Don’t Go & more sketches

Posted by on Jul 28, 2012 in Blog | No Comments
Don’t Go & more sketches

Today the sun was out and my painting area is flooded with light. I’m on the cold & flu tablets, stuffy head and sneezy, but for the first time in ages I felt like breaking out the watercolours. So I printed out the sketch and transferred it roughly to some cruddy watercolour paper that I didn’t care about screwing up (my decent watercolour paper stocks are running low). I was actually really nervous about painting with watercolours… yes, I know, I’ve used them for nearly 15 years, but I haven’t actively used them for over 6 months. The last personal watercolour painting I did was back in September 2011!

Sketchfest July 2012

Posted by on Jul 22, 2012 in Blog | No Comments
Sketchfest July 2012

Sketches done so far for Sketchfest. An urban fairy, a fantasy couple embracing, and an Irish Banshee. Some original sketches available for sale at http://www.ellenmilliongraphics.com/sketchfest/sketchfestartist.php?id=38

Digital painting using an unusual brush

Posted by on Jul 14, 2012 in Blog | No Comments
Digital painting using an unusual brush

I have yet to watch the video (Enliighten blog by Daarken), but I saw the basic premise of doing a digital painting with only one brush and knew I had to try it. The idea is to use a brush that you wouldn’t necessarily gravitate to (i.e. not a round or chalk brush). I chose a ‘cross’ brush, shown ...

Sword’s Call – Cover art

Posted by on Jul 5, 2012 in Blog | No Comments
Sword’s Call – Cover art

Cover art commission

Feature over at Love of the Goddess & Sketchfest June 2012

Posted by on Jul 2, 2012 in Blog | No Comments
Feature over at Love of the Goddess & Sketchfest June 2012

Feature over at Love Of The Goddess blog, plus two sketches from sketchfest – Yggdrail, the World tree from Norse mythology, and Star Empress.