Sarah Robbins Illustration

My Website Email: [email protected] Illustrator/Printmaker/Book Artist hailing from the strange land of Dallas, Texas and currently residing in Baltimore, MD. On the road to having her own print shop and a life of hiding behind a sketchbook. Disclaimer:...

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A new springy wallpaper-! Feel free to use and add some greenery for your own desktop. :)

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I’ve been playing around with trimming down my wardrobe to 35 pieces or less- a “capsule” wardrobe- in a way in which they all work together. It’s been infinitely helpful to draw myself and see how things work- and to make a pinterest board to see what colors and shapes I naturally gravitate to. To start I drew up 3 warm weather and 3 cool weather looks- A lot of these things I already own, or in the case of the red short sleeve sweater/top and teal scarf, are things I’m in the process of currently knitting myself (the hat in the bottom middle I’ve already made :3)

I see my own personal style as a transition from the sort of “grunge” aesthetic I’ve always felt comfortable in to a slightly more professional version of that style- as I transition into being a business person. Boxy/baggy shapes, loose fabrics, and dark or densely saturated colors beside cool neutrals.

If you’re interested in doing this yourself-  I highly recommend this article to get started! http://theblissfulmind.com/2015/03/23/creating-a-capsule-wardrobe/

You can download the same palette and slide pages I’ve worked on here! 

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A little set of finished illustrations of the Bonsai exhibit at the National Arboretum in DC. Photos and preparation drawings done during blackblobyellowcone ‘s birthday picnic/adventure! :]

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Portrait of the dark protagonist on Showtime's Penny Dreadful - Vanessa Ives, surrounded by a thicket of deadly nightshade.

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Been a while - Some new things in the works!

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Workin on some #fanart for #A #Girl #Who #Walks #Home #Alone #At #Night one of my new favorite #vampire #noire film.

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From left to right: Beatrix Potter, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Frida Kahlo

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New Odd Valentines are hot off the press! You can purchase all of my letter pressed cards at my etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BoneBlackPress !

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I could draw ferns, palm fronds, and beauty berries all day long. #Florida #swamp #macabre #illustration #drawing #ink #plants #fern #palm #beautyberries #surreal

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Drawings from plane rides #illustration #drawing #macabre #surreal #organic #plants #fungi

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You can now find all of my odd valentines designs on Society6! Get your weird honey something rad! There are shirts, phone covers, mugs, totes, and digital framed and unframed prints!

http://society6.com/sarahrobbins/prints?show=new

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New Valentines designs, soon to be on the press!

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Heyguys look I'm making things again yay 2015

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Some better photos of the Ash St. Studios Indiegogo campaign screen prints! You can get one if you contribute here -

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-renovate-ash-street-studios

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Another odd valentine, Any odditites you guys want to use to express your love? I'm thinking something insect specimen related next...

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I like sharp non-classically beautiful lady faces

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Playing around with a sketch of the Desert Room at the Rawlings Conservatory in Baltimore. A little bit of process as well, merging my sketch in photoshop (I like to use long sketchbooks), meticulously editing out the gutter, and cleaning up the values of different parts of the drawing. After adding color I like to clean up the palette a bit with another layer of color tinkering.

*edited because I kept tinkering and well it happens*

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Cool blog full of illustration and Jazz, glad to have my contribution be part of it!