Nature Is Art - Clothing Design Contest

It's time to share with you one of my oldest entries made for a Clothing Design Contest on Deviantart. The year was 2012 and I was so inspired by all of their challenges.
One of them really caught my eye - it was called DeviantWEAR Logo T-shirt Design Challenge.

It was just before I got my tablet, so the first sketch was on paper. Only after the contest was over I manage to make a digital version of it so you can see the progress. ;)
The original name I gave for the contest was "Nature is Art", but later changed it to "Spring". Well, I like both of them. ^.^

I don't have the progress shots of the traditional sketch, only the fact that I made it on paper with size A3 and had to scan it in parts which I assembled later using Photoshop.
And here's the scanned version - I also used Brightness and Contrast to make it pop more. ;)

I made couple of versions placing some colors on top - wasn't very good at this point. I wasn't very sure what effect I really wanted.

After I received my first tablet, spent some time to make the sketch digital and colorful as I visioned it in my mind.
Started with coloring the girl, especially the face and hair. ^.^
I wasn't familiar with any tips and tricks about the hair so you can see how many strokes I made with my pen. XD
I'm still not convinced it was worth it, but at least helped me get a more steady hand.

Moving on to the simple greenish background. At this point it wasn't simple for me (I had to read many tutorials to achieve it).

Later came the swan. Again a very exhausting activity, as I had decided to show every feather on its wings.
Don't you believe? Here's also a close-up for you to see the details.

The good thing is that I had to make only one feather and duplicate it as much as I needed it. Photoshop is s an indispensable tool.

It was high time for the flowers. Also a bit of challenge, but I used a lot of reference.
The one near her neck is actually a lilac. It's not really a flower, more like a small tree and has very strong aroma. It's common in my country and blooms only in spring. It also has different colors - from white to pink and violet. It's made from so many small petals, that was nearly impossible for me to draw them all.
I also placed some light around her like she's shining. Because she's a forest creature and has special powers, hehe.

I used the same technique for the roses - did only one and then duplicated as many times needed.
Some of the flowers from the traditional sketch are missing - decided to remove them, because it was going to be too much.
Hope it's better that way.

Some details of the illustration.

That's it for now!
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