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Saturday, August 5, 2017

February Face-Fest, Room Renovations, and DIY Photo Boxes!


Kicking off with the Meet the Artist meme.


Studies and character studies for Paranoid. 


 Studies and character studies for Lily.


Finch's turnaround came out pretty well!


Test run: mini photo box!


Owl charm and Musky the Smilodon toy.


Quartz crystal (purchased) and a hag stone from Oceanside.


Agates I collected from Oceanside last year.


A couple of my old Sculpey figurines: kitty-dog and a Moraunx (1999 or 2000).


Raccoon skull I cleaned in 2006. Lots of damage, but a great reference! 



Anne's turnaround is decent.



Rant's turnaround: EYEBROWS.



Zentangle-inspired owl based on a suggestion from Sophie!


ADORABLE papercraft portrait Katie made of me! (Plus tiny cat friend.)



Christine's fabulous Sphynx cat, Gandalf the Pink!


Table setup prior to breakdown.





Naked walls are so weird...


Built with generous help from my aunt and uncle!











Fieran's turnaround is getting there. Best version I've drawn of her, at least!


Brought my Samsung monitor out of storage to use with my Surface!



Raquel and Fieran. <3 p="">



Quick reworking of an old marker illustration using watercolor pencils and Derwent Inktense. I want to make a full version!


February was another fickle month. I began my personal art challenge - February Face-Fest - on a good foot, and ended with few completed drawings to show for what I'd had planned. It was progress, but it often felt in vain.

I found distractions to pique my interest: installing and learning how to use Linux on my old laptop; building my own photo boxes to take better photos of my prints (tested with many different items); making charms with the owl beads Mom gave me for Christmas; and preparing to upgrade to a loft bed. I participated in Fanaticon 2, which was lackluster in sales but wonderful for inspiration.

...I'm finally posting this in August and I began prepping this post in March??? Life is weird. ;P

Thursday, December 8, 2016

INKvember 2016, #3: Imprisonment

INKvember 2016, #3: BRAINSICK : Imprisonment


Trussed in ropes that span the night
and threads that cover day,
We each hang victim to delight
in seeing others fray.




Initial rough sketch of Paranoid; adjusted proportions. 


Decay's markings penciled in.


Marking's filled with tightly-spaced scribbles. 


Drawing board setup!



Nothing triggers my astigmatism like inking fine lines...

Working at my aunt and uncle's Rockaway Beach home.


At 22.5" high and 15" wide, this is my largest ink drawing to date!

Goofy self-portrait for reference. 


I wasn't happy with how I'd inked Lily's face; I removed the line with an X-Acto knife and redrew it.



First-pass outlines on Paranoid.



I worked at the kitchen table for a few hours. Good to change it up sometimes!




Diluted FW Acrylic ink.
First-pass ink wash on Lily.


Tying the comp together... almost literally.


Lily's markings brushed in with diluted acrylic.

Due to its size, I can't scan this from home. I made nineteen scans earlier this week and they still won't piece together properly in Photoshop. If I want to scan this, I'm going to have to take it in!