... is still secret, but coming along! It's going to be a cool collection of art from a bunch of awesome people, and you're some of the few people who know about it. ^^
2015-12-17 18:48:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I love how this one turned out. Can you tell I had a bit of the colours left on my palette from the Nerdanel piece? ;)
2015-12-14 19:29:44 +0000 UTC View Post
"Jenny Greenmere" for Paul is taking shape. :)
2015-12-14 09:15:21 +0000 UTC View Post
... most of which you shared. Putting together my summary meme for 2015 was, overall, a very warm and fuzzy Patreon feeling. Thank you all for being here and sharing this with me.
Looking at this year's output, *dayum*, it's been a good one. You'll recognise a lot of those things (most of them hanging on your walls!) You may not have seen January (a gift for a friend), and you certainly haven't seen December - it was simply the only thing I've drawn this month. Monny the Christmas Mo...
2015-12-11 07:38:34 +0000 UTC View PostHey you wonderful people, I'll have to take a short break for a week or two. I told you how stressful last month was, with the sick kitty (he's all right again, thankfully), and this month, I knew there was a lot of marking to do, but until now, I'd hoped that wouldn't prevent me from drawing at least a bit. Now yesterday I lost my purse - with everything in it - and today my brain decided to shut down in a migraine attack that has left me without most of my vision in my left eye. It's all just ...
2015-12-04 13:46:09 +0000 UTC View PostA goodie bag each goes to:
Kimmie Lundquist, Jera V, Brit Kreher, Claire Richards,
Troels
An A4 print each goes to: Bronwen McDonald, Lisa Gerard
An A3 facsimile print goes to: Lily Milos
Kerstin Renger gets to give me a character prompt.
And this month's commission goes to Deanna!
Congrats to the winners!! :) I'm getting in touch with y'all for what ...
2015-12-01 16:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-12-01 07:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember this? Been working on this on and off for ages and the lineart is finally done.
Poor horse is having the worst day ever. "Come to Middle-earth, they said! Unlimited woods to roam in, they said! Pretty mares, they said!"
2015-11-29 21:09:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I decided that a tutorial vid where I explain a lot doesn't really work well if you have to read through a lot of text while watching me work, so here's my first ever narrated vid. Tremble before my wannabe Oxford English, word-groping, and those rather plosive "P"s.
It's the same vid I posted earlier, just with narration instead of captions. Any preferences on what works better?
I'll probably stick to music for those timelapse things, and maybe do a more tutorial-like vid ...
2015-11-25 19:27:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally got more work done on this! The lineart for Jenny Greenmere.
Here's the updated process video, covering the digital sketch and the full lineart process. Hope it's illuminating! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27JfK-xwj8I
...crowned all with buttercups, hat and feather shedding!
A fun commission of a character I've never drawn (never been much of one for the bearded guys), but I really like it. :) Polychromos on mid-tone Ingres pastel paper, 22x30 cm.
2015-11-23 10:46:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, just the sketch at this stage, but my next video project will be a larger one, documenting pretty much everything that goes into an image. The image will be "Jenny Greenmere" for Paul. :)
2015-11-17 17:04:00 +0000 UTC View PostHere's some nice stuff for you for this month! Two tablet wallpapers, two avatars, and two linearts! (If anyone tries their hand at them, feel free to share!)
2015-11-15 14:09:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I just *love* how this one turned out. Every bit of it.
2015-11-10 18:41:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Another Patreon commission for Starrla - while I drew him, people thought he was Gandalf, which isn't that far off the mark, I think! :)
2015-11-09 06:56:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Next convention piece: This month's prompt for Gwendolyn! She requested Haleth, who was fun to do!
2015-11-09 06:54:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Just returned from two wonderful days at Ring*Con - it was such a great time, and I spent two days drawing! I had a lot of fun with three Patron commissions/prompts. Here's Ian's November commission: Faramir! ^___^
A warm welcome, by the way, to the new Patrons. :)
2015-11-08 19:01:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A commission for Wiltraud that developed a life it its own. I had never drawn Nellas, so when I thought about how to portray her, I thought of what we know about her - a simple, free spirit, more at home in trees than at court - and it was clear to me that she had to look like my daughter, so I gave her a head full of bushy, curly hair. I underlined her fairy-like nature with a tail skirt like in those old fairy paintings.
2015-11-04 07:35:43 +0000 UTC View PostExpiring tomorrow! :) (If anyone wants Nerdanel, she'd be a "small" custom print with gold leaf added - She ought to work quite well as print!)
Thanks to everyone who's already got prints! :)
2015-11-03 17:48:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I accidentally gilded my desk in the process, too. ;) 23 karat gold and watercolour on cold-pressed paper.
2015-11-02 14:01:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, I loved that Vanyar Colour scheme. Does it show? XD
... and I still had it all on my palette.
2015-11-02 08:52:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Lineart for a small piece for Isabella - to feature some gold paint, too. :)
2015-11-01 12:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostSo, this month's raffle results are in!
The commission goes to: Ian de Asis
This month's prompt comes from: Gwendolyn Barr
An A3 Facsimile goes to: Angelica Fitzpatrick
An A4 print each has won: Isabella, Wiltraud
5 Goodie bags go to: Menghui, Tanja Daub, Masa, Lisa Gerard, KeyD
Congrats to all winners! :)
2015-11-01 10:28:19 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for the support this month!
2015-11-01 06:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The next step on my quest to non-cuddly dragons! De-humanising the eye went a long way. Drawn during in-service training at school today. In-service training and class trips yield particularly violent subject matter. I'm damned if I know why...
Sepia and white polychromos on mid-tone Ingres paper, 23.5 x 32 cm.
Original is up on Etsy if anyone's interested (please don't use the print code for it though!) ;)
2015-10-30 15:51:34 +0000 UTC View Post
