Reflection
My artbook from Lulu arrived a few days ago. The quality of the print is not bad; there’s no noise or choking, and the paper is good. Moving on, there’s slanted white borders along two sides on most of the pages from a bad cut job. Finally, the colour was big a disappointment. The saturation was strong and the darkness rendered the palette muddy. Most of the paintings adopted a orange/salmon tint. I’m fairly certain it’s not a problem with my files because I’ve had the same file printed at a local print shop and the colours are fine. At least I come out of this with a print-ready PDF of the whole book.
Gallery Update: Rising Spirit. What a horribly cliche concept, but the message is clear enough. I bet there are anatomy errors that I am currently blind to [because (i) worked fairly reference-free except for the hands and (ii) red and gold are bad for the eyes] so please let me know if you spot anything horribly wrong.
A silver piece will complete this metallic series–consider it a salute to the Olympic games: bronze for luck, silver for skill, and gold for spirit. I’m thinking of an archer =) but Rising Spirit is going to be my last painting for the summer.
