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TWIRLING Mixing the colors of the ocean ... ... Hi, When you think of mermaids, your first thought is of Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid. I thought it would be fun to draw a mermaid for an aerial view (aerial...you know, like, Ariel but like...get it? Huh huh? *nudge nudge*) It is the month of May and as with all kinds of seasonal trends, the MerMay challenge is upon us. What is the MerMay Challenge? Well, it's a month-long daily challenge where you draw a mermaid or a merman, a mer-person every day for 31 days. This watercolor illustration is my one and only entry to the MerMay challenge. ... ... Materials I used the Spring set of five colors from Akashiya Sai Watercolor Brush Pens And, I also used the Marvy Uchida Black Brush Pen no. 4600. Does that mean they have 4599 other shades of black before it? *giggle* I used only six colors to make this. The colors I used are: Pink, Madder, Yellow Ochre, Pale Orange, Green Blue, and Black. Inspiration...

Take a hike! ... ... Salut, mes amis! This is a quick cute illustration that started while I was doing an object study session and drew a hiking boot, which led to me draw a kitten too (because, why not). Drawing the boot at the back took longer than I thought but I'm quite happy with my color selection as well the shadows and lights I got to choose. My only critique would be that I need to get better at drawing animals and practice drawing quicker digitally. Oh, and I used the program 'Krita' to draw this. Though there are some minor issues with this free painting program but I've found that it's far ahead of Photoshop as a paint program (yeah, I know). Maybe I'll tell you why some other time. Let me know what you thought of this in the comments below. :) I hope you like it. Thanks again for watching! :) xoxo P.S. It went from this: To this, so...high five!

LINES Lines are straight, curved, sometimes crooked, edgy, wavy...they often lead back to themselves and join together to form shapes. No matter what, they are always connecting dots to reveal a beautiful larger world. ... ... Hello, I am running a day behind in this 31-day daily art challenge but I plan to catch up soon. Today's artwork is a kinda remake of some floor art I had done years ago. So, every year, I do traditional Indian floor art called Alpana, Muggu or Rangoli, depending on which part of India you ask. In case you are not aware, most households in India have some form of floor art in lieu of a welcome mat. Unlike a welcome mat however, this artwork is washed away and drawn differently every day using rice flour or in today's world, chalk. It's typically large enough to cover your whole patio or at least the walkway to your front door. They can range from being complex geometric patterns with detailed mathematical calculations forming optical i...

INKED When I need a reminder that there are shapes on my body that I chose. ... ... Hi! I think I had the 7-day itch or something. It was one of those days I couldn't get the artwork to match the way I had imagined it. I must have redrawn this entire piece at least 60 times trying to get it just right even though it probably was okay the first time round. SMH. It's true that overthinking things is futile. In the entire Inktober prompt list, this was the first one that I could clearly see in my mind's eye and I think that's why I wasn't satisfied just to have it be 'okay'. This is also the seventh piece in my perspective series and follows the inktober prompt of 'Shy' showing a woman getting a tattoo. Materials used are: Brustro Technical pen 0.05 microns and 0.3 microns Homemade India Ink: How I made it is here Hot pressed 300 gsm paper Thanks again for watching! xoxo ----------------------------------------------- ...

SWORD People cry every time I wield this badass sword and cut-ana my way into everyone's heart. ... I'll see myself out, thanks.😂 ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ Hi! This is the sixth piece that serves the dual purpose of being an inktober contender as well as my bid to applying perspective in my artwork, whether in thought or in composition or both. Today's inktober prompt was 'Sword' and it seemed quite apt to just call this piece, 'Sword'. :) Unlike the other perspective studies I have done so far, which have been one-point perspective, this is in two-point perspective. Now, I know what you are wondering, most people draw in perspective instinctively, and that's true. I do the same. Which is probably why I really have to fight my urge to abandon the solid rules of drawing in perspective, failing miserably at times. In today's work, I drew a knife being p...

JOURNEY Don't need long legs to travel long distances or live a long life - just a long memory of hope. -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Hi! This is the fifth episode of the perspective series as well as the fifth day for the Inktober Challenge. The official Inktober prompt for the day is 'Long', so...😊😏 In this piece, I have used a simplified version of the inside of a typical train in India. The main focus, as I have been trying to get better at it, is to draw in perspective. Especially human figures. Materials used are: Fabriano Accademia 120gsm paper Homemade India Ink - I wrote about it here: http://www.rumiandray.com/2017/01/diy-india-ink-permanent-waterproof.html Round Brushes No. 3 and no. 0 Parker Quink black ink bottle for the ink wash Brustro Technical pen 0.3 microns I was feeling a little under the weather today and hope to get better tomorrow so that I can ...

GANGA Her divinity is immediate and everlasting, but only for as long as the river survives -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Hello, This is the first time I tried any kind of brush pen ever. This is the 'Spring' set from Akashi-ya SAI Watercolor brush pens. At first, I wasn't sure how to grip the brush pens. Should I hold it upright? Should I tilt it like I use paintbrushes? It took me a while to find my rhythm. I still have a long way to go before I can even say that I am comfortable with them. But I am happy that I was able to followthrough with my goal to try new things no matter what. I also used a few pens from the Brustro technical pens set, namely, the 0.05mm nib. As for the composition of this piece. Today's official inktober prompt is 'Underwater'. I had decided almost instantly that I would like to draw a depiction or interpretation of one of India's mo...