February Diaries 2019: Week 8

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One hour Sketch, Graphite on Paper - 2019@copyright Vanessa Bettencourt

It's been a week of experimenting if with mediums so I decided if I'm doing the next illustrations for my upcoming book The Silver Stone Challenge ( Whisperers and Keepers series) with pencil or watercolor. 

 

Some of the watercolors I worked so much they look like pencil too. I'm liking the watercolor look and mood. I will experiment more with payne's grey monochromatic. My favorite grey color.

 

 

watercolor
2019@copyright Vanessa Bettencourt Payne's Grey watercolor on watercolor (cold press,300 -140lb) paper

 

The story starts in Ivoer, the capital of Valkar Kingdom that hosts the Silver Stone Challenge and Festival once a year. 

 

It's a wonderful city full of amazing building and architecture. It will be great to illustrate these chapters as I did for Beyond the Cliff and Courage... My goal is to release the first of 6 books this next September 2019. 

 

Maybe it will have also more than 150 illustrations, maybe more, maybe less.

 

I've been dividing my time between writing, and editing and illustrating parts of it already: creatures, streets, cities, animals, characters...

 

creature
Magical Wisp 2019@copyright Vanessa Bettencourt Payne's Grey watercolor on watercolor (cold press,300 -140lb) paper

 

Some of the creatures are very special and can only be seen by a few. 

 

It's been awesome returning to this project after so many years and finally be able to share it. The first page came to life when I was 15 and now I feel it's time.