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I’ve posted parts of this small work on my new WIP page. I’m working on keeping my hands and brain going. I’ve got lots of ideas for the upcoming year. How have things been going for you? Have you set some goals for the year ahead? Instead of setting goals this year, I’m sticking […]
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Being new to concept artwork, and working outside of a reference photo has been quite a challenge for me. All too often I’ve found it frustrating. I have been battling with doubt and rhetorical questions of doom, such as: How am I supposed to make this look? Am I on the right track? Does this look right? Note the […]
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This is my first real attempt at coloring digitally. I’m using Sketchbook Pro to draw and to color. Getting used to this program has been a real pleasure. I’m learning a lot about using layers to my advantage in order to build up colors, as I would be with painting using physical paints. Merging layers […]
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An ending to the mushrooms I was working on yesterday. After struggling for hours with “natural” tones of the mushrooms, in white, brown, and gray, I rebelled and made them rainbow-colored. This was a fun exercise, and I learned a lot, especially about the inner workings of Sketchbook Pro. I […]
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Out on a walk, I found the cutest and most-nicely assembled bunch of mushrooms. I took a picture. Once I got home, I loaded this picture in Sketchbook Pro and started tracing and modifying the lines. It is a work-in-progress, so I don’t have the image finalized yet, but seeing the progress […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE Digital artwork. I made it using Photoshop. It is based from an original drawing I did in pen and ink, posted here. I like how playing with the color saturation really made the contours of the cliffs pop out. Seeing the cliffs apart from their original panoramic format helps me to appreciate […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE 9″ x 11″, graphite (pencil) on paper with charcoal. This is a quick portrait drawing based from a reference image. I really kept my focus on the tone, particularly minding how the flow of her hair framed her face and set the mood. There is very little detail in the individual hair […]
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I just bought myself a copy of Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. This program is intuitive, powerful, and downright amazing. I am exploring its vast features and getting accustomed to making digital drawings. This is a work-in-progress of Flowerina, originally an ink drawing I’ve shared here on the blog. My new project with this image is to turn […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE 8.5″ x 11″, graphite on paper. This portrait was made from a reference photo I found online. I spent about an hour on it, paying extra attention to the properties of her hair. I took care to also focus on the nose, softly shading. I’m not happy with her left eye […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE Digital photo. I found this lovely bloom in the marina where I live. I haven’t lived in hot climates much, so I haven’t been familiar with cactus. I found this specimen to be captivating, in color and unique in shape. I want to draw this; lively colors and all its blooming […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE Digital photograph. As I was walking to check the mail, this beautiful pinecone was alongside the walkway. I rushed into the house and grabbed my camera. It’s possibly the most beautiful, most perfectly-shaped pinecone I’ve ever seen. I have been noticing the contours of shapes more lately — the negative space […]
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After spending the last two weeks getting my Fujitsu Lifebook outfitted with new drivers, hard drives, and lots of exciting new drawing applications, I dived into my first real attempt at digital artwork. ABOUT THIS PICTURE Digital print. This orchid was drawn from a quick reference photograph I found online. I spent about twenty […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE 9.5″ x 6″ on watercolor paper. This was my first time playing with conté. I expected it to handle more like oil pastels, but it was slightly tacky in application. However, the conté was excellently bright and bold regarding color. The rouge areas in the image are where I used conté. […]
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Because I am so very loved (and am the luckiest girl in the world) by Liam Kincaid (author of Operation Break Iron) and Lon Boder, <3 I received a happy little present in the mail yesterday! We’d been talking about getting me a Cintiq for some time, but the price was more than we were comfortable […]
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ABOUT THIS PICTURE This is a digital picture taken on my Canon Rebel T2i, at 35mm focal length. I liked the wraparound form of the tree and how it led the eye from the upper left, down into a clockwise spiral, ending toward the center and ascending back to the top. As I began learning […]
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