I worked on this this week during a bit of downtime. It’s certainly nothing to write home about, but I think I am finally getting a grasp on this new modern/vintage coloring thing I have been trying to work out in my head for months. And while not relying so heavily on line is totally new territory for me, I think it meshes well with the foundations I have already built up in my illustrations. Now, if I could only get every client I have from now on to take the bait.
This illustration was also a practice run in drawing things that were more on the technical side. Drawing things like bicycles has always been a weak point of mine, and something I have always been very envious of. When objects like bikes and motorcycles and cars are drawn well, they can be stunningly beautiful. To see some artists who unlike me can actually pull this off check out Matt Taylor and Gianmarco Magnani.
The secret project I have been talking about for almost a year now is soon to come to a close. I am planning on taking some well needed time off, and I am hoping that in this time I can sit down at my drafting table and really knock some stuff out. I have had a set of acrylic inks and concentrated watercolors burning a hole in the back of my head for months.
