Belinda Illustrates

Sketches, works in progress, paintings and other things... www.belindaillustrates.com

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Thought I'd show you guys the pretty purple/pink I managed to get for my hair color. Camera filter courtesy of greasy fingers 😆 #purplehair #artlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CFrE58MjiUI/?igshid=f6f4uc3jv0q5

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Working in the dark background of my friend's Kalashtar rogue from our Dungeons and Dragons campaign, also here are the drawing before painting, my card Two of Cups from the 78 Tarot Elemental deck which I finally got my copy of on Friday and lastly a video of my dog Gus giving puppy dog eyes for leftovers 🤣🐶💜 #kalashtar #wip #watercolour #dungeonsanddragonsart #artcommission #78tarotelemental #greyhoundsofinstagram #melbournelockdown (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE4BtNcDKj4/?igshid=u4jjxs3svm88

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Yesterday I was able to do some painting on this portrait of Maria Montessori that i began last month for the Powerful Women Oracle card deck. Was hoping to do some more today but the pain in my arm is back. "Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Wikipedia" #watercolour #watercolor #illustration #PowerfulWomen #portrait #mariamontessori #workinprogress #wip #belindaillustrates @blueangelpublishing @a_hartfield https://www.instagram.com/p/CCmwJUVH36D/?igshid=106gqmhl3nhdq

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WIP of the Oracle card painting I am doing representing Susan Le Flesche, an amazing Indigenous woman of North America who was the first indigenous female Doctor. #susanleflesche #indigenous #wip #oraclecardart @blueangelpublishing #angelahartfield #june2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/CBXWE87jV1X/?igshid=6xaknyjz3pi1

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Working on an illustration for the Australian Fairy Tale Society Anthology using Procreate, it's for an Australian take on Red Riding Hood. I've really enjoyed transferring my traditional drawing style to this digital technique, after printing out the drawing onto watercolour paper I'll then continue the rest of the illustration using watercolour and pencils. @australianfairytalesociety #illustration #fairytales #AustralianFairyTales #RedRidingHood #belindaillustrates #Melbourneartist https://www.instagram.com/p/CAWkjTCDWu1/?igshid=wfc4wgnst9x8

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Slower building up the layers of colour for this painting of Saint Helena for the Powerful Women Oracle card deck I've been commissioned to illustrate by Blue Angel Publishing. I hope you are all going well and had a good Easter filled with chocolate Easter eggs 🥚💜🐰💐 #PowerfulWomen #oracle #oraclecardwip #watercolour #watercolor #illustration #SaintHelena #belindaillustrates #easter @blueangelpublishing www.belindaillustrates.com (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-9A6SYDQN8/?igshid=1re60erfkmsx0

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Been drawing Sappho for the next Powerful Women Oracle card while listening to Aussie musicians play live on Instagram for the Isol-Aid Music Festival. Check it out here @isolaidfestival It's awesome! #sappho #womeninhistory #greekartist #ancientgreece #PowerfulWomen #colerase #pencildrawing #lyre (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-RKgl6jnhS/?igshid=17rly0x6o15dj

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Some further progress on my Jester and Nott painting, need to add the background next. Flick through to see a funny little video of Gus. I hope you are all doing ok in these challenging times. Much love 💜 #criticalrolefanart #nottthebrave #jesterlavorre #CriticalRoleArt #criticalrole #greyhoundsofinstagram #funnydogvideos #illustratorsoninstagram #march2020 #belindaillustrates #australianartist (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-HStKCDs0C/?igshid=14akkmsq42jd1

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Next Powerful Women Oracle card is of Eva Perón/Evita. Here's some photos of the painting in progress. It's amazing reading about her life, how she grew up poor, became an actress, met and married Juan Perón who became the President of Argentina. She did so much for her country including running the Ministries of Labor and Health, she founded and ran the charitable Eva Perón Foundation, championed women's suffrage in Argentina, and founded and ran the nation's first large-scale female political party, the Women's Peronist Party. Like Eva Perón stay strong, these times are hard but we can get through this. Much love x Belinda Morris #EvaPerón #Evita #PowerfulWomen #oraclecardwip #watercolourpainting #watercolor #watercolour #workinprogress #workinprocess #OracleCard (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B96fkzrDD76/?igshid=1ufighm6ljl8r

