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leecetheartistHello there, I've worked in many media over the decades. I enjoy creating cool monsters and fantasy creatures, and draw wildlife as well.
leecetheartistchallenge 67: stained glass
Aug. 29th, 2024 12:08 ameye_of_toadTitle: Page 102
Artist:eye_of_toad
Rating: gen
Fandom: none
Characters/Pairings: none
Content Notes: ink, watercolor, paper
( larger plus photo of supplies )
Artist:
eye_of_toadRating: gen
Fandom: none
Characters/Pairings: none
Content Notes: ink, watercolor, paper
( larger plus photo of supplies )
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Admin Post: Drawing Challenge #67 - Stained Glass
Aug. 5th, 2024 02:22 pm![[admin post]](http://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/entry/admin_post.png){kind=small}
gossMany thanks to mific for this month's prompt! Suggestions are always welcome at the Prompts post. :)
Some stylistic features of stained glass include an outer border and prominent lines framing the main features of the work, and dividing up the background into coloured "panes".
A few examples of artworks for inspiration: ( Examples )
Some resources:
- Article: How To Draw A Stained Glass Pattern
- Article: Easy How to Draw a Candle Tutorial
- Stained Glass Frame Templates and Patterns
- Video: Tips for Designing and Drawing Stained Glass Patterns
- Video: HOW TO COLOUR Stained Glass Effect (pencil shading demo)
- Video: How to do the Stained Glass Watercolor Technique
A round-up post for submissions to this challenge will be done on Sunday 15th September, 2024.
Happy Drawing, everyone! :)
mific for this month's prompt! Suggestions are always welcome at the Prompts post. :)
Challenge 67: Stained Glass
Create a drawing inspired by stained glass art.
Some stylistic features of stained glass include an outer border and prominent lines framing the main features of the work, and dividing up the background into coloured "panes".
A few examples of artworks for inspiration: ( Examples )
Some resources:
- Article: How To Draw A Stained Glass Pattern
- Article: Easy How to Draw a Candle Tutorial
- Stained Glass Frame Templates and Patterns
- Video: Tips for Designing and Drawing Stained Glass Patterns
- Video: HOW TO COLOUR Stained Glass Effect (pencil shading demo)
- Video: How to do the Stained Glass Watercolor Technique
A round-up post for submissions to this challenge will be done on Sunday 15th September, 2024.
Happy Drawing, everyone! :)
Challenge 66: 10 Year Redraw
Aug. 3rd, 2024 09:53 amgossTitle: Gwen Redraw
Artist:goss
Rating: G
Character: Gwen
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Content Notes: Created for Challenge #66: 10 Year Redraw. This is a redraw of Gwen from Merlin (BBC), which I'd originally done for the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
drawmelot Zodiac Challenge on LJ, about 13 years ago.
The original drawing was done with pen and watercolour pencils. Although I was happy with the overall concept and details of the piece, at that time I wasn't able to capture Gwen's specific likeness, and have always wanted to take another shot at it.
The redraw is a quick digital sketch done on Adobe Fresco. I found the original photo reference, and worked from that to try to get Gwen's features right. I'm still learning how to blend with the digital watercolour brush, and the shading on her face needs more work. But in terms of the sketch itself, I can definitely see an improvement in my portrait drawing skills. Although not a perfect likeness, she's waaay more recognisable now, so I'm satisfied with the overall result. :)
Preview:
( Click here for entire artwork )
And here's a timelapse video showing some of the process:
( Timelapse Video for the Gwen Redraw )
Artist:
gossRating: G
Character: Gwen
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Content Notes: Created for Challenge #66: 10 Year Redraw. This is a redraw of Gwen from Merlin (BBC), which I'd originally done for the
drawmelot Zodiac Challenge on LJ, about 13 years ago.The original drawing was done with pen and watercolour pencils. Although I was happy with the overall concept and details of the piece, at that time I wasn't able to capture Gwen's specific likeness, and have always wanted to take another shot at it.
The redraw is a quick digital sketch done on Adobe Fresco. I found the original photo reference, and worked from that to try to get Gwen's features right. I'm still learning how to blend with the digital watercolour brush, and the shading on her face needs more work. But in terms of the sketch itself, I can definitely see an improvement in my portrait drawing skills. Although not a perfect likeness, she's waaay more recognisable now, so I'm satisfied with the overall result. :)
Preview:
( Click here for entire artwork )
And here's a timelapse video showing some of the process:
( Timelapse Video for the Gwen Redraw )
Admin Post: Drawing Challenge #66 (10 Year Redraw) - Round-Up Post
Aug. 1st, 2024 03:15 amgossCongrats to those who took part in this challenge!
