Couch cover (2013)

The final work was in three parts. First, we had to look for a painting that pleased our eye with the colors. I chose an ancient Egyptian painting of a vulture from someone's tomb. Then, we needed to take the colors and create something of our own, something that could be from our respective lines of work. I wanted to keep the vulture, but no. Even the stripes are from there. And the balls. I guess I'm too neurotic for this.
Anyways, we had to keep the proportions of colors, hence the black-blue (which my camera blew again) being dominant. We had to then paint that, either with gouache/watercolors, or acrylics. I obviously went for the acrylics and cried blood how others treated the paints and the brushes. Also flipped off when they shook our desks.

The third part was to show a new side of the said design and place it in a normal environment.

I chose to depict the corner, which shows it has more of that clay red, close up of the fuzzy ball and of course, our cat.

Painted from photo (2013)

The original photo was taken by Ian Cameron, he takes wonderful pictures, I actually had two of his photos as options, but teacher and I came to a conclusion this had more challenge over bluescale winter picture. This was hard as hell and believe me, looks better from afar and without the model image. Acrylics on watercolor paper.

Abstract Star Trek style (2013)

Random ass name, I don't like Star Trek, I'm more of Star Wars kinda girl. Anyway, we had to make an abstract painting with different shades. We were told to plan it carefully. I didn't. This isn't even close to my original plan, I just painted slabs with minimal attempt to make it look like a tunnel. Failed, but I don't care. Honestly, I simply don't care.

Itten's Color Circle (2013)

We had to make this as accurate as we could. I just had to add the black details. Simply had to. At least it stood out. Also, we were once again, have to use watercolors in arts class, I went all fuck the police again with few others and used gouache. She didn't mention it. I win.

Cos: Water and Fire scrolls (2012)

火 ひ

水 みず

Water (mizu) and fire (hi) scrolls used by Sasori.

Cos: Red Secret Tech. Performance of 100 puppets (2012)

赤秘技・百機の操演 ,
Akahigi: Hyakki no Sōen

Part of my future Sasori of the Red Sand cosplay. Preferably I need to finish it before Kitacon 2013 in March, if I'm not mistaken. It would be awesome to pull off. I'm exactly the same height as Sasori and I find the costume a challenge to pull off with my limited resources. Anyways, the scroll paper isn't all that nice, it's wallpaper. I was have to measure and cut bags out of rolls and rolls of wallpaper and one brand was particularly perfect for these at the workshop.

TP: Landscape (2012)

This is huge. Like, seriously.

TD/SI: Elven Witches (2012)

I colored this layer by layer, until I thought I was gonna lose it. Story illustration.

FA: Vincent Valentine (2012)

TD/TP: Snowy tree (2011)

Lot of work.

TP: Sitruunaperhoset (2011)

A technique I picked up from YouTube. Get some paint in a straw, drop it on the paper and blow to spread with the straw. You can get wonderful trees and bushy plants with it, if the paint is slick, wet and thin. You can't do many of these though. Dizzy...

SI: Moon Slays the Sun (2011)

Two differently taken pictures of the same painting. Based on three different songs, two of which are mine. This was up on our wall in our previous dorm room. Selene has slain Amaterasu, under the blood red moon.

FA: Anari of the Ice (2010)

 One of my OC characters, actually pretty much a stock character, in a way too. Heavily japanese themed, which I like very much. Here are some in progress scans of it and to my irritation, I noticed the furisode-type sleeves and corselet would have looked better white.

Background was a tough call to decide what to do, but I ended up going with tundra and desert with the red Japanese rising sun.

I found with this that I don't wanna do anything of this caliber on colored paper with colored pencils ever again. OW MY HAND!

FA: White Tiger & Arctic Wolf (2009)

Maybe best of the year. I participated in an art competition with this. Didn't really do well, even teacher didn't like this. I like it, it reflects my fiancée and I.

TP: Tribal Cougar (2009)

Something I drew for my other halfsister as belated birthday gift. Gouache on canvas covered cardboard. Highlighted with colored pencils. You don't wanna hug that one.

TP: Sunset (2009)

One of my best clients gave me a postcard to enlarge with gouache paints, I came up with this. This was actually modified after taking the picture, she didn't like the gold highlights, so I had to cover them off.

TD: Snake (2009)

I had painted the actualy shape of the snake maybe a year or two ago, until I saw the paper again. Then I just grabbed Stabilos and colored pencils and finished this during a hockey match on TV. The light blue sky used up most of my light blue pencil. Argh.

Traditional Painting: Beach sunset (2009)

Had a model with this, but damn isn't this one of my best gouache paintings of that time. I like the colors and the palm leaves were really fun to do. Highlights on the water are done with colored pencils.

TP: Mask (2008)

A mask I made during art class, it actually qualified for an exhibition. The highlights are made with graphite/coal. Teacher was rather surprised about the way I used the coal wit it. This caught the attention of my fiancée before we really met. Gouache, charcoal, size A3.

TD: Blue Dragon (2008)

Scraping technique. I refound my love for this all of a sudden. I had a model for the dragon, but still. Blue gouache (?) at the bottom, white wax pastel crayon. The reason I like crayons is the ability to color smooth and bright surfaces. I'm a big sucker for clear colors. I scraped this with a needle, wiped the excess with an old watercolor brush.