This is the scene of the blessing of holy oil for the holy martyrs. I used pencil and water color. I will use brown pen as part of the next step.
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Materials: I used water color, colored pencil pencil, and ink pen to make this image. Processes: First I drew the image of the man in the foreground, and then filled in the scene of the battle in the background which became steadily farther away and ended at the church in the distance. I used the most detail up front. Ideas: This picture is supposed to depict the battle of Sardarabad, where The Church of Etchmiadzin (in the background) was saved and defended from invasion as well as greater Armenia.
This image depicts the church of Etchmiadzin during the time of the Soviet Union. The grey represents the both the secular aspects of Soviet rule, and the Soviet Union as well, but also the despair of the Church and it's institution at thi time while the new communist government dismantled and restricted the activities and teachings. This also represents how the church physically fell into disrepair at this time along with how the leadership was not allowed to be filled. I used black ink, pencil, an ink pen, and water pens to make this. I first drew the outline of the church, and then used a black and white version of the image from photoshop to understand how the shadow and colors would look in black and white. I then used cross-hatching with the pen, and the water pens, as well as ink in the water pens to fill in the different shades and backgrounds, as well as to blend effectively.