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COLORING PAGES - Ink drawings from my Sketchbook ๐Ÿ–‹

Hi Everyone ๐Ÿงก

It's Friday! I hope you all had a good week ๐Ÿ‚ 

Today I have for you scanned, ink drawings from my sketchbook, that can be used for practice - as coloring pages or to practice shading & cross-hatching - whatever you like! ๐Ÿ–Œ You can print them or use digitally ๐Ÿ˜‰
There attached at the end of this post ๐Ÿ“Ž 

I made them yesterday with acrylic ink from Liquitex and finished with Promakers and Karin markers. (Today you'll see on my Insta...

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STEP BY STEP - The New Little Mermaid Fan Art ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ

Hello my Dear Potato Angels!

Today I wanted to share with you my new artwork made with colored pencils. I worked on it the whole Sunday and itโ€™s my more complex character painted with colored pencils so far ๐Ÿงก 

Iโ€™m absolutely delighted that Halle Bailey will be the new Little Mermaid! Heard the music of Halle and her sister Chloe for the first time in 2016 and felt very happy when Disney...

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REAL-TIME VIDEO: Architectural studies ๐Ÿก

Hi everyone!

Hope youโ€™re all having a peaceful weekend ๐Ÿงก Today I am sharing with you a video made for the August โ€œDraw with meโ€ session but in a Real-Time version ๐Ÿค— I know many of you appreciate this type of footage.

You can speed it up, skip to certain moments, that cause you troubles or just draw everything with me โœ๏ธ ๐ŸŽž Hope it will be helpful!

Hugs,

Gaby

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SNEAK PEEK - Sketchbook Studies of the Sea Creatures ๐Ÿ™ / Mixed media

Hi Everyone!

I hope youโ€™re having a good week so far ๐Ÿ˜Š 

The sea animals won in the last vote, so I spent the whole Tuesday drawing them and recording the whole process ๐ŸŽฅ 

I'm not sure how I feel about them... It seems to me that I have approached the challenge too ambitiously and using too many media (colored pencils, acrylic inks, watercolor and gouache). The colors seem a bit too saturated to me, but it may be because I decided to paint a dark background ...

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STEP BY STEP - Interior study painted in Procreate ๐Ÿ›‹๐Ÿฑโฐ

Hi everyone! โ˜€๏ธ

I hope youโ€™re all feeling good today ๐Ÿ˜Š 

For a long time I have been planning to learn how to draw backgrounds for my characters. I love seeing inspiring interiors and I really want to learn how to draw them. Yesterday I took this step! The illustration is not exactly what I planned it to be, but I will get there in small steps. I would like to learn, how to better simplify elements of such an illustration and find my own language of the story.

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POLL ๐Ÿ—ณ - Help me to pick the board with references for the "Draw with me" video ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿฆˆ

Hi Everyone! ๐Ÿงก

Some time ago I gave you a few boards with animal references to pick from, and you chose foxes (I drew them in November ๐ŸŽž) but the competition was very fierce. There are boards left from the poll, and since some of you recently suggested me to draw animals, we're back to this topic! I add...

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FLORAL HAIR ๐Ÿ - Colored pencils portrait / Step by Step

Hi Everyone!

I hope you're having a pleasant Monday ๐Ÿ˜Š 

Here's the quick Step by Step of my last portrait. As you can see, I still can't say goodbye to summer vibes ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿ  

Materials: I used Talens Art Creation sketchbook (A4 size), red Col-Erase pencil, Holbein Artists' and Prismacolor Premier Soft Core colored pencils โœ๏ธ 

Have a lovely week! 

Gaby

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UPDATE - Hello September! ๐ŸŒป

Hi Everyone! 

Hello, at the turn of summer and fall ๐Ÿƒ I really like those moments when autumn is warm and golden, full of fruity scent and gradually lighter, colder air. It's also nostalgic because it reminds me going back to school, saying goodbye to summer friendships and starting new ones. Do you like this time of the year?

