Art Journal Fun

Having fun in my journal! Still trying out new toys and techniques, but also getting rid of some ideas. I hope to turn some of these spreads into canvas art at some point.

Mixed media, too many to name, but I will tell you that the coffee was done with soft pastels. In case you were wondering :)

Imagination is more important than Knowledge
Mixed media on journal spread

Morning Coffee
Mixed media on journal spread

Secret Santa

At illustratedATCs.com I joined the Secret Santa event of the year. We have to make and buy each other presents and send those on their way around December 5th. Here are the ones I'm working on (not quite finished yet, but you get the idea...).
Acrylics and watercolor, as well as shells and an old button.




And I joined some more swaps. Here's the Disney swap. Obviously, the characters are not mine...
Acrylics.




These characters, however, are mine, lol. Of course Cupid, Zeus and Hermes weren't thought of by me, but whatever. These are bookmarkers for the bookmarker swap. The idea is that the part that sticks out of the book (above) makes you curious about the rest (below). Loved making these.
Acrylics.

Finally an Update + Dedication

I'm so, so sorry for my lack of posting here.

I've been working on my dissertation/MA thesis (I never know the difference between those two) and quite busy with choices and other 'my future'-related stuff. For your information, I'm going to do one more master, the educational one. I'll be teaching English and a subject that translates into Culture and Art, which is awesome. I'm really looking forward to my next, and final, year.

Anyway, I do have an image!

This one is to my friends, my RU buddies. They got me this awesome sketchbook from Disneyland Florida and I decided to dedicate its first image to you. I'm going to use this sketchbook for Disney images only; to practice them.
I know not all of you were part of the Florida crew, but all of you do support me greatly with this art business of mine, so many, many thanks go out to all and everyone of you. Seriously, I don't know where I would've been - art wise - without you.

Some info on the image: that little booklet there I got in Boston and have kept with my Prisma pencil box ever since. It's an inspiration as well as a fond memory. I used Prisma colored pencils to color the image.
I also know the image isn't perfect, but oh well, it will do. I didn't make this image up myself, but drew from an existing one - as I said, the sketchbook will be for Disney practice, and so practice it is.

She

Well, another one! Lol, they keep coming, don't they? She's simply dubbed 'she' because I don't have a name for her yet. Who knows, maybe I'll stick to 'she,' I kinda like it anyway.

But oh well, I saw her in a dream last night. It was very weird, because the dream was all about drawing and animation (I get those a lot lately). And so I saw her on a piece of paper, drawn in red. I thought I could give it a shot and voila! Not exactly like the one from my dream, but close enough. I tried to go for a Disney type of feel/look, and think I succeeded in a way. Also, I'm getting the hang of my tablet and digital drawing. That's a good thing! Although I will never put my paper and pencil away, never.

So, enjoy! (I certainly did).


Oh, and I kept the texture of the paper and (some of) the red pencil lines for the mood of the drawing. I thought they made it look quite nice.