Greetings, friends!
I am sharing another piece, after a long pause, that I did for my Western Shores project. All other illustrations are in watercolor and so is this one. I think that shall remain the standard for the whole set. Of about...70+ unique artworks for the cards.
Gladly, since I am not much of a painter, I have the immense support of 
And this one is what I would call the first collaboration on a single image.
I asked
Of course, we lost some good things. It's always like that with painting, especially with watercolor. If it does not work from the start, some of the good things of that start are gone along with the mistakes you try to edit.
I made one snapshot before the last sky destruction I was speaking about. I took it because it was the time to start drawing the little ships and a silhouette on the rocks to the right. And I was afraid I might butcher everything as I often do.
Well, of course, the previous version had some advantages, as is true for each stage we've gone through. It had some advantages to the current version.
Here's the one I captured...
The sky to the right was quite good here. Actually, I think it was hers, also. She showed me how to do it. I did not remember. Obviously. That's a different style than the skies I usually paint. The left part lacked natural logic, altogether. The shadows didn't fit.
... so I started a process that spiraled down and out of control.
Thanks to my talented partner, we have a version that will work, in the end. So, let me try this post beneficiary thingie...
And if you are interested in our progress so far...
My most recent posts about Western Shores:
Organizing Things A Bit And Promoting Through An Unusual Channel
About the collection of concept art we've created so far.
Back To Working On The Western Shores Game
About the card design.
Western Shores — The Game — Revising the Rules #1
This is the beginning of a big and important revision of the rules.
Thank you for being with us!
Yours,
Manol
