Evil Fairy Witch Enchantress

This is an Evil Fairy Witch Enchantress from tutorials by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. The image was broken up into two tutorials. The first was how to draw and shade using graphite.  I used a Blackwing Matte pencil. I smudged the pencil with a blending stump for shading. After doing the first portion with graphite, the second tutorial instructed how to use watercolor directly over the graphite. I used Prima watercolors.

I added more details with a Molotow Blackliner. I used a Gelly Roll Pen for the highlights. I used a Kuretake Gem Color set to fill in the gold jewelry.

The red background was done with salt over wet Prima red watercolors.

I chose to work on this image, to learn about watercolor over graphite. It has a very nice almost vintage look!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-2024-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/week-805.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

Samhain Raven in Gouache

 

This Samhain Raven tutorial by Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School has been a real challenge to my drawing skill. I drew the bird on my Arteza Gouache Pad, but just could not get its head right. I finally consulted with my husband Sandy (a bird enthusiast) and in a minute later he fixed my problem!

I drew the Raven using my Graphgear 1000 mechanical pencil, along with a compass to make the golden circle. I panted the picture using Holbein and Winsor Newton gouache. The golden circle was painted with Kuretake Gem Colors.

I'm really proud of this piece!

Challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-2024-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/week-805.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/classic-design-challenge-10-2024-sepoct.html

 https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/11/crafty-calendar-november-challenge.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/11/november-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html 

Galaxy Witch

 

I drew this lovely Witch Galaxy with her very own owl from a tutorial by Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School. I love the practice I'm getting, drawing some really interesting subjects. There was a selection of reference photos offered, but I love the one of Lucy's painting.

I drew the witch on Canson 140 lb. watercolor paper. I used two sets of watercolors: Jane Davenport and Prima Watercolors. I used Kuretake gold from the Gem Colors set and Dr. Ph Martin's Bleed Proof white for highlights.

I am very happy with this piece and proud of my drawing! Isn't this a great piece to post the day before Halloween? 

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/week-804.html 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/classic-design-challenge-10-2024-sepoct.html

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2024/10/wk-43-card-making-paper-craft-challenge.html 

Sugar Skull

 

I love the colorful Sugar Skull tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School It's a mixed media collage tutorial, but I decided to work on it as a colorful design in my toned tan sketch book. I transferred the design into my book using my light pad and a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil.

I made some mistakes along the way. Some of my large collection of markers and pens refused to work on the tan page. But I didn't give up, Karen has always said to keep going. Eventually I found what worked and made changes that worked for me.

I found the following markers worked the best for me: Sharpie Creative Markers, Faber-Castell Pitt Pen Brush Markers and Master's Touch Mini Fineliner Markers.

I'm very happy with how this piece came out. Good thing I didn't give up!

Challenges: 

https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-324-anything-goes.html

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

Day Before Hurricane Milton

 

I was waiting for Hurricane Milton to pass by, so I went online to look for some gouache tutorials and found Melanie. Her "Visual Mind," channel displays a variety of art pieces.

I fell in love with one exceptional piece. I followed a magical Halloween themed scene using gouache and watercolors. I drew my own basic outline on an Arches cold press watercolor block using a Pentel Graphgear 1000 mechanical pencil.

I've never considered using these two water based mediums together, but love the look! I began by using Prima Watercolors and the added layers of guoache in these brands: Areteza, Winsor Newton and Holbein.

I enjoyed the challenge of this piece and love how surreal it looks now that it's done!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/week-803.html 

 https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-87-challenge-86-winner-top.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/10/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

Art Deco Girl

 

When I first saw the tutorial with the Art Deco Girl at Awesome Art School, I knew I wanted to draw her. I wanted a new and friendly face to be on the first page of my new Strathmore Toned Tan Sketch book.

I didn't watch Karen Campbell's tutorial. I wanted to give myself a chance to draw her on my own using Karen's drawing for a reference. 

                                                                      

My Art Deco Girl doesn't look like Karen's, but she's a great look for that page in my sketch book!

I used markers, pens and colored pencils to make this girl mine!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html 

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-challenge-anything-but-card-and.html

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-87-challenge-86-winner-top.html 

https://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/10/crafty-calendar-october-challenge.html

Woodland Witch in Gouache

 

 

This is the second tutorial I have done since getting my new Arteza Art Gouache Case. The tutorial is from Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School. Besides the tubes of paint that came with the set, I have a variety of other tubes. But there are still colors I'm missing! I'm thankful that I could mix my own colors with the ones I own!

Lucy left an outline which I could have transfered onto my Arteza Gouache Pad. But I drew this witch by following her directions. I'm so happy I did. I drew the purple hair lines on the top of the purple paint, with a Master's Touch Mini Fineliner Marker. The black lines were drawn with a Molotow Blackliiner and the highlights were done with a Gelly Roll Pen.

I really enjoy following Lucy Brydon's tutorials.

Challenges:

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/10/october-challenge-anything-but-card-and.html 

https://dreamvalley2.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-323-anything-goes.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/10/challenge-87-challenge-86-winner-top.html