Crows at Dusk

Friday, April 19th, 2013

Crows at Dusk, watercolor skyscape by Amy Crook

Crows at Dusk, watercolor skyscape by Amy Crook

I’ve been indulging myself in the vice of instructional art videos on YouTube lately, and while I’ve learned a lot of ways to make some really awful art, I have gleaned a few interesting techniques. I found I guy making really ugly skies who was using a specific technique to make moons, and so I stole his idea and came up with this. It’s simple, but it has a nice dreamy, hazy feel to it as the crows rise up and vanish in the distance.

Crows at Dusk, 6″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.

Crows at dusk, detail, by Amy Crook

Crows at dusk, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a close-up of the moon, though something about the angle and the paper’s texture smoothed away the shadows on the surface. Below, you can see it in a frame, hanging out with my iPhone and feather quill pen.

Crows at Dusk, framed art by Amy Crook

Crows at Dusk, framed art by Amy Crook

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