ink caravan

So here is my latest illustration, albeit at semi scruffy pencil stage. There’s a bit more to tidy but I’ve really loved working on this one so far. Now I’m itching to play with some colour. Hope your weekend is fun too.

Happily it also falls easily into this weeks Illustration Friday theme.

§ 10 Responses to The Lesson

• Jess says:

  May 7, 2011 at 11:21 am

  i love it!!! DOn’t tidy it up too much it seems perfect as it as Alisa.
  thanks for you lovely comment xo
• s a r a h says:

  May 7, 2011 at 11:30 am

  I love their expressions. Beautiful work!
• gretchen/juneatnoon says:

  May 7, 2011 at 12:42 pm

  Oh, I like this. It’s making me really stop and take it in. It’s beautifully done, too.
• Cassandra says:

  May 7, 2011 at 2:24 pm

  Wow this is beautiful! I love the flowers and her hair.
• belinda/gretchenmist says:

  May 7, 2011 at 6:20 pm

  beautiful! i love the sketchy feel especially of the piano player ~ it suits him being a bit sketchier in the background.
  xx
• Kylie says:

  May 10, 2011 at 6:03 pm

  Just beautiful There’s a complete narrative there. Kx
• Amy says:

  May 10, 2011 at 6:46 pm

  Hello,
  Just wanted to say thanks for your lovely comment on my blog, and sorry it’s taken me a while to return the favour. It is lovely to ‘meet’ you, too, and your beachy watery photos are delicious. I want to make a dash for the coast now, instead of working today!

  Keep in touch,
  Amy.
• rachel awes says:

  May 11, 2011 at 8:45 pm

  you tell such a rich story
  with your brilliant lines
  & notes.
  xox
• Penelope P. Neal says:

  May 12, 2011 at 12:22 am

  I’m with everyone above! Alisa, your work’s wonderful! I love the sketch and can’t wait to see the final piece with color.

  Thank you for your nice comment on my blog, and like Amy above, so nice to “meet” you! You also asked about shading and whether it was Photoshop or pencil. I never know if my replies will get to the comment author, so I love visiting to reply. To answer your question, it was pencil. I sometimes use a color pencil that’s sepia/brownish-red in color and it’s a bit smudgy. I also drew this on velum. I like velum, it’s so hardy and strong and creates the nice smudgy you asked about.

  See you in blog-o-sphere!
  P
• yoon see says:

  May 19, 2011 at 1:54 am

  Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog.

  Love your beautiful pencil sketches and it all starts with the gentlemen wandering his mood and fingers on the piano;
  and the lady expresses her emotion with some love blossoms creeping by…
  This tells us the lesson of missing someone so deeply….just like I miss coming to your blog for so long.