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Working on something a bit different for a private commission. It's fun working on the texture of a deteriorating wall and oxidized metal for a change 😁 www.belindaillustrates.com #watercolour #watercolor #illustration #grungeaesthetics #privatecommission #commission #texture #belindaillustrates #zombiesunset #workinprocess #workinprogress #commissionsopen #australianartist #Melbourneartist #march2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rH_k8j11Z/?igshid=28usdr90tn0i

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Just finished this watercolor painting of Beatrix Potter for the Powerful Women Oracle Card Deck, it's available via my Etsy store Belinda Illustrates #artforsale #beatrixpotter #easterbunny #peterrabbit #watercolour #watercolor #illustration #oracle #PowerfulWomen #belindaillustrates @blueangelpublishing https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/785901217/watercolor-painting-of-beatrix-potter https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mIVQuDUTW/?igshid=1qrvl7lvz7ogn

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Work in progress on my favorite Tiefling- Jester from Critical Role. I think I want to do some more animated/expressive posed illustrations like this. Ink on Arches 300gsm Hot Press 😁😈💙 #criticalrolefanart #CriticalRoleArt #CriticalRole #jesterlavorre #wip #workinprogress #ink #inkillustration #belindaillustrates https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ehIgFDIEu/?igshid=1l31b54esiv56

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It's International Women's Day tomorrow (Sunday March 8th) and to celebrate here's some of the amazing women that I have painted for @blueangelpublishing Powerful Women Oracle written by Angela Hartfield. They are Susan B. Anthony, Lozen, Frida Kahlo, Harriet Tubman, Emma Willard, Nefertiti and Tomyris. #internationalwomensday2020 #InternationalWomensDay #PowerfulWomen #Oracle #cardart #watercolour #watercolor #painting #oraclecards #famouswomen #historicalwomen #illustration #illustratorsoninstagram #belindaillustrates #realisticart #watercolorart (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9bpUDrDsiY/?igshid=hk7kt1s1mbdi

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I wish I was cool like you! @prettyshepherd is very cool and gave me permission to use her image in this ink study. I'm going to try to do more similar sketch studies more often and have fun with them 😁 #inkstudy #ink #sketchbook #sketch #study #illustratorsoninstagram #australianillustrator #australianartist #march2020 (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9T7nLcjuAB/?igshid=cd8z1dj72ajc

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Finished watercolour painting of Susan B. Anthony card 32 of the Powerful Women Oracle card deck. I'm really happy with how this one turned out. If you are wondering about the sunflowers they were a symbol used in the beginning of the American suffrage movement the colour of which (yellow) was kept to represent it along with purple and white. The original painting is available through Etsy $550USD with free shipping https://www.etsy.com/au/listing/783449965/watercolor-painting-of-susan-b-anthony #watercolour #susanbanthony #AmericanSuffrage #Suffrage #America #historicalfigures #PowerfulWomen #PowerfulWomenOracle #oooak #watercolor #illustration #watercolorpainting @blueangelpublishing @changelingartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RVwmCjhEN/?igshid=15vj597j5a37w

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Working on the next Powerful Women Oracle card Susan B Anthony 😁 a woman who helped establish the Suffragette movement in America. Tuscan Red Prismacolor Col-erase pencil on matte Duralar. #Powerful #Women #PowerfulWomenOracle #oraclecardwip #oracle #pencildrawing #prismacolor #colerase #duralar #suffragette #America #Americanhistory #illustratorsoninstagram #Australianartist #illustrator #February2020 @prismacolor @grafixartsplastics @blueangelpublishing @changelingartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B9D49i0DMpN/?igshid=1pb74bva1lfkj

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Just finished this painting of the Apache warrior Lozen riding her horse across the Rio Grande for The Powerful Women Oracle. In order to make it easier to paint I painted the landscape separate from the figure, both original paintings are up for sale in my Etsy store: Landscape https://www.etsy.com/au/BelindaIllustrates/listing/781433703/watercolor-painting-of-the-rio-grande Lozen https://www.etsy.com/au/BelindaIllustrates/listing/767550240/watercolor-painting-of-lozen-powerful Prints are also available through Redbubble http://www.redbubble.com/people/artybel/works/45236573-lozen?p=art-print&asc=u #lozen #apache #nativeamerican #riograndevalley #western #watercolourpainting #watercolour #watercolor #illustration #powerfulwomen #oraclecardart #artforsale #oracle #australianartist #melbourneillustrator #belindaillustrates @blueangelpublishing @etsy @redbubble https://www.instagram.com/p/B89De2UDTQJ/?igshid=g9u6grg8bdfk