tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6425781348040672107.post-9842882847978616772008-07-14T22:26:00.000-07:002008-07-15T05:45:35.544-07:00Remember this card?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyW-9apZUI/AAAAAAAAAM4/5ZZcXPzUxv4/s1600-h/birdhead_90_800.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyW-9apZUI/AAAAAAAAAM4/5ZZcXPzUxv4/s400/birdhead_90_800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223215676225316162" border="0" /></a>This is how it came together.....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyXwfYfbfI/AAAAAAAAANA/2CuH_fOxj7Q/s1600-h/kook1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyXwfYfbfI/AAAAAAAAANA/2CuH_fOxj7Q/s400/kook1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223216527156669938" border="0" /></a><br />A pencil sketch in my notebook of an image that had been in my mind for quite a while. Two great aussie birds.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyYJo22ZcI/AAAAAAAAANI/ioZ_66PBYD0/s1600-h/kook2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyYJo22ZcI/AAAAAAAAANI/ioZ_66PBYD0/s400/kook2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223216959196652994" border="0" /></a><br />Scan the drawing then add a bit of colour in Photoshop. I used an image of some parchment paper and added a bit of colour to it then used it as a background to the girl.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyYmdy_oHI/AAAAAAAAANQ/J-ekTudrR7U/s1600-h/kook4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyYmdy_oHI/AAAAAAAAANQ/J-ekTudrR7U/s400/kook4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223217454443896946" border="0" /></a>Added some shading (all in photoshop) to the Kookaburra and a bit more to the girl's face and increased the saturation of the colour to the skin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyZErruJiI/AAAAAAAAANY/HUKAk9BRmfI/s1600-h/kook5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyZErruJiI/AAAAAAAAANY/HUKAk9BRmfI/s400/kook5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223217973567563298" border="0" /></a>Added an illustration done in Illustrator of some trees and put the same parchment scan behind them just this time I made it blue.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyZiiqzDJI/AAAAAAAAANg/Ycv6Ibe4V90/s1600-h/kook6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_V5IrN93A26w/SHyZiiqzDJI/AAAAAAAAANg/Ycv6Ibe4V90/s400/kook6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223218486543846546" border="0" /></a>Just a final bit of tweaking by adding the trees into the body. There you go :)<br />I know I promised free giveaway today but you might just have to hang on till tomorrow I have to pick the winner of the <a href="http://madeitblog.blogspot.com/">Madeit</a> blog comp to see who thought of the best idea for new Rubbergob products. They will win a fab pack of our stuff..............Rubbergobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619175961755971874noreply@blogger.com