A 365 day art project… one drawing a day
Sunday’s submission, following another youtube tutorial. Part of the lesson was learning to use a sponge. I failed at that but it was my sponge’s fault. Really. A little more light in the painting is needed. I like it, though.
Just a quick sketch of a photo from our walk today on the Nolan Trail, looking up through the trees, in a journal I’ll be sending off to a swap-bot friend. Goodbye, sweet Little Tree Sketch! I’ll miss you!
Notebook paper, uniball deluxe micro pen, copic markers N2 and N4.
I followed two more tutorials… one offered some basic tree hints (which I expected I’d already know, but didn’t. I don’t know why I thought I WOULD) the other is another typical wheeler scene, and showed me I’m way too impatient and heavy handed. Watercolor takes patience. Bleh. Still, it came out cute. Of the two, which one do you like better?
Today’s submission: “Inchies”. This miniature tradable art form gets its name from… have you guessed? The canvas size. Yep, those are 1 inch by 1 inch teensy pieces of “art”, for a swap I’m in. Three inchies, any medium, any subject. Frequently inchies, I think, like ATCs, have a combination of art media… painting, drawing, collage, 3-D elements. I often add charms, or ribbon, scraps of a printed phrase from a book, fortune cookie fortunes to my ATCs (Artist Trading Cards, 2 1/2″x 3 1/2″)… really anything. But today I’m being an acrylic purist. My inchies are already a little busy for their size… I think adding any embellishment may overwhelm them.
Acrylic paint on watercolor paper, each 1″x 1″. (Some of my squares don’t look actually square. A problem I’ve only noticed now, as I look at these photos.)
I followed this tutorial for the tiny trees (more or less). Very fun to paint. I’ll try a larger version sometime.
And this, because my swap partner loves cats:
I didn’t create the kitties on my own either. I got the idea here. I’m keeping a set of three trees and the lone kitty on the right.
What I learned:
-painting doesn’t have to be scary.
-inchies are an incredibly small work space.
-small spaces are (potentially) less forgiving.
-my current paper trimmer doesn’t cut a one inch square neatly. Two inches is its minimum. Hand cut future inchies, or purchase a better-for-inchies trimmer.
-simple curvy lines can make a cat.
-one inch paintings can take longer than you’d guess.
What I’m hoping:
-before the year is out, I’ll be able to paint things without following a tutorial and without stealing (ahem, borrowing) someone else’s idea.
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