Last week’s Art Journal Adventure prompt was connected to the old wedding tradition – something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. I liked the challenge of it really being four prompts rolled into one and the possibility of interpreting it either literally, piece by piece, or connecting it to marriage traditions.
I actually started with the “borrowed” element. I decided to borrow an idea from my kids and asked them for suggestions based on the prompts. One of them suggested an illustration of a bride and groom and one of them suggested zombies so, of course, I had to mash up those ideas and illustrate a zombie wedding photo. My something “old” was my art journal as this was the very last page of my current art journal. The something “new” was the fountain pen I used for drawing because I have only had it for a few months and have not used it much for drawing. The choice of watercolours was the obvious answer to the “blue” part. I certainly enjoyed drawing zombies again but I also think the end result is rather fun.
A Pict in PA 
Wonderful, Laura! You could do a whole series based around these characters.
Thank you, Michael. I used to draw zombies regularly but then I set myself the challenge of drawing zombies for an entire year and that led me to switch off from zombies for a while. Now I feel like I’m ready for more zombies again.
LOL! OMG! They are amazing 🙂
Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed them.
Just fantastic!
Thank you, Ellie!
Both beautiful and hilarious! It turned out great!
Thank you!
Move over Edward Gorey! 🙂 Good use of color, line, pattern and contrast! Love the humor of it! I can see you doing a series: how the zombies met, what their first dates were like, how the proposal happened, the wedding planning…. Lol!
Thank you for the flattering comparison to Gorey. I may embark on another series of zombies at some stage but not this same pairing as I know from experience that I tire too readily of drawing the same thing over and over.
I hear you regarding being tired of drawing the same thing again and again – I have that trouble too. I’ve found it helpful to think in terms of “cohesive themes” when creating a series rather than repeating characters as the series mechanism. That method also works with my “short bursts” techniques. Anyway, I think your zombies are charming and I hope you’ll somehow find a way to do a series of them – a coordinated sequence or collection of them.
Yes. Cohesion and themes I can absolutely do. Repeating specific images just sucks me dry of creative energy. I could never be a comic book artist.
Glad to hear you can do cohesion and themes! My 6 year stint doing an on-going comic strip with repeated characters was some of the most challenging work I’ve done… then I discovered “themes” along with other “sorting-series” methodology and never looked back! Lol! All the best to you!
Splendid zombies! I bet your boys love how it came out!
Thank you. Yes, all four approved.
Love this one. I could see the bride throwing a cauliflower bouquet to the brides maids. 🙂
Ha! A bouquet of rotten veg would be perfect. I’m sorry I didn’t think of that.
“Food” for thought. 😉
YES! More zombies please… Well, as long as you can keep drawing them without driving yourself crazy. I love how this turned out… Their expressions are priceless, and the paint spatter makes it look like a vintage photo, too!
Thank you. I think I am ready for more zombie drawings again after my hiatus. I’ve drawn a fair few zombie bunnies and pigs in the intervening period but I think I may well return to zombies as a pursuit again. I’ve missed them.
I’d say so! I’m looking forward to meeting some of your new creations!
LOVE this! A great prompt and an even better execution.
Thank you. I like to take a left field approach to prompts sometimes.