I’ve been working on my list of artist trading card requests. This drawing of President Obama is for a gal who is collecting cards featuring each of the presidents. I drew this from one of the weekly address videos I had downloaded from http://www.whitehouse.gov.
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Every Day in May: Day 12 – More ATCs
I’m still working on this dreaded IllustratedAtcs.com PAT. One of the themes is the Welsh goddess-queen Rhiannon. She has a pretty sad tale. Her child disappeared when she was asleep and her ladies-in-waiting, fearing they would be blamed, killed a puppy and smeared the blood on Rhiannon while she was sleeping. They them laid theContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 12 – More ATCs”
Every Day in May: Day 11 – Playing Catch-Up with ATCs
I’ve been working on sketches for cards I have due soon. I’ve been having a heck of a time. I signed up for something called a PAT or Pick-a-Theme. You sign up for a group (usually about 5 people) and each group member chooses a theme for the others to work on. Well, when IContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 11 – Playing Catch-Up with ATCs”
Every Day in May: Day 8 – Pug ATC
After doing a number of sketches last week I finished my friend Robin’s card. She supplied me with a few pictures of her pug and put this together. Here are a few sketches I mentioned in another post: My main focus was on the eyes and capturing the guilty expression the dog had. IContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 8 – Pug ATC”
Every Day in May: Day 5 – White on Black
I managed to finish my last card for an illustratedatcs.com swap. I was starting to get frantic because, again, I had signed up for too many swaps and taken a ton of requests. Well, I can now cross one off the list. *Ah* That feels better. This little portrait card is simply white colored pencilContinue reading “Every Day in May: Day 5 – White on Black”
ATC: Self-portrait in Indigo
For a recent trade I was asked to do an artist trading card of half of a face. So I used the least expensive and most available model I know–me!
ATCs: Lillian Gish
I made these cards for a trader who liked my Buster Keaton card. She asked if we could trade Lillian Gish cards. I’ve seen lots of her silent movies and find her face fascinating so I agreed immediately. I decided to use the trade as an opportunity to practice a little brush work and moveContinue reading “ATCs: Lillian Gish”
More Ink and Watercolor: Looking Forward
My watercolor experiments continue. So far my favorite colors for portraits are: scarlet lake raw sienna golden yellow french ultramarine violet a touch of burnt sienna I mix scarlet lake and raw sienna on the palette for the base color. After that I go wet into wet and and apply an individual color on theContinue reading “More Ink and Watercolor: Looking Forward”
Watercolor Portrait: Learning As I Go
Well, February is over and I’m not going to miss it. When I started this blog I was determined that I wouldn’t use it as a platform for whining or complaining about things. I looked through some old journals and found that February tends to be my worst and whiniest month, so that’s why I’veContinue reading “Watercolor Portrait: Learning As I Go”
ATC: John Waters
I just did an atc trade with a lovely gentleman that I know as “Coop” on my atcsforall.com trading site. We agreed to do a trade and asked me to draw the cult film director John Waters. I had a hazy memory of a guy with a big forehead and a cheesy little moustache. ItContinue reading “ATC: John Waters”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 