The Hero Wears Green

An experiment using watercolor pencils on a grid. I wanted to create some sprite art with subtle color shifts. It takes a long time to build up the overall effect, but it seems like there is something special here.

The sprite is Link's standing pose from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (the Gameboy one). If I can think up a better way to do this kind of sprite art with my watercolor materials, I have something more grand in mind for the technique.

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Ferret

Trying out a challenge to myself - to create "finished" pieces with a limited color palette on a consistent schedule. I am still working out the final guidelines. I think I would like to challenge myself to use a new texture in each piece as well. I've had this unfinished sketch in my sketchbook forever. Even though I'm not entirely happy with it - it feels great to finally have it done!

Ice Skating Characters

Twinbee

Trying some new ways of picking colors for my digital pieces. I was not aware that Illustrator has a tint slider. I feel much more confident sticking to a very limited number of hues with a tint and shade for each. This illustration uses only three: blue, pink, and tan. Twinbee is one of my favorite video games - it perfectly captures the weird concepts and bright colors that find their way into my work. Not sure where this pose came from, but I didn't want it to waste away in my sketchbook.

Rainbow Bisque

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