Saturday, May 30, 2009

new buttons

I finally listed the rest of my shiny new 2.25 inch buttons on Etsy (there are a couple more but my photos were dark and I've misplaced my camera cable).

3 buttons

Click here to see them all!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Victorian Fox WIP 2

Victorian Fox WIP 2

The image on the right was step 3. I flipped my scan and was able to trace the other side of the border. I tightened up a lot of the lines in the skirt and added the lace design to the parasol before inking and then sketched in a background. Step 4 is a digital thumbnail used to choose colors I will paint with (I don't always do this).

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Victorian Fox WIP

Victorian Fox WIP 1

On the right is my thumbnail sketch which was only a couple inches high. I scanned it, adjusted the contrast and then printed it out the size the want to paint. I use that as reference when I draw the final drawing that will be painted. On the left is the current stage I am at. I will print this out mirrored and use it to draw the other side of the border so it ends up symmetrical.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Red Panda

Red Panda

Original for sale on Etsy

One small problem with ending up known as a "fairy artist" is that people keep asking me to paint more fairies, when sometimes all I really want to do is draw cute pandas. Here's the first one. There may be more.

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Photo time

Local fans dress up for Free Comic Book Day:
Free Comic Book Day

Interesting leaves:
Star

Spirals