i had a feeling this moment would come. the moment when i see something else i could have done to a “finished” piece to make it better. i dream of the day when shit like this doesnt happen and i just get it right the first time.
anyways, i was looking at the hatchet book cover i did a while back and something bugged me about it.. i pointed my finger at the type. it was just too… clean. the book has nothing to do with cleanliness and the cover had nothing but textures. luckily i had the photoshop file still saved (i usually only save the jpeg) so i went back in with one of my favorite photoshop brushes and erased my way to a rough-edged title. what do you think??
mixed media. watercolor, acrylic, illustrator
anyways, practice makes perfect and here is an honest try. i did this painting in an hour. i feel its good to time yourself so you try to focus on the big shapes and values.
unfortunately i cannot say the same about the poor little lemon. now the form of the bottle was easy to convey this time around (using horizontal brush strokes instead of the quicker vertical strokes) but i cant yet grasp the form of the lemon. the colors are somewhat satisfactory but i was having trouble figuring out which direction to lay my brush strokes down. also, i read this years edition of “Artist’s and Graphic Designer’s Market” and it made me realize that i cant lose my individuality. so, the grammar, vocabulary, and even spelling in my posts will most likely not be 100% correct, but, its all me 
