitely a warning - those clouds are going to start looking kinda green in a moment.

Pan pastels are my new favorite toy. They're pastels that come in a little disc like eyeshadow rather than in a stick. You can apply them with sponges, and get very fast and very light coverage. They're great for color blocking before working with stick pastels, and I love them for coloring/tinting ink drawings.

[cassiopeia7]

The sense of danger is palpable. The roiling clouds, the wind . . . Castiel looking off to the side as if he's sensing a funnel about to drop, wow. This really is an awesome rendering -- I love it.

those clouds are going to start looking kinda green in a moment.

Ahh, the lovely green tinge of imminent meteorological mayhem. When I lived on the East Coast, the natives never believed me when I described the sky going green like that.

I looked into pan pastels on the Dick Blick site and, wow, how cute! They also look like they might be fun. I guess you'd have to use the heavier paper weights, though. Something with enough texture to grab the pigment, like watercolor paper, maybe? I may have to check these out . . . :)

[sophiap]

The freakiness of a green sky has to be seen to be truly appreciated.

With the pan pastels, I can get decent coverage on vellum-textured bristol board, but only for one coat. It's nice for tinting ink drawings. I can do lots of layering and blending on pastel or watercolor paper. Another thing I like about them is that you can do very thin overlays of color on color, getting some really neat effects.

I'm hoping to have more time to play with them this weekend.