Hello again! I must apologise for being late back from my break. I managed to catch a chest infection. I am still in bed but in much better shape now and able to blog from here! For this week I worked on completing a digital painting of a Mallard which I started a long time ago.
The approach I took with this painting was very similar to the way I approach traditional art. I basically blocked in and then refined sections of the painting.
I began with a simple drawing which acted as a kind of map for the piece…
Next I began blocking in the reflections in the water…
I refined those reflections a little and then blocked in the reflection of the duck…
Then I blocked in the duck itself…
Next I worked some more detail into the general reflections in the water. I found this quite tricky but also really expressive to do…
I then refined the reflection of the duck’s head and shoulders…
Next I went on to the reflection of the duck’s back…
Once that was done I completed the back and started on the detail of the actual duck, beak first. This was really enjoyable to do!
Next I worked on the details of the duck’s head and shoulders…
Finally I worked on the duck’s back and was finished…
Overall I really enjoyed making this picture. I certainly learned a lot about relfections!