Archive for the ‘Pretty Words’ Category
To Have Ambition
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
To Have Ambition, 7″x5″ ink and pencil on paper
Who would have thought that cheesy ’80s pop music would spawn further art? The Gang of Four song I Love a Man in a Uniform has always held this little gem that, on some tired days, feels like my life motto.
To have ambition is my ambition
This word art piece uses beautiful sparkling inks and has elaborate decorations in varying stages of doneness to represent the unfulfilled ambitions — from fully realized illumunation around the capital to the barely-sketched design beneath the final word, process becomes product.
To Have Ambition, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shiny embedded in pretty much all of the ink used in this piece. Below, you can see how it looks in a frame, a gorgeous example of artistic hopefulness.
To Have Ambition, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, for sale, illumination, pen and ink, word art
Inktober 2017, day 24-31
Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Happy Halloween!
I can’t believe it’s already NaNoWriMo time. Here’s the final eclectic mix of commissions, Patron sketches, and spoopiness — next month I’ll be locked in a closet writing solarpunk, haha.
Inktober day 24: Dancing Disco
Inktober day 25: Inspiration Island
Inktober day 26: Otter Blep
Inktober day 27: Poison Apple
Inktober day 28: Spoopy Crow
Inktober day 29: Zero
Inktober day 30: The Good Candy
Inktober day 31: Knucklebones
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: brush and ink, chibi, commission, crow, disco, glitter gel pen, halloween, inktober, j herbin, nbx, nightmare before christmas, otter, pen and ink, skeleton
Inktober 2017, day 17-23
Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
How is October almost over? Halloween is coming up so fast this year. Enjoy this week’s mix of commissions, Patron sketches, and weird doodles!
Inktober day 17: Shiny Pumpkaboo (sold)
Inktober day 18: Quick Skull
Inktober day 19: Thyme, Sage, Mint, & Rosemary bookmarks
Inktober day 20: That Fall Feeling
Inktober day 21: Dill, Parsley, Chives, & Basil bookmarks
Inktober day 22: Collard Greens recipe, for Sekrit Patron
Inktober day 23: Hermione & Luna, for Disco
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bookmark, brush and ink, brush pen, commission, Harry Potter, hermione, hermione granger, luna lovegood, patreon, pen and ink, pokemon, tree, word art
Inktober 2017, day 10-16
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
October marches on, and so do my pens and brushes. Enjoy this week’s mix of commissions, Patron sketches, and weird doodles!
Inktober day 10: I’ve Got the Keys to Your Horse, for Jeff
Inktober day 11: Ink Spirals
Inktober day 12: Autumn Ghost
Inktober day 13: You Made Me Ink
Inktober day 14: To Have Ambition is My Ambition
Inktober day 15: Hmm? First Doctor for Ian
Inktober day 16: Needs More Caffeine
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: brush and ink, commission, doctor who, halloween, ian doctors, inktober, j herbin, jefferson, octopus, patreon, pen and ink, tea, tentacles, word art
Inktober 2017, day 1-9
Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
October is here, and with it comes cool winds, crunchy leaves, and ink art! There is an official prompt list, which I followed for exactly one day, oops. Instead, I’m concentrating on drawing things that make me happy this time around, with a side of clearing out my daunting commissions queue, so expect a hodgepodge of whatever mood strikes me throughout the month.
Inktober day 1: Swift
Inktober day 2: Sharks
Inktober day 3: Syrups for a Patreon patron
Inktober day 4: Growth 9
Inktober day 5: Ghost Mandala
Inktober day 6: Bone Rose
Inktober day 7: Happy Halloween
Inktober day 8: Autumn Warmth for Kim
Inktober day 9: Hermione & Luna for Disco
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Card Design, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: brush and ink, commission, halloween, inktober, j herbin, kim, patreon, pen and ink, word art
August Patreon Sketches
Thursday, September 14th, 2017
Another month, another set of sketches for my darling Patreon patrons! If you’d like some goodies of your own, you can get a monthly sketch for as little as $5!
Luscious word art for Kim, 7″x5″ ink on paper
Doctor…Who? for Roxanne, 3″x3″ pen & ink and Copic marker on cardstock
King in Yellow, meet King Crimson, for Jefferson, pen & ink and Copic marker on cardstock
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, doctor who, eleventh doctor, hp lovecraft, kim, king crimson, king in yellow, nfs, patreon, pen and ink, sketches, sold, tenth doctor, word art
30 Day Marker Challenge, part 2
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
The amazing Sadynax gave herself a 30-day Marker Challenge last month, and I decided to do it for April to help get back in the swing of art after my surgery.
I’m giving my wonderful Patreon supporters some bonuses at the $5+ sketch levels this month, so it’s a good time to become a patron!
Day 11: Redo one of your old copic works.
Day 12: Shade white cloth without using any grey markers.
Day 13: Color ombre.
Day 14: Use at least 10 colors.
Day 15: No lineart.
Day 16: Draw something metallic.
Day 17: Make space/cosmos.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 30 day marker challenge, addams family, arthur, cocktail, copic marker, food, inception, pen and ink, pencil, purrito, quartermaster, tentacles, word art
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