Virgo (♍︎) is the sixth sign of the zodiac (August 22 to September 22) and is represented by the Virgin. A mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury, Virgo is often associated with precision, critical thinking, service, and harvesting.
Some of you have already seen some sneak peeks of Virgo since I used her for the demo in the 2022-10-21 11:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a little redraw of an old artwork of mine that I thought might make a fun ink style piece for Inktober.
This is a piece that I started on a break at work and then we worked on it a little bit over a stream a few weeks back.
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Here is the steps I take to FINISH an illustration!
This tutorial is digital art specific and I'm working in Clip Studio paint but I think there are still some nuggets in here that you could apply to other software as well!
Anyhoo! Enjoy and I hope it insightful!
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Finally getting to doing another Q and A video! I think I'm going to need to tackle these Question videos one question at a time for the post part. I'm just too darned wordy otherwise!
Anyway, in this video I talk about Art Block and Burnout, how I tackle it and some things I have learned. (fitting that I look kinda tired in this video when talking about burnout. ...
2022-10-14 13:20:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi hi! Last night I had a fun roundtable discussion with Sylessae and some hosts at deviantart about freelance and freelance tips! I found the discussion to be really fun and informative, so maybe you will to! The recording is in this tweet if you want to take a listen!
EDIT: I went ahead and recorded the audio for this so I could upload it directly her...
Here is a full Time-lapse Video w/music for the piece: Aspen
I found this piece of Aspen to be a little bit simpler then Willow. I think this is mostly because with the willow vines I wasn't sure how to tackle the details. But with this ...
2022-10-13 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Week 2 of the TreeTober Challenge! Aspen!
Aspen trees might be one of my absolute FAVORITES. They are just so striking with their horizontally striped bark and round leaves. And in autumn when you see a grove of aspens with their BRIGHT YELLOW leaves?! OMG! It's enough to make me gasp! So here's my cute li'l aspen dryad.
For those of you who are ...
Here is a full Time-lapse Video w/music for the piece: Willow
I had so much fun with this little willow piece! I'm thinking I might try and tackle all of the Treetober prompts this way so that it is a nice little character collection.
I did ...
2022-10-07 09:30:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Week 1 of the TreeTober Challenge! Willow!
I hope you guys like this cute little dryad! BTW! I have been seeing some of your dryads out on social media! They are looking so good so far! We have a channel in the discord for posting your treetober entries as well if you want to share them there!
So I feel like I am getting back into the groo...
2022-10-05 17:57:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a full Time-lapse Video with a commentary for the piece: Sophie's Bedroom
In this video I talk about the process and and working with a publishing client.
It's a long one since this piece took so long to do, so if you want you can of co...
2022-10-03 10:20:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey! So excited to finally be able to share this commission. I worked on this back in the summer for the upcoming release of the book keepers of the lost cities stellarlune.
Here's the official post from the Author: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjD1AY1Jvgf/
This piece was...
2022-10-02 16:12:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! I'm back and ready for action! Thank you so much for believing in my work and supporting Art Pack 62! YOU help make it possible for me to create this art and content!
Here are the digital rewards to download in one big chunk! Plus the special discount codes and password to the Patreon Secret Shop! You are awesome!! Enjoy!
2022-10-02 15:47:29 +0000 UTC
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Rewards summary time! Thank you guys SO much for all the support! We have A LOT of art in this pack!
Also, today's my bday and I want to say thank you so much for all your support this past year!
Each year of getting older is a strange bitter-sweet thing that can bring up both excitement for what's ahead as well as doubts. I'm sure I'm not th...
2022-09-28 10:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Introducing the next challenge and I think the first prompt list I have ever done for Inktober!
You can tackle this c...
2022-09-26 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the phone wallpaper bundle for art pack 62!
Download at the bottom of the post!
Enjoy!💖
Please remember to get your October votes in for print and sticker polls ASAP!
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Here is a full Time-lapse Video w/music for the piece: Zodiac Leo
I worked on this piece bit by bit for about a month, which is an odd way for me to work. Usually my style of working tends to be more along the lines of me getting intensely sucked into a piece and working on it straight through for a couple of days to a week. But that's just not how it we...
2022-09-23 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey pals! As a little celebration of my upcoming birthday I'm offering a big discount in my inprnt shop this weekend!
INPRNT is having a 15% off sale sitewide and if you shop at my store and remember to use this special code, you get an ADDITIONAL 15% off prints from my shop, totaling 30% off my prints! &...
2022-09-23 07:46:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a full Time-lapse Video w/music for the piece: Artemis' Lunar Dance
Artemis in the moonlight. The purpose of this piece was essentially to use as a demo for the fabric tutorial, but I also really love Artemis' design so I have been wanting to draw her again.
You...
2022-09-22 07:43:33 +0000 UTC View PostWe have a couple of options again for the spicy print! Help us decide!
'tis time to cast your print votes for October!
For those of you that recently joined this month and last month, WELCOME!
We have been in a semi-pause this month as I fight off some burnout and get caught up with the latest art pack but we are starting to get back to our usual schedule including picking the upcoming prints so that we can hit the...
2022-09-17 12:23:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Leo (♌︎) (Latin for Lion), is the fifth sign in the zodiac. The traditional Western zodiac associates Leo with the period between July 23 and August 22. Leo is ruled by the sun, the dazzling celestial body that governs life and vitality. The sun never goes retrograde, and likewise, Leos are renowned for their stability, loyalty, and consistency.
I ha...
2022-09-15 16:35:00 +0000 UTC View PostHear ye! Hear ye!! 'tis time to cast your votes for the October Sticker!! I bring you a very tough decision this time around! lol
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Here is a full Time-lapse Video w/music for the piece: Keeper of the Keys
It is always so fun painting goddesses that have a little more of the spooky vibes, so it was really nice to revisit Hecate with this fun portrait. It is a piece that I started on stream...
2022-09-11 17:04:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello hello lovelies! I just wanted to let you know that the new DTIYS is now LIVE on deviantArt! I am so dang excited to see what you all come up with!!
Here is a full Time-lapse Video w/music for the piece: Elven Mystic
I feel a deep connection to this piece right now. Maybe it's that the wheel of seasons is finally turning towards autumn, which invites that interesting combination of eerie, ...
2022-09-08 12:01:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Introducing Level 3 for the rough ink challenge!
(apologies for the delay on getting this up! The patreon billing pause and semi-break derailed getting this up right at the beginning of the month! )
Continuing our inky experimentation and warmup for inktober, let's focus our attention on ink wash painting/drawin...
2022-09-07 11:56:46 +0000 UTC View PostI may be on a semi-break this month but that doesn't mean we can't get started with deciding on the next video tutorial!
Feel free to comment on what types of tutorials you wanna see in Future Polls!
Looking forward to the poll results for next month's tutorial!
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Hi hi pals! As promised, here is the drawing showing the full character with her dress and hair for the upcoming DTIYS. Of course, you can just use this as an inspiration or guideline if you want to dress her up in something else!
The original drawing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/7153862...
2022-09-05 14:01:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy September!! This month I am going to be finally hosting a new DTIYS challenge on deviantArt to celebrate 10k over there. Months ago I ran a poll on deviantart and the theme "dark and mystical" won, which is perfect to usher in the autumn season!!
Here is an early peek at what the dtiys challenge will be if you want to get a head start on it! I plan on postin...
2022-09-05 09:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Artemis in the moonlight. I originally did this piece for the fabric tutorial but I also just really enjoy the design I came up with for Artemis. I didn't really include many of her symbols in this one but I do kind of like just how elegant it feels.
Fabric Tutorial: https://www.p...
2022-08-27 15:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post