Friendly Giant

This is a painting I did for Illustration Friday! This week's topic is "Tall".

 And here's a closeup:

 And this is what the sketch looks like:

The scan quality is a lot higher than my old watercolors if you notice. I finally, FINALLY bought myself a nice scanner. There are more light bulbs in my new scanner so you don't see as much of the texture of the watercolor paper, which looks GREAT in real life, but ends up just looking dirty when scanned.

Also, I added a new blue into my palette. It was hard to use at first. Every pigment behaves differently. It's not just a matter of switching out the colors and expecting things to behave as they used to. I wasn't sure if I liked Winsor Blue at first, because when it dried it left little white pocks all over, but I really like the hue. I guess I will keep practicing with it and see if it belongs in my palette permanently. Trying new things is fun.

I am so tired. I have been so busy all day! I finished editing my 100+ paged sketchbook and sent it off to the printers for a proof copy. I hope they do a good job! Secondly, I dragged my butt to figure drawing today. Third, I finished knitting up a sock for my husband, who never has to wear store-bought for as long as I live, as I keep him well-supplied. Forth, I painted this for Illustration Friday, did 2 loads of laundry, organized and cleaned my office space, and did a half-hour cardio workout. I hope I won't be too destroyed tomorrow at work. I recently changed jobs! Last week was my first week at Zynga, Austin TX. I hope I have a good second week!

Well, it's 3:15. It's definitely time to get some rest

Goodnight!
Tiffanny