Sunday, August 17, 2008

Chapter 18 Mother Earth....Gaia



I separated the creation of Mother Earth into two, to make it easier in the process of editing. I tried it the first time together and god it was so much of a hassle. Anyways, just as previously, i illustrated Earth as a Woman, and this time more motherly. I did this by putting more emphasis on the hair, it make it looked like the Earth is wearing a scarf made of trees. It can also be interpreted as a long motherly hair.
The brown lines are actually cracks of the ground, to make her look more ancient as well as adding the effect of earthy ground which is generally a mixture of several color. The blue are straight forward enough, showing the flow of rivers along the body of Mother Earth. The green, are greenery.
The technique i used are plainly brush tool. They made wonders. By adjusting the strokes as well as the thickness of it, i manage to illustrate the linings of the ground as well as the water.
To achieve the effect of the trees aka greenery, i randomly coloured a mixture of greenery to add the effect of multiple flora and fauna. By grouping it all into one, i made copies of it and rearrange it inorder to create the effects seen above.

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