My Travels - Autumn Ozark National Forest
Colors of Leaves (and Those Fallen) in Ozark National Forest. Capturing this image and seeing colors in trees was not something I'd thought or even considering while planning a trip to Arkansas and the Ozark National Forest and Mountains. I've mentioned in the original image description my story in wanting to visit this area again from my time as an Army officer. But seeing the leaf colors that morning was truly special and what my focus on metering and composition was with this image, which I posted is here on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/14723335@N05/33619102570).
To the digital painting, this was my second one done using Adobe illustrator Draw on my iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil...but it was my first attempt to do something that I wanted to try out as a watercolor and later evolved into more of oil brush style. I came across some brushes that worked with Adobe Draw from Kyle Webster. Another technique I used was something I'd seen a friend and painter use which was to have an appropriate stain effect on the digital "canvas" to better bring out a mood or feeling. I went with a medium color of brown and yellow to better bring out warmer tones and hues. The rest of the digital painting is using techniques with changes in hue and tones to bring out contrasts in the terrain and add depth. I also used layers with Adobe Draw to also help in that perspective.
In the left foreground of the painting, you'll find that stick figure image of me "hiking" with my Cubbies hat, loving my time hiking and exploring the Boston Mountains and Ozark National Forest...and definitely loving the color of Autumn even in Winter :-)
My Travels - Autumn Ozark National Forest
Colors of Leaves (and Those Fallen) in Ozark National Forest. Capturing this image and seeing colors in trees was not something I'd thought or even considering while planning a trip to Arkansas and the Ozark National Forest and Mountains. I've mentioned in the original image description my story in wanting to visit this area again from my time as an Army officer. But seeing the leaf colors that morning was truly special and what my focus on metering and composition was with this image, which I posted is here on Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/14723335@N05/33619102570).
To the digital painting, this was my second one done using Adobe illustrator Draw on my iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil...but it was my first attempt to do something that I wanted to try out as a watercolor and later evolved into more of oil brush style. I came across some brushes that worked with Adobe Draw from Kyle Webster. Another technique I used was something I'd seen a friend and painter use which was to have an appropriate stain effect on the digital "canvas" to better bring out a mood or feeling. I went with a medium color of brown and yellow to better bring out warmer tones and hues. The rest of the digital painting is using techniques with changes in hue and tones to bring out contrasts in the terrain and add depth. I also used layers with Adobe Draw to also help in that perspective.
In the left foreground of the painting, you'll find that stick figure image of me "hiking" with my Cubbies hat, loving my time hiking and exploring the Boston Mountains and Ozark National Forest...and definitely loving the color of Autumn even in Winter :-)