More vectors

 This piece started out as something completely different and somehow morphed into this.  I even started creating an extremely stupid, very silly story to go with it as I kept going with it.  Apologies if none of it makes any sense.  I really enjoyed working on this though, the picture part at least.  ;)  It's rare I ever pull together an entire piece like this, with a background and everything.

Another practice piece in this simple style.  Care for a cup of tea? :)  Be careful, the cups are ticklish.  ;D

Hello bunny

   Some time ago, probably a year or two now, I painted this silly little bunny onto a blank wall canvas.  At the time, I ended up getting bored with it, not sure what to do with it, and sort of just left it to stay as it was.  It hung on my studio wall for ages.  And then, looking for something to do one day, i ripped it down and started painting the background.  I really loved how it turned out.  It's clearly not complete, but for now it's gone back on my studio wall until I can figure out what to do with it next.  See you next crafting time! 

 I'm not really sure what kind of bug this is. A cricket maybe? Grasshopper? I didn't use any references and just created this for practice. I kind of like how it came out though.

 Just wanted to practice drawing some hello kitty heads for some reason. *

 Three Powerpuff Girl drawing variations to practice my layout and composition and...whatever else.  ;)  (My favorite is the first one.)*

 I think I would like to turn this into a Christmas card or calendar picture or...something.

Another practice web/game design idea I've been wanting to do.  I'm not really happy with how this one came out though, so I may play around with another idea later.  These are all for fun and practice so far.  The design layouts have been helping me work on putting my work together though.  And they're extremely fun to create.  :) 

*All characters belong to their respective owners.

Fortune Feather Teller

I've been in the mood to create vibrantly colorful, weird creations. ;D

I'm going to put up some items available for purchase on Deviant Art and you can also purchase this via Society6.

 I decided to try re-sketching this in new colors and to keep a normal, bland style and theme this time. A storm knocked out our electricity for a bit, so I didn't get very far. But I like the way this one looks. This is still very rough, but you can see bits of my work process. I did this one free hand over my sketch, where as I used line segments and anchors for my line work before. The lines would obviously be cleaned up up on this, but I think the free hand makes the piece less stiff then the other. I also added in a little hat to the pensive worm on the orange.

I still have trouble creating a character in multiple positions, so the blue elephant looks a bit different to me then the first, but this was what I had in mind for an accompanying picture to the blue elephant on the left. A few people had mentioned this would make a good 'missing you' card. I'm not sure the sentiment works on the second part, but I thought I would share it with you all none the less.

 

Another sketch I decided to color. I experimented with it as well, but it came out much closer to what I had in mind.

I started this from one of the sketches I recently shared. I liked the composition and I do like the colors I used, more or less, but I experimented with texture and my line work and I'm not happy with the results of those at all. Regardless, I thought I would share it with you guys. I may rework it to try play around with my techniques a bit more.

*Sorry for the top being so close/cut off looking. This was just for fun so the display wasn't a huge priority when I decided to share it.

 

 Just a small sad little elephant doodle for fun and practice to try to get back in the drawing groove.

 

 These were extremely fun to doodle. Just sketched them out quickly and messily for fun and to practice. I would definitely like to work them into something usable, but we'll see how that goes I suppose.

Just another compilation of some random people/head sketches I've mindlessly doodled up lately.

Dancing cat

A couple of pieces where I've been practicing my illustration techniques and layouts. I'm so rusty! I haven't really done anything 'illustrated' in ages. Just stand alone images usually. I'm not happy with the complete outcome of the room so far. But I like the look of the floor and wall. But I think the dancing cat would look better in an other environment. Hopefully I'll get around to creating something more accommodating for her soon. :)

We belong together

Blobs of practice

A couple of scarfblobs based off of this persons animal world creation.

Some random digital practice. Just some quick stuff to try to work on my strokes and digital penmanship.

Just mostly playing around with layouts here as the piece is clearly unfinished and needs much work. But I like the way it all fits together myself. I have other ideas I'd like to use the frame for so I may try to eventually get to those instead of going anywhere with this.

Buzee bee revised

An updated/revised version of this piece. Happy Monday. :)

Honey Bears and Flowers

A little picture from one of my previous sketches. Also available on DeviantArt and Society6.

And just a little doodling of digital painted flowers (Note that I use the term flowers very loosely.). :) Happy Wednesday! :D

Painting the...rooom...pink?

Something silly for Friday. ;) Painting the room pink, rather then painting the roses red I suppose. XD

Is it really almost Christmas? :O I keep trying to tell myself I have more time then I do. And every year, I always try to tell myself I'm going to make at least one handmade gift for everyone, which never happens. :/ But, if you're in the holiday spirit and want to make stuff either as gifts or just as a treat for yourself, be sure to check out these fun sites. They have tons of ideas!

101 Handmade Christmas Ornament Tutorials

101 Simple Handmade Gift Tutorials

Henry Happened

And if you're looking to buy some Society6 prints or merchandise, they're doing a promotion that currently runs through December 9th. Here's the link to my items, but if you have your eye on an artist or their work in particular, be sure to check out their work while you can to see if they have an offer available as well. :)

Society6

Their site notes: Promotion expires December 9, 2012 at Midnight Pacific Time. *Offer excludes Framed Art Prints, Stretched Canvases and Throw Pillows with insert.

Now, on to sharing some pictures. These are actually reworked images of the pony sketch I shared before that you can view here and here.

Yes, another pony. :p

Just a random digital sketchy pony. :)

Who took all the cookies?!!!!

Poor Angel. Fluttershy really doesn't like anyone taking her cookies apparently. XD Not really sure where this idea came from, but it was fun to draw Fluttershy in such a different characteristic state then her usual sweet self. Kind of reminds me of the episode where they went to the Grand Galloping Gala. XD

Paint Tool SAI

(My Little Pony, Friendship is Magic belongs to Hasbro)

It's almost spring!

Well, I'm back. :) I've created some new pieces which I hope to scan and post soon, but for now, I thought I would share this little guy. He didn't scan very well since I didn't paint him on watercolor paper, but I'm hoping I can rescan him later and make him look better. I've been drawing a lot of these little hoot owls lately, and for some reason, they make me think of spring.

A little loopy

I've been experimenting with my tablet some more and here's another new creation I've made. :) A crazy duck! He looks somewhat psychotic, but still a bit cutesy in a way. I saved this pic with two different backgrounds, and this is the one that I think I like the best. It's still really rough, even for a rough sketch, but I thought he was cute. :) So, here he is! Enjoy! :D

Something a little different

I got a watercolor video over the weekend and was dying to watch it, so I did and I absolutely loved what the artist did with watercolors! So, I thought I would try my hand at some of the techniques she used, although because I'm using very cheap, cheap, cheap watercolors at the moment (since I haven't been to any nearby craft stores recently), the outcome is not as good as hers. But still, I thought I would post some of what I came up with anyway to let you see what I've been up to. :)In this picture I used some varying techniques, just to see how they would turn out. As you can see, it's not great, but I think it would make a great background for a picture, so maybe when I finally get my paint programs installed on my computer for my tablet, I'll be able to put these to good use. :)

Quote of the Week

"Some men have only one boook in them; others a library." ~Reverend Sydney Smith