Mythical Bookshelves

 

I finally finished this one!  I finished the line art seven years ago, way back in 2017 and just finally got around to finishing it up.  Its got lots of wonderful details although I like to think I've gotten at least a little better at drawing people since then.

Beach With Floating Islands

 

Hmm, for some reason I never got around to posting the color version of this painting.  Maybe because the floating islands don't really have a shadow?  Anyway its good enough so here it is!  :)

Saddle Yak Is Back!

 

 

I finally finished coloring it.  I sort of took a break from this one cause I felt like I was just getting bogged down with all the tiny details, but I got back to it (or back in the saddle, heh) and finished it and I think it came out great!

And here's a link to the wonderful stock image this was based on:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bos_grunniens_at_Yundrok_Yumtso_Lake.jpg

Boy With Yak

 

Here's the color version!  :)

Happy new year everybody!

And remember to vote for Trump!!

Reference Image:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mutiger_Reiter_auf_Yak_Yama.JPG

New art for sale!

 I have more artwork for sale in my Society6 shop!  A generic landscape and a wombat for the wall of your burrow.

Landscape: https://society6.com/product/landscape-with-flowers6746093_print?sku=s6-23583199p4a1v45

Wombat: https://society6.com/product/wombat6746069_print?sku=s6-23583161p4a1v45#reviews

Things I Like About Crumbling Overgrown Ruins - Color Version

 

 

 

Things I like about crumbling overgrown ruins! :)

I will update this post every time I finish another page.

The black and white version is here.

Some More Artwork

 Some more artwork I've been working on lately.

Floating Island - Watercolor Pencils

 

Watercolor pencils are great, they're so convenient and I like that they leave a texture.

Update:

And here's two more in black and white and sepia.  Just trying things out and experimenting :)

Artwork 2020, Year In Review

 

 

 

 

I made a slideshow of all the artwork I did in 2020 in chronological order. :)

The Color Version

Like I said, the color version.  I think I'll keep working on these for a while.
 

Mermaid on an Underwater Floating Island

Mermaid on an Underwater Floating Island

I think it came out pretty well.

Floating Islands

Another watercolor, this one is 9" x 12", and I think the larger size works better.  I did the original lineart back in October of 2019!

Floating Island Fairy

I got a fancy new printer so I can print my lineart on watercolor paper now, and it has a bigger scanner too.  This is super duper for doing watercolor illustrations, which is what I want to do for the stories I'm working on.  Now that I can just print out another one if I goof up I have a lot less hesitation about coloring everything in.  So you can expect to see more watercolors from me in the future.

Also I might not put up as much of the uncolored lineart from here on out, except for coloring pages.  I used to always share my outline drawings, partly because I had no idea if or when I would ever color them, but now I think I might as well mostly just put up the finished paintings.  I'm tired of putting up both, and I think it looks better with just the color ones, and anyway I don't like being so redundant with my creative output.  I'm sorry if you prefer to always see the lineart as well, I'm not intending to make people unhappy.

The printer is an Epson Workforce WF-7610.  I got it off of Walmart.  Here's a very useful youtube video by a gal that talks about this kind of printer with regards to printing on watercolor paper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSlewmCiHRY

This was what put me on to getting this particular kind of printer.  The fairy painting above was printed on 7"x10" 98 lb. Canson mix media paper, which is kind of thin but I think its ok.  Some people use this printer to print on thicker paper but I don't know if I'll do that because it isn't rated for anything thicker than cardstock and envelopes.  I also bought a pad of the same paper in 9"x12" which I think will be a good size to work in.

Overflowing Island

:)

Witch Painting

Ink and watercolors, with some metallic watercolors which doesn't really show up, but they were super fun to use.  :)

Ruined Castle

Its also available as a print, (and other stuff), on Society6!

I am immensely proud of this one! :)

You see there in the lower right corner where I signed it?  I signed it with my micron pen when I finished the outline drawing last year, and I had to paint in the year with watercolors when I finished coloring it in just today.  So I do finish projects it just takes me a while.

Acanthus Leaves - Color

I finally colored something!  Its also available as a print here: https://society6.com/product/acanthus-leaves878437_framed-print#s6-7921089p21a12v52a13v54

Artwork

I recently added these as art prints to my Society6 store: https://society6.com/jpmorrow/prints?show=new