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Mini art dump: Wolves 'n witches!

Hello everyone! 

Thank you all so much for the kind comments you left on my last post. I feel invigorated to keep improving and working hard so I can share art of better quality and depth! Your encouragement means the world to me and reminds me not to give up even when it gets tough, so thank you! <3 I will be making posts regarding milestone rewards this week so keep an eye out for that. :D

That being said I've been drawing a lot this past week! I've been thinking of new sticker...

Exhale

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This piece is a part of the monthly headphone series that I'm doing throughout 2017. This month I wanted to try something new and go all out with design! I created an original pair of headphones that I think look really cool even if they aren't the least bit practical haha. The character is original as well. She's mysterious...maybe part-cyborg? I don't have a story yet, but I'm quite happy with her design thus far! 

This piece was drawn specifically for my $10 patro...

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU ALL! FIRST MILESTONE REACHED!

HELLO EVERYONE!!!

Ok, no more caps but I can't help it bECAUSE I'M SO EXCITED! YOU ALL DID THIS! THIS IS ALL YOU GUYS, all of this? This thing that happened? 

YOU DID THAT give yourselves a tremendous round of applause and help yourself to a complimentary glass of champagne and platter of hors d'oeuvres. Thank you all so much for your support for your gracious support wh...

March rewards sketchbook/process/wallpapers! Trying some new things~

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Hope you all are doing well today~ Wow, we're already halfway through March where has the time gone! But then again time is a human construct and does not exist in the natural world along with the concepts of the past and future. So, there's that too.

Moving on! I've got lotsa fun rewards to share with you this month! As previously mentioned, $10 patrons will have postcards sent out at the end of this month. :D To access the goodies, just download the attached .zip file (...

OWNED!!!

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I've got another piece to share today from my Overwatch bust series! Today's post features the lovely D.Va. She may be young, but she's incredibly skilled and should not be underestimated! I often see her portrayed in a very cute and delicate manner and wanted to try showing her powerful and unwavering side instead. 

Hope you enjoy it and I'll be sharing another character tomorrow! :D<3

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New merch: Seal pups!

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I've got something fun to share with you today~ ;D I'm designing new merch at the moment and am finally embracing my undying love for seal pups. If you've never seen a seal pup in action before, please watch this video . It will surely brighten your day. That being said, I thought it'd be fun to make a sticker sheet of pup...

March calendar piece: Calm

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Hope your week has gotten off to a good start! You may or may not know, but I'm putting together a calendar of my art for 2018 and this is the piece I've done for March. ^^ I wanted to encapsulate feelings of repose and quiet because we often move quickly through life forgetting to make time for ourselves. I know that personally I moved full speed ahead during January and February and have since experienced burnout. In March it became clear to me that  I'd have to reevalua...

The Queen of Order

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 Next up in the Overwatch bust series is Symmetra, the ruler of managed chaos! I think this portrait was one of my favorites to draw. The colors of her character design are gorgeous, especially the pops of aquamarine. Her accessories are dope as well and her overall elegance is incredibly striking. Hope you all enjoy this piece and I'll see you tomorrow with another drawing! ;)<3

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New art! Been drawing some things!

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Hope your weekend is going well so far! I've got some recently completed artwork to share with you all. I think I'm going through a bit of a style-crisis at the moment (I'm influneced and inspired by so many things and want to try them all). It's made for some inconsistent artwork, but I'm having a good time breaking the boundaries of my comfort zone! As you can see, I've really been into the color orange lately. I don't know, it makes me feel...zesty. Also the weather has bee...

FIRE AT WILL!

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Ah yes, up next in my Overwatch portraits series is the beautiful and buff Zarya. She's one of my favorite characters from Overwatch and I wanted to draw a lil' something to honor that. At this point in the series I'm starting to utilize rim lighting more to capture and emphasize highlights. I think it works nicely and adds a nice effect although it's certainly easy to go overboard with it! Either way I had a lot of fun with this piece and I hope you like it and look forward to...

ONE SHOT........ONE KILL.......

 Hi everyone!

