#pernille orum

[geekynerfherder]

'Aladdin' by Pernille Ørum.

Officially licensed 24" x 36" 9 colour screen print on 285gsm Stardream Coral paper, in a numbered limited edition of 200 for $80.

On sale Wednesday May 15 at 10am PT through Cyclops Print Works.

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Pernille Orum, Zatanna(s)

[maridotnet-art-process]

(above art is mine from 2018-2021) I’m talking to @sandradoodles​ about our art journeys, and we talked about hair - something I happen to be very good at drawing, after years of practice and confusion. In this post I want to talk about two artists who had an impact on how I see and draw hair, and what I learned from them: @cassandracalin​ and @pernilleoe​ Here’s what I learned-

Cassandra Calin: how to build shape, shine, and texture in the hair. Her style is all about the gradual building of layers to show the dimension and softness of it. As a fellow traditional artist, this was something i could DO with just a pen, unlike a lot of the other art I saw online. This drawing belongs to her:

Pernille Orum: how to section out hair. I got lots of long, continuous, smooth lines from root to tip from her style. when you draw hair, especially in a more stylized way, a few lines can be enough to show the direction and volume. This drawing belongs to her:

These seem almost like opposite approaches to hair - one very complex and detailed, one simple and summative. But one approach taught me how to break down hair into more manageable shapes, and the other taught me how to see the complexity hidden within those larger shapes! You can see both influences on the collage at the top, and how I’ve combined the knowledge I gained from these artists and others to create my own style.

In summary: if you want to be better at something, find someone who’s solved that problem already, and see if there’s any part of their solution that you want to use in your art!

other examples of my hair art

[the-gershomite]

Mary Jane Watson by Pernille Orum

[xaltroy]

Here’s some Phantom Thieves for ya: I really dig the style of Pernille Orum. The faces are expressive, yet simple and clean. I based these two off of some of Pernille’s drawings and ran with it. I have a few others i might do in this style, but these were fun!

[navigating-the-void]

I had a go at the ‘draw this in your style’ challenge with Pernille Orum’s character (bottom). I imagined her chilling at a beach watching sunset :) 

[shhhyoureruiningeverything]

Pernille Ørum - https://www.instagram.com/p/BnboxroHHPs/

[nowisthewinter]

Did the redraw challenge as posted by Pernille Orum over on Instagram. (Check her Instagram out for the original drawing. Also, just go because her style is wonderful.) I wanted to prove that I can still draw in color. Though I really, really, REALLY do prefer black and white. (Maybe it’s the left hander in me. Or maybe it has been the steady diet of black and white indie comics since I was a preteen. Most likely both.) 

But, hey, I have an Instagram now! (It’s a great way to keep tabs on your favorite artists.)