IF: Sight

This little charmer's got his sights on a pretty girl from his class. Ah to be young and in love!

IF: Sink

This little dude was just looking for his toy boat that sank.

I don't like this piece so much.. I was experimenting with a new style and it didn't work for me.  But that's how it goes.  It's just frustrating when you have a good vision but lack the skill to execute it.  Practice practice!

Someday I'll redo this.

IF: Brigade

click to view bigger image :)

A bit late for this week but still I made it! yay! And thanks to this week's topic, these characters were born and they make me happy.  I feel like a child again :) I remembered me and my cousins back then.  We also had a sort of hideout and it felt cool.

This still feels a unfinished, something bugs me.  But I have to do some work now..

Fly

I decided to join The Sketchbook Project!  It has been two weeks and the sketchbook's not here yet :S I hope I get it next week and in good condition. But I couldn't wait for it and got to work on my first drawing. I'm also learning to use traditional media so it was a good practice.

You had to choose a theme for the sketchbook and I went with "The Last Word Ever Spoken".  It was tragic and dramatic and can be taken literally.  I don't think a lot :)

This is the final. It didn't go as planned because I couldn't control the watercolor! :S

I like seeing how other artists work, so I thought I'd take pictures while making it:

Annoying masking fluid :(  I let it completely dry before rubbing it out but it still ruined the paper.  Maybe I put too much? I'll try to stay away from masking fluid..

Finally, I outlined with colored pencils.  I thought it lacked movement so I used white acrylic for the vertical lines.  I couldn't find any white gel pen, that would have been better.

With the box bear ;)

IF: Round

For all would-be moms :)

You can now buy it at my shop!

IF: Vanity

Little Sharpay just can't tear herself away from the cameras. :)  That's Amy enjoying the dance and Bridget getting frustrated with Sharpay.

IF: Silent

This is inspired by our very hot November weather.

very hot Sunday afternoon + cold soda + pail of water = not bad

And here's our turtle, sleeping on a Sunday afternoon.  (it can get really boring in an aquarium, I guess)

EDIT:  I've been making a bunch of illustrations to update my portfolio and I think this one fits Silent too.

EDIT:  Thank you for all the comments! Really appreciate it!

Theses prints are already in the shop.  Please check them out --> http://society6.com/ninyanernel

IF: Stripes

I love drawing these feel good pictures.  Coffee while raining = ♥ 


This one was inspired when me and my husband had breakfast at this cute cafe near the hotel when we were in Bangkok. 


I have drawn a lot of striped scarves but I don't own one. :S  I think they look awesome in pictures.  I have another idea for stripes, I hope I can pull it off in time for friday!


EDIT:  Thank you for all the wonderful comments!


If you want to own this illustration, please buy it from my shop: society6


Thanks!

Going Traditional: Lord Snow

Another pencil drawing, this time of Jon Snow. For the background, I scraped a black chalk pastel and then scrubbed the dust using cotton. I then erased parts of it to make the trees and snow. The result is messy! You can't control the powder so much.  I think I have to stick with just shading+smudging for now.

I had to edit the cloak in Photoshop because it was awful. I also did some adjustments using levels and curves and I placed a Color layer on top to change the colors to a bluish hue.

Going Traditional: Pencil

I did a realistic Daenerys with her little dragon but halfway I thought it would be more fun and more me to do a cartoonish one. I haven't rendered anything with pencils except for sloppy sketches so this is not as awesome as I wanted it to be. Even with an eraser, I found myself to be timidly applying strokes. I guess with practice, I'll get more confident. :)

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(I still used photoshop, to edit the colors and the lighting.)

Going Traditional

So I am trying to train myself with traditional medium. Last weekend I went to an artstore, a very rare place in Manila, and bought new watercolors and a masking fluid.  (We also bought turtles that day, weee!)  I started playing around with it, and this is the most decent thing I got. This is very small, about 3R i think.

1. Don't use too much water, don't leave a puddle in your paper.

2. Paint OVER the masking fluid (duh).

3. For very small details/shadows, use a colored pencil instead.

4. Don't be impatient and let the paint dry first or else, it'll be very messy.

 

Lesson I stil have to learn: mixing colors

 

IF: Hibernate

A very literal take on hibernate.  I learned that pandas don't hibernate because there's bamboo all year long.   This panda has to find another friend to tag along with this winter.

I want to have more effortless-looking art so this is me doing that. I find it more charming. I tend to over-render my work, must be because a digital canvas can take more abuse.  I should really try doing traditional media, my paints are drying up.

Octo Girl

The octopus is done! Part two of a set, the other's a mermaid. I'm still thinking what to do next..

Some details:

Check her out at the shop too.  (Available as print, iphone/ipad/laptop case/skin)

IF: Obsession

Pretty little octopus obsessing over her hair.

This is not yet done, I just wanted to submit on time.. I'll update it when it's finished (I hope tomorrow I'll get it done).  I had lots of time to finish it this week and it started out good, I had the concept and the colors in mind.  But as I was painting it, I got tired of it so easily.  I kept standing up and doing something else.  So unproductive :(  I think I'm just distracted this week.

IF: Perennial: Mermaid

Humans have been amazed with mermaids for a very long time.  Now we know what mermaids are fascinated with :)

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Candy land!

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I've been working on a children's book project for iPad these past two weeks.  I'm still not done, I have 5 pages to go.. But I can't resist not sharing anything, here's a sneak peek of the book!  I've never drawn this much candy!

*Don't use the images for any purpose.

IF: Soaked and Asleep

I almost forgot about this!  This was supposed to be for last week's topic but I didn't finish it in time (again).  It's also applicable to this week's topic and I didn't have time to make a new one ^^

Also, introducing Pedro, the lazy fat bird.  The idea for the tub shower was from a magazine pic I saw, couldn't remember where..

This image is a part of an ongoing series made from IF topics.  Check out the other illustrations here in my blog. :)

I found some nifty lomo effects online and thought I'll give it a try to give the piece more drama.

me likey!

I hope I get this!

*crosses fingers* They can even pay me with clothes!

IF: Beginner and Safari

I was in wonderful boracay last week so I wasn't able to do last week's topic.  I had to cram both illustrations this week.  Add to that I'm in the middle of a project.  I must be crazy.. Well I'm just gonna have to cut my sleeping time (or my tv time).  :)

So continuing with the story:

 Beginner

Safari

I would have wanted to paint Safari like the rest but I don't have enough time so I did a minimalist take on it.  I still like how it turned out but I know I could have done better.

First: bicycle
Second: lesson

IF: Lesson

I was inspired by one of the comments for last week's IF topic (bicycle) so I thought I'd continue on with the story.   And I'll be building it up with each IF topic.. This should be interesting :)

But since I'm no author (I do try sometimes, but I suck..),  I'll leave it up to you to interpret the images yourself.  Stay tuned :D

Check out last week: bicycle