Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Flower-a-day: Days 19 & 20

12/28/10

19/365

I went out to lunch with my friend Debbie today at Marine View Espresso and this flower was drawn in the foam of my Peppermint Mocha.




Monday, December 27, 2010

Days 14 thru 18 F-A-D

12/23/10

14/365


Practicing some techniques for an illustration in my Sketchbook Project sketchbook. I used watercolor pencils first to make the shapes, then I painted water on with a Niji water brush to move the color around.




Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Day 9 deserves its own post

12-18-10

9/365



This one takes a little bit of explanation. First, the flower...



Days 7 & 8 of flower-a-day

12-16-10

7/365

I used different shaped hole punches to make the petals and then glued them to the page. Then I added colored pencil accents. This was an experiment for another project I'm working on, The Sketchbook Project.







Saturday, December 18, 2010

Day 6 - rolled roses

12-15-10

I made these paper roses by cutting a square of paper in a continuous spiral and then rolling the spiral up from the outside in.