tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38080461418046705582024-03-13T22:57:22.782-07:00Spaceman DaveDavid Opie IllustrationDavid Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-58539561401393148352021-08-23T14:04:00.000-07:002021-08-23T14:04:24.425-07:00Reading Event at the Acton Memorial Library<p>I recently read "All the Birds in the World" to some folks at the Acton Memorial Library. I also talked about my inspiration for writing the book, did a drawing of Kiwi, and raffled off a book and a jigsaw puzzle. Here are a few pictures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu9ETpImlJ3oExQI3ZeS3d69o8kZw0N6rlPOqd_3PFv1M7ghlg50EjiFi4BWo7XbPIgplBKRE9kfJkUOJ0ntx_WL8kgBSw4ijQK5Se8LAUrLR_NQWz6r_04QJ80kSY2IHnPOYbEBujsQv/s1080/acton1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1080" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu9ETpImlJ3oExQI3ZeS3d69o8kZw0N6rlPOqd_3PFv1M7ghlg50EjiFi4BWo7XbPIgplBKRE9kfJkUOJ0ntx_WL8kgBSw4ijQK5Se8LAUrLR_NQWz6r_04QJ80kSY2IHnPOYbEBujsQv/s320/acton1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-DOmQ74efk33pGnG-Hyx28LgbB3z6OR3wFl34iVwqfbZz2n13C-L60ccSZqhKfoKDIuq7z70jWH8IEaxrUFrnwgWk_ev_ytV6sX0f8clHgL8fwtOnuGqp4dmXUXlugTCKMGwX4tv109u/s1080/acton2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="945" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-DOmQ74efk33pGnG-Hyx28LgbB3z6OR3wFl34iVwqfbZz2n13C-L60ccSZqhKfoKDIuq7z70jWH8IEaxrUFrnwgWk_ev_ytV6sX0f8clHgL8fwtOnuGqp4dmXUXlugTCKMGwX4tv109u/s320/acton2.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD191NGWuVS6moq2C7q0LPeHONVhA2a4L0CB4VGVmwCymP4VGdGzQTQoe9bdeHeaNVgUcbe0vBRBThjVb0sRdikHNETmYu3mwgcUy9Kj4LoVoq28gaw837B1KxgSuIcysU-BcTJS26Oet/s1080/acton3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1041" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPD191NGWuVS6moq2C7q0LPeHONVhA2a4L0CB4VGVmwCymP4VGdGzQTQoe9bdeHeaNVgUcbe0vBRBThjVb0sRdikHNETmYu3mwgcUy9Kj4LoVoq28gaw837B1KxgSuIcysU-BcTJS26Oet/s320/acton3.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-8180176429588173382021-06-30T14:32:00.003-07:002021-07-01T13:22:57.199-07:00Show at the Acton Memorial Library<p> I have a show at the Acton Memorial Library (Acton, MA) that will be up in July and August (2021). I'm showing mostly prints from my debut author-illustrator picture book, "All the Birds in the World" (Peter Pauper Press, 2020), as well as some prints from my follow-up, "All the Fish in the World" (Peter Pauper Press, due August 2021). I've included links to buy at the bottom of this post.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU0x12Iyq5sT44iVbmRFtOHc_KPiZCW-wQdXqs5gYrH3PDJmCDIBWJA1bYW92Kmu_vSL7JSgB3hUyFa29QFjNxv2024WCzVZCzfu4Vwnq4Xt7txIK5MUIWnRqVoPBDsvP9MVmkWjEWdsI/s1000/acton_lib_entrance.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="907" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU0x12Iyq5sT44iVbmRFtOHc_KPiZCW-wQdXqs5gYrH3PDJmCDIBWJA1bYW92Kmu_vSL7JSgB3hUyFa29QFjNxv2024WCzVZCzfu4Vwnq4Xt7txIK5MUIWnRqVoPBDsvP9MVmkWjEWdsI/s320/acton_lib_entrance.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the original entrance of the historic <br />Acton Memorial Library (Massachusetts).</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />The first video shows the wall that showcases my process. I started off doing tons of designs of the main character, Kiwi. These are mainly ink and watercolor. The second bulletin board shows several ink and watercolor color studies I did. I was originally planning on doing the artwork traditionally--in ink and watercolor--but the art director and editor saw some of my digital work and asked me to do a sample spread in Photoshop. The digital art was more lush, detailed, and colorful, so we went with that. The third bulletin board shows my process from rough sketch to final (digital) art.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwG86LJdFfHxCMYNbcRmGcFDlr7RMKmtrcgqestbLWdD-e3vlqYXNytD-ZEXwbIhNY4kIE-RoV39Fq1AY7acA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The main wall shows illustrations from "All the Birds in the World." The illustrations are pencil drawings that I painted in Photoshop. The last illustration on this wall is art from the book that I adapted into a jigsaw puzzle (sold by Peter Pauper Press).