“Nautilus” is a rendering of an invertebrate for Art 112 at Cal Poly Humboldt during the Spring 2023 semester. This is a colored rendering of a chambered nautilus utilizing acrylic ink with brushes. After critique, the original black background was layered with blue acrylic ink in order to brighten and unify the composition.
Process Images
Color study
Sketch on final support
Laying out initial colors
Building up value
Finished color with layer of black as the background
Dried image, background will later be layered with blue ink to add color value and help with the contrast