I haven't posted anything from Imagine Learning for a while. This illustration of the Mayflower is from a little book I've been working on called Don't Fence Me In. I seem to be getting the immigration-themed books lately, since my other book I just finished is about the Statue of Liberty (mostly photos, so no illos to post).
This was done primarily in Flash. The ship was exported in about 7 layers, plus two layers of ocean. The .pngs are all imported into Photoshop, where I add a Drop Shadow to each layer. The back layer of ocean got the gaussian blur filter treatment. There is a texture layer over the top, I think it's a photo of a rock, set to Soft Light. I airbrushed a little on the sails, the sky, and around the outside edges, and that was basically it.
The detail in this looks great. Great style. I like all the little lines in the boat and water. I really like your "Gallery of Terror" too.
ReplyDeleteI really like this illustration it's very clean. Thanks for giving details on your techniques. It really helps us emerging artists. Thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors! I enjoy your work a lot.
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