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxk7OObIoKELXVay43K_B4XSfm8j2D2iTh_krPKyZdKY8SNWVHxkh3uLZuAIsxpgE7vNPcros1Ofx-QRCllRw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last wall displays work from "All the Fish in the World," due out August 2021. These are also pencil with digital color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9GF-l8PA32ySaAO9JuAbq41H7jCe1QkZvYJjx3sYMurov2LKKVgGA9l7ufLQ_oMpb1Zi0z0HsZFm4wC2tBA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This last clip (below) shows a sweep of the full show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dworxIZ3oNd-ZlMiBCdue_XA6bkdVNotxaySaVIgnMHKDgaJJwMX6lgVLVNR7-UD9YcgWQ-YHlEC_0vFJw1pQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/spacemandave" target="_blank">You can buy "All the Birds in the World" (and support independent bookstores in the process) by buying from bookshop.org.</a><div><br /></div><div>"All the Fish in the World" is not available yet, but I hear you can preorder it from Amazon. Sorry, no link.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.peterpauper.com/product_info.php?products_id=6753&cPath=21_251" target="_blank">Here's the link for the "All the Birds" 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.peterpauper.com/product_info.php?products_id=6881&cPath=21_251" target="_blank">"All the Fish" 1,000 piece jigsaw puzzle.</a><br /><p>I am also selling framed and unframed prints from the Acton Memorial Library show. If interested, please email me (see my "Contact" page).</p></div>David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-8447732827148588112020-07-02T07:28:00.005-07:002020-07-02T07:42:23.464-07:00Process for "All the Birds in the World"<br />
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<b>Set up:</b> I always start with a pencil sketch on paper. I then add tone in Photoshop. I find it easier to compose a page with a tonal image (Figure 1). Once I feel like the composition is set, I'll do a tight pencil drawing on bristol board, which I shift to a warm brown in Photoshop (Figure 2). </div>
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Then I drop in a background that I created traditionally, so that I have a good base with brushstrokes to build up from (Figure 3). I set the Layer Blending Mode of the drawing Layer to Multiply, so that the white of the paper becomes transparent. Then I change the color of the textured background to a sky blue using Hue/Saturation. The trick at this point is to make sure to check the "Colorize" box (Figure A) before using the Hue slider.</div>
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<b>Coloring the foreground:</b> The next step is to block in the shapes in a process called "flatting" (named because I'm just painting in solid "flat" shapes) at 100% opacity, usually in a brown hue (Figure 4).<br />
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I create a Layer just above the background texture to paint in more textures and clouds (Figure 5). Putting this on its own Layer allows me to adjust the Layer Transparency to blend in the effects. </div>
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Once I've blocked in all the shapes (the "flatting" I mentioned above) on the Layer below the drawing Layer, I'll check the "Lock Transparent Pixels" box on the Layers Panel (Figure B). That allows me to paint the shapes without making selections. It also gives me crisp edges, which I wanted for this book. I use plenty of photo reference for a book like this as I render the different forms. I usually block in the local color and basic areas with a default Brush, but then switch over to my custom Brushes to get more interesting textures and effects.</div>
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The last step is the details: I create a Layer above the drawing and paint in all the final touches with my Custom Brushes (Figure C). I have a library of my Brushes, plus I created a bunch of new ones to get some "feathery" effects just for this book. I'll also soften some of the edges so everything isn't so crisp and "cut-out" looking. By the time I'm finished, there's very little of the initial drawing still visible, but I consider the pencil drawing a vital part of the process.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. A rough pencil sketch with tone added in Photoshop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. Tight pencil sketch. I shift it to brown in Photoshop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. I set the Layer Blending Mode of the sketch to Multiply, and then drop<br />
in a textured background that I created with traditional media. I then assign<br />
a color to it using Hue/Saturation, making sure to check "Colorize." <br />See Figure A below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. The "flatting" stage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. I start adjusting the background by painting over it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6. I lock the transparent pixels (see Figure B below) and paint over the <br />
