The Hand Drawn Violist

Music, Art, and Love (with a dash of nerdiness thrown in for good measure) in the Big City

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Smaugust 9: Autumn - I can’t decide if it’s a coincidence that autumn is my favorite season and that this is my favorite dragon so far... I want to paint her soooooo bad! - - #smaugust #ipad #procreate #dragon #autumn #fall #isitfallyet #sketch #dailydrawing #newadventure #fantasyart #illustration #digitalillustration #dailydrawing #dailydragon #dragonart #artistofinstagram #instaartist #artchallenge #drawingchallenge #digitalpencil #korilynneillo #procreateapp #procreateart #justdailyart #finishednotperfect #leaves #pencilart #smol

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Smaugust 2: The Blues - I don’t know if I’ve ever been so in love with a drawing, yet so unsure of how to render it! I may take him and paint him at the end of the month, what do you guys think? - - - #smaugust #ipad #procreate #dragon #blue #theblues #chicagoblues #sketch #dailydrawing #newadventure #handsome #dapper #fantasy #fantasyart #illustration #digitalillustration #dailydrawing #dailydragon #dragonart #artistofinstagram

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Inktober day two! The mouse with baby's breath. I'm really, really loving this prompt list! 2 down, 29 to go! The original will be available in my Etsy shop, info about prints and a zine will be coming out at the end of the month. #inktober #inktober2017 #ink #white #black #gold #metallic #mouse #rodent #cute #adorable #flowers #babysbreath #illustration #dailydrawing #artistsoninstagram #tonedpaper

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#Inktober2017 is upon us! This year I'll be using @lanajay_art's prompts - check out her page she does really great work!! . All of my illustrations this year will be done on toned paper with metallic and white highlights. Today's theme was cat plus alpine thistles! . Originals will be going up in the Etsy store, and info on prints will come out at the end of the month. . #inktober #inktober2017 #familiars #flowers #cat #kitty #catsofinstagram #thistle #alpinethistle #metallic #gold #silver #tonedpaper #ink #illustration

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After more than a few missteps involving masking fluid eating my paper, I"m happy to say that this piece is finished! It was a learning process for sure, and while it's not perfect, I'm really happy with the end result. Never feel bad about completely re-doing a piece that isn't going right, oftentimes the extra work is more than worth it :D Prints are available in my Etsy! If you'd like to see WIPs of this piece and all future pieces, check out my Instagram! Daniel Smith watercolor, colored pencils, and gel pen on 6x8 watercolor paper. Shop! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist Find me other places! My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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What's more adorable than a dragon grandpa taking his pet Slowpoke for a walk?? Hey guys1 I'm so sorry things have been so quiet - between me getting sick, my cat being incredibly sick, failed hard drives, and crazy work things it's been hard to get online. When it rains, it pours, right? I want to give a HUGE thank you to everyone who gave me a like or a follow while there's been radio silence on my end. Seeing your guys' kind comments and little hearts lighting up my feed really made my day and helped me push forward and get back to doing what I love to do :) Look forward for more finished art here, behind-the scenes info on my Instagram, more Twitch Livestreams, and the return of weekly YouTube videos! My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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Happy Fan Art Friday everyone! I've been super inspired to make an entire series in one stye, so expect to see more Crystal Gems soon! :D I'd eventually like to put them together into a zine. I really enjoyed doing this piece - I've been really enjoying this semi-collage/semi-art nouveau style that's been a holdover from the tarot deck and I LOVED getting the chance to paint some of the gorgeous backgrounds from the show. My only wish is that I had done it bigger! Daniel Smith watercolors and ink on 6x8 Fluid hot press paper. Prints are available on my Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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Wow, is it Thursday all ready? Today's card is The Chariot, represented here by two winged horses. The Chariot is all about harnessing opposing forces and energies and applying them toward a single goal. While you may find yourself sidestepping things along the way (the ruling sign of this card is Cancer the crab, after all) and going the long way around, you're sure to find victory at the end (it just may not be the victory you imagined). Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches Hot Press paper. Prints for this series will not be available until the kickstarter, however prints of my other work are available on my Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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Happy Tarot Tuesday guys! Today's card is Death, represented here by the Phoenix. The Death card is really a lot less doom and gloom than the movies make it out to be - it's about the rebirth that comes from difficult situations rather than the situation itself, and rarely is about somebody actually dying! Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches watercolor paper.

