Salem in the Works

I'm Salem and I'm Here to Share My Life With You

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MOVING

As many of you have realized this blog has become... Well... Blah. I've started a new blog that will be dedicated to my art and commissions. I need to start taking myself more seriously as an artist and letting this blog sit and wither won't help. My new blog is @salemsworks and you're more than welcome to follow me there. This blog brought me a lot of happiness in the time that I've had it, but it's time to move on. I may still use it to post art references every now and then, but otherwise don't expect to see any activity.

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Sketching before work #sketch #drawing #illustration #art #girl #girlsinanimation

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Finally finishing this beast. #art #illustration #hair #painting #drawing #digitalart #redhair

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I finally watched #Crimsonpeak last night, so of course I fell in love with it and had to start on an illustration piece for it #wip #sketch #drawing #edithcushing #illustration

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This lady is kinda like my inner muse. Seriously if my job allowed me to do my hair like this I'd do it in a heart beat. #innermuse #art #illustration #drawing #painting #girlsinanimation #silverhair #turquoisehair #ombre #cutegirl #inspiration

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Some warm up doodles of Judy and Nick #doodle #sketch #drawing #Zootopia #illustration #Disney #judyhopps #nickwilde

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The adorable miss Judy Hopps! I saw #Zootopia last night and loved it! It's was visually stunning and had a great message! #Disney #art #sketch #drawing #illustration #sketch_dailies @sketch_dailies

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I drew some humans, they didn't turn out very well I apologize 😩 @tvbeatles93 @cesedria @koalakarrie @skipperlucie #sketch #drawing #art #doodle

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I finally got a new #claddagh ring! I had one before but I lost it 😩 this one is a little bulkier than I thought it'd be, but I still like it!

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Enjoying some delicious waffles from @liegewaffle while attending @fanalley's Animation Expo! This has been an awesome turnout!

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A new piece that in working on. It's a remake of an older one. However that one was watercolor so these will be very different lol #sketch #girl #cutegirl #art #painting #digitalart #redhead #illustration

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More digital doodles, this time while watching Mad Men. #drawing #art #doodle #sketch #girl #cutegirl

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Warm up sketch of yours truly #sketch #doodle #art #drawing

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It's time for #mondaymerms! #sketch #doodle #art

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Late last year I wanted to start a series of short tutorials called Tip Jar, as a way of saying thanks to my fans and giving back to my patrons. This is the first of the series I have made, showing my technique on quickly filling in lineart so you can get to painting without coloring outside the lines faster. 

Someday I hope to turn these into video tutorials when I have the income and the time, but for now I hope that I will be able to share useful tips in this infographic format.

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[americanninjax-deactivated20191]

This is exactly how I do my flats.

[chillyfeetsteak]

This is how I do my flats! Really quick and easy!

[shoomlah]

Worth sharing because this is exaaaaactly how I do my flats!  I get this question all the time when I post my process videos, and this explains it far more succinctly than I ever could. :)

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I just got done painting @berkeley_girl_101's magic band for her trip to Disney World! This was a lot of fun to do! That being said, I'm willing to paint custom magic bands for anyone who's interested! #wdw #waltdisneyworld #magicband #tangled #painting #custom #commission

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It's slow season at the happiest place on earth again and I'm in need of commissions to make up for it! Valentine's Day is just around the corner and it'd be a perfect gift! Direct message me for prices! #commissions #art #illustration #drawing #sketch #disney #digitalart #artist #artistforhire #charactersdesign #conceptart #doodle #valentines