Illustration Friday
The topic is Citrus
So I halved my grapefruit and got out my watercolours, blew off the cobwebs, and had a go.
This one above is the original and the rest I had fun with in photoshop, messing around with colour adjustment.
I think I prefer the blue background, the grapefruit stands out more, what do you think?
And I love the lurid lime, it's so...well lurid!
This one below is because of a new tool I've discovered, well was shown actually.
I had a brilliant lesson in photoshop during the week. Learned a few basics and about the perspective tool!
14 comments:
Janie, these are AWESOME! I love your watercolor technique...you make the grapfruit look so inviting and the shadow underneath is so nice. I really think your work shows confidence in your strokes and the way you apply the paint and even the colors you use.
I love Photoshop, too! You can take your fine art and have some fun with it and there is no mess to clean up. : ) -kate
I love them all! Now I'm really in the mood for a beautiful ruby red grapefruit.
I love the first one more, it is inviting, the colors are superb. Wonderful work!
Lovely watercolors , nice and fresh.
these are lovely. it's so fun to see the color variations too.
Amazing!! The original painting is so strong that you can do anything with it in photoshop.
I can't wait to eat my grapefruit after work :)
They're all wonderful, but I'm a sucker for original paintings so I guess the top is my favorite. They're all yummy though!
these are lovely--such juicy colors
Thanks everybody, it's great to get such positive feed back.
I've been spending too much time in photoshop lately, cause it's like a new toy, and as Kate points out there's no mess to clean up, but it felt good to get the paints out again and now that I've stepped back as it were, I think you're right, the original is my fav.too, and it's nice to have it confirmed, so thanks again.
The color on these is stunning and rich! I'm dazzled by all the variations ...
Great job utilizing both paints and computer! These look seriously alive and so so delicious!
Yes, I'm ready for a grapefruit too. Beautiful watercolor illo!
oh the picture makes me feel like going out and getting a grapefruit!
i think i'll do that!
te quedo muy bein la mancha de la acuarela, soy fanatica de a acuarela sabes, muy buena esa!
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