Intro: I did not think that I would succeed in getting commissions so quickly... Once I posted the sale up I got 9 new commissions plus one from my regular price listing... so I have roughly 10 commissions that need to be completed. So yes it makes sense that I got lazy in posting any art any where... you can expect this to stay as is for the rest of this month as I am spending every free moment in making art instead of spending time online. Once I have art trades and such out of the way for this month then I'll be free to start posting again online (IG, dA, and AFA plus this blog).
What I created: plenty of things!!! Too many to take images of as they are all either in pencil or only marker outlined (not colored). The only colored art I have are 4 betwinchies done for the #smallcanvaschallenge2017 plus my first attempt at Steampunk art. I also got 3 total Equines registered for ARPG (2 lovely Dyurs and a Moritzburger sport horse). I'll post those guys later when I have the rest of the registries completed and the other 3 steampunk ATCs done. So far...the small canvas challenge seems to be going great. We are getting participants making things on and off during the week on Instagram. I managed to complete 4 more tiles for week two and sketch out the next 3. I have decided it was better if I just posted them as sets by week when I get them done instead of posting them one at a time.. but it seems Instagram likes to see art one at a time. Enough with the ranting... Same materials as usual - absolutely nothing new was used. Sharpie for the nice cutting edges plus watercolor pencils, white gel pen, and Stadler liner. I am going to say that I am most proud of the Mt. Fuji emoji betwinchie that I made... I really got to test out my skills with water, reflections, and snow. I really love this tile...and I think this one and a few others might get carried over to ACEOs pretty soon. Happy easter everyone! For those that don't celebrate like me - just enjoy the sugar! I'll have a Easter themed Pocket Letter to share here shortly once it reaches its destination.... plus some more ATCs I made to put up for trades that are Easter themed as well. And...happy arting everyone! Let's make the rest of this month creative and productive!
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Intro: this challenge has been going off great so far. I have managed to get an emoji scenery tile done for each day of the first week!
Issues: I had a feeling that the canvas I had originally picked was going to cause me problems...and it did! The pack of artist tiles that I had set aside for this challenge is 300gsm regular print paper and watercolor does not work too great on them. I only created Day 01 on this paper before tossing it aside... I ended up switching back to what I am most used to - cold pressed watercolor paper. Which actually worked wonders! The original tiles were 3.5"x3.5" and I created a frame around the tiles so that I had a 3"x3" surface to paint on. What I created: When I switched over to cold pressed watercolor paper I used scraps that I get when I cut a 9"x12" paper into ATCs. The scraps are great because I can cut them perfectly into 1.5"x1.5" tiles (also called betwinchies as the size in between inchies and twinchies). These would be considered as mini artist tiles as well but I think artists are more familiar with the term betwinchies when looking at those measurements. I stuck to my theme, and plan to for the rest of the month. I used my normal tools of watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, Stadler liners, white gel pen, distress ink, and Prismacolor markers. I almost felt like switching over to acrylic paints but at the last second decided against it as I do not get use multiple mediums when I work with acrylic paint. Final thoughts: for those that are interested - don't forget that this is laid back with no strict guidelines or deadlines! So just jump in and out when you have time! Congratulations on those of us doing this challenge (mainly on Instagram) and for surviving week one!!! |
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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