SEPTEMBER STICKER:

The sticker for September is with one of my favorites drawings I ever made. It's a on a matt material to l...

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โœ–๏ธ CLOSED // SOCIAL MEDIA - Shoutouts of Your Art on Insta Stories ๐Ÿฅจ

Hi Dear Potato Angels! ๐Ÿค—

Itโ€™s almost the end of August! ๐ŸŒป 

Every month I share my Patrons art on Insta Stories as a big THANK YOU for your support!

โœจ Here are the rules:

โ€ข Add your Intagram handle to the comment section below this post ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

Your Instagram has to be public and active โœ… 

โ€ข Stories will look more or less as at the top of this post โ˜๐Ÿผ

โ€ข You can be featured each month - there's no limi...

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DRAW WITH ME VIDEO ๐ŸŽ™ - Architectural studies ๐Ÿก ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ ๐ŸŒต

Hi my Dear Potato Angels! โญ๏ธ 

I'm so excited to share with you this "Draw with me" video! ๐Ÿฟ It's been a while since you heard my voice on the video so I felt quite nervous but it was also such a great fun! I must admit that I got lost in staring at the process of my own drawing while editing ๐Ÿ˜‚ I hope you will enjoy it and hopefully will draw with me!

  • Attached you'll find all the reference photos ๐Ÿ˜Š 
  • Her...

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UPDATE - September rewards ๐ŸŒป

Hi everyone!

I hope youโ€™re all having a pleasant Friday ๐Ÿ˜Š 

I wanted to share with you the art print I planned as a reward for September. Itโ€˜s the tattooed girl illustration in a minimalistic style, inspired by Japanese art. I think it nicely matches the artwork from August ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ
I also ordered several samples of stickers ๐Ÿšš Iโ€™m gonna share the update as soon as Iโ€™ll receive the package!

The print is available in the โ€œBrotato Angel" and "St...

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ART GUIDE - 10 effective exercises to fill your sketchbook, have fun and develop your skills โœ๏ธ

As for what you can create in your sketchbook, sky's the limit... โ˜€๏ธ  

You can draw what you like, what is difficult for you, what you are currently learning, create a diary, scrapbook or even cut out various patterns from its pages.

In this post, however, I want to list 10 examples which I think are very effective when you want to do both: quickly develop your skills and have fun at the same time.

1. Perspective studies

They don't have t...

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SNEAK PEEK - Portrait of Devi from "Never have I ever" ๐Ÿ‘‘

Hi everyone!

I hope youโ€™re having a pleasant weekend.

Sunday was pretty gloomy here so I could just stay at home and draw ๐Ÿค“ Recently I finished watching 3rd season of โ€œNever have I ever" and decided to draw Devi. Sheโ€™s such an amazing character ๐Ÿงก 

It was very difficult to capture her subtle smile. I haven't drawn such a detailed portrait with a pencil for a long time, so I hope that I will still like it tomorrow ๐Ÿ˜… 

Have an amazing week! โ˜€๏ธ...

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PDF - Scanned Sketchbook #8 (2021/22) ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

Hi everyone!

Today I would like to share with you a PDF file of my last sketchbook. It's my 8th so far (and a few others are almost finished).


I share the sketchbook in such a format, so you could feel as holding it in your hands, turning pages at your own pace and looking at every detail, brushstroke and mistake that makes this and every sketchbook unique ๐Ÿงก


In the sketchbook you will find:

๐Ÿ“ Scanned, non edited drawings in...

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SNEAK PEEK - Architectural studies with markers ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ + Ideas for the voiceover๐ŸŽ™โ€ฆ

Hi everyone! ๐Ÿงก

How are you?! Iโ€™ve been absent for a few days because I went on a short vacation to the seaside, to recharge my batteries โ˜€๏ธ  I had an introduction to the kite surfing and absolutely loved it!!! Canโ€™t wait to do it again and learn more ๐Ÿฅฐ

Our camping was totally in my style! Surfing aesthetic is so pastel and hip ๐Ÿ„โ€โ™€๏ธ 

You've asked for a video with the process of drawing architecture, and I couldn't decide on one picture, so I f...

