Remember when I was begging you guys for help critiquing a painting? Well I got the job! Thank you all for that! :D

These were for a textbook aimed at second graders, so they wanted BRIGHT SATURATED COLORS. Which is not… my area. But thankfully that’s what Photoshop is for! This story is about the Mound-builder peoples of the Mississippi basin. (I had no idea these people even existed before starting this project. Oops.)

Since this was work for hire, and since I don’t like the full images anyway, here are my favorite parts. Pretty much everything but the people. Sorry, people :c

Note: Painting leaf litter is a PAIN. LITERALLY.

And yes, I did go to the Greg Newbold school of noodling, how did you know?

Images copyright Core Knowledge.

#Digital Painting  #ow my hand  #I'm so glad this is over  #I'm actually really happy with the saturated color on these  
1 year ago on January 27, 2012 at 07:02pm
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  1. crevan-grietje reblogged this from maelgwyn
  2. kobbers said: Oh man, I believe I’ve complained to you about forest floors lately. X) Still loving that hand 8)
  3. lewsey said: oh wow owowow this is really great, theres some nice depth in those last two
  4. moonjellybeans said: It looks simply stunning so far, Mael! Wow!! So much detail! I see why you were going on about leaves for so long XD
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