brown "flatted" areas. The pencil Layer is still the<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7. I create a top Layer, above the pencil sketch, and paint in the details.</td></tr>
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David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-15498210039651852022019-03-14T07:04:00.001-07:002019-03-14T07:04:05.899-07:00"Gator Day" Photos, Part 2Here are a few more photos from "Gator Day" at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (in St. Petersburg, FL) that B.J. Lee (the author) and I participated in. We had a lot of fun presenting our book, <i>There Was an Old Gator Who Swallowed a Moth. </i>We did a presentation, took questions, signed books, and raffled off prizes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am, answering questions and bending my arm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A raffle winner taking home a "Gator" coloring book.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More raffle winners.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the raffle winner for the large drawing I did.<br />
She was planning to frame the drawing and give it as a <br />
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-70236829501774820412019-03-13T07:04:00.000-07:002019-03-13T07:04:26.595-07:00"Gator Day" Book Event, Part 1On Sunday, March 10th, the author, B.J. Lee, and I participated in Boyd Hill Nature Preserve's (in St. Petersburg, FL) "Gator Day." B.J. performed a reading (actually, she had memorized the text), I drew a gator, we had a Q&A, there was a crafts table, a gator watch/walk led by a very knowledgeable park ranger, book signing, a raffle...and many other activities. The Boyd Hill Nature Preserve was a wonderful setting for our book event and we're grateful to them for letting us participate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am with B.J. Lee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Signing books before the presentation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crafts tables were a big hit. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">B.J. captivating the audience with her performance. And, yes, <br />I showed off my team spirit by donning a "gator" hat during <br />the presentation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am drawing the book's main character.</td></tr>
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Here's a little peek behind the process I used for the illustrations in the picture book, "There Was an Old Gator Who Swallowed a Moth," written by B.J. Lee and produced by Pelican Publishing. I created the original art with dip pen and watercolors on Arches cold-pressed paper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It all starts with a pencil drawing. I add tone in Photoshop to create <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the ink drawing on Arches cold-press watercolor paper. I use a light <br />
table to trace my drawing. I mostly used a Hunt 101 nib.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building up the animals in the foreground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my Layers Panel to show how much I adjust the scan. I select most major<br />
colors (using the Magic Wand or Quick Selection Tool), Feather the selection about 5 pixels,<br />
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gator's left arm. Click to enlarge.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-15563276698614757832019-02-27T19:01:00.001-08:002019-02-28T06:25:49.190-08:00Process for "There Was an Old Gator Who Swallowed a Moth"I made a short video showing my painting process for an illustration from my recent picture book. The book was written by B.J. Lee and produced by Pelican Publishing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the final illustration done in ink and watercolor.<br />
copyright © 2019 David Opie</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-35284221419713435462018-01-30T07:22:00.000-08:002018-01-30T07:28:43.041-08:00"Chicken Little" Illustration ProcessI recently painted a scene from the "Chicken Little" story for an upcoming conference. Here's my process for the illustration.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above is a composite, showing the three main stages: sketch, color study, <br />
