over not under

yeah i'm talking about toilet paper

[russianrabbitinspired]

I just got the 12 pan cotman set of watercolors and whilst testing out the colors, a baby Spock emerged in a field of flowers

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//6.23.2016

recently downloaded krita and this is what came out of it! honestly how to people color shit i don’t understand

[choodraws]

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something i did for a frat at my school lol

[russianrabbitroulette]

roughin' it up in here

trying to get back in the swing of things is incredibly difficult ja feel? i just about retired from the art scene like...4 years ago and yet here i am once again. summer before college is supposed to be the time where you do all this crazy ass stuff. why not try to see if i can get anywhere with art?

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[thenizu]

[thenizu]

…I suppose I can finally post this, since I’ve seen more or less everyone posts their works here and there and it’s been almost an year now ;u; So here it is :)

[chiffonandribbons]

Ballet Photography by Mark Olich

[russianrabbitroulette]

How to Make Birch Trees

Step 1: You'll need water, watercolors, some tissue, watercolor paper, a straight edge brush a detail brush, and masking tape. Cut making tape into strips and lie them straight on the paper. These are your tree trunks.

Step 2: Lay down a wash of light color and then build up intensity of color. You can use any color scheme. I was in a red/purple mood.

Step 3: WAIT FOR IT TO DRY. As you can see, I lifted the tape too early and it ripped the still-damp paper. So wait.

Step 4: To make the branches of the tree, lay down a droplet of purple-black paint and using a straw, blow that droplet in the direction you want the branch to go. To make them even more branch-like, go for a detail brush and make little sprigs coming off the branches.

Step 5: Using the same purple-black paint, take your straight-edged brush and feather out the bristles gently with the tip of your finger and then make grooves along the tree trunks.

Step 6: Let dry and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

[russianrabbitroulette]

Birch tree painting for Terry.

[blua]

The Falling Garden

[russianrabbitroulette]

The painting my icon is from. Lazy Saturday watercolors! It was supposed to be Romero from Hemingways’s The Sun Also Rises, but I had imagined Romero as a curly, black haired youth and accidentally painted this guy’s hair blonde. I was jamming to Daft Punk’s new album a little too hard. Oops? I did paint his hair brown in an attempt to darken his hair up but then I gave up. Romero will have to be done another day.


I’ll try to scan & retouch this later but it’ll have to wait; I want to take a nap lol.

[russianrabbitroulette]

Ahh hello! My name is Alex and this is my art blog! I mostly like to work with calligraphy and watercolor. I’m not very good; schoolwork eats up much of my time and so I’m not able to practice very much. During the school year I draw like every 4 months. Eek. I’m trying to improve myself; there are so many amazing artists my age and so I feel so young and inexperienced!