This is the line art base work for a portrait in progress, created with crow quill pen and ink. I'm now exploring whether and how to add any color or tone to it. I'm very happy to be on Dribbble; thanks very much to Jake Page for the invitiation!
How are you experimenting with color - by hand or on the computer? It's a beautiful line drawing - if I were you I'd definitely scan it in and do your experimenting digitally beforehand. Welcome to Dribbble. :)
I tried so many color options for this portrait! The problem with personal work is that there's no deadline. And since the subject is my daughter it really had to feel right. I think I got it with this version. For now I'm calling it finished! Colored in Photoshop.
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Laurie A. Conley
This is the line art base work for a portrait in progress, created with crow quill pen and ink. I'm now exploring whether and how to add any color or tone to it. I'm very happy to be on Dribbble; thanks very much to Jake Page for the invitiation!
8 months ago
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Dan Cederholm
Welcome to Dribbble! Great debut.
8 months ago
Go MD! You do some amazing work! Welcome to Dribbble!
8 months ago
Wonderful first shot!
8 months ago
Lovely strokes. Such personality :)
8 months ago
How are you experimenting with color - by hand or on the computer? It's a beautiful line drawing - if I were you I'd definitely scan it in and do your experimenting digitally beforehand. Welcome to Dribbble. :)
8 months ago
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Laurie A. Conley
I'm trying color ideas digitally and also by hand with colored pencil and graphite. For those I've been working on printouts.
Thanks to all for your comments and welcomes!
8 months ago
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Floris Voorveld
Wonderful Laurie!
8 months ago
Welcome to Dribbble! Nice Shot!
8 months ago
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Bart Welt
Love this sort of 'engraving' style.
8 months ago
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Caleb Royce Lummer
wow. this is pretty darn impressive! welcome!
8 months ago
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Kristen Grote
Looks like the cover of Les Misérables.
8 months ago
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Marco Antonio Sierra
Love it. Welcome to the neighborhood..:)
8 months ago
Not only is it well done, but there's something about this character I definitely want to know more about!
8 months ago
Wonderful line work! I really like the directional lines on the face. Welcome to Dribbble!
8 months ago
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Milosz Klimek
Awesome illy!
8 months ago
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Nemanja Jovanovic
niceee! welcome to dribbble!
8 months ago
Lovely lineart~ Welcome to Dribbble, hope to see you around~
8 months ago
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Mike Bruner
some great line work, indeed. Welcome to you and all your skills.
8 months ago
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Laurie A. Conley
Thanks again all! This seems like a great creative place to be online and I'm happy to be here. :)
8 months ago
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Oleg Milshtein
great illustration
8 months ago
This is really lovely
8 months ago
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Portrait, colored
by Laurie A. Conley
I tried so many color options for this portrait! The problem with personal work is that there's no deadline. And since the subject is my daughter it really had to feel right. I think I got it with this version. For now I'm calling it finished! Colored in Photoshop.
8 months ago
great line work!
3 months ago
Beautiful line work!
3 months ago