The Firebird WIP 8 (aka Eagle sketch 8)

Another shot... it's starting to come together now! This is last night's work. :-)

And since this isn't an eagle anymore as I am making it into a phoenix with the clour scheme I thought it about time to rename this piece. :-)

Enjoy!

Meg

Eagle sketch 7

Quick update - base colours laid down in marker.

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Meg

Eagle sketch 6

Colour scheme test on a photocopy.. I think I like this one so I'll stick with it :)

Enjoy!

Meg

Eagle Sketch 5

First large size and high quality image of this piece. Next step is to photocopy what I've done and mock up a colour scheme. I feel easier about scribbling colours on a photocopy to test them out rather than risk screwing up an original I'm already really starting to like!

Enjoy!

Meg

Eagle sketch 4

Underway with the colouring now! Base of markers - copics - topped with colour pencils to add the depth of shading. Having fun! But sadly have to stop for today :(

Enjoy,

Meg
P.s. sorry for the poorer quality pics - I'm uploading direct from my phone. No fancy photography!

Eagle sketch 3

Have neatly lined this now..... next step is to rub out all my shading and put down the base colour layer! This is the part that I'm most nervous about...

Enjoy,

Meg

Eagle sketch 2

Ok, both eagles sketched now, albeit in a basic fashion! Will come back to this to correct anatomy and hopefully by then I'll know how I want to colour it! Hmm... natural colours, phoenix colours or peacock colours or rainbow.... I don't know! So much choice.....

Anyway, enjoy!

Meg

Eagle Sketch

Have started a random sketch tonight.... just fancied a drawing session, using something different as a stimulus. I'm going to add in a profile shot too to the right of this. I don't know how to colour this! Pencil realism sketch.. or markers and colour pencils, or go markers and colour pencils but with an abstract colour scheme (I'm feeling peacock or phoenix colours)... what do you think?

Enjoy!

Meg

Contest Prize Drawing - Golden Druid

I volunteered some prizes for a contest that ran a few months ago - this was the prize for first place.

This is's character Golden Druid, who is a feral druid that can shapeshift. This was a nice, quick piece that flowed well. I enjoyed drawing this. :-) I used a pose reference from posemaniacs.com that I chanced upon this morning for the pose.

3 prizes drawn, one left!

Enjoy!

Meg

The Last Tea - Proposed Final Draft

It's finished, woohoo! I have had SO much fun drawing this! I wish I got more commissions as fun as this one. :D Still needs client approval but this is the final draft.

Enjoy!

Meg

The Last Tea - WIP 9

I'm really enjoying this piece. Another hour and a half on this today. :-)

Enjoy!

Meg

The Last Tea - WIP 8

I've done quite a bit of work on this stage! I'm really enjoying the shading so far. The armour is SO fun to shade! I've spent two hours on this so far tonight. Now I'm off to go and write for a bit. Ah, I love creative free time... :-)

Enjoy!

Meg

The Last Tea WIP 7

I've started shading now, adding textures and tones. My favourite part so far is the sock. I have no idea why, but that was one fun sock to colour!  I use a lot of layers in my paintings, so things are shaded in groups - for example the armour is on one layer, the chainmail another, the pants another, the socks another (etc). I find it helps me not to end up recolouring over other areas accidentally when I'm shading, so it saves me time. Anyway, enjoy. I'd do more right now but I need food first! Artists need fuel too haha.

Meg