11.29.2011

IF - Round

My Illustration Friday entry for this week...

Elf with Hammer
5x7
pastel on paper

This little elf has so much to do to get ready for Christmas. If he only new where he left his nails!

I've been experimenting with scanned pencil drawings. This sketch was scanned, edited to darken the lines and clean it up a bit. Then I printed it on art paper and added the color with pan pastels, soft pastels and pastel pencils.

6 comments:

  1. Charming little elf!! Interesting scanning technique, how does it work for your printer with the thickness of the paper??

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  2. jaja! does anyone ate too many sweets lately? he´s lovely!

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  3. He's so cute! Love that belly!

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  4. Thank you all for the compliments. Leen, I've tried it on a couple of papers, such as nice sketch paper (suitable for pastel), Cranson (the less textured side)or thin watercolor paper. The paper's not too thick or textured for my inexpensive Canon MX700. I've also changed the color of the pencil lines while cleaning it up in Photoshop... blue or sepia as well as black.

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  5. oh, oh, too many lollipops? Beautiful character :)

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  6. Anonymous1/12/11 10:18

    Beautiful!!!

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