-By Jesper Ejsing
Here is an illustration I did a year ago for Wotc.It is 2 fighters, a girl and a guy, but the guy is a werewolf and is newly transformed. The setting is a tomb. As always I am using acrylics on watercolour board. It measures 50 x 40 cm.
Love it! The rocks really are at an optimal point of being 'finished', that walk worked out great 😉
The edge-lighting on the characters looks too strong to not be repeated on the environment (rocks) as well but since it brings so much focus on them, its working a treat.
The green and other nuances on the wolf are great! Surely some of it must be done by glazing?! Do you alter areas of your paintings with glazes a lot, and if … do you use any glazing medium with your acrylics? Thanks!
Looks great as always! Thanks for the step-by-step process, that's incredibly informative and helpful for all of us! Keep up the great work.
I think this is my fave I have seen of yours. The parallel lines and compositional placement are spot on. The colors also (so different from the norm for this type of scene) really bring an originality to it. The focus also is so refined. This is a fantastic piece.
thanks for all these great posts!
how do you transfer to board? Are you printing out your sketch on carbon paper, or just covering the back of your print out with graphite then tracing over the lines on the front? Thanks
You have such a great dimension of layers and light! Thanks for sharing your step by step process.
Thanks for sharing this, Mr. Ejsing. I've loved your artwork for some years now (since I've been acquainted to it) and like seeing your process. I hope you have the time to answer the questions made by the other watchers: they're things I'd like to know too.
Hey Guys
Transfering to board.
I smear the backside of a printout with pencil and draw ontop of my line to push it onto th eboard. then I rework the whole drawing before inking it. I try to transfer only the essential to avoid getting borred with teh image. If I have to do teh final drawing on the board it keeps it fresh in my mind. With this figther painting I did all of the background on board with no sketches. that is my ususal approch with figure based illustrations.
Glazes/Medium:
I do not use anything but the paint itself. I thin it with water for transparent layers and use it out of the tube for thick. Since I work in layer upon layer I can easily adjust while working. But I often wish there was a medium you coul dput into your acrylics that allowed you to do a Photoshop Color Dodge Brush.
Thanks very much! Tried the glazing medium by Golden and it just doesnt feel 'right'. Water it is.
Awesome!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I second that question of Anonymous