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Here's my workspace with a bunch of possible bits and bobs that will go between the dragon image and the elaborate border decoration. I certainly won't be using all of these things! These are just several possibilities that I liked for their colors and patterns. I'll start by gluing down the pieces that I know I want (such as the amethysts and agates that are already sitting on the artwork), then I'll work out and around from there with other things, laying them down to see how the colors look together. What I do not want is to overpower the dragon or the border with the decorations. So even though you see a lot of stuff here, I may end up using only a little bit of it. I might also dig into my swirly rhinestone designs, depending on how much space I want to eat up. It's a balancing act, and as you've seen from some of my other work, sometimes I just don't know when to quit.

All the 3-D bits are labeled.

The dragon design was done with ink, watercolor, Prismacolor pencils, and a tiny bit of gel pen.

The border design is Prismacolor pencils over a watercolor/salt wash.

The blue-green board behind the border and dragon is acrylic.

More to see in the Deep Rising 11 Folder.

Description
Here's my workspace with a bunch of possible bits and bobs that will go between the dragon image and the elaborate border decoration. I certainly won't be using all of these things! These are just several possibilities that I liked for their colors and patterns. I'll start by gluing down the pieces that I know I want (such as the amethysts and agates that are already sitting on the artwork), then I'll work out and around from there with other things, laying them down to see how the colors look together. What I do not want is to overpower the dragon or the border with the decorations. So even though you see a lot of stuff here, I may end up using only a little bit of it. I might also dig into my swirly rhinestone designs, depending on how much space I want to eat up. It's a balancing act, and as you've seen from some of my other work, sometimes I just don't know when to quit.

All the 3-D bits are labeled.

The dragon design was done with ink, watercolor, Prismacolor pencils, and a tiny bit of gel pen.

The border design is Prismacolor pencils over a watercolor/salt wash.

The blue-green board behind the border and dragon is acrylic.

More to see in the Deep Rising 11 Folder.