Adorable Shop-A-Holic

 

This "Adorable Shop-A-Holic is from a drawing tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. Karen taught a new way of copying the original without tracing. I was interesting to watch, but I drew my shopper by eye and free-hand, I enjoy the challenge.

I drew the girl with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil on Bristol Paper. She is colored in Ohuhu Alcohol Markers. I used a Micron Pen and white Gelly Roll Pen for details and highlights.

I'm very happy that this girl came out so well.  I wasn't so sure I would be able to do such a good job!

Challenges: 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-269-fill-in-blank-in-july.html 

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-challenge-78-anything-goes.html 

Dark Skin Mermaid in Mixed Media

 

This "Dark Skin Mermaid," from  a tutorial by Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School.

I tried to follow Lucy's drawing and coloring instructions with alcohol markers, but it didn't work for me. I used her reference and traced it as was provided, onto my Canson XL Watercolor Book. I had fun doing a watercolor interpretation of Lucy's marker piece. I used two Prima sets: Complexion and Currents and a  Gansai Gem Colors set from Kuretake. I also used white Holbein Arts' Gouache and a Micron Pen for outlines and the details.

Playing with the metallic colors and the normal watercolors was so fun to do! I do love that this piece came out as well as it has!

Challenges: 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-90.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-305.html 

 

Tiny Home in Gouache

 

This "Tiny House," was inspired by a tutorial video by Sarah originally from Afghanistan, currently living in the USA, I drew this house free hand by eye. It's really very pretty, I love the style and enjoyed making a few changes and painting it in gouache. I painted on my Arteza Gouache Pad with a variety of brands of gouache.

I'm enjoying making the painting tutorials on Pinterest my own. I've learned a lot!

Challenges: 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-90.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

Laughing Larry Gnome

 This "Laughing Larry Gnome," is from a tutorial by Karen Campbell and Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School.

I followed the drawing instructions by both Karen and Lucy. Drawing my gnome with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil in my Canson Watercolor Book. I added graphite shading with a Blackwing Pencil and a paper stump.

I used Prima and Jane Davenport watercolor sets to paint this happy character. I used white Winsor Newton Gouache for the dotted mushrooms. I used a Micron pen for outlines and details and a white Gelly Roll pen for highlights.

This guy came out really nice and a great addition to my watercolor book.

Challenges: 

https://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/2025/07/morgans-artworld-challenge-90.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-304.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-7-craft-card-making.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/07/july-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

Air BNB Watercolor

 

When Karen Campbell mentioned the next lesson was going to be this "Air BNB," I couldn't wait to get started. I love working on houses! This one for Awesome Art School was so much fun.

I watched Karen's drawing lesson and then drew my own with a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil on Fabriano hot press 140 lb. watercolor paper. Once I got the idea she was going for, I was inspired to do my own thing with mushrooms, plants and a rickety ladder!

I used two sets of watercolors:  Prima and Jane Davenport to paint this bright building on an island and used white Winsor Newton gouache for the dotted mushrooms. I used a Master's Touch Fineliner for outlines and details and a white Gelly Roll pen for highlights.

 I love the bright and shiny look of this piece.

Challenges:

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/06/256-polkadoodles.html 

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-304.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

 

Dryard Goddess

This lovely "Dryard Goddess" is from a tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. She was great fun to work on. She's a mixed media piece done in Ohuhu Alcohol Markers and a variety of pens. The last layer, twigs, leaves and dress were painted in gouache!

I began this piece by following Karen's instruction drawing her with my Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil and outlined with a Ohuhu Dual Tip Brush Pen, on Bristol paper. I added some pink cheeks and a redder lip with a Prismacolor pencil.

I used a Molotow Blackliner for eye makeup and a white Gelly Roll pen for highlights. Her gold freckles were done with a gold metallic Gelly Roll pen. The Goddess's earrings are done with Master's Touch gold metallic markers.

It took two days to finish this "Dryard Goddess," but it was well worth the time. I love her!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html 

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-challenge-77-anything-goes.html 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

 

Red Head

This mixed media "Red Head," is from a tutorial by Tamara Laporte.

I drew this girl with my Graphgear 1000 Pentil Pencil on Fabriano hot press watercolor paper (140 lb.). After drawing the image, I used Jane Davenport and Prima watercolors to paint it. I colored over the girl's hair with a Prismacolor Pencil. I used a Blackwing and a Stabilo All Pencil for shading, Micron and Posca Pens for lines and additional images. The white patterns were done using Copic Opaque White. The dotted background was done with Sharpie Creative Markers.

This piece was so much fun to work on, thank you Tamara  Laporte!

Challenges: 

https://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-challenge-77-anything-goes.html

https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-6-craft-card-making.html 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/06/june-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html