Wednesday 30 January 2013

Oil Spill by Katie Ann Owens

Oil Spill - Ink, Watercolor, and Colored Pencil 2013
Tumblr and Portfolio.

I like the splashes of colour and lazily coloured background with the contrasting clean black lines over the top which gives it a street like feel to the overall image.

Sunday 20 January 2013

Butterfly print

On an existing fashion accessory.
Things to consider:
Background
Fabric (plastic = sheen)
Layout/presentation

Manchester Museum

Here I looked for Birds and Butterflies/Insects. Although the specific exhibition of Birds and Insects was not open, I still managed to find a large range to work from.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157632572471306




Wednesday 16 January 2013

Artist Inspiration (reposted from Tumblr)

 
Hyperrealistic paintings by Kim Sung Jin
Oil Spill - Ink, Watercolor, and Colored Pencil 2013
melting lights
oil on wood 50x70cm

Illustratrions by son jeong ho


 'karilise:“Menagrie Spring” finished, I feel like she’s glowing.'


more Valérie Maugeri
artist from France born in 1967

This image really inspired me in the way that the figure in it is elegant, seemingly weightless and  free. From this image it made me think of natural forms in dance.

from people and silhouettes (series)


I like how this image is full of layers and it looks like a layer mask was used in Photoshop to get the empty white space around it.

 
  
I always love the study of hair on sketches by different artists because they all have their own technique of drawing it.  This also inspired my Halloween costume.
My Halloween costume
 birds by abby diamond illustration birds art

By mjlindo: “Consumed/Knocking me sideways” Always working towards getting better! Currently trying to use simpler backgrounds. Something I’m still struggling with www.facebook.com/mjlindoart"

I like the merging of insects into the facial features it's uncanny with the misplacement and almost grotesque but the subject is very beautiful and conflicting.


 

By gaksdesigns:
"So, remember that ‘Hair study’ project i started a while back in Illustrator? Well it’s finally finished. Check out the full project HERE. :)
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I am always constantly fascinated with drawing hair because it's so fine so it's hard to draw but there are so many different ways of articulating hair in sketches.


 by http://stephanierostron.tumblr.com/

The wings and composition inspired me in this image and I tried to capture the flow of the butterfly wings and petals with a fine liner, however the weight of the pen didn't quite work.

 by
crawwstuff:
"More drawin’
I’m working on a bunch of new paintings for the upcoming show at CAVE gallery in March, but I can’t share them…just yet :(
So here’s another sketch, that may or may not be taken further."

Black Cloud by Carlos Amorales.

 from Colorfield
by simon goinard

 Hua Tunan


Jack Hardwicke - Elephant Paint, 2012
 hair series by jessica jorgensen
 linn olofsdotter

I was really pulled in by this artists technique of drawing because I like how she creates quite 3D looking flowers that are actually simple flat colours, and the way in which she brings all the elements together in one glorifying composition with some intricate details and blocks of colour.

Judith BraunDiamond Dust, 2012, drawn on wall with fingers dipped in charcoal

"Pattern!  Color!  These are wild—even more so because of their 1912 publication date.  Kind of psychedelic, even."
In Powder & Crinoline - Old Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen.

 The details in these illustrations are just break taking.

by mllemia: “Secrets of the Deep” 8.5” x 14” Acrylic on wood. 

 
Antiquated Thoughts by Annie Stegg (Pink Parasol) 

Sachiko Abe - Cut Papers, 2010 Live demonstration in Liverpool A Foundation.

This was amazing in person she cut the paper so finely that when it was made into a huge pile and strung up I almost wanted to touch it!

by Marta Dahlig via

 mixed media artworks by Izziyana Suhaimi | tumblr

I adore the embroidery into the sketches.

Unknown artists Sketchbook

Windswept by Charles Sowers 
Art installation fixed outside a gallery’s wall, displaying natural flow and turbulence of the wind - via dezeen:
Hundreds of spinning blades reveal the invisible patterns of the wind in American artist Charles Sowers’ kinetic installation on the facade of the Randall Museum in San Francisco.
The installation, titled Windswept, consists of 612 rotating aluminium weather vanes mounted on an outside wall. As gusts of wind hit the wall, the aluminium blades spin not as one but independently, indicating the localised flow of the wind and the way it interacts with the building.
“Our ordinary experience of wind is as a solitary sample point of a very large invisible phenomenon,” said Sowers. “Windswept is a kind of large sensor array that samples the wind at its point of interaction with the Randall Museum building and reveals the complexity and structure of that interaction.”
You can find out more at Dezeen here, with photos and a video of the work in action.
(via prostheticknowledge)

 Awesome Photo-Realistic Double Exposure Paintings
Taking a double-exposed photo is a challenge on its own, but one artist thought of taking doubles up a notch and succeeded, with amazing results. How? By painting. You are definitely curious, so go ahead and read on!

From Fashion Playing Cards Part 2
by Connie Lim

Clairepetti Bone

http://www.clairepettibone.com/bridal/?cp=gowns/aphrodite

Aphrodite

Spring 2013 Ivory beaded lace gown with blush silk lining and ribbons streaming from the shoulders
Sapphire sea, an endless blue sky, the scent of sweet flowers drifting on the breeze, and a girl dreaming of her lover. Dutch born Victorian artist Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema painted scenes of languid beauties reminiscent of Roman deities, but his subjects are unmistakably human. Caught in a moment of relaxation or idle daydream…we can almost feel the cool marble and the warm Mediterranean sunlight. Elements of precious embellishment, sun drenched color and effortless luxury set the stage for our modern goddesses.

Tuesday 8 January 2013

Colin Johnson hyper-collages natural forms

 Colin Johnson hyper-collages natural forms

Over the past 3-4 years, Johnson’s work has reflected his growing interest in environmental issues such as pollution and the neglect of earth’s resources. Within a single piece, the artist contrasts highly detailed collage work with a variety of straight painting techniques. Usually the imagery depicted is of plant forms, some real, some fantastical. Johnson’s pieces contain so many levels of detail that they can be enjoyed from afar, or as close as an eyelash away from the surface!
To see some step-by-step images showing the artist’s creation process, click here.

Drawing with glue

I tested out drawing dew on a drawing with glue. There's almost a completely different picture when the glue dries clear and looks more like water.





Sunday 6 January 2013

Wall hangers

Handmade felt wall hangers


Inspiration from top left going clock-wise: Owl, cake, floral, commercial hearts.