✧ My Painting Process ✧

Hi there!
some of you asked me to show my painting process with a video...unfortunately I've got the worst camera in the universe...so It's impossible for me to take a video like that...
so, I've decided to make a photo-documented post to show you how my art is generated...

      ✧ My Painting Process ✧        

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✏ first of all, before I start working to a new painting, I've to find the inspiration and generate the basic concept of my work...

so I make a sort of "inspiration wall" with all the images that are going to influence my creative process...

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then I organize my working space...

...with all that I need to start my work: watercolor paper, watercolors, colored pens, various kinds of markers, different sized uni-posca, brushes and a good tea...

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after I figured the basic concept in my mind, I draw the basic lines on the paper...

and I start the coloring phase... I always start by painting the skin tone of the face....

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to make the patterns I usually make a paper template to help myself...

then I retrace the template's outline in the paper...

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at last I retrace the outlines with a black fine marker... and my painting is finally done!!!

✦ cat lady ✦ , lOll3 (2014)

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...now I want to share to the world that I've finally reorganized my tools!!! and now they finally have a new home!!! wiiii!!!

hope that this post has been interesting! ^_^ ... I also hope to be soon rich and famous to afford a new camera!!!    (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ wiii!!! 

finally a self portrait ♡ ♡ ♡

Hi cuties! I'm writing this post to say that I've finally succeeded in painting a self portrait!!! wiiii!!
It's about time that I tried, and I tried to draw myself, but the final result was always disappointing...

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but some days ago I've tried again, and this time I'm almost pleased about the result...

here is my portrait!

I'm so satisfied that I've decided to turn it into my personal logo... 

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these are my reference pics for this painting:

my lovely snoopy 80's sweatshirt ♥ the amazing buttons that my sweet penpal emma gave me in her last package ♥ my beloved little pony "Vomitilla" ♥ my fav sporty xxl coat with a cute tooth on the back ♥ and obviously my "funny" face !!! 

(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧  yay 

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some details...

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♥ other news: I'm working on the second version of the Teen Witch Stickers ... 

I've also used one of these drawings to make a wicked tee design for the ohh deer competition ϟ

do u like it? ♡ is now available as tee, sweatshirt and vest here ! ! ! ♥ ♥ ♥ I think that I'm gonna make other witchy tee designs for this competition! ◠‿◠

g a l a x y

hi little space invaders! some times ago a girl asked me how to draw a galaxy...
so here is my ✧ ･ﾟ:* "galaxy tutorial"*:･ﾟ✧  ! yay!

so let's start the tutorial!!
1. what I need?

✧ a leaf of watercolour cotton paper
✧ blue and purple watercolours (I've decided to blend only two colors, but the galaxy has a myriad of shades)
✧ white acrylic paint, withe uni-posca and white fine pen.
✧ brushes of different sizes

2. lets draw the base:

initially, I've diluted the two watercolours with a bit of water, so that the color appears darker and full... I've painted the paper with a large brush, alternating blue and purple blots...
when I've painted a first wipe, I've diluted the colors with more water and I've painted a second wipe on the paper creating some "water blot"... in this way I've reached the blend effect...

3. when the base is finally dry...

 It's time for drawing stars... if you are able and accurate you can use a super fine brush and the acrylic paint... or you can use a white unipisca (that is an acrylic paint marker) and a white fine pen...

4. first the bigger stars...

first I've drawn some "big" spots with the uniposca, almost distant one from the others...

5. little stars...

 after the big stars, it's time for the smaller ones... with the white fine pen I've drawn a lot of little points around the bigger ones...

6. some shining stars...

if you want you can add some shining stars to confer more sparkle at your galaxy...

✧ ･ﾟ:* now your galaxy is finally done! ready for every kind of space adventures!! *:･ﾟ✧ 

if you've liked this tutorial you can also check this one: how to make a galaxy badge(it's in italian, sorry... T_T'')

xoxo