Now, which Elf would pull off brocade AND armour? <3 (Am I a good enough artist that the face shape gives him away?)
Edit: Kirsten guessed him! It's Fingolfin. He felt slighted by be...
2019-10-11 07:31:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Wow, you guys really took care of every Inktober piece - I'm chuffed to see all of them go to nice new homes! <3
Sorry for the lack of Elves in brocade yesterday - I spent all day ma...
2019-10-10 20:49:35 +0000 UTC View PostFeanor, the eyes and Elrond were snatched up last night. Good luck!! =D
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Jenn...
2019-10-09 06:54:44 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn't quite finish Melian yesterday, but got both her and Elrond done during a conference today.
There's has been a bit of confusion about claiming an Inktober piece! I will put all ...
2019-10-08 17:23:13 +0000 UTC View Post
It's incredible how much I've suddenly fallen in love with inking! My self-perception, for the last fifteen+ years, has been, "I can't ink". I did have a feeling that I knew why that was, and that'...
2019-10-06 17:29:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Feanor really, really wanted brocade. I'm cross-eyed now!
I think this style is the way to go - keeping the characters purely in black and white and adding some colour with the backgrou...
2019-10-05 16:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post
My eyes prevented me from doing any art yesterday, but at least I put some colour on Maglor today. My basic hope for this year's Inktober is to get more pieces done than last year - that means more...
2019-10-05 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Elves in brocade, anyone? Maglor would have to be first. XD
I had the idea yesterday, watching Pirates of the Caribbean, of all things. The way Barbossa dresses after having gone all respecta...
2019-10-03 17:05:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Two years ago, I left him for last. This year, he gets a motivational spot at number two. But hey, I can still do a full one of him later. XD
I switched to Sennelier hot-pressed watercolour p...
2019-10-02 18:22:27 +0000 UTC View Post
I almost gave up INktober before I could start. Today was a day that was just too full of all manner of stuff, and under normal circumstances, I'd have have spent the early evening reading newspape...
2019-10-01 18:05:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Dear me! How I've missed this look (or rather, working up to this look, as I can't really say I ever really achieved it).
I'm thinking of doing a Ladies of Tolkien series for Inktober.....
2019-09-30 13:27:12 +0000 UTC View Post
This style, funnily, is what I fully expected to be doing for all my life about twenty years ago. I stopped inking around 2002, when I felt my inks were horrible compared to my pencils. That, of co...
2019-09-29 06:42:47 +0000 UTC View Post
The good thing: I can actually laugh about them as I only ordered one copy, and quickly moved to correct the mistake in the final file (made it a single, multi-plage pdf this time to be on the safe...
2019-09-28 08:43:17 +0000 UTC View Post
The "prototype" of my artbook with the new printer came today, and YESSS! The printing quality is perfect, the colours are bright and full and crisp. Exactly as they would look if I had printed the...
2019-09-20 12:08:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to new Patron, Nika Kara!
Hey my lovelies! Here's the postcard calendar that will go out to all of you in the Celebration and Friend in Need tiers over the next...
2019-09-19 17:31:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Whoa you guys, I finally tried out my Etchr sketchbook! I'd got it earlier this summer, but being a good girl, I filled my old sketchbook before breaking in the new one. (And was that ever hard!)&n...
2019-09-14 17:04:54 +0000 UTC View Post
... in your postbox. XD This is the little extra thing I mentioned in my last post - I've ordered little jelly bear bags with my art (foxes) on them to throw in with Etsy orders for Patrons. The ch...
2019-09-13 13:56:47 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm sorry for the serious lack of art around here lately - the artbook and t-shirt stuff has sucked up all my energy (plus, a lot of work at school). I've finally heard from the &?!§§ printer...
2019-09-12 06:58:56 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to four new Patrons! Hi there, IlexBerry, Luciana, Shawn, and Deniz!
I know I shouldn't be amazed at your res...
2019-09-06 14:55:44 +0000 UTC View Post
I had barely finished writing my t-shirt post yesterday when the postman rang (once), to say he had eight packages for me. Oh my!!! He carried them all inside (they are beastly heavy - we're talkin...
2019-09-01 10:19:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Aren't they gorgeous? My daughter is already proudly wearing one. =) I'm really happy with the print quality! I used the same printer and printing method that the Tolkien Society used for the event...
2019-08-31 09:38:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Not even The Sparkle can dissipate its meanness! =D
2019-08-23 06:12:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Who would have thought it was some major eye-circles that made them mean?
I suppose it took some major frustration with the printer of my artbook to bring out mean dragons. The entire u...
2019-08-22 16:24:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Somehow, everything is getting ready at the same time. aaaaah! XD
Next week, the t-shirts will arrive! They're printed on a muted blue instead of the graphite tone they had at the Tolki...
2019-08-20 12:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to new Patron, Szilvia! Great to see you again. Aaaand just in - Carin! W00t! :)
This piece, the last of the England sketches, has a nice littl...
2019-08-13 16:56:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to new Patron, James! Welcome! :)
Sorry for not updating - life was busy and at times hectic. On 2 August, I was this close to cancelling everything. Due to my blast...
Spent a day in Canterbury and one at Botany Bay. No fossils to write home about, but an actual beach day (complete with sunburns) and wonderful scenery.
We heard the Evensong at the Cathedral -...
We're in Kent! I took some time to sketch on the ferry and after a short walk along the shore. Canterbury today, and maybe fossils tomorrow!
And look! Patreon can do picture galleries n...
2019-07-31 06:02:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Woo-hoo! Look at this beauty! My friend Jonathan did such a terrific job with this. I just love the look!
I will probably send this to print when I'm back from Birmingham (mid-August), ...
2019-07-24 16:01:20 +0000 UTC View Post
New Patron alert! =D Welcome, Hana!
To think I wanted to do a series of "quick little paintings" - little, yes. Quick? Ouch! I think I need to do some with a water brus...
2019-07-22 19:06:55 +0000 UTC View Post