Scribble gesture drawings of Robert W. in charcoal on newsprint were my inspiration for these new digital images. I’ve used both left hand and right hand scribble gestures in the digital exploration process. Let’s look at my process in the creation of the digital versions that have evolved from these original life drawing sketches.
I’ve come to the conclusion that my best solution for posting is to just “blog” my posts instead. I’m excited about this. I had some reservations about blogging, and what to blog about, or when and how often to blog. The fog seems to be lifting. This is the first step (blog post) in that new direction.
scribble gesture – charcoal on newsprint
First up in the process for the digital exploration is photography of the work. I then transfer the photography to the computer for file creation of TIFF and PNG images for the digital work, and save for web compressed JPEGS for website and social media posts.
As you can see from these examples, that is a process of it’s own.
Natural light or artificial?
I prefer natural light. I have found that artificial light, on occasion, can yield better results.
Morning light or evening light? That depends on various factors. Both are good. Occasionally, I have also developed good results with harsh midday light.
left hand scribble gesture
(As you may have noticed, there are more left hand scribble gesture than right hand. The practice is to draw more with the non dominant hand.)
right hand scribble gesture
scribble gesture – digital image editing
After the photography process and image file creation, it’s time for digital image editing. This, of course, will involve even more and larger file creations. That step usually involves the creation of layered TIFFs and flattened PNGs. I then export the PNGs to my phone for final adjustments and signature. The process then goes back to the computer for final save for web JPEG compression to the best file size for websites and social media platforms. I know. It’s a process.
The image shown above and the images shown in the gallery below were created for the original social media post and for the site. These were the images that inspired this blog post.
Digital Image Editing – the additional images
Images in this section referred to as additional images were created during the making of this post to demonstrate the process involved and the variety of possibilities with the remaining sketches. I am excited about these results and newly explored techniques that often surface during this process. Cliche, I know, but I do my best to “go with the flow”.
other scribble gesture – Robert W.
During this post process, I ran across another scribble gesture of Robert W. This one was used for a collage that continued to evolve. I will have to check some old sketchbooks to see if more were possibly collaged there.
I’ve enjoyed this process of discovery that has occurred with this blog journey. I’m also excited by the new developments with the Robert W. gallery of work.
Now it’s back to work on the main project of the new build of the site. Thank you for your time and continued support. It is greatly appreciated.
See the Models post for images to other models while new pages and galleries are added. You can find me on Instagram at @cie.ja1.
