Leaf Ghost #223

Hop-Frog continues. I think the king may have pushed his jester just a bit too far.

 Over the holidays I did some upgrading in my studio space at home. One of the changes was a fancy new iPad stand that holds the tablet up away from the table. It’s just as easy to read there, and it frees up some space.

The other big addition for this one is a video showing how it was created. If you were ever curious about what goes into leaf ghosts in general and the Poe series in particular, this shows a quick step-by-step. 

Leaf Ghost #222

 

Perhaps it’s auspicious that #222 was created on 1/11.

Same colors as #218 only with foreground and background reversed.

Leaf Ghost #221

One of the rules of leaf ghosts is that the model and the painting (or drawing) are directly related only by the outline of the leaf. The art is never an attempt to accurately recreate the subject.

 However, every once in awhile the two end up at least somewhat related. I’ve noticed that pictures of wet leaves tend to become watercolors. And with this ghost I thought it might be fun if the background at least vaguely suggested bricks (again without making any effort to duplicate the colors from the photo).

This also supplied a good excuse to try out my new set of Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. Doubtless a topic I’ll explore in greater detail in some future post.

 

Leaf Ghost #220

First ghost of the new year. The saga of Hop-Frog continues.