Well, February was a creative time, I tell ya. I had a few blips when it came to feeling even remotely productive in this area. Luckily, I was able to work through it and come out the other side (a couple days late) with a new Behance beauty for you all.

Here she is!

You can see all my progress and better colour over here.

The part I got stuck on the most was the composition. I wanted her to be a mermaid, but I really wanted to do a piece that focused in on her face and hair. How does one show that she is a mermaid without featuring the tail that makes her a mermaid? I worked through it and got a few ideas on paper. It was a struggle that took most of the first half of the month, and probably a big factor in my loss of creative steam. It’s really hard to get a sketch to direct itself when you have no idea what you want it to look like even a little bit in the end. Definitely a reminder to work out the ideas on paper, rather than waiting for the perfect one to pop into my head.

I tried doing a lot more with the paper patterns than I did for last month’s ballerina, so I had ran into a few snags trying to keep the final product from blinding us all. I also tried a few new layering techniques that I want to work through on the next project. I also had a full green and teal theme in my head for this while I was developing the sketch, but I loved how the ballerina came together so nicely that I thought I would keep the theme going. Plus, most mermaid are green and teal. She is not most mermaids!

Anyway, that is my February project. We had a bit of a time, but I am really happy with how everything came out on the other side.

Now, off to percolate some ideas for this month! Happy March readers!