THE CURIOSITY OF SQUIRRELS
Today’s sketch is a digital one! I’m working on a project for my local library and have been experimenting with color. Color is one of the hardest things for me. I love the sketching phase, I love the inking phase…and then I get to the adding color phase and it’s like my brain shuts off. So I thought throw caution to the wind with this experiment and use some colors that aren’t totally realistic.
And you know what? Turns out I’m stoked with how it came out. I’ve been watching a lot of Meggie Johnson on YouTube and her coloring style is what I was trying to play with. She uses these bold colors and it’s so appealing to the eye. The digital app I use (Procreate) has a handy tool in the color wheel called “harmony”. After deciding the main color for Mr. Squirrel, I used that tool to add triadic colors for shadows and highlights. It’s definitely outside of my usual realistic color palette, but I think it brings so much more life to the piece. I’m going to keep experimenting with color, but I really feel like I’m on to something with this style. Shoutout to Meggie for being such an inspiration - ya’ll should definitely check out her work!