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I start off by drawing the basic shapes with a blue pencil. I then go over the underdrawing with a soft lead pencil (see below). I can knock out the blue in Photoshop to clean up the drawing (cmd-U for Hue/Saturation, select Cyans and Blues, drag Lightness all the way over to the right). I print out my drawing at 100% final working size and use a light table to ink the drawing.</div>
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I find it helpful to do a color study. This one is about 9 by 7 inches (below).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color study. Watercolor, ink, touches of pastel.</td></tr>
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Below is the raw scan without color correction. The painting is about 13 by 10 inches. I didn't like the way Chicken Little turned out, so I painted a few more versions. I know I can always repaint areas and use Photoshop to combine the patched section. And sometimes I'll just start over and call the abandoned painting another "study."<br />
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Below are some alternate versions of Chicken Little. I find that I have more options in blending in the patched section if I paint in some background color. I don't want the patched section to look cut-out or have a white fringe around it.<br />
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This is what my Layer Panel (below) looks like for the final piece. You can see Chicken Little is on his own Layer (labeled "Chicken"). I used Layer Masking to blend him in, then I made a composite Layer (cmd-option-shift-E) and used the Clone Stamp to blend him in more. Sometimes I do my Cloning on a Layer above the patched section. For more on how I adjust scan colors, please see <a href="http://spacemandave.blogspot.com/2016/03/optimizing-scan-part-2-color-adjustment.html" target="_blank">this blog post, "Optimizing a Color Scan."</a> The short version is that I select each color field (e.g. all the green grass), and then use a Color Balance Layer Adjustment. I do this for each major color while comparing it to the original painting.<br />
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And here's the final, optimized illustration with the new version of Chicken Little blended into the scene. I also use a Curves Adjustment Layer to increase the contrast (and better match the original painting).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final, optimized illustration (with the replacement Chicken Little).</td></tr>
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David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-4585470888245562622016-10-11T13:42:00.001-07:002016-10-11T13:43:09.312-07:00Inktober 2016, First Ten Days<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David<br />
"Sad" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie<br />
"Hidden" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie<br />
"Lost" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie<br />
"Rock" </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXvADA9U1BL2zh-ce6UCCUNgKrUPHxTbLC106oLDEKiA0Nj2EFb9cOXxfBhC8ZS4ez46K-65OAMwJXC-P_8DpsbZ4cqFBFmvLbFiZxFruAf05K-gWUChFVBMKrsDPbPwALTn-3VwJK1kP/s1600/copyright_opie_nktb1609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXvADA9U1BL2zh-ce6UCCUNgKrUPHxTbLC106oLDEKiA0Nj2EFb9cOXxfBhC8ZS4ez46K-65OAMwJXC-P_8DpsbZ4cqFBFmvLbFiZxFruAf05K-gWUChFVBMKrsDPbPwALTn-3VwJK1kP/s400/copyright_opie_nktb1609.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie<br />
"Broken" </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie<br />
"Jump"</td></tr>
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David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-58597962383299840752016-03-08T06:33:00.000-08:002016-03-08T06:33:36.173-08:00Optimizing a Scan, Part 2: Color AdjustmentThis is a continuation of an <a href="http://spacemandave.blogspot.com/2015/09/optimizing-scan-part-1-levels.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a> in which I mainly adjusted the tone. In this post I'll cover color adjustment.<br />
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I have the original painting on an easel right next to the monitor so that I can easily compare the two (<b>A </b>below).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>A</b>. I put the original on an easel next to my monitor so that I can compare the two.<br />Click on any image to enlarge.</td></tr>
