Drawing for Dwelling -Maize
A grain of truth
Today, I'm showing you the process of how I created 'Maize', an illustration for Chapter Twelve of Doug Karr's amazing novel Dwelling.
The smell of his sweat brought him back to Mangochi, tilling the soil of his father's plot before the season's maize planting. Back when he found pleasure in work. Before the generous societies of the West brought his people hybrid seeds.
Chapter Twelve of Dwelling by Doug Karr.
The process of creating 'Maize'
The first stage to making 'Maize' was to rough up the paper using a cheese grater and then to score into it with a scalpel. I then soaked the base of the paper in ink and water, allowing the ink to soak into the score marks.
The image of the maize was sketched out in pencil, then black lines were added using a dip pen and drawing ink. To create a range of tones, layers of ink and water were added with a brush.
The first year's maze yield had been beyond all expectation. The tribal chiefs had thrown celebrations, the Guli-wan-kulu had danced in their rags and frightful masks. Entire villages erupted with festivities.
Chapter Twelve of Dwelling by Doug Karr.
'Maize'
He wondered if his parents would ever have planted something named 'Terminator Seeds,' into their land, their family heritage, if their benevolent patrons had printed the product's true name on the woven plastic sacks.
Chapter Twelve of Dwelling by Doug Karr.
You can read the 12th chapter of Doug Karr's novel Dwelling now!
I don't think prepping paper like that would ever have occurred to me O_O Made for some pretty nice effects :D
Yes - i just have to remember to wash the grater before making cheese on toast!
Not only is your cheese grating ingenious, but the experience or reading back through after I posted then finding the maise and then as you scroll down it becomes this ashen bleeding ground was like the most poetic reveal I can imagine, and so perfectly in line with Ndusen’s mental state in the chapter. Mind blown.
Fantastic work as always @Ophelilafu. Lol, what did you think of the new addition to our Dada conversation? Looks like Noddy made an appearance...
Enjoying the sunshine.
Wow, I like it. You’re a genius,..nice art
great i like it
very interesting story, corn, I like corn taste very delicious let alone corn on the cob
This one may taste a little too inky though!
yes that's a very amazing picture, you must be a painter
I find the style of drawing really cool. I always get inspired. congratulations on this successful drawing. it looks pretty cool!
Excellent- glad you enjoyed it @artizm
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The first stage of the artwork itself can be a good minimalistic art to me already.
Yes- the paper is rather lovely in that state.
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good work! i love your style <3