An eye for an eye

Which is not necessarily the title for this piece in progress, but it makes a nice blog title doesn't it? Just a progress shot, but here's my newest piece for my concentration.



I chose markers for this piece because I didn't quite get that bold color I wanted in my octopus picture. I'd never used them before so this is basically my first time using them (I did test them a little in my sketchbook). I like the result, but it's quite difficult to get the shading and blending even and pretty. My main difficulty is that when you use a marker, you can't press down lightly to get a different shade like colored pencils. Which is of course obvious, but still makes life difficult. So pros and cons in both mediums. I'll probably switch between the two a lot in my concentration.

And a little side not about the eyeballs, they're supposed to be a little reminiscent of flowers (yes there are two) and the more prominent one WILL be wearing a top hat. In my imagination, the eyes are dancing together, but I'm not sure it comes across in the picture... not that it needs to. Just a personal detail.

EDIT: Found another artist I want to remember. I've always expressed a like for manga style artwork, but I've only recently come to terms with the fact that it is fine and dandy to work that kind of style into my regular artwork and not just the crap I doodle in my sketchbook. SO ANYWAY, went off on a tangent there... but artists!

Sakizou Love the color and details in his/her (not sure) works. I love overly detailed, busy pictures that leave you discovering something new every time you look at them.