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ART GUIDE: Dos and Don'ts for Beginners - Part 5 - "15 common mistakes in drawing heads, facial contours and hair"

Hi everyone!

This is the fifth post of a series based on observations of my students' exercises on Domestika.

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AUGUST REWARDS - This monthโ€™s Art Print and Sticker๐Ÿฆ

Hi my Dear Potato Angels!

I hope you had a pleasant beginning of the week โ˜€๏ธ 

Itโ€™s just a quick post to share with you the rewards prepared for August. These two are definitely one of my favorite artworks and I feel very attached to them ๐ŸŒธ

Soon Iโ€™m going to share also the rewards I plan for September. I wanna share them with you before the next billing cycle, so you could decide if you wanna join โœ

๐Ÿ˜Ž Print is available in the "Brotato Angel" Tier.<...

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STEP BY STEP - Digital Pastel Painting (Procreate) ๐Ÿญ

Hi everyone! 

I hope you're all having a pleasant Weekend ๐Ÿงก 

Today I'm sharing with you the Step By Step process of my last digital painting. I hope it will be helpful ๐Ÿ˜Š 

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TIMELAPSE ๐Ÿญ - From sketch to final character

Hi everyone! 

I hope youโ€™re all having a good week so far ๐Ÿงก Lately Iโ€™m trying to focus on relaxing and developing my skills but thereโ€™s a thin line between gentle motivation and pushing yourself too hard, and too far from your comfort zone ๐Ÿซ  

I decided to pick the first photo reference that will look inspiring to me and just let myself draw without thinking too much. I used Procreate and my IPad to not be too overwhelmed or stopped by possible mistakes. I lik...

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CONTENT SUGGESTIONS ๐Ÿ’Œ

Hi my Dear Potato Angels! ๐Ÿงก Welcome in August.

THANK YOU ALL for your amazing support! Thanks to you Iโ€™m able to develop my skills, explore art, learn a lot about myself and my process, experiment with new topics and media, challenge myself and feel safe about sharing it with you โ˜€๏ธ 

In this post Iโ€™d like to ask what would you like to see on my Patreon soon. What do you like and what isnโ€™t necessary? I like to create various cont...

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โœ–๏ธCLOSED// SOCIAL MEDIA - Monthly Shoutouts of Your Art on my Insta Stories ๐Ÿฅจ

Hi Dear Potato Angels! ๐Ÿค—

Itโ€™s almost the end of July!  ๐Ÿฅฅ  

Every month I share my Patrons art on Insta Stories as a big THANK YOU for your support!

โœจ Here are the rules:

โ€ข Add your Intagram handle to the comment section below this post ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

โ€ข Stories will look more or less as at the top of this post โ˜๐Ÿผ

โ€ข You can be featured each month - there's no limit! ๐Ÿช

โ€ข Iโ€™ll share all the stories next mon...

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REAL TIME drawing process - 4 messy hairstyles โœ๏ธโœจ ๐ŸŽž

Hi everyone!

I hope youโ€™re all having a good week so far! ๐Ÿฆ 

Today Iโ€™m sharing with you the real time video with the process of drawing different hairstyles youโ€™ve picked in the poll ๐Ÿ—ณ I usually draw much less detailed hair so it was challenging but very pleasant. I hope youโ€™ll enjoy it as well ๐Ÿ˜Œ 

๐Ÿ’ก The contrast on the video is a bit higher so you could see even very subtle pencil strokes. This is how the final drawings look like with more natur...

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ART GUIDE: Dos and Don'ts for Beginners - Part 4 - "15 Most common mistakes in drawing Noses, Lips and Ears" ๐Ÿ‘ƒ๐Ÿป ๐Ÿ‘„ ๐Ÿ‘‚๐Ÿผ



Hi everyone!

