FAIRY SKETCHES

Got tons of illustrations in my archive. With the help of Photoshop, a new design can be as simple as playing with existing images & patterns. By layering a finish illustration over a sketch, I can come up with a new idea pretty quickly.

FULL MOON FAIRY

from sketch to finish, inspire by the HUNTER'S MOON, outside my window...

FULL MOON FAIRY SKETCH

The moon has been nice & bright the last few days. Thought I get started on a full moon fairy.

FLOWERFAIRY-work in progress

 Since my eyes max out at 2 hours, creating a new painting takes forever. It took me a long time to learn photoshop, but it  can really helps me to speed up a new design. The fairy wing is painted separately. It saves me time, cause I can paint it faster in a small scale. I can transform & scale this fairy wing, to see my options. I kind of like this purple version, I got this color  by clicking the COLOR BURN option. I still have alot of work with this new fairy. With the finish background, I have a better idea of how to finish the features on the fairy.

NEW FLOWER FAIRY

CICELY MARY BARKER'S flower fairies remains a classic & inspirational. I wonder if her fairies are children that she knew or pull from her imagination? I usually start off my flower fairy with a specific kid that I know. At a certain tender age, they are in their own little world. By spending time with them, the magic comes thru at the in-between moments.