Pegasus character - Chenoa

[nippyfrog]

I did some fan art of someone I was watching on DeviantArt: Alkahla's Chenoa

This is still in progress and it's actually going to be more wide than tall, showing some small trees in the distance on the side and a big open sky. This view was just what fit in the scanner.

The first is the sketch I did and the second is a digital color rough to get an idea of what I was going to do. I'm not sure what medium I want to work in for this. Any suggestions?
I was thinking watercolor at first, now I'm wondering if maybe I should go acrylics. Hmm...
Well, so far I'm pretty proud of this.


Chenoa in Field sketch by *nippyfrog on deviantART


Chenoa in Field color rough by *nippyfrog on deviantART

Comments

[radio--america.livejournal.com]

That's cool, I like it. It is also cool that you can do that on a computer!

[nippyfrog.livejournal.com]

Thanks!!
Yeah I was wicked excited when I realized I could quickly figure out colors by setting my drawing on a separate layer on multiply and putting the other coloring layers under it and try out stuff.
I'm not sure. I might lighten the sky to be a little less ominous, but still grayish. Or... maybe I could add in some light yellow/orange in the sky to get a sun set/rise look.

[nippyfrog.livejournal.com]

I just drew some new wings and then stuck them on my old drawing with the computer too. =P

[aubuchon.livejournal.com]

I suppose you aren't going for plausibility - but a brown horse wouldn't have green wings.

I think this would be better as acrylic.

[nippyfrog.livejournal.com]

Why not? Horses often have different colored manes than their torso hair is.
A horse doesn't have wings in the first place. haha How do you know what color they could or couldn't be? haha