Raising Steam

Raising Steam

Haven't seen any new Rosemary work in a while and this also gets another commission of my docket. This one was for :iconearlmcclaw: who commissioned a steampunk Rosemary for his collection. This is the final result of the development sketches link link I have posted over the last few months.

A particular challenge to this piece was rendering the dress that has been hitched up with the gaiters. :iconsmudgedragon: was particularly helpful in assisting me in explaining how the garment would probably bunch up and hang. This was very useful advice since I had no direct reference, at best I had some very rough photos that gave a very general idea of how the clothing would react. In the end I am happy with how it turned out.

A few of other things I am proud of in this piece is the greenish blue smoke coming from the gun barrel along with checkering on wooden back stock and the case-hardening on the carbine receiver. The piece is done with colored pencil, markers, technical pen and gouache. The paper size is 11" x 14", the working surface is vellum finish Bristol Board.