#saillustration2

Here are my painted and finished cacti 🌵 from yesterday. I experimented with masking fluid and color pencil details on the first and pencil under-shading and dip pen/ink details on the second. I still need lots of #practicepracticepractice but I like how these came out. #saillustration2 #storytelleracademy #watercolorpainting #watercolors #painting #learningtowatercolor #experimentingwithwatercolors #mixedmedia #dippenandink #maskingfluid #undershading #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #watercolorillustration https://www.instagram.com/p/CidZ80OPleg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Doing my #saillustration2 homework for @storyteller_academy. I’m learning to use some new tools - a ruling pen and masking fluid. The last time I used masking fluid was in high school, so I’m basically learning to use it all over again and the first thing I’ve learned is to make sure next time to get the masking fluid with color. Colorless masking fluid SUCKS!!! I’m also trying out the technique of adding pencil shading before painting. I’ve never been good at shading, so this is just another chance to #practicepracticepractice #sketching #shading #sketchbook #drawing #experimentingwithnewtools #experimentingwithnewtechniques https://www.instagram.com/p/CiZJe6TgaeX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When I started #saillustration2 this term they had us come up with our Dream Portfolio of artists and styles we like and aspire to. A few are teachers I’ve had like @vanessabrantleynewton @juliedessine and @adolfoserra over the last year. And others I have found while doing masters studies of #picturebooks like @jonklassen @suzyleebooks @peterhreynolds @theartoffun @peterbrownstudio @shelleyjohannes @choochoojoey #ericcarle #leolionni #maryblair #ezrajackkeats I have learned so much from all of them and will keep learning more I’m sure. They are all so inspirational. Than we had to come up with our list of #100thingsilovetodraw This was hard. I’m still learning, but had I done this a year ago, I would not have made it to 100. It’s amazing what practice can do. Now I have to decide what I want to use from this list to experiment with for my #illustrationhomework this week. Which one should I do? #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #storytelleracademy #mydreamportfolio https://www.instagram.com/p/CiEpCG-vWrz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

For homework in #saillustration2 we had some #watercolorwarmupexercises We had to create #colorwheels - one #warmcolors and the other #coolcolors I was supposed to do this for another class, but skipped it because I was too excited to create, so I made sure I actually did it this time and I did learn a lot about #mixingcolors and using tube paints vs. pan paints. We also did some techniques. I still have a lot to learn and practice, but I’m loving it. #learningtowatercolor #learningtomixcolors #watercolors #watercolorpainting #watercolortechniques #learningtoillustrate #journeytobeanauthorillustrator https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch_Eic4LJZP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Today I’m working on my homework for #illustratingwithcollage. We had to start with #sketches for characters we want to create in #collage. We’re supposed to do a human, an animal, and an inanimate object all using simple shapes. I chose the little girl for a story I just started writing, a sea turtle to use for my #saillustration2 homework as well, and a Popsicle because I had just finished eating a Popsicle 😄 Now to start, as @vanessabrantleynewton says, auditioning papers. #sketching #planningsketches #drawing #collageblueprints #learningtoillustrate #illustrating #illustration #illustragram #journeytobeanauthorillustrator #sketchbook #collagesa #storytelleracademy https://www.instagram.com/p/ChxRaAzLT69/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=