October 7th 2017 #Inktober Day 7 – Pier
A bit more time at the weekend, so settled down to try and draw the West Pier. I used some stock photography for inspiration and to try and get the shape of the starlings (sidenote: murmuration is one of my favourite words).
Photo of original Pier drawing
A green Sharpie was the darkest colour I could find and I planned to import into Photoshop to add some background colour so it didn’t matter.
In Photoshop I decided to thicken up the starlings so copied and pasted that section two more times which I think adds to the feel. Got a bit excited with gradient fills on the sky and sea but have nearly captured the feel I was going for. I quite like this one.
Final Pier picture after adding colour in Photoshop
Hi! I absolutely love these! Is there any chance you would give me permission to use them as a tattoo template?
Thanks!
Eleanor
Of course! WOuld love to see the results if you do it.
Will do! Hopefully booked in for end of November x
Superb. I love these abs want use them as inspiration for a tattoo as well. I’ve been trying to find a meaningful image of Brighton for a tattoo for ages and these are perfect
Heya, great pic.. any way of purchasing a print? Would look grand on my wall over here in Sydney.. I miss home!!