This is the fourth post of a series based on observations of my students' exercises on Domestika.

โœ๐Ÿผ My comments and observations usually apply to people who are just starting their adventure with drawing. Therefore, I refer to these tendencies as "mistakes". Not because there is only one way to do art. It's just worth knowing the rules first in order to be able to break them effectively and consciously....

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STEP BY STEP - Colorful architectural study ๐Ÿกโ˜€๏ธ

Hi Everyone!

I hope youโ€™re having a great week so far! โ˜€๏ธ

This time I wanted to share with you something special ๐Ÿฆ„ I scanned each step during the process of drawing an architectural study, and explained them in this step-by-step guide โœ๏ธ 

Iโ€™m definitely not an expert in drawing architectural studies but I enjoy them so much and you left so many nice comments under my last post, that I decided to share with you my process. It will surely change with time ...

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SKETCHES BASED ON YOUR SUGGESTIONS - Architecture/ Environmental Studies ๐Ÿš๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿž

My Dear Patrons!

I need to thank you again for challenging and inspiring me ๐Ÿฅฐ For the last few days Iโ€˜m having a blast with drawing and painting different environments!

So far Iโ€™m experimenting with brush pens, fine liners, markers (Promarkers, Karin and Ecoline), colored pencils and gouacheโ€ฆ I want to prepare a step by step for you but my process has been very messy and spontane...

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SNEAK PEEK - Hairstyle studies for this monthโ€™s Real Time Video โœ๏ธ ๐ŸŽž ๐Ÿ’‡๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Hi everyone! ๐Ÿงก 

Today I drew the hairstyles that won in the last poll. They were quite challenging but Iโ€™m glad you motivated me to push my boundaries! I usually avoid drawing too complicated hairstyles because Iโ€™m so impatient ๐Ÿ˜… The whole process is filmed and Iโ€™m gonna share it soon.

Have a lovely weekend! ๐ŸŒด 

Gaby 

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POLL ๐Ÿ—ณ - Help me pick the Hairstyles to draw in this month's Real Time Video ๐ŸŽž

Hi my Dear Potato Angels ๐Ÿ˜‡ 

Please help me to pick a few photo references. I'd like to draw them in this month's Real Time video. Vote for the ones that you'd like to see the most ๐Ÿ—ณ 



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SECRET SKETCHES based on your suggestions - Unusual head positions ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Hi everyone!

Hereโ€™s the first portion of sketches based on your suggestions โœ๐Ÿผ  Theyโ€™re a bit unusual because Iโ€˜ve been practicing drawing without a pencil and eraser recently. It helps a lot with drawing more committed lines and has its own charm because you canโ€™t erase your mistakes. You need to keep drawing, change a mistake into some other element of the drawing or just live with it ๐Ÿฅธ 

I received a few suggestions about drawing different types...

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SECRET SKETCHES SUGGESTIONS - Tell me what to draw ๐Ÿ—ณ

Hi Everyone! 

I hope youโ€™re having a great Sunday! โ˜€๏ธ

I realized we didn't do it for quite a long time so:

Please let me know in the comments what type of quick sketches would you like to see this month ๐Ÿฅฐ Any ideas are welcome!

๐Ÿงก

Gaby

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SKETCHBOOK UPDATE (PDF) - People of different age - 28 studies ๐ŸŒ

Hi Everyone! 

I hope you're having a good week so far ๐Ÿ˜Š 

Today I finished my studies of people of different age so I'm sharing with you scanned pictures of these 28 portraits. Not all of them turned out as I wanted but I'm still very glad I pushed myself to draw them. It's a very good practice to avoid getting stuck in "one face" type ๐Ÿ‘Œ 

I hope you like them and maybe they will inspire you to study faces of different age as well! โœ๏ธ&...

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