#bianabova

What do you guys think about me opening commissions? 🤔 Mostly thinking portraiture since that's what I've been so focused on lately. Thoughts? . . . #digitalsketchbookpage #digitalart #digitaldrawing #artstudiopro #digitalsketch #digitalillustration #illustration #instaartist #instaart #bianabova #portraits #portraiture #sketch #drawing #digitalpainting #ipadart #girlsgirlsgirls #naturalhair #darkskin #curlyhair #braids #melaninpoppin https://www.instagram.com/p/CB0mi_OD_m1/?igshid=1jtd3jwt7ubin

🌹Lil update: starting next piece, I'll be recording my process and posting it to igtv! 🎉 . I've been SUPER reluctant to share speed paints because I tend to be all over the place-- make lots of mistakes, try layers and masks that don't always work, draw something for hours then delete it later...it's not the best look. This piece in particular was a bitch and a half because I had to stitch together 4 different reference photos, so the sketch part alone took hours longer than it should've OTL But dammit, I'm gonna post anyway because maybe that'll be entertaining and maybe--hopefully--will be reassuring to other artists who don't have a super streamlined process. Lord knows I get self conscious watching other people's speed paints and it seems like they never hit ctl z 😅 . Anyway, happy Saturday and keep an eye out for fun videos soon! . . #instaart #instaartist #digitalart #digitalillustration #ipadart #artstudiopro #drawdaily #illustration #artistonig #bianabova #digitalpainting #portrait #painting #portraiture #drawingoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/CDFTLdbANwO/?igshid=3f3ezk3qelvw

Color theory mind fuck of the day: almost every "green" color is actually a super desaturated orange o_O I kept color picking the reference photo to be sure but yep. All browns and greys. 🤷‍♀️ . This piece was SO HARD you guys, especially around the girl's head/neck/shoulders. The model's hair in the reference pic covered up that whole area, so I had to figure that out from scratch OTL. But whatevs, I'm happy, it's done, I can die in peace. . Happy Monday! . . . . #illustration #instaart #digitalart #digitaldrawing #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #instaartist #drawing #painting #artstudiopro #ipadart #artistonig #bianabova #vacation #melaninpoppin #beigeaesthetic https://www.instagram.com/p/CC4HYyVjUQf/?igshid=jmw4vtr2shdr

🖤☁️💙 reference and model @a1_fleeky . . . . .#instaart #illustration #digitalart #blackgirl #blackisbeautiful #digitalpainting #digitalillustration #portrait #melanin #darkskin #curlyhair #ipadart #artstudiopro #drawdaily #drawing #blackgirlmagic #instaartist #bianabova https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlr2gqjnIi/?igshid=45wlisznv7hr

#melaninmarch Day 21 👑🌿🌅 I fought this dang color palette for almost the entire painting but thank god it FINALLY came together 😭 And I'm pretty pleased with how it came out! . My bf and I have been trying to do different activities to keep our minds off the quarantine, so last night I baked gingerbread cookies and today we're going out for a hike :3 What have you guys been up to to keep your spirits up? . . . What's Melanin March? Melanin March is a drawing challenge I created 3 years ago where you just draw a POC (person of color) every day for the month of March. Most media, like TV shows and movies, have gotten better about poc representation, but a study showed that in children's books specifically, poc representation today is the same as it was in 1970--aka practically nonexistent. So, 3 years ago when I threw a rage fit over learning this fact, I started Melanin March as a way to encourage illustrators to draw more diverse characters. . . . . . . #melaninmarch2020 #drawingchallenge #digitalart #digitalillustration #ipadart #instaartist #bianabova #instaart #melaninpoppin #naturalhair #illustration #poc #personofcolor #portrait #digitalpainting #drawdaily #drawing #digitalart #blackgirl #blackgirlmagic #blackisbeautiful #henna https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AO97Hj8B6/?igshid=o3hmzzr58eck

#melaninmarch Day 13 🌼🌷🌿🌻🏵🌿🌹🌺🌼 The whole time I was making this I was like, "...should I render the flowers? They look kinda good as scribbles...but maybe I'm just being lazy and making excuses??" So I sucked it up and tried to render the flowers and it just. Did /not/ work. So here we are 🤷‍♀️ #noregrets How do you guys feel about leaving pieces of your work abstract? Does it freak you out to leave something "unfinished"? Or do you feel more free? . . . What's Melanin March? Melanin March is a drawing challenge I created 3 years ago where you just draw a POC (person of color) every day for the month of March. Most media, like TV shows and movies, have gotten better about poc representation, but a study showed that in children's books specifically, poc representation today is the same as it was in 1970--aka practically nonexistent. So, 3 years ago when I threw a rage fit over learning this fact, I started Melanin March as a way to encourage illustrators to draw more diverse characters. . . . . . . #melaninmarch2020 #drawingchallenge #digitalart #digitalillustration #ipadart #instaartist #bianabova #instaart #melaninpoppin #naturalhair #illustration #poc #personofcolor #portrait #digitalpainting #drawdaily #drawing #digitalart #blackgirl #longhair #flowers https://www.instagram.com/p/B9sNlUUDuYw/?igshid=1qzfkye6hdj66

#melaninmarch Day 22 🌿 . . What's Melanin March? Melanin March is a drawing challenge I created 3 years ago where you just draw a POC (person of color) every day for the month of March. Most media, like TV shows and movies, have gotten better about poc representation, but a study showed that in children's books specifically, poc representation today is the same as it was in 1970--aka practically nonexistent. So, 3 years ago when I threw a rage fit over learning this fact, I started Melanin March as a way to encourage illustrators to draw more diverse characters. . . . . . . #melaninmarch2020 #drawingchallenge #digitalart #digitalillustration #ipadart #instaartist #bianabova #instaart #melaninpoppin #naturalhair #illustration #poc #personofcolor #portrait #digitalpainting #drawdaily #drawing #digitalart #blackisbeautiful #blackgirl #blackgirlmagic #darkskin #bantuknots https://www.instagram.com/p/B-C4fdeDR1m/?igshid=1mxhz1nbwlbgp

#melaninmarch Day 10 🍂 . . . What's Melanin March? Melanin March is a drawing challenge I created 3 years ago where you just draw a POC (person of color) every day for the month of March. Most media, like TV shows and movies, have gotten better about poc representation, but a study showed that in children's books specifically, poc representation today is the same as it was in 1970--aka practically nonexistent. So, 3 years ago when I threw a rage fit over learning this fact, I started Melanin March as a way to encourage illustrators to draw more diverse characters. . . . . . . #melaninmarch2020 #drawingchallenge #digitalart #digitalillustration #ipadart #instaartist #bianabova #instaart #melaninpoppin #naturalhair #illustration #poc #personofcolor #portrait #digitalpainting #drawdaily #drawing #digitalpainting #hijab https://www.instagram.com/p/B9kkf_qDwbf/?igshid=1rbkv2g92olqx