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I then adjust the color balance in the image. I usually do this for each major color in the illustration. For example: the green in the gator will be one Adjustment Layer, the green in the background will be another, and the blue in the sky will have its own adjustment. There are several different ways to select the areas: Magic Wand, Quick Selection tool, or Lasso. I usually start with the Wand of Magic (hold down the "Shift" key to add to your selection area). I also like to Feather my selection before I make any changes (make selection, right-click, or Refine Edge, Feather at 5 pixels). See <b>B</b> below for Refine Edge. Feathering fades the selection area, which will prevent harsh lines along the edge of the selection.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>B</b>. With an active selection area and selection tool, Refine Edge is accessible <br />in the Menu and by right-clicking.</td></tr>
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In the example below (see <b>C</b>), I selected for the green in the gator, Feathered the selection, then activated a Color Balance Adjustment Layer. Notice that the selection is converted into a Layer Mask when I open up a new Adjustment Layer. Then I adjust the sliders to match the original art. I repeat this for each major color in the piece.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>C</b>. Select for a color, Feather, add Color Balance Adjustment Layer. <br />
Notice that the selection converts into a Layer Mask. You can modify the <br />
Mask by painting white for areas you want the adjustment to affect or <br />
black to mask the effect. You can even paint gray for more subtle adjustments.</td></tr>
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A quick note about calibrating your monitor: I find it absolutely necessary to use a third-party monitor calibrator. I use the <a href="http://spyder.datacolor.com/display-calibration/" target="_blank">SpyderPro</a>, which I highly recommend.<br />
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Adjustment Layers are considered "non-destructive." You can change the settings of the Adjustment Layer without harming the pixels of the original scan. Double-click on the first icon of the Adjustment Layer to pop-up the Properties Panel and tweak your settings. Please see <b>D</b> below.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>D</b>. Double-click the first icon to open up the <br />
Properties panel so that you can adjust your settings.</td></tr>
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As a final step, I often create a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer on the top to see if boosting the overall Saturation helps the image. If so, I'll keep it. If it doesn't make much difference, then I'll just undo it.David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-10605922955682313842016-02-15T12:45:00.002-08:002016-02-15T12:45:50.935-08:00NY16 SCBWI JournalThe SCBWI Winter Conference just concluded. Here's a page from my sketchbook:<br />
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Bill Joyce spoke on Friday at the Illustrator's Intensive and kicked off the main conference Saturday morning. I've always loved his books; they take you on grand adventures! <div>
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One of my favorite quotes was when he was telling about his art school teachers trying to push him into abstract art. He said something to the effect of "I was into abstract art at age 3—I'm ready to move on."</div>
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David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-34093841165931496432016-02-02T07:16:00.003-08:002016-02-02T07:16:51.625-08:00SketchbookHere's a bunch of sketchbook drawings. Done in a combo of ink, wash, and water-soluble colored pencil (over blue colored pencil).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">©2016 David Opie<br />Click any image to enlarge. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">© 2016 David Opie</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-84492838624911171272015-11-09T06:43:00.005-08:002015-11-09T06:43:54.722-08:00Inktober, Day 31<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brush, ink.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-59217928069693742752015-11-09T06:43:00.000-08:002015-11-09T06:43:01.729-08:00Inktober, Day 30<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brush, ink.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-8120431817208296952015-10-30T06:51:00.001-07:002015-10-30T06:51:21.255-07:00Inktober, Day 29<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brush, ink, wash.