Monday, May 23, 2011

Illustration Friday - Soaked

   Someone is about to get soaked!

Okay, okay, so maybe this is cheating a little, BUT, it is week #2 of my own "Trying Something New Challenge"!  So last week I tried a bit of looseness in my watercolor.  And this week I thought I would try to do an illustration in acrylics.  So, I wanted to do an illustration that was simple to try it out and still fit into the theme.  I have used acrylics before for flowers or decorating frames and things, but not for an illustration!  I have to say I have always enjoyed acrylics...the boldness of color, the smoothness on the canvas.  I think it is definitely something I'd like to do more of...the lining and details were a bit tricky, as I used a brush, as opposed to watercolor where I usually use a charcoal pencil.  But overall, I think a good experiment!  If anyone has any tips for illustrating with acrylics, I'd love to hear them!  Thanks!

8 comments:

  1. I LOVE this-- the proposed action tells it all! The colors are great!

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  2. Oh this is perfect for the theme...you are so clever! :)

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  3. Hahaha! This is great! So clever and perfect for the topic!

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  4. Fun illustration! And the colors and line work are great!

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  5. No tips...just praise :o) Wonderful work Beth Anne!

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  6. I like the colors very much! I've never tried acrylics, but I'm definitely like the way it looks and feels.

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