Misplaced Lens Cap
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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occasionally subtle
"I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas"
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we're not kids anymore.
PUT YOUR BEARD IN MY MOUTH
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Love Begins
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Acquired Stardust
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scene before movie climax:
protagonist: So who’s with me?
*5 seconds of silence*
the stoic one: *looks up* im in
4 people one after the other: me to
*after everyone else has joined we see The Edgy One standing in the back*
*2 more seconds of silence*
The Edgy One: *chortles* we’re all gonna die… what the hell, im in
My favorite movie.
Once again, I can’t decide between two versions of this painting, so I’m posting both.
I would like to include a link to my recent blog post, though, because it provides a .zip folder with this brush set, a preview image, and the above painting as an example of what these brushes are capable of.
These brushes are only available for the Paintstorm Studio interface, though, but hey - it’s my favorite program (and not expensive), so... Maybe give it a try sometime? And then you can play with these brushes. XD
https://marinamadeii.com/2018/10/13/download-paintstorm-studio-watercolor-brushes/
I’ve noticed that if I don’t paint Ghirahim at least once a year, I begin to miss him, so here’s a digital watercolor painting of Ghirahim.
I couldn’t decide which version of this I preferred, so I’m posting both the version without the diamonds and the version with them.
Something a little different. This was intended to be a quick facial expression practice, but it took, oh, three days? Eh, not too quick, although I blame that partly on the fact that I wanted to add color to it, and that was done on the third day... This is Ire from my fantasy series, Estsabuya, making the ugly face she makes repeatedly throughout book two, which I am currently taking a break from editing. I really wanted to try to capture it.
This painting started as a scribble one night when I couldn't get back to sleep, but I'm really happy I stuck with it and got it done. It's been a long time since I've successfully completed a painting of Scott (for whatever reason, I have a hard time getting him to look right, so I have many failed attempts in my folder that I need to get rid of...), so it's really nice to have a new painting of him to post. He's one of my favorite characters in my fantasy series... Done in Paintstorm Studio using an iPad Pro. This is the first painting I've completed with that tablet alone.
Birth, life, death, rebirth. This cycle is associated with the yew tree, which is where I believe Yorshka gets her name. Her name is roughly a Russian diminutive (the -shka ending), and it appears that her name is derived from the Gaelic name York. I like using the Russian word for cat as an example for this, because it follows the same construction. Кот (kot) becomes Кошка (koshka). The "t" is dropped, and the -shka is added. Drop the "k" on York, add -shka, and you have Yorshka. Gwyndolin's association with trees through his alter ego Quella (the "spirit tree" that protects his followers) plays into this symbolism and why I'm convinced of its “accuracy.” The yew tree is sometimes referred to as the Tree of Resurrection or the Tree of Eternity. If you look at Yorshka's own purpose in that way, then perhaps Gwyndolin, who named her, understood the cycle of light and dark a little better than most - maybe even better than his own father. :D (A quick search for yew tree symbolism will give you a more comprehensive look at the details I've worked with. You don't have to believe the theory I've come up with. I just wanted to reveal a bit about my thought process so that you understand what's going on in this piece.)
It’s taken me three years, but I’ve finally managed to create digital watercolor brushes that I’m pleased with, using Paintstorm Studio. I’m considering sharing them alongside a tutorial showing which settings to tweak for which effects. It might be a while, though. I’m still trying to finish up my second book. This painting was done on one of the days during the break I took from writing last week.
Current WIP, which is on hold right now for the sake of writing goals...
It’s been too long since I’ve written here. I’ve been planning on making little posts here and there all month, but none of that has happened, and for a couple reasons, really: I …
Malick, from urban fantasy trilogy Estsabuya - colored version!
Colors inspired by an old speedpaint I did of him back in February 2016, which you can see here.
Malick from the urban fantasy series Estsabuya., holding the Lunseran prayer book that he found in his father’s stronghold. (He’s not supposed to have it...)
I may add color to this sometime, but just in case I don’t (or don’t like it), here’s the black and white version.
Quick Prince Lothric doodle, made with the watercolor/wash brushes in Frenden’s CSP/Manga Studio brush set.
Dark Sun Gwyndolin
THE EVIL WITHIN2 : Stefano Valentini
Two Years of Improvement
I would like to just throw this in here, for... laughs, encouragement, something...
This is November, 2017. Now, let’s take a look at October, 2015. I used the same program, same tablet. The only difference is time and acquired skill...
You’re welcome.
Keona, from my Estsabuya series.
