Creatures | Octopiguin and his pal Owl

Octopiguin and his pal Owl | He is a cross between a penguin, octopus with 7 appendages and a pig with a three-horned owl as a pal.

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Creatures | Slow and Crunchy

Slow and Crunchy | I hope never to step on one again.

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Creatures | Squish

Squish is sweet and likes hair bows.

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Creatures | Humming

Humming is the first of an experiment creating characters with the style I have used for doodling and the A-line series. I am working on their form now. My doodles feel like dead animals for scientific examination. I am hoping along the way that I can begin to add life to these creatures that will be able to inhabit a story.

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Imperfect | illustrationfriday.com

This was the perfect word for me tonight. I have been trying to get a creative project going but keep getting interrupted by the challenges that life dishes out. Now every time I start I want to see the success right away and am a bit frustrated that it isn’t prefect.

I was reminded of a drawing assignment that many of you may have done in class where you draw without looking at your paper. The whole joy of the assignment is in fact they are inaccurate. I did add a small twist on the assignment so that I couldn’t cheat. I created a new photoshop file with a white background then added a new blank layer above it. Then I did the drawing in white. That way I couldn’t see the previous drawing. Upon completing the drawing I locked the transparent pixels and added a darker value so that the image showed up.

It took a few minutes and gave me permission not to be perfect.

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Digital Painting | Dandelion

Perennial

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Tutorial: Basic Repeating Pattern

Repeating pattern from Scott Franson on Vimeo.

This Tutorial shows how to create a basic repeating pattern.

  1. Choose a pattern size and create a new document. (The resolution matters. My default is 3×3 inches at 300 pixels per inch)
  2. Draw in the center of the defined area. It is important to avoid the edges.
  3. Filter > Other > Offset, check Wrap Around.
  4. Draw
  5. Offset [command F will redo the last filter]
  6. Edit > Define Pattern
  7. Name the pattern

Now you have a repeating pattern that can be used in many different ways.

  • Apply pattern to a brush [tutorial coming soon]
  • Fill with pattern [tutorial coming soon]
  • Paint with pattern [tutorial coming soon]
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