Today I've got another piece to share with you from my Overwatch portrait series! I'm still drawing on the influences of Rembrandt in terms of lighting and it's made for some very dramatic artwork. Widowmaker in particular has always been a rather mysterious hero to me and I find casting her figure in shadow suits her personality and role well. Hope you like this piece and I'll see you tomorrow with another hero! ;D

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1 quick tip to IMMEDIATELY improve your art!

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Hope you are all doing well today~ I'm excited to share a tutorial with you regarding a topic that I think is very important! The subject is gesture drawing and I thought it'd be nice to return to some art fundamentals because not only are they useful, but they influence any kind of art you make. 

If you aren't familiar with gesture drawings, they're basically quick (usually 30 sec-5 min) sketches of a subject that capture the general pose, movement, and life. T...

Dispensing justice where it's most needed

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Hope you are all doing well today! I got another piece to share with you from the new Overwatch art series I recently posted. Today's drawing features the lovely Pharah and her adorable short hair~ It was fun drawing and rendering different metals and surfaces and making them look all shiny ~*~*~ Her armor is such a challenge to draw, but it's worth it because she's such a badass lady! 

Hope you enjoy this lil' portrait and I'll see you tomorrow with another ch...

The doctor's portrait is in

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I'm excited to share with you today a new art series I've recently completed! I've always been a fan of Renaissance and Baroque artwork because of its grandiosity and drama so I wanted to do an Overwatch portrait series inspired by those periods. This series in particular focuses on the ladies and draws techniques specifically from Rembrandt's work, which I adore.  This first piece features Mercy basking in the golden glow of her halo. I wanted to emphasize rich yell...

Mini D.Va sketch dump! ^o^/

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I've got some fun art to share with you all today. :D It's no secret that D.Va is one of my favorite (if not THE favorite) characters from Overwatch and I've been exploring her style and personality with some different pieces! It's all quite colorful so if you're feeling down I hope it can brighten your day if just a bit! :D 

In the above piece I drew D.Va in the TT pose. If you're thinking "What in tarnation is a TT?..." it's a popular emoticon used in South Korea o...

Welcoming spring + new calendar piece!

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We're moving full-force into March 2017 and depending on where you live the weather may have started to change! Today I'm excited to share with you a new art piece that I've recently completed for my calendar series (see January  and February  here).

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Ask Vicki: How do I composition?

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Hope your Fridays are going smoothly thus far! We've made it to the weekend woohoo! Today I'll be sharing a tutorial on how I figure out composition and balance in my artwork. I'll be using the Beyonce piece I recently completed as my example. Do you have trouble deciding where to place figures in your artwork? Or maybe you have a lot of characters in one piece and are a bit unsure of how to fit them all in? I address these points in this tutorial so without further ado, let's ...

A woman, a queen, a mother.

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 Whether or not you watched the Grammy's this year (I sure didn't), Beyone put on an astounding performance while pregnant with twins and it moved me to tears. As in I was crying for 10 minutes straight throughout the entirety of her being on stage. She talked about motherhood, love, and strength amongst women and I was thoroughly shaken and stirred to the core. I think her presence in general is deeply important to a lot of people, especially those who are underrepr...

New Overwatch art! A girl who boxes

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I'm very excited to share some art I've recently completed. I'm starting to explore the Overwatch heroes outside of their immediate lore and came up with the idea of D.Va as a boxer. I've drawn her hanging out in a gym that the famous fighter Zarya has trained and taught in. This isn't too far from the actual realm since Zarya definitely works hard to keep her body strong. I could definitely see D.Va looking up to Zarya's strength and wanting to train so that she could one day ...

Designing characters and machines!

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Seems like it was just yesterday that we were welcoming in February and now it's already March! 2017 is blinking past at unprecedented speeds, let's do our best to enjoy each day. ^^

Today I'm sharing some new art with you all! For this month's headphone piece, I've gone out of my comfort zone ($10 patrons, you'll be seeing a print of this piece in your mailbox this month! ;D). I really wanted to try pushing myself in a new direction and exploring new concepts/style...

