Jenny's Art Contest Week #12: FLOATING MARKET

Here is my entry.

In Thailand, floating markets are called talātnām, and are vastly popular tourist attractions.

Quite a literal interpretation, eh? LOL. I live in a country that is basically a group of islands in the tropics. There are a lot of wet markets here, some are open almost 24/7. When I think of the word fresh, it's fruits, veggies, meat and fish, and stalls that inevitably come to mind.

"Is that Pad Thai I smell?"

I chose to draw a floating market, which is very popular in southeast Asia. The vendors sell fresh produce, hats, clothes, souvenirs and even cook local dishes - all while balancing on these narrow boats.

Here in the Philippines, we have markets by the river, but not markets ON a river. ( ⚆ _ ⚆ ) I'm not the best on boats and all I could think of while drawing this was, I hope they don't fall over!

Obviously the vendors are all pro boatmen and boatwomen so no danger of that!

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Process

This is my very first time using a drawing pad! Hooray! I borrowed my sissy's WACOM for this and used the free software ArtRage - a major step-up from my usual go-to, MS Paint (I still love you, Paint).

For the water I used...

• Paintroller
• Watercolor brush (for shadows)
• Ink Pen (for white highlights)

For the boats and people...

• Watercolor brush in different sizes
• Ink Pen for outlines and highlights

Watch the market float to existence:

The Layer Function is so helpful, especially because I don't have a particular order when coloring pictures. I can always switch between layers when I need to add more color or detail, without smudging the paint.

Layering 'em up like onions sold at the market.

I hope you guys like it and give it some love.

Obligatory confetti throw ◦°˚(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦

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That's it and thanks for taking a peek at this post!

See you soon
Bis balt
Hasta pronto,

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