Narval

Narval, is another take of the unicorn simbolism idea of a previous illustration, Secrets. I went back to my older technique of making the digital painting seem more free and traditional-like, while still leaving some lineart. I´m experimenting a bit to try to decide where I pursue a cleaner style, or a more "traditional painting" style on my digital works.
The colors have more gradients and are better, unfurtunately, the blog format doesn´t help. You can see a better version at my deviantart account 

Tools: black pen for initial lineart + photoshop+ tablet.

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Negacion

"Your body is a battleground"

Barabara Kruger

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Negación/Denial

Tools: black pen+ photoshop+tablet

La Creacion de Eva

La Creación de Eva/ Eve's Creation

I tried to continue being careful creating a soft color pallete with some strokes of more saturated colors. It was also important in this picture to convey a sense of rythm and dancing from the way the curves related to each other.

Tools: black pen + photoshop+ tablet

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Secretos

Secretos/Secrets
Continuing the series of illustrations, this time attempting to reach a middle-ground between something more graphic-designy and a proper digital painting. I worked very hard on the piece, specially to get the color pallete to be harmonious and the contrast relationships to be accurate. However, the file conversion from my photoshop file to a .PNG (JPEG´s quality was too bad, so it was quickly discarded) was a headache. I almost had to do 26 samples, before arriving to a decent result, and it has still lost a lot of the file quality and small gradients the original image had. Hopefully, this will not happen on the printing stage as well.
Regarding the concept, as you´ve probably noticed, I included  the lilies and the orchids again, since their meaning is quite opposite and appropiate to what I wanted to portray, alongside with the medieval simbolism of the unicorn.

Tools: black pen+photoshop+tablet

Guadalupe

I tried to play around with a different color pallete this time, using more vibrant colors and a tropical atmosphere. I really wanted to portray a certain kind of feeling in this picture, but I am completely at a loss about how to describe it, but I hope you guys can see it through.

Tools: black pen + photoshop

original drawing measured 54 x 34 cm

The Traveler

Part of a series of illustrations for an upcoming event.

Tools: black marker + black pen + photoshop

Lamento

I´ve always found art to be a better healer than time. 

Continuing the series of illustrations for the event in June 2014. This was quite experimental and it was heavily edited from the inicial sketch. I am trying to make a dialogue with the drawing, to what it´s becoming, instead of imposing my own will completely to it.

Tools: black marker (sharpie), black pen, photoshop

Jugar

This is part of a series of illustrations I am preparing for an upcoming event in June 2014. I tried to experiment quite a bit with the technique, and to return to my drawing roots, and to be attentive to line weight and color combination in a two-dimensional scheme.

Tools: black pen + photoshop, for coloring

Comic Cover Comission

This was a cover comic comission for the 3rd All Women´s Edition by the Gathering, which is an anthology created by Grayhaven Comics. The cover concept was to portray American women through the ages, so left to right you have - 20s, 40s, 60s and 80s below. The mother painted with the warm hues is representing a contemporary woman.

Tools: mechanical pencil, black pen, photoshop + tablet.

The Other Side Page 4 Espanol/English

Page four of "The Other Side"

Tools: Mechanical pencil+photoshop+illustrator for lettering.

Enjoy =)

The Other Side Page Three Espanol/English

Page Three of "The Other Side"
Tools: Mechanical pencil+photoshop+illustrator for lettering.
Enjoy =)

The Other Side Page Two Espanol English

Secong Page of my colored comic "The Other Side", Page 1 here http://www.rominasantanaart.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-other-side-page-1-espanol-english.html
Enjoy!
Tools: mechanical pencil + photoshop+ tablet+ illustrator (for bubbles and lettering).

The Other Side Page 1 Espanol English

First page of "The Other Side", my first colored comic work based on a story I had written some years ago. This time I also wanted to try out a different style, with rough lines , a limited color pallette and flat colors. I will also be attempting to upload it in both languages, english and spanish, since I would like non-spanish speakers to be able to read my personal work as well .Please take into consideration the translation from spanish is not exact, but I tried to keep it as close as I could to the original meaning.

Tools: mechanical pencil (no inking) + photoshop+ tablet+ illustrator (for the bubbles).

To stop, to remember, to continue

This was part of an university assignement were we had to create a picture inspired by objects of the past that were meaningful to us in the present.
The exercise of reading my old diaries (that I had written ten years ago), arose a lot of strong emotions in me. It made me realise that despite a lot of time has passed, and even if I have grown up to be a young adult, the way that I feel and I am through the years is basically the same.
Reagarding the technique, I struggled for something cleaner, brighter and neater than what I usually do in digital, but I am not very satisfied with the results.
Tools: Photoshop and tablet

Some days after the deadline, and having all the students delivered the assignment, all
the pictures were hang on the class walls for all the student body to see.And it was certainly
a very strange but rewarding experience having seen my pictured observed and questioned =).
Unfurtunately, I printed the piece as the real size darwing, (aprox 80 x 30 cm) and not
only did all the mistakes show on the print, but the laser printer at the shop changed the colors into this super saturated bright orange hues! I guess that was a lesson to learn from: always test your digital color before making an expensive print!

Eva

Inspired by a beautiful quote I read in September 2010, about Eve`s punishement and her curse to childbirth forever.
tools: photoshop and tablet