Part 2 of the project in my Fantasy and Scifi Illustration class - part one is Eagle Woman. This one is a "fiery fox sprite"...it was a little rushed, and I'm not as happy with it as I am with the eagle one. Conceptually, it stinks, but I went with what the cards gave me.
A lot of people in class asked if this was a vector image, which surprised me...I guess my painting style has gotten really flat. I've always preferred to paint cleanly, because I think that overdoing it on texture can obscure the line of the work...I like expressive line and positioning and composition, and texture is like dessert, a nice thing to put in at the end, ultimately an afterthought. But I think at times my style can be too clean. I look back at my older, grungier work and cringe. I was so aimless back then...I just tossed brushes around like they were candy from a float, without any thought to what the point of the image was.
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`ChewedKandi has certainly gone out of her way to keep the vector community on the right path. Always making sure that her talents are infinitely scalable, Sharon has put her bezier curves to excellent use, and firmly anchored herself as an inspirational leader. We're absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for June 2013 to `ChewedKandi. Congratulations, Sharon! Read More
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I love the kabuki-ish style of makeup, and the geometric patterns on the wings look like they were loads of fun.
Yeah, the wings were a ton of fun to paint.