The Ocean

This was created using the Wacom Tablet, which is an exciting new tool where you draw on what looks like a flat computer screen but acts like a piece of paper. This was my first time using it and I had a fun time. The advantage I see to using this over drawing on a regular piece of paper is that you can easily and quickly manipulate the images you already drew. So for this picture I drew the shapes and then added color but I was able to manipulate the shape and vary the color using opacity, which is how I created the transparency of the clouds. The one thing I would change if I did it again would be to add the background color first and then draw the shapes, specifically the palm trees over the color. It was very hard and time consuming to try to paint the background color between each palm tree leaf. Overall, I am extremely happy with this drawing. Now I have something to look at when I am in need of a vacation, that will take me to the beaches in the Carribean!