I want to show how young people have opinions on world situations, and it should not be left only to old powerful men. World leaders and all people need to pay attention to what is happening: both polityically as well as to our precious planet. I am working on two more posters and will post them here as I draw them. These posters are extensions of my technique of using Yupo copic markers and AI together. I would love to hear if you like this idea or not.
Here is a little sketch I did of a young girl, being completely at ease in nature. She is surrounded by the things she loves…mainly birds and honey bees.
This composition got its composition from my prompt. It got its color by adding one of my Yupo hand drawn background papers as seen below. The background color paper was the basic palette and I included the blue bird with an additional prompt. What I really like was the way the colors blended so softly and the blue becomes a focal point. She looks like she loves her little friend.
Adding a surprise element like this colorful copic marker art on Yupo paper can add a dramatic effect. The drawing was quick and effective. The mysterious colors blended beautifully with the sketch. I like to combine things that you are not sure will work together. That’s one magic trick in AI.
I overhead a coversation of two cats chatting over morning coffee.
The big Maine Coon cat on the left (Alfredo) has a sarcastic look on his face as though he’s bored with everything. The Rag Doll cat on the right (Louisa) looks a little stuck up and kind of snooty. Alfredo says “Hey girl, have you ever heard of a Rag Doll?” Louisa stares at him in disbelief “I AM ONE YOU BOZO!” What a way to start the day.
When I started with this image, I had a completely different thing in mind. I wanted to combine 2 or more images together to create something I would be surprised and awed by. When you start to fine tune your ideas in AI, it can easily go many wild ways. That doesn’t mean it’s bad…just different. That’s why this is fun. Here are three images that I put together in a surprising way.
Here’s the first watercolor that I painted from a live model at Clark College in Washington at their evening life drawing sessions–back in 2007. The 1st is the original and the 2nd is one that I just played with some color filtering.
original painting
I added these color tones in photo edit
Here is a watercolor illustration/doodle on watercolor paper I was hoping I could somehow blend into the art, done in watercolor markers.
I asked AI to combine several combinations of the idea of this woman and the illustrated watercolor sketch. Here are the goofy things that happened.
1 They told me I could not have a nude
2 I said, ok but can you come up with the same or similar pose of the woman?
3 They said sure thing, so I chose the girl in the garden among a bunch of images offered.
4 Next I asked if they could put the illustration design on her dress. So I made up a name and called it the “paisley design”.
5 After around half a dozen color changes and getting the pattern to fit her body, I accepted the top design with a few tweeks. I ended up getting the Paisley Dress Watercolor, final product.
This just goes to show you can’t always get what you want….but if you try sometime…
you get what you need👌😂
As always, fun unhurtful comments are accepted. Tell me if you’ve had any similar experiences.
Cats are smart and independent as we all know. Here are a couple of buddies discussing what they’re going to do today, as well as life in general.
We dropped by a few weeks later. Check this out!
fyi: I created this little story with prompts and my cat art. When I started putting it together, I had no idea where it was going. All I knew was I wanted a few different breeds of felines and a window with a window sill that I could cover with different fabrics, and a few outdoor views and weather conditions that told different stories. So the teapots eventually became samovars in France??? Doesn’t bother me. I added the idea and the text of Provence because it’s a dreamy place and Freepix offers cool instant graphics. The images become increasingly sophisticated as the story developed. This little story was created in Freepix AI. You can try it out. I’m getting a feel for it. I think with an extended plot , this could become something kind of precious.
Your comments are appreciated and sharing is good too. It’s a new world out there and I’m in because I believe AI can help artists. Even artists like me.👌
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