Butterflies' Rest

First completed full size illustration in about three and a half months.
Very happy with the outcome though, so I think it was worth the wait to finish it.
I had a lot of fun with this piece. Especially the ivy and fungus on the tree.

Original is alcohol based marker, watercolour ink and watersoluble pencil on 15" x 11" watercolour paper.

Garnet Colour - WIP

This evening I've been trying to rescue this piece. Watercolour paints are deceptively very different to watercolour ink that I usually use. Luckily one of the things I love about traditional media is the how you cope with mistakes. I guess it somewhat compensates for my inability to test new techniques before diving into them.

Forest Clearing - WIP

I've not had much time recently to work on any personal art, but I've been able to snatch the odd hour here and there to work on this piece.
Still a long way to go.

Zamphyr - Sketch WIP

I'm really bad at drawing men. I don't want to draw really effeminate looking men, but at the same time I'm bad at making people look masculine. I also like drawing flowers which aren't very manly at all.
So here's a bit of practice with something of a compromise of not having to be *too* manly.

Garnet - Sketch WIP

A new sketch... just in case I don't actually have enough unfinished sketches yet.
This one is on 9"x12" watercolour paper, so a bit smaller than usual, which means I'm more likely to finish it... hopefully, and also gives me a chance to practice with bottled ink some more

18th June '12

Another ACEO - Original: alcohol based markers and water-soluble coloured pencil on 2.5"x3.5" Bristol Board

11th June '12

Another ACEO - Original: alcohol based markers and water-soluble coloured pencil on 2.5"x3.5" Bristol Board

30th May '12

Some more ACEOs.
Original: alcohol based markers and water-soluble coloured pencil on 2.5"x3.5" Bristol Board

9th May '12

This is my first ACEO card art.

It was an interesting challenge going from my usual drawing size of 11.7"x16.5" down to 2.5"x3.5", but it gives me a chance to focus more on certain aspects of my work.

The original and print versions of this image will be available shortly via tangentine.com (minus the watermark). For any enquiries please contact me at firedemon@gmail.com

Original: alcohol based markers and water-soluble coloured pencil on 2.5"x3.5" Bristol Board

15th April '12

Slowly trying to colour this.