currently listening to: Cab Calloway Reefer Man (I have a big place in my heart for old-tyme music and classical when it suits me- originally heard on NPR.)
Here is a new Halloween-inspired illustration that has taken off recently!! I started drawing this with a simple, relatively happy-holiday-esque vision in mind and I'm now trying to kick it up a notch with my usual careful attention to detail (that has become a signature style). I'm working on continuing the serious stibble action on this little ghostie and blending/adding layers of color with a variety of Prismacolor markers.
You've probably noticed that I have a fond love for using Prismacolor markers as my usual choice medium. I absolutely adore the color potency each marker has as well as the myriad of colors they range from. If you've ever seen them in a craft store, art supply store, or college bookstore there's usually quite a selection to choose from (and they're all so interesting)!
I've been using these wonderful, yet pricey markers (they're about $4-5 per marker) for about 5 years now and am I completely hooked for life! They're absolutely amazing to work with for an artist (like myself) who still draws, illustrates, and colors strictly by hand. I remember first using them for fashion illustrations my freshman year in undergrad in a kit that was required for a couple of classes. Though I switched my major from fashion design to studio art a lot of what I learned and loved still stays with me. On that note, I'm sure you can also see a fashion-esque inspiration in the majority of my work & girls I illustrate.
I'm a little behind on some updated scans of work I've done, but that just means new illustration posts later in the week! On another note, I've been completely (and happily) emersed in consuming quite a bit of apple & pumpking related foods & treats! Autumn is finally soaking in to my bones and I'm enjoying every bit of the chilly crisp weather.
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