Painting swirly light effects. First I did a wash with yellow ochre for the waters and the light effects, then painted blue swirls into them before they were dry. This should be fun!
Edited: When those swirls had dried, the blue had bled all the way into the yellow, destroying most of...
2018-12-28 15:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Woo-hoo! Finished the lineart tonight. I am so going to hate ever stone and leaf and blade of grass before long. But hey, it's the holidays.
(I changed the pencil to blue here and upped the contrast, so it's easier to see.)
I have found that I can "recharge" my eyes when they fe...
2018-12-27 18:57:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm really, really happy with this so far, and I'm taking it pretty slowly, so I doubt this will be done before the new year - but then, it's the holidays, so I may get in some work after Christmas yet.
My parents are coming to stay with us until next week, so I'd like to take the cha...
2018-12-21 13:39:14 +0000 UTC View Post
After miserably failing to capture a dainty grip on the bowl, my hubby was kind enough to take a reference shot of me daintily holding the lid of a frying pan. (The only thing I could find in the kitchen that was vaguely the right shape).
A new one I hope to work on as school slows down a little at the end of term. Galadriel gathering the light of Eärendil from the fountain.
Eye rambling coming up - feel free to ignore.
There's been no art since the last piece, because my eyesight has become worse again over the ...
2018-12-15 14:43:46 +0000 UTC View Post
... you find the perfect inkjet paper.
I can get it from amazon within two days (the last always took about a week which often put me in a tight spot); it's got a cold-pressed watercolour surface; no, TWO cold-pressed watercolour surfaces as it's printable on both sides; I can print strai...
Yeah, that's right, I decided to make it two, not one. :)
Congrats to Steven and Becca for winning a print! Can you send me your address in a PM again, please? ^__^
For those who wish to buy a print, follow 2018-12-02 08:21:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally done, hooray! I'm so, so happy with how it turned out. The colour gradient here works so well, I want to do a lot more with it!
Giveaway time! Comment on this post until Saturday evening to win an A4 print of this piece! ^_____^ Regular prints coming soon; matted, too.
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Finally had some more time for this. And went to see Fantastic Beasts 2 yesterday. Still figuring out if I liked it, but it was a major eye-opener to realise that Eddie Redmayne plays Newt as autistic.
I had an interesting cent-related experience last week: At the counter of the drinks shop,...
2018-11-26 16:54:43 +0000 UTC View Post
... so I'm offering free shipping until Sunday, worldwide! =O
Go ahead, ruin me! XD
2018-11-22 17:48:27 +0000 UTC View PostFor a week, Patreon has been sending me mails counting down to ThankYouPatrons Day today, with ideas how to celebrate it. I'd been thinking about doing a video, that studio tour that I promised you, or something really clever, and now of course, all those clever ideas didn't come to anything. (The s...
2018-11-19 16:10:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Did far more today than I should have, and should probably listen to audiobooks for the rest o the day, with some tea. Doesn't sound bad either.
A warm welcome to new Patron, Flynn!
2018-11-19 14:31:13 +0000 UTC View Post
That sounds like an Art assignment: Paint two horses with only blue, yellow, and green. And don't make them look too Franz-Marcian. ;) I'm just loving this colour gradient here. I started experimenting with this this spring but never dared to do an entire piece like this; cool to see it works!
2018-11-19 10:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I just love blue roans. I was going to give him a bay horse, but after I had all the background colours in place, I decided to avoid brown in this one, and stick to the yellow-green-blue. And of course, blue roans!
2018-11-18 14:19:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Experimenting with colour fields that accentuate whole areas instead of separate parts of figures and the like. Let's see how that goes.
2018-11-14 17:24:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This took me ages, but was so worth it! This is turning out to be one of my best. I ended up rotating through several reference pictures for each of the horses, so now the end results are pretty far away from any of my reference pics.
I'm going to continue fiddling with the lines a bit more,...
2018-11-11 08:48:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Slow going on speedy horses. Thanks for being patient :)
Going to see "Bohemian Rhapsody" tonight! I hope it's a movie without fast cuts, and I hope it's one that allows me to close my eyes every now and then and just enjoy the sound. Not quite sure how I'll survive Fantastic Beasts next wee...
2018-11-10 15:13:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll probably end up doing some of the lineart in the face digitally; it's almost impossible for me to do the small details. But I'm overall happy with his expression. ♥
Welcome to new Patron Summers End!
2018-11-05 09:40:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I just got a huge bunch of goodies (postcards, stickers, thank you cards) from Moo. Isis is delighted as well; the box seems to be extra classy.
Until Sunday, everything is 15% off - and that includes originals! Just follow the link to my shop; the discount is applied automatically. 2018-11-01 14:51:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for the title, Steve!
I'm still twiddling with the settings... can't get it to look like the original, meh. (That always happens with colour schemes I don't often paint in.)
2018-10-21 11:35:46 +0000 UTC View Post
The last things that remain is the greenery on the towers and bottom right. I'll probably try to find a green that echoes Tuor's cloak without looking like algae.
Bert approves.
2018-10-20 18:18:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I forgot how much fun golden hair is to paint! I'll have more excuse to do that for the Éowyn piece.
2018-10-20 07:03:44 +0000 UTC
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I've got a new favourite paper... no, don't laugh! Yes, it's another favourite paper. XD
It's called "Stonehenge". I confess I bought it for the name, but sometimes, things I buy for their names are actually good!
(My old favourite Canson Fontenay is being discontinued, so I was on the...
2018-10-19 14:20:41 +0000 UTC View Post
How I love painting organic architecture. Just doing swirly stuff with some shading and never worry about construction. XD
2018-10-19 11:43:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Noooo, haven't forgotten this one!
2018-10-18 11:55:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A few of you asked for a writing snippet, mostly, the prologue to the story (which I really, really like, so I'm glad to give it)! I'm still unsure if I want the prologue to spoil the overall outcome in this way, but there are two good reasons to - one, there's a sadness connected to ...
2018-10-17 06:57:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Rhys' function in the story is buddy, sparring partner, and comic relief (mostly at his expense), and I love him dearly. Visually, he's based a bit on Alan Tudyk, which is doubly fitting as we're currently rewatching Firefly. With the kids. (Jana has to look away everytime the Reavers are shown. Me ...
2018-10-16 11:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Not 100% happy with him, but here's more from ysterday's story - if he even ends up in the story, that is.
Aedan started life as an RPG character of mine, Aidan Cameron, and acquired a bunch of backstory early on, which became the first draft of the novel working-titled "The Rhyddion Chronic...
2018-10-15 14:19:13 +0000 UTC View Post
This is what I can do at 8 AM. I've never drawn at 8 AM in my life, but it looks as if transmogrifying into an early bird might be worth a shot!
Those of you who have followed me for longer than ten years will remember this guy - he's Llelo, or Llywelyn, a major character in a story I was wr...
2018-10-14 11:38:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I've figured it out now! It was never Inktober. It’s me proving to myself that after all the crap this year has throw my way, most of which will heal but never truly mend, I can still be myself. It’s not about any technique, or theme, or even about doing this every day. It’s about doing ...
2018-10-13 15:31:30 +0000 UTC View Post