Some odd ACEOs that I wanted to share as they all are really different from each other. I made a bunch more art as well but they are not ATCs (mainly chunky pages and inchies). These are pending for now, if available shall be posted to AFA or iATCs. All done in watercolors with some sharpie fineliners (that ended up acting as watercolors anyways). A few more coming in the next post but for now here they are...
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Intro: I am hosting the inchie-a-thon for a week on ATCsForAll.com this year. Just wanted to share some of the fun things I made following the prompts and challenges that were listed. I'll post one last post when the a-thon is over with the rest of the creations. Cute kittens - they are going to be used to make a chunky page that is front and back completed... after I finish making one more. Absolutely no plans for this pair yet. I might create a few more to use in a giveaway instead or use them for a future Easter Hunt on DeviantART.com by making a few more. These 3 have more that I have lined but not painted yet. As you can see they are laid out on a grid...that grid is actually cut out now and is going to be an inchie exploding box. On the bottom: all of the finished anthropomorphic food that I made in one setting and mounted to scrapbook paper. I used five of them to complete one of the challenges for the a-thon: make an inchie accordion book. I made 3 each of elephants and bees but was only able to finish one each to post in time. The Elephant, Rhino, and Bee related inchies and art is going to be used to auction off or sell off in order to donate the earnings to the appropriate animal that needs them.
My rinchie is inspired by a monthly prompt set out by the Droogon-Sky group on DeviantArt. We are to make a mask for our Droogon (tiny potato dragons) and then create another art piece that shows our Droogon wearing their mask or making it. I decided to make the mask inspired by another ARPG: Shi'vali Empire. The mask is of a Foo Lion (foo dog). I am thinking about remaking it into a twinchie and attaching some movable parts or maybe making it out of clay...? Time shall tell what the muse can get done. Hi all! I have been working on a very large project for a month now. I have been getting too distracted making other art and thus have not been putting enough time into this. I created a group on dA for now but eventually this is going to be transferred over to a website as well. The reason behind that is I want the dA part to be intractable while the website is more of a guide or a book for any viewer. What is it you ask? It is an ARPG world...not an ARPG itself as I have not created any official breed or species (not yet). I guess some players might consider this as an ARPG as it has all of the other functions minus a new breed/species. I have created some characters that already have roles laid out while I work on getting the characters from other ARPGs to have roles as well. The main idea behind this project is not a species or a breed... the entire concept is based on a fantasy world based off of real world settings. I took the closest place near me that actually happened to have a lot of history and used that as a building base - Yosemite National Park. The entire ARPG is actually an Estate that sits on the very edge of Yosemite National Park. The Estate has multiple grounds: open grounds that are open for anyone to use freely and closed grounds that are reserved for specific reasons or require registry. One of the open grounds is actually a chunk of land (wild area) that acts as a "safe zone" called Ess'aro Woodlands. This area opens up first to Yosemite National Park BUT because the actual park is connected to other I have incorporated those in as well....meaning the playing ground just went from big to overly huge. So for those that are on dA and want to get some more information or stay up to date for the official grand opening then please visit Sandhu Estates and make sure you watch or join the group! Currently the things that I am working on with this ARPG:
I just put together this nifty animated icon to use as the group icon using MS PowerPoint: I'll be taking trips up to Yosemite shortly to start working on the field guide and landscape art. Everything is going to be created as ACEOs so that they can be stored nicely. And yes some are going to be available for purchase upon completion.
All feedback welcomed and highly appreciated on this project! ParadoxARPG: I decided to put together a small website for my ARPG stuff as it was going to start cluttering up this blog with all of the categories and pages I had outlined. All commission slots and other availabilities related to ARPGs are going to be posted there now. My commissions page here is going to have a link out to it for those that are interested. Blog Updates: The commissions page has been changed (still under construction though). I have decided to not create a personal website and instead use my DeviantArt profile as my website. Having a core membership allows personalization plus subfolders for storing art... and it is way cheaper than getting a custom URL and buying a membership on other website builders. My Terms of Service and my official Commission Rules & FAQ are going to be published on dA as well along with my Main Listing for commissions. The commissions page here is going to have a link to all of the important information and then to the commission listings as well. I am keeping the page here not too cluttered as the purpose is to provide non-dA users a method of contacting me. I have created custom commission forms for my main 3 categories which you do not need to register any where for in order to fill out. These forms are a way of making invoices for me and so I'll actually be linking them on my dA account as well. I think it is smart to start doing invoices to keep track of everything. Still working on a logo along with a main theme and background that is going to be used here along with dA to keep things more connected. Intro: My first ARPG references are finally done! I was able to successfully get these two beauties for the Kahuvaa breed group.
