My Art: Landscapes

Here is my process on my latest Illustration work. For the art directing assignment I decided to make sure I was challenged attacking the thing I fear most....
LANDSCAPES!!! (also meaning anything other than people)

I was thrilled when my teacher used my image for the header on the class blog! A zoom in on the trees! I did quite the double take!

My project was getting my vibe of Portland. It is not what is famous about Portland simply what I love about this city. I had to do fifteen sketches before going on to picking what to take to final. The sketches were pen and sharpie. The finals the fantastic Paintastic Elmer's brushes and india ink. These aren't every single sketch but quite a lot of them.

And here are the finals: