I used some wood paper to make another girl based on Danielle Donaldson's work from the latest Somerset Studio Magazine.
It's watercolor on wood paper with marker and white pen. You can see the white on her cheeks, lips, eyes and hair.
You can see my first attempt on paper on this post. This one is smaller and more "me." The words say "Sometimes her hair had a mind of its own" and when I told my daughter, "she's like you," she snatched up the girl for her own. My daughter's hair is curly and it doesn't behave all the time. But let's be honest, sometimes hair just does what it wants. And now that I'm letting mine be gray, it definitely has a mind of its own. But it's hair—you can't let it be too important.
Here's the cover of her book that's new if you want to see Danielle's original work. I think I need this book!
Happy Friday, friends!
Chark
So, I got my new Somerset Studio magazine and was inspired by an article to start watercoloring some girls. The article is on Danielle Donaldson and I love her work they feature in their July/Aug 2015 issue.
Here's the cover of Danielle's book coming out this month.
And here's my first try. You can see this paper, despite it being in an art
journal, wasn't meant for watercolor since it warped. But it was good
enough for a first attempt at the soft watercoloring. Don't you love when you're so inspired by someone you just have to see how they made something and try it yourself?
I also added some words to her outline, just for fun. It starts with "It wasn't the crown that made her a queen." I also used a charcoal pencil and white gel pen to add some dimension and doodles on the drawing.
Happy Friday, crafty friends!
Chark
