Sunday, May 1, 2011

The revival of the old piece



One of the pieces that are in the Art in the Library show right now is this very old drawing. It was drawn for a children's book illustration contest in Japan, and also ended up in another show (one of the family shows we have done in Tokyo).

This picture is different from the newer pieces I've been drawing. Since I got the Wacom tablet, I draw and color digitally. I drew this picture using four pieces of paper and a pencil instead. It was colored using Photoshop after I scanned the line drawings.

The digital file of this picture has been corrupted :( But since I've been receiving a lot of compliments and good reaction from many people, I plan to get a quality scan of the drawing and create a poster of it.

There is a stray sock in the picture by the way. I wanted to create a fun picture, kind of like Where's Waldo? By hiding something in an illustration like this can make it more interactive. I like the idea of pictures being more than just pictures.