Natsuko was the second piece created of my bee�s series but she came to life through �Akina� who was my first bee. You can go to the Akina page to find out how I have created her.

When I created Akina, I decided to make the bees into a series. I started doing research on the culture of the Geisha. I studied their costumes, their dances and poses. I look at their surroundings and flowers that were common for them. I started creating Natsuko with my trusted pencil and sketched her. I was studying computer graphics in Katherine Gibbs and was very into Adobe Illustrator. I started working on Natsuko with the program which is what you see here. This piece is fabulous in print and I gave her the name Natsuko which means "Summer Child."

The beauty about the program is I can bring to any size a person desires and she still looks great. I love to test every color before I use it on the design. Usually I make a grid of color that I would like to use and print them before I create the subject. I draw my subject, scan it, and then place it on the program to start creating what you see here. Digital Illustration is hard work but the outcome is fabulous. I use an Epson Stylus 2200 and ultrachrome inks with a 310gsm fine art paper. Usually, I use either Moab or Hahnemuhle papers which are my favorites.

I hope you enjoy this piece.

Thank you for looking,

DOC

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