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Illustration Spread for Little Flowers for Little Souls ... Color Application Process

It's a beautiful morning on the shore.  Not quite as warm as yesterday... But it's not freezing, so I'll take it.

I've set up my limited acrylic palette and have my composition laid out on the acrylic paper ... Ready for thin acrylic glazes.

I've applied the first thin glaze.

Second thin glaze is applied.

The third glaze.

The last glaze for today... It's coming to life!

Illustration Spread for Little Flowers for Little Souls A Parable of Saint Therese of Lisieux

It's a rainy morning on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  I've listened to my daily dose of Charles Stanley, hit my knees (in prayer) and had a yummy breakfast.  It's spring break... The kids are buzzing around me,  and life is good!  Itty Bitty Kitty is keeping me company while I set up my work area to begin an illustration.

I have already laid out my composition to fit perfectly the dimensions of the book layout using Photoshop.  This illustration will cover two full pages... Measuring 8.5 x 16.5 inches.  

I print out my composition, then use the graphite paper to transfer the image onto acrylic paper.

This is a close-up of the line drawing being transferred... I trace over my composition- pressing firmly.

I will know the transfer is complete when I have traced over all of my lines... They will be darker than the others.

The composition is transferred.

The canvas paper is ready to begin accepting acrylic glazes.

I used acrylics to illustrate Spodookie swap cards. Below shows a bit of the process from start to finish.