This was a blast to draw and color. I followed THIS YouTube tutorial by Romi Marks (Tangled Yogi). I didn't want to draw this on an Apprentice size tile so I drew a rough practice tile first to get a feel for how to fit everything on a regular 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" tile. It really wasn't too difficult to scale it down. While watching the video, I just ignored the measurements that Romi suggests and paid more attention to the amount of space between the elements as she drew them.
I drew a few of the elements a little differently than suggested in the video. I added one more "Henna Drum" petal on each side of the corner designs. I left the "Tipple" orbs plain but drew some lines on the bars that connect them. I also omitted the swags along the outside border and drew my borders very simply. Although you can't tell this, I drew the "Leafgo" flowers before drawing the "Mookas" because I found that I didn't always have enough space for them if I drew the "Mooka" scrolls first.
I'm hoping to work my way through all of Romi's video lessons because they're so much fun. Back in July, I blogged HERE about some tiles that I drew from her "Southwest Mathura" video lesson.
Beautiful piece. I really like the results that people share from Romi's video lessons. I really must do one at some point - although I might have to tone down the colours a bit - I'm more muted in my tastes!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jem. They really are a lot of fun and I like that I get to draw some kinds of things that I normally wouldn't. They also inspire me to try colors that I might not use together otherwise. I will be blogging about another Romi video tomorrow and you'll see that my choice of colors didn't work for me even though (or maybe because) I used more muted colors.
ReplyDeleteSimply gorgeous. Great colors and consistency. I'm curious about the shading ... is the card stock smooth or textured?
ReplyDeleteBarbara H.
Thanks, Barbara. I used cream colored card stock that is fairly smooth and doesn't have any texture. Although the finish is smooth, it's not slick.
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