Not finished yet. The fleur-de-lis pattern needs a little re-coloring.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Another illustration I'm working on...
You must click the photo to en-biggen!
Not finished yet. The fleur-de-lis pattern needs a little re-coloring.
Not finished yet. The fleur-de-lis pattern needs a little re-coloring.
I like this version better,
without the dagger and the crown.
The now-erased icons did make Lady MacBeth's identity more obvious, but I don't think they're necessary. That's what my classmates said, too. Also, I think the absence of the dagger and the crown draws attention to the ladder, and I like that. It gives the viewer some white space, too--some room to breathe within the image. By the way, guess who came up with the ladder metaphor when my original idea (drawing Lady MacB. at the bottom of a big, Elizabethan flight of stairs) didn't pan out? Ben! He has a gift for metaphor. I admit I'm really good at reading metaphors (even obscure ones requiring leaps of faith--it's a muscle one must develop!), but I'm not great at thinking them up. So thank god I have a husband with the soul of an illustrator. Is there anything he isn't good at?
The now-erased icons did make Lady MacBeth's identity more obvious, but I don't think they're necessary. That's what my classmates said, too. Also, I think the absence of the dagger and the crown draws attention to the ladder, and I like that. It gives the viewer some white space, too--some room to breathe within the image. By the way, guess who came up with the ladder metaphor when my original idea (drawing Lady MacB. at the bottom of a big, Elizabethan flight of stairs) didn't pan out? Ben! He has a gift for metaphor. I admit I'm really good at reading metaphors (even obscure ones requiring leaps of faith--it's a muscle one must develop!), but I'm not great at thinking them up. So thank god I have a husband with the soul of an illustrator. Is there anything he isn't good at?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
What's done cannot be undone
Alright, here's my illustration of Lady Macbeth, the literary villain whose sinister ambitions resulted in regicide, mayhem, and play-wide bloodshed. Click to enlarge, as usual. Do you think it needs the little dagger and crown, or should I get rid of them? (The idea of erasing them from her dress is so appropriate... reminds me of L. MacB.'s "Out, damn spot!" soliloquy.)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Heart-shaped everything
Ben made a cutie-cute heart-shaped layer cake for Valentine's Day, and we scarfed down a bunch of it while watching Saturday night TV. Quel romântica! And I made two heart-shaped pizzas, one with a tomato sauce and one with a garlic sauce. Here's the dough, followed by the pizzas before we tossed them in the oven:
I've started making a vegan Italian "sausage" by sauteing Gimme Lean soysage with basil, oregano, and a squirt of Sriracha. Now Ben and I agree that no vegan pizza is complete without it.
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