Illustrations thread

[Foxjorch]

Illustrations of EeGoo ¬¬

[Icelug]

Pirates of Dark Water, geez, thanks for reminding me that. I used to love that show (and the game for sega genesis =o)

[AnnaLandin]

I never played the game, but did you know Marvel published it as a comic? It is amazing and pretty and terribly ugly all at the same time. <3

[purrlpankras]

Random experiments

[Icelug]

I'll make sure to look for it. Thanks for da tip. =]

[Icelug]

I used to make lots of Wow (World of Warcraft) fan art for my fellow guild companions. =p

[Alli]

Omg, I didn't think ANYBODY knew about this show! I only ever saw random episodes as a kid.

[Alli]

It's so old... I made it back when Wii Fit Trainer was first announced so I didn't know that Snake and the Ice Climbers wouldn't be in the new one. I also didn't know Palutena, Lucina, Female Robin, and Rosalina would be in it. I need to make a new one.

This was just for fun.

[purrlpankras]

I tried doing something other than a portrait...

[Foxjorch]

This a Gemsona Kryptonite

[purrlpankras]

[talissacosta1]

My ART Tumblr Blog: Talic-art; my Deviantart: Talic-os; and my Facebook page: Talissa

Fanart form Jamie

Fanart from Pretty Mouth

Fanart from Snailed it

And this was me trying to draw my strabismic character from Delphinium: Don't Drink the Tea.

[Iron]

: D

[Iron]

BB spoilers : O!!!!!!!!!

[Wolven_Sister]

Here's some artwork that are a month or so old. I try to work with varied styles and different mediums :')

[EDIT] Links to my Facebook, Website, & and Tapastic

[Diabolo]

Woaaah this topic is such a good idea! ___ Now I'm full of blogs and DAs to visit - yet so many people in the thread did not leave any link to the rest of their stuff! ;___;

Here are a few of my pieces:

In am on Deviantart, and also on Tumblr!
+ Tapastic

[Wolven_Sister]

I didn't think about adding links ;__; edits post meanwhile, I'm gonna check out your art sites! Beautiful use of watercolor and I love your style! How do you get the colors to be so precise? Is it the brushes you use? :') Sorry to bombard you with questions DX

[Diabolo]

Aaaah thanks so much for your kind reply !! _______
I used to have a small Windsor & Newton Cotman watercolor box, and through the years I upgraded it into a bigger box as I purchased fine colors that I felt I needed or that some friends recommended me. I mainly use a pointy brush made of Kolinsky sable plus bigger ones for the larger washings !
I saw from your DA you have great skills in digital painting ! Do you also paint traditionnaly ?

[Wolven_Sister]

Oh my! ;w; thank you so much for responding!! Ooh! I'll have to keep an eye out for Kolinksy sable brushes. Can you get them at art stores? Or are they only available online? Thank you so much for being patient with my questions. I paint traditionally sometimes, but my current brushes are cheap 0.50 cent ones so they clog up easily, which makes more precise colorings/shadings that more difficult .__.

Thank you so much for checking out my dA!! I hope to have more time to look through your gallery this week :'D Thank you dearly for your kind comment! <3 I do paint traditionally on occasion, I love digital painting as much as the next person, but sometimes it's nice to get away from the screen and do some old-style painting or drawing outside :'D

[Diabolo]

woaaah no problem \o/ It's always so cool to find people interested in traditional media ! ___
Yes, old-style painting can be very relaxing, and I find it more gentle to the hand/wrist (I am sure I have a very bad position when drawing with my tablet)

In my experience, for watercolors, when you've gotten yourself the right equipment, you're halfway there. Two things are especially important, in my opinion : good paper and a good brush.
A good paper to paint would be at least of 300g (140lb) - is that the kind of paper you already use ? It is quite expensive paper-wise, but it really makes a difference!
Kolinksy sable brushes are a PAIN because they are so expensive, especially the very pointy ones! They range between 10 and 30$ for middle-sized ones, depending of the brand, I think ? But that's a very good investment, it won't loose much hairs over time and you can keep one for several years. (and you just need one, all your brushes don't have to be that expensive)

waaah I hope that's helpfull and not too depressing! ;_________;