Entries submitted for Drawing Challenge #66 - 10 Year Redraw:
As usual, this challenge as well as all of our previous challenges will remain open, so you can continue to submit entries to the community any time after the Round Up date. Be sure to tag your art posts with the challenge name, so that it can be added to the list.
Thanks to all who participated in this challenge! :)
Entries submitted for Drawing Challenge #66 - 10 Year Redraw:
- Lovers Asleep on a Beach, Discovered by Penguins by mific - SGA, Mature
- Elephant Man by mific - SGA, G
- At Home With the Rabbits, Ronon Was a Completely Different Person by mific - SGA, G
- In Your Face I See Myself by yhlee - Legend of the Five Rings, PG
- Ancestor by mific - SGA, Mature
- Derailment by mific - SGA, G
- The Day Dawned Red by yhlee - Original art, G
- Green Tie with Polka Dots by eye_of_toad - Original art, G
- Gwen Redraw by goss - Merlin (BBC), G
As usual, this challenge as well as all of our previous challenges will remain open, so you can continue to submit entries to the community any time after the Round Up date. Be sure to tag your art posts with the challenge name, so that it can be added to the list.
Thanks to all who participated in this challenge! :)
17-year re-draw
Jul. 31st, 2024 11:33 pmeye_of_toadTitle: Green Tie with Polka Dots
Artist:eye_of_toad
Rating: gen
Fandom: none
Characters/Pairings: none
Content Notes: content warning for bones if that's creepy for you (rib cage drawing)
original = highlighters and some kind of pen that I don't remember
redraw = colored pencil, posca pen, and water-based markers
The original was a doodle that I did at work (a job that I absolutely hated), colored in with highlighter while sitting at my desk. This wasn't too long after I had taken an anatomy-for-artists class so I think the anatomy is actually more accurate in the old version.
For the re-draw, I was kind of rushing because I wanted to post this before the month was up and I picked the subject because it seemed like it might be easy. After all, the original was just a doodle. But then I got the proportions wrong and couldn't even fit it on the page and I quickly gave up on the idea that this would be an improvement on the original.
2007 to 2024
( ribcage wearing a purple jacket and a green tie )
Artist:
eye_of_toadRating: gen
Fandom: none
Characters/Pairings: none
Content Notes: content warning for bones if that's creepy for you (rib cage drawing)
original = highlighters and some kind of pen that I don't remember
redraw = colored pencil, posca pen, and water-based markers
The original was a doodle that I did at work (a job that I absolutely hated), colored in with highlighter while sitting at my desk. This wasn't too long after I had taken an anatomy-for-artists class so I think the anatomy is actually more accurate in the old version.
For the re-draw, I was kind of rushing because I wanted to post this before the month was up and I picked the subject because it seemed like it might be easy. After all, the original was just a doodle. But then I got the proportions wrong and couldn't even fit it on the page and I quickly gave up on the idea that this would be an improvement on the original.
2007 to 2024
( ribcage wearing a purple jacket and a green tie )
24-year redraw: The Day Dawned Red
Jul. 31st, 2024 10:27 pmyhleeTitle: The Day Dawned Red
Artist:yhlee
Rating: G
Fandom: original
Characters/Pairings: a swordsman??
Content Notes: (list warnings here, materials used, etc.)
24-year redraw. :facepalm:
Full image and old version behind cut. Under the wire!
( Read more... )
Artist:
yhleeRating: G
Fandom: original
Characters/Pairings: a swordsman??
Content Notes: (list warnings here, materials used, etc.)
24-year redraw. :facepalm:
Full image and old version behind cut. Under the wire!
( Read more... )
Admin Post: Community Check-In for July 2024
Jul. 31st, 2024 12:29 pmgoss
Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in July, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming art challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.
NB: A Round-Up of art entries for the 10 Year Redraw challenge will be posted today, and a new monthly challenge will be issued later this week. :)
Derailment (SGA, G)
Jul. 29th, 2024 05:53 pmmificTitle: Derailment on AO3
Artist:mific
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Sorry to have been spamming the comm, but I've wanted to do a number of works for the Stargate (20th) Anniversary fest, and this challenge worked well for that. Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate. Rodney came to mind for this one, for a bunch of reasons which are in the AO3 summary and notes. Apart from adding the portrait of Rodney, I updated the background and went a bit overboard with stars, but kept the wonky toy train and trestle for their quirkiness.
