"My Hero"

Abe Lincoln is Lady Justice's hero. Even though Rusty keeps calling him her daddy, same thing. I still don't have the hang of the printing thing, but I've got the blog down pat. I'm fine with gouache (how is it supposed to be spelled?) if it has the gesso backing because the whites and highlights are stunning and so easy to manipulate. On the three image montage I didn't use the gesso and I didn't enjoy the process anywhere as much.  I'm glad we're moving into conceptual illustrations as well. I think it makes me more invested in the technical and aesthetic aspects if I care about the concept.

Pomegranate, Forrest Gump and an elephant

First time using gouche, honestly I prefer watercolor but I think that's because I worked with it longer than I've worked with gouche. I'm excited to get the hang of yet another new medium. I'd like to try more of the wiping technique to get whites and highlights because in this piece I used quite a bit of white and black gouche to achieve values. In the next assignment it will be my goal to push value using color. I liked how Rusty gave us the opportunity to add to the pieces before turning them in, I realize mine was basically complete at the first turn in but I can see how the extra time is beneficially to anyone at any stage.