I entered these designs for a chance to win a place on The Ultimate Portfolio Builder course from Make it in Design. So exciting, and a terrific opportunity to learn from the best.
Two years ago I took part in their Summer School classes. I learned a lot. The finals were so much fun to work on. My Intricate Chaos design has even been purchased on Spoonflower.
Fingers crossed!
Yellow Bird,revised. 8 x 8 watercolor and pen on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
I added a grey wash over the branches that did not have it in the first version. On screen, the pen marks are not showing up as well as they do in person.
We had rain most of the morning. Soft and steady. No sign of the ducks, then all of a sudden a female came crashing down into the pool. Sorry to say I didn’t get the shot. Two seconds later Mr. and another female landed on the grass. They stayed for about an hour. They had a snack, preened and climbed the stairs to the top deck. But I am guessing they had enough of the wet, as they did not get in the pool again. Pip also made a brief visit with a few friends.
Yellow Bird. 8 x 8 watercolor and pen on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2016 Sheila Delgado
I wanted to call this done, but I think it still needs some work. All the branches seem to be on the same plane. The original photo is very dark, and I “saw” multiple trees, and maybe some vines hanging down. My father has since sent a new photo, and it is in fact one tree. The photo below is what I started from.
Ducks stopped by for a few minutes early this morning, but have been absent since. Two of the Bushtits visited during breakfast. They have been here less often as well. I had a little fun with Photoshop filters on these.
Little Pip, Bushtit
Same photo with a Sumi-e filter
Blur filter