Artist:
mific Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Sorry to have been spamming the comm, but I've wanted to do a number of works for the Stargate (20th) Anniversary fest, and this challenge worked well for that. Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate. Rodney came to mind for this one, for a bunch of reasons which are in the AO3 summary and notes. Apart from adding the portrait of Rodney, I updated the background and went a bit overboard with stars, but kept the wonky toy train and trestle for their quirkiness.
Ancestor (SGA)
Jul. 25th, 2024 05:04 ammificTitle: Ancestor on AO3
Artist:mific
Rating: Mature (for the original work - naked torso)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Teyla Emmagan, Wraith Queen
Content Notes: Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate.
Teyla being a person of color emphasises how very white the original is, and the old version also has unusual anatomy with Modigliani-like elongations, especially of their necks. The distortion was, I think, partly deliberate, but mostly as I never used references then and went for a quirky look rather than accuracy. The new version is technically better, but the problem with the Wraith is that they always look so over the top it's hard to take them seriously, which makes the redraw somewhat melodramatic.
Artist:
mific Rating: Mature (for the original work - naked torso)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Teyla Emmagan, Wraith Queen
Content Notes: Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate.
Teyla being a person of color emphasises how very white the original is, and the old version also has unusual anatomy with Modigliani-like elongations, especially of their necks. The distortion was, I think, partly deliberate, but mostly as I never used references then and went for a quirky look rather than accuracy. The new version is technically better, but the problem with the Wraith is that they always look so over the top it's hard to take them seriously, which makes the redraw somewhat melodramatic.
Signal Boost
Jul. 17th, 2024 10:35 pmmekare![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
wipbigbang has lots of fics in this round (I swear more people are taking part every year). Art Claims have begun, so if you feel so inclined, check out their fic summaries, sorted by fandom.yhleeTitle: In Your Face I See Myself
Artist: YHL (yhlee)
Rating: PG
Fandom: Legend of the Five Rings
Characters/Pairings: a Crab Clan bushi
Content Notes: For the 10-year redraw challenge: have a 20+ year redraw! :D
Spookiness, skeleton monster, implied blood. The Crab Clan are the specialists in defense against the Taint and the monsters of the Shadowlands in canon. Naturally, they also tend to go over to the Shadowlands/dark side at the drop of a hat. :D
This was originally a Hida (family) bushi, whose aesthetic are THE MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES!!! although my anatomy is not good enough for that. (Canon example card art: Hida Kuon Experienced 2 by Ben Peck. In fairness, they're all descendants of gods or something, but...)
The original dates from over twenty years ago. Other than my childhood "girl cars have eyelashes and boy cars have neckties!!" drawings (in my defense, I was three? and I grew up in Texas...), it may be the oldest thing I drew that still survives...:sweatdrop:
Preview:
Redraw and original behind cut: ( Read more... )
(Mods, might I have a Legend of the Five Rings fandom tag?)
Artist: YHL (
yhlee)Rating: PG
Fandom: Legend of the Five Rings
Characters/Pairings: a Crab Clan bushi
Content Notes: For the 10-year redraw challenge: have a 20+ year redraw! :D
Spookiness, skeleton monster, implied blood. The Crab Clan are the specialists in defense against the Taint and the monsters of the Shadowlands in canon. Naturally, they also tend to go over to the Shadowlands/dark side at the drop of a hat. :D
This was originally a Hida (family) bushi, whose aesthetic are THE MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES!!! although my anatomy is not good enough for that. (Canon example card art: Hida Kuon Experienced 2 by Ben Peck. In fairness, they're all descendants of gods or something, but...)
The original dates from over twenty years ago. Other than my childhood "girl cars have eyelashes and boy cars have neckties!!" drawings (in my defense, I was three? and I grew up in Texas...), it may be the oldest thing I drew that still survives...:sweatdrop:
Preview:
Redraw and original behind cut: ( Read more... )
(Mods, might I have a Legend of the Five Rings fandom tag?)
mificTitle: At Home With the Rabbits, Ronon Was a Completely Different Person on AO3
Artist:mific
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Ronon Dex
Content Notes: No warnings apply. Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate. I like the original so I haven't changed much except for Ronon which meant adding in some guns and knives. Ronon's muscles are hopefully a little more realistic than Maurice's in the old version. I also tweaked the perspective slightly on a few things, and made the faucets less weird. The wallpaper was a nightmare and I managed it better in the old gouache (kid's paintbox) version - goodness knows how.
Artist:
mific Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Ronon Dex
Content Notes: No warnings apply. Again, I've taken a very old original artwork and made it fanart, redoing it in Procreate. I like the original so I haven't changed much except for Ronon which meant adding in some guns and knives. Ronon's muscles are hopefully a little more realistic than Maurice's in the old version. I also tweaked the perspective slightly on a few things, and made the faucets less weird. The wallpaper was a nightmare and I managed it better in the old gouache (kid's paintbox) version - goodness knows how.
