It's difficult to show the progress piece by piece so I am just going to describe the process. I tried to break it down into separate images but it didn't make much sense. So I am just going to show the updates at the end of the week as the image grows.
No. 1
This whole concept started with the idea of the ghosts and the spooky house.
I drew the spooky house on the first day by itself in just 1 instance. I had started to draw more ornate windows and it didn't match the look I wanted so I simplified it.
It was fairly blank at this point - there was no chimney or faces in the window.
No. 2
I drew the ghosts this day, it was easy and I just cranked it out.
No. 3
I drew the dripping roots. I really like how these came out. At this point I made a 3 color version of the drawing but I decided to scrap it and wait until the end to color it.
No. 4
At this point I flipped the house so it was a mirror image of itself. And then added details to this scene. I added the dots, the fence, the grumpy rocks and the center ghost.
No. 5
I looked for pictures of houses in San Francisco to draw the above ground house. I feel like it should be fancier so I might come back to it and add more details.
No. 6
I flipped the roots and made the trees. I drew the birds, flowers, and leaves and added the ground beneath the house. I am already running out of ideas to keep adding to it.
No. 7
I added the rain and the cloud that turns into the water. I put some more ghosts and birds at the top. I've already experimented with this as a repeat pattern and I will need to add lots of side filler to make it look more full. Right now there is too much space where the trees cut in.
No. 8
I drew the little smiley whales. I like how happy they are. I took the jumping whales from another drawing I did in May.
No. 9
I flipped the wave/cloud and put the happy mountains on top.
No. 10
I drew the deer. They were SUCH a pain to draw. I couldn't get the legs to look how I wanted them to. I just kind of gave up and left it as you see it.
No. 11
I dissected the trees to make antlers for the deer and added the center tree detail.
No. 12
I added the clouds and little pine trees.
No. 13
I added the little houses and tulips.
The next section will be detailed again. After I drew the deer I wanted to just step away from this for a second so I've only been adding little pieces. I like how it's coming out so far though. I am going to color it as 1-3 colors at the end of the month.
