Another illustration for Norco Ice Cream, this time a woman at the beach in Victorian dress. It's one of the things that illustrators have to do is research the subject matter. So for this one, I needed the right dress for the occassion, a Sunday stroll along the beach. You learn about all sorts of things as you gather your reference. Sometimes I get so engrossed in it I forget that there is a deadline that should be observed. I do like learning new things. This illustration also used the custom oil brush that I made in Painter that mysteriously vanished.
I love oil paint, but advertising deadlines being what they are, I usually can't take the risk, and with the inevitable amendments that usually come my way, it is hard to justify using the medium commercially. But then along comes a program like Painter, and I am able to get at least close to the look I want with all the advantages of a digital file. I made a custom brush for this one illustration for Australian Dairy Company Norco's new Ice Cream range. Unfortunately I lost it, or deleted it by accident. I have never been able to quite recreate it.
