Inquisitor of the Sun - Commission

Below you can see one of my latest forays into character design. This a Concept of and Inquisitor of the Sun, a sort of priest or cleric that was created by my beloved hubby. He has created an amazingly elaborate world with it's own Gods and Rules and belief systems. He really wanted to get a proper visualization of the Inquisitors of his world and because he just happens to be married to an illustrator that wish was easy for me to fulfill.

(c) Anita K. Olsen Stoebakk and Ole Morten Stoebakk

I'm not going to say too much about this specific class of character or the other people populating this fantasy world as we are currently writing our first fantasy novel about the world and it's inhabitants. We are also planning to broadcast some RPG Sessions on Google Hangouts which are based in our fantasy world and hopefully it will be fun and interesting.

Until next time,
Anita K. Olsen Stoebakk

Contact:
anitaolsen.illustration@gmail.com

Website:
http://www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com

D&D + Snow White = ?

So what do you get when you cross a beloved Disney princess with a classic DnD character class?
Why you get a very pretty Ranger of course!

Below you can see parts of my process from sketch to finished image.

(all artwork on this page is copyrighted property of Anita Olsen Stoebakk)

Until next time,

Anita Olsen Stoebakk

Drink and Draw - episode 1 doodle!

Ok, so if you payed attention to my last post you probably saw the Drink and Draw Hangout video that the members of my Drink and Draw group posted last night. The video featured me and my fellow artistic friends drinking while drawing Children's characters as horror characters.

If you haven't seen it yet then go to my previous post and do so!

If you've already watched it or can't be bothered to watch it you can see the drawings I made during the session in this post. Below you can see my supercute and slightly disturbing take on a My little pony/Cthulhu character - it's "My Little Cthulhu!" (cheers)

So this is the original sketch I made last night:

And this is the finished drawing that I colored in today!

I had so much fun making the Drink and Draw video, and hopefully we'll be able to make another one soon! I hope you guys have enjoyed the process and getting to know Drink and Draw - the Norwegian division!

If you want to see what Inna made she has also posted it to her Doodle Pod blog so head on over there and check out her adorable, but scary Pikachu drawing!

Inna's blog!

Until next time,
Anita Olsen Stoebakk

Contact:
anitaolsen.illustration@gmail.com

Website:
http://www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com

Drink and Draw - the Norwegian division, Episode 1!

Yeah it's here! My fellow illustration and art loving friends and I have joined up for a little drink and draw session via Google Hangouts. In this video we do just as the title says. We drink and we draw, and we talk a loooot!

This episode is our very first one and our aim was to draw beloved children's TV and movie characters as horror inspired characters. Join us and see the madness that ensues!




Warning: Explicit content and adult language is used in this podcast!!!

This is a Drink and Draw Hangout hosted and run by Norwegian illustrators and artists living in Norway. We drink, we draw and we talk, we talk a lot!
Join us in our first episode where we draw beloved children's TV and film characters as horror inspired characters!

Hostess:
Anita Olsen Stoebakk - Freelance illustrator
Website: http://www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com

Blog: http://a-vinter.blogspot.no/

Adriane Vinter Freelance illustrator
Blog: http://a-vinter.blogspot.no/

Inna Hansen: Freelance illustrator
Blog: http://doodlepod.blogspot.no/

Jeanett Mikkelsen: Self-procclaimed artist

Also check out:

Vaginal Fantasy Hangout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcnYb8u9nSM

The Story Board:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52khu_YJAmo

New misadventures into the world of pencils and alcohol

As a lot of you guys know I do little vlogs every now and then and I really enjoy it, but it does get a little lonely in the long run.

As much as I love to hear my own voice droning at me from the computer screen, I enjoy talking and discussing with others more. That's why I am proud to tell you that soon, very soon a new video hangout will be up and running. It will feature me and some of my wonderful friends who are also illustrators. I will be hosting the very first show and I'm looking forward to it. I predict awesomeness!

I don't want to tell you what the hangout is going to be called and exactly what it will be about, but I can tell you that it will contain drawing utencils, nerdy and geeky humor, pretty ladies and alcohol (though no one has ever accused us of being lady-like mind you). What more could you ask for?

So keep your eyes peeled guys!

Mmmm Strawberry Daquiri...Delish!

Until next time,
Anita Olsen Stoebakk

Website:
http://www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com

Contact:
anitaolsen.illustration@gmail.com

The dryads are coming!

Or well one dryad actually, there is no plural here. I recently entered the latest ArtOrder "Nymph" challenge. "What challenge was that?" you might ask. Well, I could tell you but you know what instead of me doing a second rate job of it and skipping important details (because I'm whimsy and a bit forgetful) I'll just link it to you instead! Go here! 

Even though I did not win the challenge I had a lot of fun working on this piece. Dryads are cool, I'll have you know( waves passionate finger about). I also struggled a bit for sure. I started the challenge in a sort of creative dry spell. Originally I wasn't going to do a portrait style image at all, but  no matter ho hard I tried my other idea just didn't work out at all. So this was sort of the emergency plan. 

As you can see I made the image look like a comic book cover, the title is just something I made up on the fly. Below you can see the image uncluttered by letters. 

If you want to see the other entries in this challenge then you can check out the ArtOrder blog here!

Until next time,

Anita Olsen Stoebakk

website:
www.anitaolsen.daportfolio.com

Contact:
anitaolsen.illustration@gmail.com