Hello, my darlings! Received the newest Illustration Friday challenge (wool) in my inbox, and remembered that I had an illustration of a spring lamb that I did on a page from a vintage farmer's almanac. So, I figured I would dust the little guy off, and submit it.
Hope you all are having a fabulous week!
xoxo Deirdre
Hi Charlotte!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! I always do a very light wash of watercolor, just for a hint of color, and then draw over that with a black, .005 Micron pen. Unfortunately, ink always bleeds over watercolor, so when I work on a detailed drawing, I usually do my own version of pointillism, instead of lines. It gives nice texture, and it's so much easier to control the shading!
Again, thanks so much for your comment! Have a great day!
xo Deirdre
Posted by: Deirdre McCormick | February 21, 2013 at 10:12 AM
what a great idea for the background! the texture on the lamb is wonderful too. what medium did you use for the illustration?
Posted by: Charlotte | February 20, 2013 at 10:06 PM
Trudy,
Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I truly do appreciate it!
Have a fantastic week!
xo Deirdre
Posted by: Deirdre McCormick | February 20, 2013 at 03:38 PM
Lovely illustration!
Posted by: trudy van der wal | February 20, 2013 at 03:00 PM