Sheri's Creations
A diary of my process of creating new projects. To see all of my work and for sales see my gallery link below
Friday, July 25, 2025
Saturday, April 2, 2022
I have been trying to nail down 2 things: My exact style for this book and the ground that I like the best.
I had an aborted attempt or 2 with Gerda and the Robber Girl. The big one is illustration board with an initial coat of egg wash. he egg wash is really not necessary. I also wasnt sure of my design for this before I started so I ended up scraping off the entire background and redoing it. NOTE: Figure out concept in drawing stages!
Friday, May 21, 2021
Evil Mirror
I'm starting the next one. Same size, 16 x 20 but this time I'm using hardbaord cradled with cheap michaels canvas stretcher bars and painted with Rublev Tempera Ground from Natural Pigments.
So far it seems really good. It goes on pretty smooth and creamy straight out of the jar. 3 coats was enough to cover thoroughly. I did some light sanding. Pencil doesn't clean up as easily as clayboard but it seems like a small price to pay since the texture is so much better. I haven't started painting yet so I can't say for sure but it seems much more like traditional gesso.
This the digital sketch
April 2 2022 Update:
Snow queen clayboard pt2
These are my thoughts now that I have finished this one.
While the clayboard was good for the graphite it is really too slick for egg tempera. It took several coats to get to the point where I felt like it was adhering properly. It was very fragile and scratchy for a long time. I, of course, ended up putting plenty of layers on it since I was designing as I went along. I hope it will solidify as time goes by.
This was the original ink drawing on clayboard. I changed it several times as I went along
Sunday, March 21, 2021
SNOWQUEEEN portrait Clayboard
Writing some notes about the process of creating this painting. Im usng clayboard just to see how it acts. Its very smooth, dont know if thats good or bad. So far I like the way pencil goes on and comes off more than true gesso. But thats probably because it is not as soft and absorbent. This is what I have so far. I will try to keep this up as a journal so I remember what i have learned and dont have to make the same mistakes over and over.
Sunday, January 17, 2021
Snow Queen Illustration
Working on my illustrations for the Snow Queen. I decided I really like the style of orthodox icons. I love the lines and the shapes.
Of course I would be taking all the religious meaning out of it. It would be purely aesthetic reasons. I hope I don't offend anyone. Its meant as an appreciation not an insult. I don't think it will actually end up following all the rules anyway.
It is the Snow Queen flying away with Kai and kissing him. I am just doing this as a test to see if I want to continue this way.
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Botticelli Skin Tones
This page is just a note to myself. Sometimes i mix colors and do things a certain way and then I forget what I did so I am writing this down as I work on my copy of a Botticelli.
This is what I have so far:
I changed the composition slightly to fit on the 2 panels which open.