Kilkenny Centenary Stamp
I recently illustrated the new 55c stamp celebrating Kilkenny's 400th centenary of the granting of the city's charter.
The initial sketches explored a completely different direction, a more abstract and composite route, but eventually the Stamps Advisory committee prefered a more representative approach.
Two illustrations were completed for the final job; the illustration of Kilkenny castle for the stamp itself and a view of the tholsel or town hall for the first day cover.
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Very nice sketches. Do you color them on the computer, or by hand?
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Yeah. They are finished in photoshop. Linework is done in inks and scanned in. The style was originally intended for watercolours but I was always unhappy with the way yellows and light washes scanned, so I started experimenting with duplicating it in photoshop. Tried Painter, but on my version it was turgid going.
your sketches are great, I found your blog from Urban Sketches. I might show my students in school some of your work.
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