What I created: I decided to make two portraits on postcard sized watercolor paper for both of them. I ended up coming up with names on the spot when uploading them to dA. I tested some watercolor pencils with these two references on top of watercolor paint to see if anything got muddy... and it did not. Everything flows as it should with watercolors. I do not think I like using the watercolor pencils for covering a large area (like the background and even the horses). They work great for small sections when you have to lay down one color type in a small part but for covering large parts the pencils are not great. Good thing I learned this now and not while creating a contest entry. With a few shows and some events going on at dA concerning horse focused ARPG groups you'll be seeing plenty of horse art from me. I hope by drawing and painting them more I am able to better understand the different structures and features of each breed. Intro: I ran into some contests that were happening on DeviantArt.com and just couldn't resist entering because the prices were too good to pass by. I do not have any hopes of winning but I think it helps as I have some art now that I can use in trades or swaps or even as gifts.
What I created: I had to make a group icon (final is only 50x100 pixels exact) and not having a computer I could not use my tablet to do digital work. So! I ended up cutting out domino tile sized watercolor paper (1"x2") and using those to make three total designs for the group. The purpose of the group is ATC being made and possibly even traded but focusing on ARPGs in the dA community. All three were made using watercolors, Prismacolor Colored Pencils, Le Pen marker, and white gel pen. I also entered another contest where we had to draw an original character created by the host - a lioness. The lioness was personally a struggle for me. I am not sure if it is the materials... my motivation or some other factors that got in the way but it was a true struggle. I had decided I was going to paint the lioness in watercolors from the start. So I sketched her out on a 4"x6" (postcard sized) watercolor paper cut-out. I started working in simple values using watercolor paints. When I went in to start blending the results were horrifying. To hide the nightmare I decided to use Prismacolor Markers... with the same thoughts I laid down the main values then decided to use Baby Oil to blend them together to get a painterly effect. Another mistake... it looked like a blurred out painting with no ideas as to what the painting subject is. My final attempts on the lioness was to use watercolors again on top to see if I could fix some things. I was not able to get much done as the watercolors kept sliding as if there was wax underneath. In the end I used a black marker (pen) and a white gel pen to create lines. I outlined the main parts to make the whole thing look like lineart then added some shading in using cross hatch and other techniques using just a black pen. I could not fix it any further...and was too frustrated to make a new one so I ended up submitting her as is into the contest. The final image is above this post. Closing thoughts: Both contests end on February 14th so I should know a few days after that on what my status is.. .as I said I have no hope of winning. For anyone interested I have given a brief into to ARPGs below as I am participating in them now. I believe it'll be a good way to continue adding works to the dA gallery. Also it has inspired me to finally start working on my own story. I am now going to be working on a mixture of literature and art.. combined together. I call them "Quick Reads" because the written part is only suppose to focus on perhaps aiding the illustration or making up missing parts. They are suppose to be shorter than traditional novels, perhaps something in between a manga and a children's illustration book. When I post my first one I'll explain the whole idea at that time... What is ARPG: Like me, most of you are wondering what this is and perhaps are going to be interested in taking part too. Does anyone one remember RPGs? Role Playing Games that you can play on any platform (from mobile, to PC, to handheld)... but instead of playing the actual game add art to it. ARPG (Art Role Playing Game) are designed so that you can progress through set stories (or your own storyline) by making art. When there is a quest, you draw your character participating in said quest. Some artists even take it to a different level by writing only. You can draw just a scene summarizing the quest or you can show a progression by doing multiple art works or setting it up like a comic strip. For those of us struggling to find inspiration or themes to draw/paint these ARPGs are a great place to go. Having regular timed events happening also encourages artists to use skills on a regular basis allowing for the development that any artist seeks. Some people participate in these to make money, while others do it for the development of their artistic skills. Stuff to come: I have been getting behind on my 29 Faces challenges (applause) because I have been busy with contests, swaps, and now ARPGs. So a little overview of what is to come for the rest of this month and perhaps even some of March:
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Author: RejiI used to be a digital artist but switched back to traditional art as I feel more connected with the art I create this way. Currently, I create art whenever I can for art trades and commissions. I have worked with clay (earth clay to modern forms like Polymer, Sculpey, even Air Dry clay) along with watercolors, acrylics, oil paints, pastels, charcoal, pen and pencil drawings, India ink, Chinese Colors, wires, felt fabric, yarn, weaving, basket making, and the list goes on and on. I am currently working on exploring nail art, make-up, dress making, scrapbooking, and small canvas art. Archives
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