Yaaay, the thirteenth issue of Crow Toes Quarterly finally arrived.
Kind of cool to finally hold a real life copy of the magazine in my hands.
Although the print version doesn't really do my illustrations justice (they look very different on the screen) It's still really cool.
I'll be sending a copy to my mom, she's my biggest fan after all :P
Well what can I say, it's been a stressfull time. I've been trying to do some personal work but time is limited. I really want to participate in the ArtOrder pin-up challenge, and I think I can make it happen, if I just strategize a bit.
I have to finish my personal project for school, and I've finished most of the illustrations, but there's till a lot of paper work to do, and research to jot down, and we need to find a place where we can exhibit our art. As stated previously, a lot of work.
I've promised to help out a couple of students with some simple illustrations for their schoolwork. I think they study commercials/ads or something like that. Three illustrations isn't exactly a lot, but when it's piled upon everything else it's enough to make my neck muscles go slightly stiffer and make me just a little more tightly wound than usual.
And to make matters worse I'm still waiting for the schoolpapers from Wolverhampton, apparently they've gotten lost in the mail or something. It's unnerving to just sit here and wait...oh well, I'll just take a deep breath and hope the universe provides in the end.
On a slightly brighter note, I've finished some pamphlet design for our most recent school assignment, it turned out ok. Not my best work for sure, but I didn't expect it to be. If I was interested in graphic design I would have studied graphic design. But it's valuable experience and it might help me haul in some extra work now and then.
Here it is:
example 1
Example 2
Hooray ^^ I've just been published for the third time in my life. The first was our schools year book, nothing big or special, but it was still fun. The second time was for the childrens literature and poetry magazine Crow Toes Quarterly,
and now I've been published in Black Lantern Publishings summer issue of their art and literary journal. I find it very exciting, especially since they were kind enough to write a little bit about me and my art and provide a link to my online portfolio.
Head on over to black lantern publishing and take a look at all the lovely artists and writers they have lined Including me, Anita Olsen a.k.a Anita Night) up for their summer issue which was recently released:
http://blacklanternpublishing3.blogspot.com/
This is as promised an update on the desert themed painting I'm working on in my spare time. I've been working a lot on the elven mage outfit. I had to change the corset design, I just wasn't happy with it, the shape just made her torso look funny. I like the new one a whole lot better. I've added some patterns to the silk shirt and changed up the colors on the cloak and pants.
I've also done some work on her face and a magical effect test. Not really looking forward to fiddling with magic effects but I'm not shying away from the challenge. I figured I'd give the picture a nice pink/purple/blue night sky. When I decide properly on where to put my light sources I'll start adding some more dramatic shadows and highlights ^^
Hopefully I'll get the opportunity to work some more on this piece next week.
I'm working on a personal piece at the moment. It's going to be a desert theme. It depicts a desert elf mage walking into a house/ruin. I'll be posting the progress as I go. I'm doing it in Photoshop, because I need the practice.
This is the original sketch,
And this is where I am in the process right now.
If anyone has any ideas on how to improve it or details that might contribute to the overall image please do so. I want it to be an evening picture, but I might change my mind..
This is a black pen line art drawing of Alma Lodaka, mother of serpents. She is a Dragon lord. This character belongs in the marvelous universe og Mr. Raymond E. Feist, she can be found in the books about the serpentwar. Awesome books and awesime character, even if she is evil and twisted. I'm going to try to colour it even though i really like this simple line art as it is.
This is probably the closest I'll ever come to making fan art
Any opinions?
