anika mari

I had a hard time coming up with viable ideas for the “fluid” theme for the Creativity Boot Camp. Initially I had an idea to some how use flowing hair, but the more I worked on that idea, the less I liked how it was looking.

In the end I went with water. Water is one of my favorite things, so I don’t even mind that it’s obvious. Once I’d settled on an idea, the rest went pretty quickly.

To start, I actually took inspiration from an old drawing of mine of green waves.

I liked the loops of the waves, but I changed my approach to make the drawing more fluid.

The lines were drawn with pencil instead of pen to keep the contrast low. I only darkening a few of them strategically. I also used a more fluid and elongated stroke. When I had the lines in place, I wasn’t entirely sure what I’d do for the colors, but as I was working I decided to go with a soft and subtle color palette.

This isn’t the most complicated piece of art I’ve ever created, and I really don’t have a lot to say about it. It was just an easy, relaxing drawing, and it’s pretty nice to make one of those once in a while. I think it looks quite serene. Plus, it didn’t take too long, and I only drew one drawing for this theme–all things that make me happy.

The next theme is “fly” which I hope to work on tomorrow if I can find the time.