Title: Love of the Rain [Predominantly done in Winter 2005 but completed January 2006]
Media: Digitally coloured sketch
Notes: The colouring didn't end up the way I had initially planned for it to be, but it grew into something that I think suited it better. Most of my artwork is just an experiment - will this work, how does this look, what if I do this? The process continues with slight, or major, tweaks and reattemps until I start figuring out how to make the effect work. Unfortunately this lends to the colouring process taking a ridiculously long time to complete. Its a learning experience though.
I find it kind of ironic that after writing the text above as a general blurb, I went back to finally finish off the shading and details of the file whereupon it began looking more and more how I had originally intended it. Particularly that yellow umbrella. Which is apt considering how this image was inspired. My courses at the time had about three readings that for some odd reason contained anecdotes or mentions of umbrellas for some odd reason. One particular story having mention of a lost yellow umbrella out in the (anthropological) field. And now I have this. Happy.
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