I'm back!

 Hi!

After a two year long break, my vacation is finally over for now.

I decided to do this blog again, but instead of using it as an online 

album, I would  rather show my fails and processes. Perhaps also 

share some insights into how I think while I make, and make mistakes. 

I think my comment section is open for everyone, but if you have some 

difficulties, please send me an e-mail at: artalamex@gmail.com

It would be really nice to read any feedback! I'm not the most active 

SNS user, but I'll try to update this blog once a month. And sometimes 

whenever. 

First thing of the day:

Summer drawing.

The drawing started this June. I got my hands some new sheets of paper 

from Canson called "The Wall". The paper is bleed-proof deluxe, and 

super for any messy ink-based shenanigans. It's thick and smooth. My 

pens came from Uni and where a variety of sizes. Also a Uni-brush pen.

I started doing fast aggressive, thick lines across the sheet, then I added 

thinner lines. Flow was key here. Some of the first thicker lines got some

small adjustments to match this flow. I stopped when I couldn't see any

benefit from adding more lines.

Then scanned in 600 dpi (bitmap), and saved it as an RGB-color image.

In Photoshop I always put the original scan as the first layer (from the bottom)

 just in case I get lost and need a reference. The second layer is a color to set the 

mood, and so  I pick colors to accomodate this early vibe. Then follows two

identical layers where only the isolated linework is (strek is "line" in norwegian). 

Layer 3 I use for coloring and the top layer (#4) is just the lines, in case my 

coloring gets out of hand and it bleeds over and diffuse the linework I always

have crisp lines.

For now it looks like this. You can still see a lot of background mood-color.

My next steps is to finish coloring this, and in the process discover new

gaps I've made in the lines (GAWD!). Then I think I will make several attempts

at color-adjustments with the genius ctrl+U. It's a quick vibe-checker!

I definitely see you here when I'm done. :-)

Jørgen