Sunday 3 May 2009

Illustration Friday - Hierarchy


Here is my Illustration Friday attempt for this week's theme of hierarchy:


I thought I'd try a slightly lighter touch than last week, so tried out a new approach with watercolour, quite roughly applied, and then a line added with a graphite stick, like before (make marks a wee bit richer and wider than a standard pencil).

As a style, it's rather more 'cartoony' than is appropriate for my usual illustration work, although once it was done, I realised that it is a lot like the work I've done in the past for children's chapter books.

12 comments:

Unknown said...

I like the loose style of this illustration..very expressive and funny. I so enjoyed meandering through your wonderful artwork! I love seeing your experimentation and the results...thanks for sharing!

Cheryl said...

I'm liking this approach. Scary and funny at the same time.

Tomás Serrano said...

It´s a perfect "cartoony" style, and I like the colours. This is great, Lynne, and I think this is more satisfying, if I may say it, than "theater" post. I love your b&w "children´s chapters books" illustrations. Excelent as all your work. And thank you for your comments.

ArtSparker said...

You make it look easy - a lively illustration.

Karen said...

I like this. You are productive, experimental, inspiring and quite successful. I thank you for your kind comments in my direction.

gracefulCraig said...

This is cool, nice sense of size and weight being used while maintaining a balanced composition... and really fun.
Nice Lynne

John said...

absolutely wonderful piece. I sat last night reading your adventures and looking at your art...I'm a fan! and now a follower!

MrBibleHead said...

Hey Lynne you've done it again! Fantastic! Love the loose lines and the slightly different washed style. Nice!

Lynne the Pencil said...

Thank you so much everyone. I was a little unsure about the success of this one, so it's lovely to have such warm and generous feedback.

Juan said...

Wonderful illustration Lynne!

Edrian said...

Show him who's boss!
Great image. It's perfect!

Brad said...

these are great!!