“The Soul’s Sincere Desire.” Painted in Photoshop.
I wasn’t really happy with my execution of A Child’s Prayer, so I decided to try again with a different process, this time using a single layer and a single oil brush (Kyle Webster’s “Sargent 2017”), with the brush size kept small and with very limited undos. (Disclaimer: I did add a couple final texture layers at the end.)
I loved it. It was much more like analog painting than my normal process is, and the final result turned out much closer to the aesthetic I’ve been aiming for the whole time with these minimalist religious pieces.
Made in Illustrator. Textured in Photoshop.
From bottom to top, the triangles represent the pre-mortal existence, mortality (body + spirit), the spirit world, and the next life (resurrected body and spirit).
Made in Illustrator. Textured in Photoshop.
The square represents the bread and the body of Christ; the circle represents the water/wine and the blood of Christ.
