Posts Tagged ‘nfs’
Reading Under a Tree
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
Reading Under a Tree by Amy Crook
This is a little doodle I did thinking about one of my Works in Progress that’s kinda undecided about where I’m going with it. Right now it’s just a blue sky and some dark brown earth and nothing else, but I actually sort of like the effect all by itself. Still, I like this image with its loose lines and the arching tree over the studious figure.
I’ve always liked drawing trees, especially the leafless winter skeletons with all their intricate fractal shapes. It’s like jagged lace to see the bits of sky between the branches, the shadows reflecting inexact details warped by the ground’s topography.
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces
Tags: nfs, reading, sketch, tree
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Shrinky Dink Doodles
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
Shrinky Dink Doodles by Amy Crook
A while back I picked up something quite nostalgic, a Klutz Press book for doing Shrinky Dinks. If you don’t know what those are, it’s a clear-ish plastic sheet that you draw on, then cut out shapes, put it in the oven, and watch it shrink down to a much smaller size. A childhood staple for me!
I was thinking of doing up some little charms for Etsy or just for myself, and I doodled up these half-dozen images for tracing with a sharpie onto the plastic. Then I could color them with sharpie or colored pencil, cut them out, and cook them in my little toaster oven. I’m sure I’ll get around to using some of the shrinky dink material someday, if only to amuse myself.
Got a favorite?
Categories: Daily Art
Tags: moon, nfs, shark, squid, sun, zombie
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Sandman
Sunday, May 16th, 2010
Sandman by Amy Crook
I started reading The Sandman about 1/3 of the way through its run, and was instantly a fan. I collected them for a long time, and this is one of many doodles I’ve done of the titular character.
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: nfs, sketch
Belladonna
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Belladonna by Amy Crook
This is a messy little doodle of one of my kitties, Belladonna, as seen from behind. She likes to curl up in bed with me whenever I’m reading, writing or drawing, and so I took a few minutes to build up this sketch of her from behind. Her markings are actually a little less defined than the ones in the sketch, but I thought a little extra stripeyness added definition to what was otherwise the big furry blob of her body. Her tail kept twitching while I drew, I think she knew I was looking at her and wanted to be left to nap in peace.
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cat, nfs, sketch
Mermaid
Friday, May 14th, 2010
Mermaid by Amy Crook
I painted this piece a few years back when I was just learning how to use my watercolors, and trying to wean myself off the temptation to paint everything in pure pigments. She ended up with an abstract, stormy quality to her, the muted tones setting off the burst of glowing mystery in her hand. I imagine she’s out on a rock on a shoreline somewhere, drawing magic down from the clouds to sustain herself.
Mermaid, 12″x16″ watercolor on watercolor paper, sold.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: mermaid, nfs, sold, watercolor
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Fire Briar Rose
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Fire Briar Rose by Amy Crook
This is a doodle of a fictional construct, a flower with 7 petals, 7 leaves, and 7 thorns. The thorns and leaves make a spiral going up the stem, one opposite the other so they frame the flower perfectly when viewed from above. The rose itself has char-black edges on the petals, which turn red and then orange, the center of the flower glowing like hot coals. The whole plant is barely 3″ tall, growing in singular solitude on the floor of certain magical forests.
I don’t think that all of this got conveyed in the doodle, but there’s only so much one can do with pencil. Still, it helped to have something concrete to think about when I was working on the story that featured the fire briar rose.
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: nfs, sketch
Bonus Art: Drunk Octopus
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Drunk Octopus by Drunk Amy
I skipped my art on Saturday because I was out all day, and at one point I ended up having a couple of Tom Collins while waiting for Iron Man 2 to start. I was reminded at that time that I hadn’t done my Daily Art post that day, and I whipped the napkin out from under my drink to doodle up this in about a minute. I didn’t make it home in time to share it on Saturday, so, here it is, stuffed-in-purse wrinkles, cherry-stem stain and all!
Tom Collins, yum.
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: all rights reserved, napkin, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
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