Monday, February 14, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
What the heck is she doing?
Thank you for asking! Actually I have been doing a lot more work in my art journal. Faces have always been my bane and I had decided to take an online class to get over my hurdle of not being able to draw any sort of a human looking face. If you would like to take a look at my Flickr account or my Deviant Art, you can see how I have progressed. Loving my new skill, thank you Suzi Blu, and looking forward to more work like that.
Recently, however, I have been toying around with Gimp. No, it is not a monkey or something I have locked up in my closet, It is actually a free photo-manipulation program which is very similar to Photoshop. I am really enjoying fixing up old photos to remove any tears, scratches or dust marks. The latest one, which I just finished this morning, I removed a third person from the photo.
Here is the original, you can see the younger sibling on the right. Also, there are multiple scratches all over this photo (example: the girls hat and hair). After a bit of messing around with Gimp I finally had finished repairing this image, with slight adjustments.
Here is the "fixed" version of the photo. Most of the scratches are gone, as well as the 3rd sibling (sorry little guy). It was a great learning experience and I would love to work with this program more. :)
Recently, however, I have been toying around with Gimp. No, it is not a monkey or something I have locked up in my closet, It is actually a free photo-manipulation program which is very similar to Photoshop. I am really enjoying fixing up old photos to remove any tears, scratches or dust marks. The latest one, which I just finished this morning, I removed a third person from the photo.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Baby Dragon
A work in progress..
I have always wanted to draw a newly hatched baby dragon and finally came up with the layout while laying awake in bed one night. Also, this was a chance to try out my new Caran Neocolor II water soluble artist crayons as well as a new bottle of gesso. Love the crayons...jury is still out on the gesso...it was kinda gritty to be honest..but was very white in color.
I plan on finishing up this little guy with my pigma pen. Choosing to use stippling instead of a crosshatch type detail, I think it lends itself to more of a skin texture ..where crosshatching is more of a textile type shading. The background is yet undecided, but I tend to want to move to a more textured technique. Maybe I'll throw in some moulding paste and do a color wash or two over it..~shrug~ dunno..guess we'll have to see when I get that far.
I have always wanted to draw a newly hatched baby dragon and finally came up with the layout while laying awake in bed one night. Also, this was a chance to try out my new Caran Neocolor II water soluble artist crayons as well as a new bottle of gesso. Love the crayons...jury is still out on the gesso...it was kinda gritty to be honest..but was very white in color.
I plan on finishing up this little guy with my pigma pen. Choosing to use stippling instead of a crosshatch type detail, I think it lends itself to more of a skin texture ..where crosshatching is more of a textile type shading. The background is yet undecided, but I tend to want to move to a more textured technique. Maybe I'll throw in some moulding paste and do a color wash or two over it..~shrug~ dunno..guess we'll have to see when I get that far.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
See What My Busy Little Hands Have Been Making..?
The original is available on my Etsy site and prints can be ordered thru my Deviant Art site. Enjoy!
Monday, July 26, 2010
EHAG Emporiums July Giveaway- Check it out!
Some lovely gifts from such an awesome group of Halloween artists. I suggest you check them out, afterall Halloween is just around the corner.
http://ehagemporium.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-giveaway.html
http://ehagemporium.blogspot.com/2010/07/july-giveaway.html
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