Sorceress in Alcohol Marker

 

This Sorceress is from a tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. I've been wanting to work on this piece for a long time, but I didn't because of the many changes of alcohol markers and I felt my Copics were too old. When I got my new Ohuhu Skin Tones it was time to give it a try! I transferred the original on to my new Ohuhu Marker Pad using my light pad, with a Graphgear Pentel Pencil. I went over those lines with black Molotow Fineliners.

Before I got started, I put the skin tones I would use aside trying to go as close to Karen's selection as I could. As I got started I did notice how juicy these are. I had to be careful when I did the layers of color, not touch the darkest colors. They didn't dry as fast as the others. A couple of spots did bleed. When I got to her hooded cape, I tried to use Karen's colors from my Copics. Eventually I chose one dark purple to color the cape. I added the second color over that showing the inside depth.

I gave the piece time to dry and added gold earrings with a Posca Pen. I used a Pentel Arts Pocket Pen for eye make-up and a Gelly Roll Pen for the white highlights.

I'm really happy with how this piece came out on the first  page of my new marker book!

Challenges: 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/04/challenge-821.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/04/251-dr-digis-house-of-stamps.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

 

Skin Tone in Mixed Media

 

Karen Campbell and Lucy Brydon gave a bonus project to students of Awesome Art School. Fortunately there was as always a video to watch at a later date.

Students transferred this female profile onto watercolor paper. I used Cansen XL cold press 140 lb. I followed both teachers as they worked on their own interpretation of this face. 

 I used two Prima Paletts: Complexion and Currents and a Winsor and Newton Cotman Portrait watercolor set. I used a Pentel Arts Pocket Pen for her eye make-up and a Gelly Roll Pen for highlights.

This piece was a challenge and I look forward to when Lucy gives a presentation on the forward facing female. 

Challenges:

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/classic-design-challenge-03-2025-marapr.html 

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-820.html 

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

So Sad Beauty in Markers

 

I'm a student at Karen Campbell's Awesome Art School and I belong to all three of the clubs that make up the school.

The club I belonged to first is the Fun Fab Drawing Club. My intention was to up my drawing skill, but I learned much more. Through the club I learned to use new supplies and techniques. Which is also true of the other two clubs.

I drew this "Beauty," using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil on a sheet of 9"x12" Strathmore Bristol Paper. The coloring medium was for alcohol markers. I have lots of Copic Markers, one draw back is, they are old and I haven't replaced so many of the inks or parts. The second draw back is,  Karen uses Ohuhu Markers. Yes, I can substitute, but then I would need to invest in parts and ink for the Copic Markers. My decision was to buy the Skin Tone Set of 36 Ohuhu Markers. I ordered the set early in March, but it was nearly the end of the month before they arrived. It was hard to wait...Once I saw "Beauty" I wanted to start working on her. I worked on her the day after the markers arrived and boy am I happy with that decision.

Additional supplies used for "Beauty" include: Prismacolor Pencils, Molotow Blackliners and white Gelly Roll Pen.

There will be more tutorials to use these new Ohuhu Markers. I'm glad I could also use what I have.

Challenges: 

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/classic-design-challenge-03-2025-marapr.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/04/april-2024-anything-goes-woptional.html

Poor Sad Jake

 This Poor Sad Jake from a tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School.

I followed Karen's instruction for drawing this fellow with my Graphgear 1000 Mechanical Pencil, in my cold press Canson Watercolor Book. I went over my graphite lines with a Stabilo All pencil and finally used a water brush over the Stabilo drawing.

This was so fun to work on and I'm so happy with how it looks!

Challenges: 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/03/allys-angels-92-anything-goes-theme-91.html

 https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

Dagda Mixed Media

 

I had fun working on this mixed media tutorial by Lucy Brydon for Awesome Art School. According to Lucy, a Dagda is an "Irish God of life and death and the patron of worriers and druids."

I drew this fellow with a Graphgear 1000 pencil in my Canson watercolor book. I colored him using Prismacolor Pencils and Artist's Loft Dual Tip Permanent Markers. The background and steam coming from the caldron were painted with Jane Davenport watercolors. I used white Holbein Artists' Gouache for the highlights on this fellow.

I wasn't  sure if my skills were up to this level, but I did my best and I'm very happy with the results!

Challenges: 

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/03/allys-angels-92-anything-goes-theme-91.html

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

Mountainside Village

 This mixed media painting was created from a tutorial by Jeannette of Vivo Vintage Designs. The piece reminds me of our family's trip to the mountains in Georgia. But, I didn't see the castle in the sky!

I drew the piece using a Graphgear 1000 Pentel Pencil and I painted it with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. It's in my Canson XL 140 lb. watercolor book. I used a Micron Pen and Sharpie Creative Markers for details. I used grey gouache for the castle!

I love working in this book and plan to add more of Jeannett's tutorials to it!

Challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html 

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2025/03/allys-angels-92-anything-goes-theme-91.html 

Moon Goddess in Watercolor

 

I drew this Moon Goddess from a tutorial by Karen Campbell for Awesome Art School. I used a Graphgear 1000 Pencil in my Canson watercolor book. She is painted in Prima  watercolor. Due to a mishap with her lovely hair, it covers her eye!

This Moon Goddess, is walking past the lunar eclipse that happened this past week.

I'm loven her! She has perfect timing!

Challenge: 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-woptional.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2025-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-819.html

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/03/challenge-296.html