as promised…
November 6, 2007
a glimpse into my acrylic and oil wash technique. Of course, every illustration starts with a series of sketches, then color comps…(ask Nick and he’ll tell you I’ve turned choosing colors into a science)…but I won’t bore you with all that…suffice to say, painting is a process…
This is my preferred method of painting, as it involves a subtractive technique…the illustration below is featured in the current issue of Skirt Magazine.
step 1 ~ acrylic on illustration board…patterned paper underneath…
step 2 ~ more acrylic underpainting
step 3 ~ adding and subtracting oil wash
step 4 ~ layering and layering…until I’m satisfied….
add some finishing touches and she’s ready for print…
Sweet potato illustration. Copyright Heather L. Young 2007
June 27, 2008 at 3:52 pm
[...] is just a teaser, I know…but I’m only on layer 2, so you’ll just have to revisit this little blog in the coming weeks to see the completed [...]
January 5, 2009 at 11:24 pm
What fun paintings! I came across this blog while googling “oil wash” and hey, do I know you from SCAD by any chance?
January 6, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Just in case you don’t read this comment…I also sent you an email
I finished in 03 so we may have missed eachother…nice work on your site though!