Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Coloring the Yggdrasil

Where has March gone? Away with the freezing temperature and with my ridiculously persistent colds, I hope. I've been so exhausted and under the weather these past two weeks that I could not bring myself to do art. All my strengths were devoted to the bare necessities (= work, eat, take care of a very sweet but energetic 2 years old), as I was also alone home, since my husband went abroad for business.




 Not much to show, therefore, in term of progress for my Yggdrasil. After my husband returned and the pressure from my daily duties returned to normal, I finished the grey tones and started very slowly to lay down the colors (I switched to Copics for this second part).



To tell you the truth, I am not sure I am improving on it. It was kind of neat in its neutral palette, but I can't live without colors, so I was compelled to proceed. Right now, I am somewhat stuck at the three Norns, as I cannot decide on a proper color for their dresses...a super pale blu would work but I am afraid I don't have it in my otherwise rather extensive collection of markers....watercolors here would be marvelously useful, I think....

Probably tonight I will make a decision. :)

7 comments:

  1. It's coming along beautifully. hope you soon feel better. Valerie

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    1. Thank you Valerie! I am recovering, although now my husband has the bug! ;)

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  2. I just love watching the progress of this wonderful painting, and the way everything you do enhances it. You say you are using marker pens, but the result looks like watercolour. Perfect.

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    1. Thank you so much, dear! Copic markers are quite special...there are quite a few tricks that I still need to master, but little by little I am learning. :)

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  3. your drawing skills are exquisite. When I get a bit confused about the direction a piece is going I put it on an easel by my kitchen door. Whenever I walk past I look, eventually the answer comes. It is such a beautiful piece, and yes watercolours would look great. Hope you feel better soon.

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  4. this is coming along very well!! i like the color, it's subtle but has much impact. can't wait to see the finished piece!

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  5. Wow, this look amazing! Love the soft subtle colors! I'm not even sure you should color the dresses. To be honest I thought it was finished.... It looks finished to me :-)

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