Elephant Man (SGA, >10 year redraw)
Jul. 9th, 2024 09:20 ammificTitle: Elephant Man on AO3
Artist:mific
Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago in oils on canvas. This one's typical of the odd, quirky subjects I used to paint. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and John felt like the right choice.
Artist:
mific Rating: G
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago in oils on canvas. This one's typical of the odd, quirky subjects I used to paint. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and John felt like the right choice.
mificTitle: Lovers Asleep on a Beach, Discovered by Penguins on AO3
Artist:mific
Rating: Mature - NSFW (non-explicit nudity)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago using kids' paintbox paints (like cheap gouache). I used to paint quirky subjects, a bit cracky or surreal, and hoped that my wonky drawing abilities added a little charm. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and focussed on drawing the figures (and the perspective) slightly more accurately, and on the penguins being realistic rather than caricatures. These are yellow-eyed penguins, so John and Rodney must be on leave in the South Island of New Zealand.
Artist:
mific Rating: Mature - NSFW (non-explicit nudity)
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Content Notes: Created for the current challenge to redraw an old artwork. I first painted this many years ago using kids' paintbox paints (like cheap gouache). I used to paint quirky subjects, a bit cracky or surreal, and hoped that my wonky drawing abilities added a little charm. In redoing this painting digitally in Procreate I made it into fanart, and focussed on drawing the figures (and the perspective) slightly more accurately, and on the penguins being realistic rather than caricatures. These are yellow-eyed penguins, so John and Rodney must be on leave in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Admin Post: Drawing Challenge #66 - Extended!
Jun. 27th, 2024 08:30 amgoss
The Round-Up post for submissions to the 10 Year Redraw Challenge will be made on Wednesday 31st July, 2024.
Also, if any of our older challenges have sparked your interest, you are welcome to use the month of July as an Amnesty period for catching up on these. :)
Signal Boost: The Lines That Define Me
Jun. 12th, 2024 08:58 pmmekareThis is pretty last minute, but if you have a chance (and are able to), do check out at least the first 15 minutes of this film which is now being screened online by the Japanese Film Festival Online (elisheva_m posted everything about it here ). I haven‘t even finished watching, but the first bit has a live sumi-e painting and glimpse of a sumi-e workshop which I found fascinating to watch. All the different brush shapes and the way the ink was used was very inspiring!
Some of the films aren’t available in all regions, though this one was for me at least. You need to make a free account with an email address and then you can watch for free until the 18th!
The film appears to be about a young law student who is so moved by an art piece that the artist offers him an apprenticeship.
elisheva_m posted everything about it here ). I haven‘t even finished watching, but the first bit has a live sumi-e painting and glimpse of a sumi-e workshop which I found fascinating to watch. All the different brush shapes and the way the ink was used was very inspiring!Some of the films aren’t available in all regions, though this one was for me at least. You need to make a free account with an email address and then you can watch for free until the 18th!
The film appears to be about a young law student who is so moved by an art piece that the artist offers him an apprenticeship.
Interesting art community
Jun. 7th, 2024 08:51 pmmekareI found this via a Tumbr acquaintance who signal boosted their account there: Cara seems to be a new art community (I feel mostly aimed at professionals, but open to all right now) due to the rise of AI art and the lack of commitment to protecting artists on other platforms.
Cara
Even though my livelihood is not affected by AI yet, I try to follow what's happening to professional artists and wanted to share this.
Cara
With the widespread use of generative AI, we decided to build a place that filters out generative AI images so that people who want to find authentic creatives and artwork can do so easily.
Many platforms currently accept AI art when it’s not ethical, while others have promised “no AI forever” policies without consideration for the scenario where adoption of such technologies may happen at the workplace in the coming years.
The future of creative industries requires nuanced understanding and support to help artists and companies connect and work together. We want to bridge the gap and build a platform that we would enjoy using as creatives ourselves.
Even though my livelihood is not affected by AI yet, I try to follow what's happening to professional artists and wanted to share this.
Promo: Reverse WIp Big Bang
Jun. 5th, 2024 10:37 ammekareinfo here at wipbigbang.
I quote:
wipbigbang.I quote:
This is a Big Bang with one goal in mind: to clean out your fanart/original art drafts folder. Any art that is of a digital or traditional means as well as fanvideos are eligible. If you’ve started word on an art/fanvid project and want an impetus to finish, maybe with a fic written in honor of it, now is your chance!
