14 November 2005

The Door into the Secret Garden

She tried the door again but found that it was locked. The key would just not unlock the door. She knew in her heart that she may never visit the garden again.

"Even now, I'm in love with you
No matter what you put me through
There'll always be someone like you
Who lets me down again"
'Everyday' Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

3 comments:

AG said...

gorgeous! i love the lighting and shading done. do wish you uploaded a bigger version though.

btw, the background on the fool illustration was done by using the dodge/burn tool in photoshop.

Unknown said...

Magical drawing!

Chuang Shyue Chou said...

Thank you Alina.

Thanks AG. The original is pretty small actually, measuring 12-15cm in height and about 8cm in width. I do need to draw bigger pieces eventually. I have been doing small sketches for the last decade. The last 'serious' work I did was in 1994-1995.

I should really pick up some of the digital tools and filters in Photoshop and other tools. I use Painter IX but I use it very traditionally when I could be doing a lot more.