The Judgement of Paris - Rough

When I decided on a layout for the myth, I roughed it out on some heavy-duty watercolour; a lot of refining goes on at this stage and I erase things a lot. Though I know what everyone should look like, and where they are going to go, a lot of changes are made, and things are drawn over and over agin until I think it looks right.

This was then put onto an existing texture I had made and a quick layer of digital colour put onto it to give me a good idea of what it was going to look like. It also highlighted just what needed fixing!



Colour Test

Atalanta's Footrace - Colour Rough

I put the line onto an existing texture I had and added a quick layer of digital colour to Atalanta. When I was positioning her body on the page, it was difficult to find the right place for her. I made her bigger, and cut her head off - and liked the result so much I didn't think to put it back on again.

As much as I like the myth, the intricacy of the characters and story in the Judgement of Paris is much more appealing. I also like the fact that it is a better known myth, so you're more likely to recognise it when you see the illustration.

Atalanta's Footrace - Roughs

The first sketch includes my rough sketches for layout, the running position of the figure, and the rough sketch of Atalanta, which became the drawing I used for the final rough!  

First Sketch




I sketched out the shape of the apple 'swoop', and filled it in with apples. These are duplicated for the final rough. 



Apples