This is the 13th card I've made for this family!
Click here to see cards from previous years...The first one is from 1998. Since the last card, I've learned a lot more about working in photoshop. I made this one almost entirely using photoshop. Here's the first sketch before color: Above is the finished version of the card project I posted about last Wednesday. This is the 12th card I've made for this family. All of these cards are in the gallery below in chronological order. The first one is from 1998 (I missed a year here and there)! The girls (and I) grow up over the course of these cards. Back to the most recent card, for those curious about the process behind it. Since the last post I made a few changes: Flipped the drawing horizontally. Moved the baby's hand closer to the mother's face. Printed the whole thing out, painted in the colors 'in real life,' scanned this painted version and did several hours of photoshop trickery to integrate the painted elements and hair detail into the digital image. See the process in the slideshow below. If you are interested in commissioning a project, I would love to hear from you. I am currently open to commissions beginning in March 2015. Don't get stuck on a waiting list! Email me at [email protected].
I've been making custom holiday greeting cards annually for the same family for twelve years now. Two sisters have always been the main characters of these cards. Several years ago a dog joined the family. This year their family has grown by one more, a baby boy. Above is the drawing before coloring. You can see the almost final product and the drafts leading up to it in the slideshow below. I started by making three drafts on tracing paper, the last of which I scanned and then redrew in photoshop. For the final draft, I will redraw and add color in real life so it doesn't look so... photoshoppy. Check back next Wednesday for the finished project and pictures of all the other cards I've done over the years. |