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-8878642066853603672015-10-29T08:04:00.004-07:002015-10-29T08:04:55.092-07:00Inktober, Day 28<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drew these with ballpoint pen during the debate, <br />and then added ink wash later.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-69899930936771342862015-10-29T08:03:00.000-07:002015-10-29T08:03:27.580-07:00Inktober, Day 27<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgW8TVyLSAb3DuDmT5LOsdAbf6GVDvWzT_jB-JavfXp7mj9EWiTsWs9ZzoWxb74HYdRmapMcNjUejuLeYz-jpPlbDqG_3oGAet6t8tlE9CyRkhBHeZdOGBKDzYDguuWjjh3H76Qow_H1cd/s1600/copyright_opie_nktb2715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgW8TVyLSAb3DuDmT5LOsdAbf6GVDvWzT_jB-JavfXp7mj9EWiTsWs9ZzoWxb74HYdRmapMcNjUejuLeYz-jpPlbDqG_3oGAet6t8tlE9CyRkhBHeZdOGBKDzYDguuWjjh3H76Qow_H1cd/s400/copyright_opie_nktb2715.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I drew these with ballpoint pen during the debate, and then <br />added ink wash later.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-65313401290701361932015-10-28T07:02:00.003-07:002015-10-28T07:02:44.654-07:00Inktober, Day 26<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Halloween-inspired theme for Inktober.<br />Brush, ink, wash.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-52015671064128688082015-10-28T07:01:00.001-07:002015-10-28T07:01:12.320-07:00Inktober, Day 25<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween theme for Inktober. Brush, ink, wash.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-1484070634202850462015-10-24T14:15:00.002-07:002015-10-24T14:18:37.914-07:00Inktober, Day 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Headless Horseman trying to carve a new head.</div>
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Dip pen and ink wash.</div>
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David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-55075499571740379242015-10-23T07:40:00.001-07:002015-10-23T07:40:17.161-07:00Inktober, Day 23<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a creepy little guy for Halloween, done in brush pen.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-74006711507619871732015-10-23T07:39:00.001-07:002015-10-23T07:39:11.485-07:00Inktober, Day 22<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween-themed brush pen doodles.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-41436166643915943752015-10-23T07:37:00.004-07:002015-10-23T07:37:58.214-07:00Inktober, Day 21<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCp3VZq-mLYghWlbPHM4xr0PQXOQXadvG-B2XGutQfvuu05OouUV7tkoBHPsfEndARUMpP_6-W6s-hOTD8mX4tWAsUeiCcO_0X8bJH6iQ3WSCPFSndzHj0urxT_0DGd66H-CyHKnEzK6K/s1600/copyright_opie_nktb2115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCp3VZq-mLYghWlbPHM4xr0PQXOQXadvG-B2XGutQfvuu05OouUV7tkoBHPsfEndARUMpP_6-W6s-hOTD8mX4tWAsUeiCcO_0X8bJH6iQ3WSCPFSndzHj0urxT_0DGd66H-CyHKnEzK6K/s400/copyright_opie_nktb2115.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TV doodles done in brush pen.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-57978687955366165072015-10-23T07:36:00.003-07:002015-10-23T07:38:07.702-07:00Inktober, Day 20<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRTdTPVWWYDhN0XqDwzNDlR1-yMGci2ExEHTctRwIyY-Ff3f6750SI4xLzCS_o6XjWa9NA8egVo-F67_15F7dyDYVhKyFfIeKdoTQsN4ftd5aOf66E9LN-oriXkykQOjty9Zs-H3eGfqO/s1600/copyright_opie_nktb2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRTdTPVWWYDhN0XqDwzNDlR1-yMGci2ExEHTctRwIyY-Ff3f6750SI4xLzCS_o6XjWa9NA8egVo-F67_15F7dyDYVhKyFfIeKdoTQsN4ftd5aOf66E9LN-oriXkykQOjty9Zs-H3eGfqO/s400/copyright_opie_nktb2015.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TV doodles done in brush pen.</td></tr>
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<br />David Opiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16459722903913383777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808046141804670558.post-36429660882853303202015-10-23T07:35:00.003-07:002015-10-23T07:35:55.773-07:00Inktober, Day 19<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0-xQucyiAoxEPfmrEY5RdOGi9SY6TNyrTBMicEqFwABGUsAwh4Lg-3bk7tLQyMLZ_1d-8IVmlOChuFqyUTFKElEfPlnol_aHNEvxEJiowgUUG9nBUKpIcnfu8NIljQ4qtIPpIpOWxWx2/s1600/copyright_opie_nktb1915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0-xQucyiAoxEPfmrEY5RdOGi9SY6TNyrTBMicEqFwABGUsAwh4Lg-3bk7tLQyMLZ_1d-8IVmlOChuFqyUTFKElEfPlnol_aHNEvxEJiowgUUG9nBUKpIcnfu8NIljQ4qtIPpIpOWxWx2/s400/copyright_opie_nktb1915.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TV doodles done with brush pen.</td></tr>
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