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Sorry I've been AWOL for a couple weeks, but I've been super busy nailing down details for a super exciting opportunity (more on that soon!!!) I really enjoyed #maywedrawdaily last year, so I'll be back for it this year! Look for a piece every day, and some new life to be breathed into the YouTube Channel! Anyway, this is a piece inspired by my new home. In Texas, the usual Chicago pigeons (gosh I love pigeons) are replaced by these really cool birds called Grackles. They're these giant, sleek birds and the boys are iridescent black and I've been super captured by them (apparently, like my beloved pigeons, they're considered a pest). I also wanted to capture all the beautiful wildflowers that carpet the landscape here in the spring - pictured here are the Texas blue bonnets, Indian paintbrush, and primroses. (And some strawberries for good measure, you can go strawberry picking here like how we do apples up north!) Watercolors, India ink, and gold pen on 6x8 watercolor paper. Find me other places! Instagram.com/handdrawnviolist Twitter.com/handdrawnviola Handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com Etsy.com/shop/handdrawnviolist

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Check out my latest video! It's a tutorial video where I show you how to use 4 point perspective to make awesome illustrations like this one! You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Sl27GPX5k

For this illustration, I took all my favorite buildings in Chicago and mooshed them all together! This is in no way shape or form where the buildings appear in real life on the skyline, but hey, they look cool together ;P

Prints and the original will be up in my Etsy store, as well as prints and greeting cards of the dragon design.

The footage for this was shot during a live Twitch stream, if you'd like to attend more tutorial streams, follow me on Twitch! I stream Thursdays and Sundays at 7pm Central time.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist

My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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Happy Fan Art Friday everybody!! This piece is based on my favorite book - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery. I really wish the colors would have scanned a little better, this piece positively glows in person.

Watercolor, gold gel pen, and sepia fineliners on Fluid hot press paper.

The original piece is 6"x8" and will stay in my studio :D Prints will be available on my Etsy store! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist

My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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"I'd like to be, under the sea In an Octopus's Garden, in the shade..."

This was an experiment in doing a full illustration in Copics. I love how it turned out!

Original is 8"x5" and is done on heavy blending card using copics and white gel pen.

The original and prints are up on my Etsy store! www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawn…

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Hey guys! I just uploaded my first YouTube Video! Go watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vd54JGuO3U

This is the completed spread for Peace and Love on Planet Earth. I'm really trying to push storytelling in my work and just loved how this turned out because of that push. The full spread will be available as an 11x17 print in my shop.

Daniel Smith watercolor on Arches Hot Press Paper.

Prints are available on my Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist

My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwBP_-3vTdYnhnDP4Ed_4_g My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/handdrawnviolist

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What do you do after you learn an instrument? Why you give a recital of course! I loved making this piece of Peri giving her first concert - it's such a special moment for both student and teacher. Because the song behind this piece is "Peace and Love on Planet Earth," I've included the bubbled cluster as well. It's is a part of the Earth after all!

This piece is done using Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches Hot Press watercolor paper.

Prints are available on my Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHandDrawnViolist

My Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handdrawnviolist/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Tumblr: http://handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com

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After a long hiatus due to moving (again...I promise this is the last time!) I'm back in action! I have a dedicated studio in the new place (!!!), so expect lots of art from me :) This piece is part of a new series - I aim to eventually put together an illustrated song book with ukulele charts and this is the first piece. The song behind this one is "Peace and Love on Planet Earth" This piece is one of two for this song, look for the second half tomorrow! Watercolor and colored pencil on Arches Hot Press paper. Prints are for sale in my etsy shop! Etsy.com/shop/thehanddrawnviolist My Facebook: Facebook.com/handdrawnviolist My Twitter: Twitter.com/handdrawnviola My Instagram: Instagram.com/handdrawnviolist My tumblr: handdrawnviolist.tumblr.com

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I know I’ve been teasing this project for *ages,* but here it finally is! This is The Fool, the first completed card of my Animal Nouveau Tarot deck. It’s going to be a long journey to the finish line, but I’m beyond excited to launch this project.

I plan on uploading 2-3 cards a week, but right now things will be a little slow while I wait for my paper to arrive (it’s currently on backorder). While on one hand I’m glad for the delay so that I can really nail down the design of the entire deck in the thumbnail stage, I’m chomping at the bit to get certain cards done!

The end goal is to publish the deck, and I’ll have prints and originals for sale as well. I’ll have a section of my website devoted to the project and I’ll let you know when that goes live as it will be the first place to get updated week-to-week. I’d also love to publish a coloring book if you guys are interested!

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