Altered Silver

A&A : Pages 54-59

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:57:53 -0600

Finished a few more A&A spreads. The first two were drawn as usual with the Bic Smoothie, but when that pen ran out of ink and I couldn't find the replacements (they're around here somewhere), I borrowed a PaperMate Dyna-Grip+ and found myself pretty happy with using that. The Dyna-Grip+ applies darker, requiring less effort to thicken the lines.

For the A&A project, I draw these original angel aliens (or alien…

AltTxt1 : "someone eerie waited"

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:52:00 -0600

Lately I've been drawing at least one page most evenings, but I prefer working with color by daylight so with the shorter winter days, pages are being finalized infrequently.

« pages 120 & 121 »

Page 120 received a gesso base, watercolor, then colored pencil. I'd debated whether to add "something more" but ultimately left it alone at that point. The base "stone" decor for Page 121 was made with the…

AltTxt1 : "Life kissed me"

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:01:00 -0600

« pages 152 & 153 »
Hurray for new art toys, which both of these pages enjoyed. After the initial base of gesso and watercolor, page 152 became a place to play with new gel pens in many colors. Some of them even glitter a little (not visible in the scan). When inking 152, one of my early pages, I was so intent on drawing the "frame" that I drew right…

AltTxt1 : "A lot of people want magic"

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:01:00 -0600

Some more pages from the ongoing Odyssey altered text project.

« page 145 and page 155»
Each of these pages is the first to a chapter, and I composited them together for ease of display. Basic technique on both: gesso base, then watercolor followed by colored pencils.

Text for 145:
Examine
Listen
Look
Understand
(preconception preconception assumption assume assume assume)

Text for 155:
I saw mountains only...
...some really mattered.
...some…

A&A : pages 48-53

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:54:45 -0600

Recently, I have been doing more drawing than coloring in my Angels & Aliens project, so I have many b/w spreads waiting for color. But here are a few more that have been finished.

In the A&A project, I draw these original angel aliens (or alien angels) directly into the book with a Bic Smoothie ballpoint. Many passes are made with the pen to define and thicken the lines. Then they…

AltTxt1: "a very good mood"

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:53:00 -0600

More from Odyssey, as this altered text tale continues to unfold.

« pages 126 & 127 »
The media for these pages were watercolor and colored pencil on a gesso base with Pitt marker for the black lines. It was fun having a clear metaphor to illustrate on page 127. Most of the time, the page designs are simply decorative play with color or technique. Not that I'm complaining.

Text:
I…

AltTxt1 : "I knew I'd see"

noreply@blogspirit.com (Silver) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:24:00 -0600

Another spread from Odyssey. The detail for these pages got a bit lengthy, so I'm giving it its own posting.

« pages 160 & 161 »
Speaking of appearances like velvet, that would also describe page 160. Well, half of it. There's something about those densely dark colors that brings out the velveteen look. I'm pretty sure this page is also gouache (although it might be watercolor), with gel pen texturing…