This post is exactly what the title says: here’s a bunch of art. =) Need I say more? Enjoy!
A few sketches
Mom bought me The Complete Drawing & Painting Course on Udemy while the price was much lower, and I’ve been really enjoying it. Here are a few of the products of what I’ve been learning:
These all are at least partly drawn with Prismacolor pencils. The bubble was drawn with Prismacolor over a big black splotch of watercolor, and the burning paper was highlighted with a white Prismacolor pencil. They have been fun, but I still can’t use them successfully without much detailed instruction.
Some digital art
My lovely aunties got me a Kamvas drawing tablet for my birthday last year, and paired up with Photoshop, I’ve been having a blast. =D
Oh, looks like I’ve been drawing lots of cats and okapis recently!
The okapis were for my sister’s birthday scavenger hunt. We had normal clues and invisible ink clues and code clues and reflect-in-the-mirror clues on top of that! And then I had her type out the entire Google Drive URLs to see the okapis I drew for her. *evil grin*
And the cats… I guess I just felt like drawing cats. *shrugs* The tabby in the sun was really fun for experimenting with lighting. And the little girl holding the big Maine Coon kitty might appear in an upcoming coloring book for Front Street Animal Shelter. =)
Made-up animals
When I was younger, I used to make up all sorts of animals for this crazy story about a rat who could read who finds a portal. That story is long behind me, but the current novel I’m working on also includes made-up animals! It makes me feel like a child again. =)
Here we have a chameleo-Bernard named Blue. He’s my protagonist’s best friend, and his fur is kind of like polar bear fur except that it intensifies the color underneath. :O
We also have a squirrel jay, a very prevalent type of rodent griffin. And the gila hawk, a dragon-type creature with the power to body-swap—watch out!
And then there are a few common pets: the dachsnake, with the power to change its length. The turterrior, who can become invisible when he tucks himself in his shell. And the fibberfry, a ferret-seahorse combination that loves shrimp and makes a “fibberfry” sound. =)
If you would like the full info-dumps on any of these, comment below and I would be more than happy to oblige.
And just to keep me humble, here’s a handful of fails
Is it just me, or can fails be so much more intriguing that successes? They can be amusing (“EPIC FAIL”) or even inspiring. Selah and I were learning about cake frosting with our fellow American Heritage Girls, and a cake decorator showed us some pictures of cakes that she had messed up and then turned to something really pretty. It was so cool!
Maybe these aren’t quite as entertaining, but I can give you some art lessons while you’re here!
The kitten shows my lack of expertise with colored pencils. ;P That’s what happens when you try to shade white fur with a black pencil, folks!
The flower was supposed to be this really cool thingy in my book, but I got super mixed up with the layers and it died. :'( Can’t fix the weird stamens coming out the top now.
And the girl was based on a reference my art course gave me. She’s not that bad, I just decided not to put the effort in. I think the proportions are a little wonky though, and her arms might be too different from each other.
What do you think?
That’s all folks! Hope you had fun with my little art dump. Which pieces stood out to you? Do you like to draw, and if so, what mediums do you like?
PS — My blog’s second “birthday” is coming up on February 16th. To celebrate, I’m going to have a very special surprise for y’all. Stay tuned, and be sure to join my newsletter if you haven’t already!
Eee! You should do more art dumps. ?
Yes, ma’am! *salutes*
Oh my goodness! You are so talented!
Aw, thank you! It took a lot of practice for sure.
Question: Where did you get the Kamvas drawing tablet? I’ve been looking into them but can’t figure out what to purchase.
I have a Kamvas Pro 13. Several relatives chipped in to get me it for my birthday, so I’m not completely sure where they got it, but probably Amazon. It was a real headache to set up and learn to use, but they are so useful once you figure them out. If you’d like, I can help you figure out if it’s right for you (and how to set it up later if you get it) by email or YDubs. =)
Wow, these are so good!!! Yes, I agree with Emily… You should post more of your art!! I love seeing it!!!
Thank you, Allie! ?I’ll definitely need to post more sometime!
These are awesome, Eliana! I especially like the sunbathing cat and all your made-up animals. They make the child in my heart happy. ❤ I would totally love to have a fibberfry as a pet. ?
Aw, thank you! The sunbathing cat and the made-up animals were definitely so fun to draw. =D And yes, I need a fibberfry too! ?
That was fun, and the scavenger hunts sounds amazing. Glad the invisible ink is still getting used. =) And I agree with the others–future art dumps sound wonderful.
The invisible ink pens actually inspired the scheme—thank you for giving us them! =D I’m glad you enjoyed the art dump! I’ll have to do it again sometime!
These are all so wonderful!! Thank you for sharing! Do you have any tips for a 5yo to learn to draw? Her stick figures need a little help lol. Maybe you can teach a drawing class!
I’m glad you enjoyed them! Ha, don’t worry too much about her stick figures, I’ve been there too. XD
At 5 years old, I think the most important thing is letting her enjoy the process, because the more she enjoys it, the more she’ll practice—and the more she practices, the better she’ll get! Coloring books and “How to draw (such and such)” books for kids are always fun, and you could also try talking to her about the basic shapes—identifying them, drawing them, fitting them together. But mostly just let her enjoy herself. If she wants to draw potato people, she can draw potato people. 😉
Ooh, a drawing class would be very fun!
~Eliana~
I love the fibberfry! It’s adorable =) I would like to know more about it if you have time. Have a nice day!
Thanks, Anna! ?Let me look though my files… 😉
“Fibber” is the sound they make, and “fry” is what you call a baby seahorse. (Oops, I forgot the mention the second part of that in the blog post.) The mayor in the book I’m currently writing has a flibberfry named Hob, which is also what you call a male ferret. Fibberfries eats meat, such as cat food, and also hunt down rodents, but are very happy to have shrimp occasionally. They can also change color!
~Eliana~
thanks! seahorses are amazing. do they change to rainbow colors or just neutrals?
Ooh, good question! In the one chapter Hob has appeared in so far, he was a magenta color. I think they can change to any of the colors that seahorses come in (are seahorses all colors of the rainbow?) but I don’t really imagine them as ever being super bright in color. I haven’t thought about it much before!
So cool! My personal favorite was the Dach-snake, I really liked the okapis too. :0)
Thank you, Eden! Those were both fun to draw, though the okapis were very challenging. 😀
Eliana, So enjoyed seeing your art. I agree God has given you a gift in this area
I thought you did a great job on the eye. It looks so real. I loved you pick aof a Maine Coon in
the drawing. I always favor them since they are so big and furry..
I really liked the Kiitty ones especially the sun bathing one. And the chameleo-Bernard named Blue. He looks so interesting. Looking forward to more art dump.
You certainly made Selah work on the scavenger hunt!
Aw, thank you, Grandma! I’m so glad you enjoyed the art. The eye and cats and Blue were all very fun. =)