Smittee's Corner

For a long time now, water colors have scared me.... a lot. A lot, a lot.Growing up, most of my painting sessions were painting ceramics with my mother at our dining room table. This meant a lot of acrylics, or sometimes playing with stain. Otherwise, not much else. The painting stopped around 9 years old, do to us losing our home and whatnot. So, painting is something I left for a long time. Recently, I tried my hand at painting ceramics and other ornaments again, and then watched a lot of different videos opening boxes and paint supplies (a lot of different videos and different people.)          So, what did I decide to do? Face those fears of water color head on and challenge myself.  Back in Mermay, I sketched this little mermaid. She was holding some sort of shining in her hands, and I thought her lovely (even without eyes).  So, taking up a canvas, I re sketched her, but with more detail. I also, off to the side, played around with the paint and the water, thinning and

Even with all the craziness, I did find time for art here and there. As it started to get a little easier, I started pushing myself back into art and wanting to challenge myself. I will post another blog entry about my adventure into washi tape on another blog post. Otherwise, I tried my hand at actually finishing some of the Inktober prompts . Tried my hands at some random prompt searches/ . And even tried doing some redraws of some really old artwork (my originals and some old fanart). The Last Unicorn just made me realize just how long her neck is and how spindly her legs were. The Guardian from Big Trouble in Little China made me want to vomit as I redrew him. There is still more to post, but I wanted to share a few snippets of what I've bee working on. I am very pleased to see how far my art has come, and I hope to keep growing from here. 

So, I've been playing with Washi Tape a bit, trying to get a feel for it on different paper and whatnot. This came about after watching  Kasey Golden  try her hand with it. It inspired me, so I went for it!  If there is anything I've learned from the experience: Right paper and Right knife.  Overall, while it was frustrating to get it to work sometimes, I enjoyed the learning experience. I've learned the mix media paper seems to work okay with it, but not paper that is closer to printer paper (like in my one sketchbook). A good knife to cut it is still not there. Here is a quick look at two things I attempted. I wanted to see what I could use it for on the mix media paper. Below are the steps in creating my first washi tape drawing (not on the mixed media) that I came up with. I did not come as prepared as I wanted, but I tried. I was happy with the end result, but boy did it come with some struggles! I worked on this piece from 11 am till 2 pm one day, an