Whenever I do a piece of artwork, it takes me a while to come up with a name for it. With this one, it took close to 24 hours. The name for this picture comes from the name of the model used in the reference photo, which I’ll explain after the jump.
About three years ago, give or take, is when I started trying to become a professional artist. At that time, I started putting together a collection of illustrations to add to my portfolio. One of the pieces was done using a reference from the Apple Bottoms Jeans ad, with Melissa Ford as the model. That, Melissa Ford, is where I got the “bee” in the artwork title. I only added honey because, well, just because. This picture is almost an exact duplicate of the picture, except I gave my model an Afro, thus the “Fro” in the title.
In Paint.net, I opened the original file illustration, and colored the background.
I opened up the background & model in Photoshop and started putting the pieces together. The third picture is my trademark/emblem. For the last few pictures of mine, I’ve been adding it in ways that aren’t so distracting, and I repeat it here.
I was going to save the picture as it was, but felt like it wasn’t full enough. The model was loaded back into Sketchbook Pro, and I added the length to the legs.
Again, opened up Paint.net and added more room on the sides and below. After that, I added steps…
...and put the model on the page. As you can see, the right leg is too short, but I fix it later.
Before I finished, I decided to change that vase. I don’t know why, but I just didn’t like it. So, I opened Sketchbook Pro and just did a quick illustration off the top of my head, and here’s what I got.
And this is the final picture. The right leg was lengthened in Photoshop using the Magic Lasso tool. I isolated the foot & calf, and lengthened it artificially. I also lightened the visible fur, as I felt it was to dark for a white fur coat.
I really like your work. I use Sketchbook Pro also. Check out my work @ www.mainsink.com. Again great stuff!
ReplyDeleteSorry for the late response Jean-Paul, busier than usual lately. Thanks for stopping by, and I appreciate the feedback. Got your site bookmarked, and I'll try to keep up with your work in the future. Thanks again for stopping by.
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