How To: DRAMATIC LIGHTING

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Today I'm sharing a tutorial with you all on how to get some niiice dramatic and intense lighting in your artwork! Whether you want to heighten the tension or shine a light on something special I hope this tutorial can provide you with some tips. I'll be using the D.Va bust I drew for my OW Baroque series as the example so without further ado let's get IT!

1) Gesture sketch

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Beyoncé. 'Nuff said.

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It's done. It's finished. It's complete. 

Thank you all for the lovely feedback on the WIP post I made regarding this piece, I'm so happy you liked it! :D It's gone through some significant work since then and I feel like if I were to add anymore it would disrupt the balance. So I'm stopping myself while I'm ahead haha.

It's been a couple months since I've attempted a piece with multiple characters. I always feel apprehensive approaching more complicated pieces fo...

Painting a hero's portrait

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I wanted to share with you the final three pieces in my mini series of Overwatch ladies in DRAMATIC LIGHTING aka Baroque-inspired portraits. I enjoyed working in this style because I got to explore my skills surrounding digital painting and really test the limits and boundaries of my knowledge. I still have a great deal to learn, but it was a good exercise nonetheless! If ever in need of dramatic lighting you can follow this rule of thumb: ONE intense light source + rest o...

Do you like pink things?

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Happy Tuesday! Need some motivation? That thing you really want to do and have been wanting to do it for a long time? No more waiting, now is the time. Let's create cool things this week and kick any sort of block in the butt!

I wanted to share with you the full piece that I submitted for QPop's Sweet Pink show . If you're interested in viewing the full show and buying prints of this piece, cli...

Choose your Overwatch hero!

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Hope your Monday has been a good one! Continuing the Overwatch Baroque series, I've got some more completed pieces to show you! It's been seriously fun working on these and reminds me that digital painting will always have a soft spot in my heart. I learned how to make digital art on painting and cell-shading techniques and I think this series is really allowing me to revisit those techniques with a larger skill set. Seeing improvement in your work is always interesting! :D

You Fight Like a Girl!

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Hope your Monday has gotten off to a good start! I'm excited to share with you a new art series I've recently completed. It's called Fight Like a Girl! and features the wonderful ladies of Sailor Moon. I've greatly admired these characters since I was a wee youngin' and looked up to them wishing that I too would one day have their grace and strength. They were normal girls with problems and struggles much like my own, but they also possessed incredible strength and power. Seein...

Have you listened to your favorite song today?

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I'd like to share with you all the second illustration in my headphones series!  Here's  the piece I did for January. ;D

Since Valentine's Day is such a big part of February I wanted this month's piece to focus on all things pink, sparkly, and cute! I also explored a bit of graphic design with this piece and am happy with the result! I'm excited to incorporate more gr...

You're invited to a gallery show! :D<3

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Hope you are doing well today! I would like to formally extend an invitation to you. I have a piece in the Sweet Pink gallery show that opens tomorrow! The above image is a small part of the entire piece, which I'll share tomorrow in celebration of the show's opening. The show is themed around all things pink and kawaii and I could not be more excited. There will be snacks, music, and most importantly tons of COOL ART featuring a lot of cool artists and myself! ^^

Here ar...

Adding DRAMA to your work! NEW Overwatch series

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Good morning and welcome back to another sneak peek at new artwork! Can you guess what it is??? 

It's Overwatch. I'm still obsessed. Oh boy....

I've started a new artwork series that features the ladies of Overwatch in dramatic digital painting style! The above piece features Pharah. I went to the Museum of Art in San Diego a couple months of ago and seeing all those Renaissance paintings really stirred something within me. I've taken a couple art history cour...

Fluffy kitties, what's not to love?

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Happy Thursday morning, let's start it off with a healthy dose of fluffy kitties! :D I've decided to draw lots of animals in 2017, since I barely drew any in 2016 and the thought of that is just...so sad. I love cats (I don't think a day goes by where I don't talk about cats??) and think it's only right that I pay them tribute in the form of drawings. They're surprisingly fun to draw and I can't wait to draw more of them~ Hope you enjoy these sketches and if you want to see more s...