I can’t help it… I seem to have the urge for late night sketching on Friday night. SO even though I really NEED to do something about at least 6 of the pans in my tin that I have hit the bottom… I decide to sketch them instead. I will need to start the new book next week.
Interesting that this book that will probably take me up to mid July is no. 40!
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You got me curious; is 40 your lucky number, or a special date, day? 🙂
thanks shirley – I scan my page and then do some adjustments in photoshop to make the paper more consistently white and then drop a off white 'multiply' layer over the top . Hope that makes sense.
Ontheroad – stay tuned…. coincidentally last night was 40 days till I go on my next trip – so 40 days to fill No. 40.
Hi Liz,
I am enjoying seeing your sketches of my home town, Sydney. They are great! I have a technical question: do you photograph or scan your work? With plain paper, I find it very hard to keep the lighting level across the page.
I'll click the 'follow-up' to get your reply… thanks.
Lovely as usual! But you lost me with a white "multiply" layer…I understand what multiply means in Photoshop, just not how you'd do a white one!
Yes, when you have a moment, Liz (LOL) I too want to understand the white multiply layer. Love the beginning of this book.
I'm still wasting time trying to decide on palettes.
You mean it's necessary to DECIDE?? Oh, nooooo…
it is not a white multiply layer but an off white (or cream) layer. I got the idea from Wil Freeborn. I know he has done a demonstration somewhere..but I did find this explanation
"The Moleskine paper is quite yellow. So what I generally do in Photoshop is take a colour sample of the paper colour add a new layer and fill that layer with the colour then turn this layer off. The layer with the drawing I use auto tone, colour and levels to accentuate the tone and colours, but it takes the yellow tone away. I then turn that yellow layer back on and choose “multiply” and reduce the transparency to what looks right."- Wil Freeborn
Fantastic drawings, Liz!
See you in Lisbon!! 😉
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