It's frustrating that this doesn't really look like 90 more minutes of work since yesterday, but I'm sort of hoping the rest will go quickly. ish. ;)
I recently found an eBay seller that has a...
2018-02-12 12:16:46 +0000 UTC View Post
That was a really fun session - thanks to all who attended and weighed in on languages and Porg Latin. XD
Here's what I did during that hour! For those who haven't been able to catch it, there'll be...
2018-02-11 11:25:42 +0000 UTC View PostCome join us! :)
The livestream can still be seen here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/227935991
2018-02-11 09:56:36 +0000 UTC View PostSo, since Sunday works better for most, I'll be streaming tomorrow, Sunday morning, 11 am CET (that's 5 am US East Coast). I can be on for about an hour to an hour and a half, but then I have to Newt ...
2018-02-10 19:18:28 +0000 UTC View Post
In order to really make those fish and Elwing shine, I masked them off with masking fluid prior to doing the first background wash. Ulmo is going to strongly recede in this one; ideally, I want him to...
2018-02-10 14:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm looking at this and can't believe I did this, honestly. It's literally want I wanted to do for years but either chickened out or plain old failed.
To break up the solemnity, this was my da...
2018-02-09 22:26:44 +0000 UTC View Post
First of all, sorry that I didn't make this a livestream, but the house lacked the necessary quiet and absence of falling bookshelves!
It's so liberating to draw freehand again! I looked for several...
2018-02-09 15:16:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Since I've been getting a heap of questions about my paper stretchers, here's a comprehensive post about everything you need to know about them! Such neat little devices; I love them.
2018-02-08 21:45:54 +0000 UTC View Post
The client is happy, so here she's scanned!
Watercolour and gouache on Lanaquarelle torchon paper, A4 size.
I actually managed to tweak the colours so she looks exactly as she does in t...
Here's the final vid of the painting process. Unfortunately, my webcam wouldn't record anything past last night's livestream (I have no idea why), so the final detailing and the veil are missing. ...
2018-02-08 12:29:41 +0000 UTC View Post
... I'm not taking her out of the stretcher right now, just in case the client wants any changes, but I'm calling her done!
Unfortunately, I couldn't record the rest of the painting process (l...
2018-02-07 20:26:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This is how far I got in the livestream - thanks for dropping by!
I hope to finish it tonight, and go on to the Ulmo piece tomorrow! Carnival art spree!
Aaaaand another shoutout! W...
2018-02-07 18:26:54 +0000 UTC View PostWe're on! Come and join us! https://www.twitch.tv/jennydolfen
2018-02-07 16:53:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe two prints go to Blade McMicking ("Three is company") and Tanya "Until the world...")! Can you confirm your address again by message, please? :)
Congrats you tw...
2018-02-07 15:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostWoo-hoo! A livestream is coming up at 6 pm CET tonight! Available to all Patrons of 3$ and up! I'll be painting Nerdanel.
I'm terribly sorry that I can't announce them further in advance - it's just...
2018-02-07 13:16:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the next step for Nerdanel!
I have a glorious week ahead - school's out for Carnival, so as long as doors and windows are barred and locked to keep out the "fun guerilla" with their boo...
2018-02-07 10:52:22 +0000 UTC View PostWell, here we go! Give me your picture/sketch/scribble ideas for this month. :)
Preferred: Anything swirly!
2018-02-06 13:29:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Another commission, first stage. Those poses really gave me a workout! My daughter was kind enough to pose for Ulmo's gigantic hands. XD
Shoutout to new Patron, Aleksandra! Welcome! :)
2018-02-05 17:16:12 +0000 UTC View Post
(I'd planned to post this days ago and show off my great new camera, but my great new camera doesn't work, so here goes my old crappy camera, but it's the art that matters anyway.)
Both the Melian p...
2018-02-04 12:55:10 +0000 UTC View PostHey all! Here's the new 10% code for my Etsy shop. You can enter it at checkout, or just go through this link to apply it automatically!
Hello my dear Patrons!
I decided today that I wanted to adjust the perk levels slightly - mainly because there are still so many of you that pledge 5$ a month, even though that level hasn't ex...
2018-02-04 12:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the first stage of a commission for a client who wants to give it to his auburn-haired wife as a wedding anniversary present, so Nerdanel in wedding attire sort of made sense! I love Nerdanel....
2018-02-03 17:38:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Mary had a few beautiful legend suggestions this months - here's Brother and Sister (which I grew up with as Brüderchen and Schwesterchen), a quick little sketch on toned paper. Sorry for the lack of...
2018-01-31 19:20:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Much fun was had with swirls, folds, and nightingales! (Even though my colleagues, predictably, mistook them for pigeons. I would have, too.)
Red and white pencil on Clairefontaine toned pape...
2018-01-30 19:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Note to self: Nightingales drawn too large make anyone look like Cinderella. XD
Planning to finish this during conference day tomorrow.
2018-01-29 21:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Marie had so many wonderful ideas - and Melian just struck me! I'll finish her over the next day or two. Monday and Tuesday there are report conferences at school, which means a lot of time i...
2018-01-28 19:47:12 +0000 UTC View Post
One of Dina's suggestions: A sketch of Beorn (plus bear, plus bees!)
I'll be putting him up on Etsy later - if anyone would like to claim him before that, let me know! ***Edit: Claimed!&n...
2018-01-28 13:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Another one from Tanya's list! Needed a quick and easy idea that day.
2018-01-28 13:26:36 +0000 UTC View Post
I finally found a German supplier of double mats! <3 Isabella, you got me onto them XD One day, when the kids are out of the house, I'll cut my own mats, haha. (Until then, I'll sit in my very cram...
2018-01-27 12:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm completely in love with this technique. It's quick and spontaneous-looking while still looking "finished". I haven't drawn properly for so long!
Red and white pencil on Clairefontaine t...
2018-01-26 12:01:46 +0000 UTC View Post