i really like this illustrators style (Sarah Maycock). i like how she uses a simple wash of colour for the tones and shape of the dog, and adds key detailed elements to important areas of the illustrations -eyes, nose. though the body of the dog is not outlines, it still looks crisp and defined due to the use of negative space.
here i have experimented with using a wash of colour for the least important part of the image, i have faded the wash out to give the impression of the image ending. I've added the detail with a darker wash of watercolour, colour pencils and fine-liner. i added fine-liner to define the upper part of the body as i didn't think the body shape outline was obvious enough, i think this was a mistake as i think it is more effective without a outline. i also wish i had never used fine liner to define the facial expressions.
i have tired this technique again, however this i just just dark colour crayons to define the facial expression instead of adding fin-liner, i think this works better. however i again added a small amount of fine-liner to the figure as the wash i added was not bold enough and did not stand out as a defined shape.
i still was not 100% happy with experimenting with this technique so i tried it one more time. this time i used no fin-liner at all instead i just used a darker wash of fine-liner to strengthen the shape of the figure. i added colour pencil to define the face and the pigeon-the key focal points. i think this technique is the most effective experimental piece out of the 3.
though i like the 3rd experimental piece, i feel Sarah Maycocks style works best on animals. because the images i am working from require a to of detail for you to distinguish it, i found it hard to pick and choose which parts colour be left as a colour wash and which needed the added detail.
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