Flats for title page…these are not the final colors.
My first version of the title page picture (see yesterday’s post) looked like Buddy was standing inside of a prison yard. Besides, Buddy’s pose was static and boring. For this second attempt, I thought back to the painting of Buddy flying over the border wall. I think this version is a closer match to the book’s theme: help your friends when they’re facing impossible obstacles.
When I looked at the flats I created yesterday, I found innumerable errors — white space where there should be solid color. When I used the selection tool to outline objects, I was simply sloppy. I’ll have to work on that. Cleaning up my errors took at least an hour. If I had taken more time when I created the flats, I would have been ahead of the game.
One tip to my future self: remember to change to the paint layer after you make a selection on the flats layer. It’s a good idea to lock the flats layer so that you don’t overwrite it with funky colors, like I did several times. Live and learn.
