Our Artist in Residence answers your questions
Q: Joy asks: "How do you color under the feet of a stamped image so that it looks grounded instead of just like it's floating?"
A: I start by creating a horizontal line just above the base of the image, about where the back side of the base would be touching the ground. If it's a person, the line is at the heel or above. The higher the line is placed, the deeper the surface will seem to be (a higher line appears to be further back from the image). Make the line as wide as the image. Shade down from the line, getting narrow as you go down, and rounding the bottom edge of the shadow. Above the line, round the shadow just slightly (a straight, hard shadow line can look like a dropoff) or add blades of grass for an outdoor scene. Where the image is resting on the ground, the shadows will be darker, so add more shading closest to the base or around/between the feet of the image.
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