Over the last few months, I've receded a little from crafting and gone back more to my Art roots. I began to find making cards than no-one really wanted a bit pointless and began making more drawings and paintings.
I still make the odd card for family or friends but, to be honest, don't get the buzz from them I used to get.
So, I thought I'd update my blog with some of the art I've been making - mainly Pet Portraits.
So I made a new page and put all this stuff on but the page isn't showing in the tabs! :( So I've just copied and pasted to here instead.
I apologize in advance for the watermarks - I've had a few of my drawings stolen and don't know any other way of making it difficult for thieves.
This list isn't exhaustive but it is a substantial representation of what I've been doing. Some are meant to be just digis as the recipients wished to shade and colour them themselves and some are more detailed. I've not done much in the way of colour portraits - that's something I'd like to try when I have time.
I'll add to this as I get time and find odds and ends on my pc!
I'd just like to add that these are genuine hand-drawings from photographs - not software-manipulated photographs, like I have seen being passed off as drawings on a couple of sites! I draw from the photograph in pencil, then I draw again over in pen and erase the pencil (or not, depending on the project).
At this point I do scan the drawing into my pc and 'pixel-clean' it to remove smudges (yes - I'm a messy worker! ;) ) and artifacts left from the eraser.
At this stage, if required, I can sometimes digitally paint some of the shading in. I'm only just learning to do this as I'm not very technical (as you can tell from my method! lol!) and I just don't have the tablet-drawing skills to draw straight to tablet - wish i could! I do admire (and somewhat envy!) the likes of Mo Manning and other digi artists who can! I'm never sure if it's my skill lacking or just my very basic tablet!
Hope you all like them!
Hugs
Ei
x
I still make the odd card for family or friends but, to be honest, don't get the buzz from them I used to get.
So, I thought I'd update my blog with some of the art I've been making - mainly Pet Portraits.
So I made a new page and put all this stuff on but the page isn't showing in the tabs! :( So I've just copied and pasted to here instead.
I apologize in advance for the watermarks - I've had a few of my drawings stolen and don't know any other way of making it difficult for thieves.
My Roo
'...MINE...!'
ChickenYard Family
ChickenYard
Owl in Flight
CharliePom
Clive
Kerry (coloured)
Jess
Mac
Cookie
William
Sven
Sonny
Oddfish
Lazy Dawg!
Joe Bloggs
Horse & Groom
Fit Family
Buster Yorkie
Buster Staffie
Malamute
Adi with Dummy
Adi Taking Obstacles
Running Lab
Same Gender Wedding
Monster Truck
Albie Lying on Mum
Bella
Polo
Brave Sir Hal
SuperGran!
Draca
Draco
LiverBird #2
LiverBird #3
Mermaid With Shell Mirror
Narog
Bonneville
Bix Wheaten
My CharliePoo
Dawn's Cats
Di's Dogs
Princess Issabella
LadyDog
Maria's Ben
My Merlin
Pam's Sammy
Alan & Marg
Simba-Roo
Scottish Groom
CarryBride
Muslim Wedding
Sailor Wedding
This list isn't exhaustive but it is a substantial representation of what I've been doing. Some are meant to be just digis as the recipients wished to shade and colour them themselves and some are more detailed. I've not done much in the way of colour portraits - that's something I'd like to try when I have time.
I'll add to this as I get time and find odds and ends on my pc!
I'd just like to add that these are genuine hand-drawings from photographs - not software-manipulated photographs, like I have seen being passed off as drawings on a couple of sites! I draw from the photograph in pencil, then I draw again over in pen and erase the pencil (or not, depending on the project).
At this point I do scan the drawing into my pc and 'pixel-clean' it to remove smudges (yes - I'm a messy worker! ;) ) and artifacts left from the eraser.
At this stage, if required, I can sometimes digitally paint some of the shading in. I'm only just learning to do this as I'm not very technical (as you can tell from my method! lol!) and I just don't have the tablet-drawing skills to draw straight to tablet - wish i could! I do admire (and somewhat envy!) the likes of Mo Manning and other digi artists who can! I'm never sure if it's my skill lacking or just my very basic tablet!
Hope you all like them!
Hugs
Ei
x
Eiglas
ReplyDeleteI love all your work. your digies are Great I would like a jack russel one.
Shirleyx
If you have a photo of a particular JR you can e-mail to me, Shirley, I can do a likeness of it for you.
DeleteE-mail me at eiglas@eiglas.co.uk and we can discuss it! :D
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Ei
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