19th May 2013
0

After re-reading the Bridgman Heads and features book, everyone I draw looks like a strangely exaggerated alien for a while…
19th May 2013
2
#red panda
#cute
#animals
#my art

More red pandas!
5th May 2013
10
#red panda
#cute
#digital
#my art

I was fiddling with a different technique, and I’m not sure it makes all that much difference in terms of either saving time or the final product. It is a little softer than I usually leave final pieces, and I don’t know how I feel about that. Either way, it came out looking cute, and I’m glad I tried it.
5th May 2013
0
#red panda
#sketches
#my art

Working on a thing with red pandas.
29th Apr 2013
1
#cute
#turtles
#tortoise
#stacked
#my art

In which we learn about some of the texture options in Illustrator and go a little nuts…
20th Apr 2013
6
#painting
#digital
#photoshop
#pelican
#birds
#my art

Pela-king

Self-assignment: Draw a pelican, don’t take too long. I took longer than I meant to.
20th Apr 2013
3
#photography
#flowers
#tulips
#narcissus

Some spring on my deck
20th Apr 2013
2
#photos
#frogs

Tofrography
19th Apr 2013
1
#my art
#zazzle
#patterns
#flower

Well, I caught the dreaded cold that’s been going around, so it took me the better part of a week to get this pattern done.

(check out my California Poppy Pattern iPad folio on Zazzle.com)
15th Apr 2013
1

Motivational alligator currently doing what he does best under my ancient wacom flap. Might be related to this guy.
12th Apr 2013
29830

dresdencodak:

kalidraws:

Today I gave my students a quick presentation on some of the basic considerations for composition, which I am now sharing with you! I’ve given them separate talks about color and tonal value/contrast, which are also super important compositional concerns. (I’ll be sharing those presentations too once I properly format them)

I personally love learning about different compositional techniques. It’s fun to think about the ways that the brain views & sorts images, and how we can trick it into feeling a certain way or looking at certain aspects of an image first! It’s easy to fall into compositional ruts (which I am also guilty of) because a lot of art gets by with mediocre, though serviceable, compositions. If you can generally understand what’s happening in an image then it’s generally fine. However, it’s the truly great compositions, where everything in the whole image has been considered and ‘clicks’ together, that bump up an illustration to a visual slam dunk. NC Wyeth is one of my favorite artists for this reason: his compositions are rock solid, varied based on the image’s intent, and always enhance the mood or action he is depicting.

For extra reading, some online compositional resources that I’ve found helpful or interesting include:
Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis (download it for FREE. Such a great book all-around.)
Gurney Journey (check out the “Composition” tag, but really everything he posts is great)
The Schweitzer guide to spotting tangents
Cinemosaic (a blog by Lou Romano with some truly WONDERFUL compositions captured from various films)
Where to Put the Cow by Anita Griffin

Happy composition-ing!

A solid breakdown of the fundamentals of composition, complete with examples!
30th Mar 2013
1
#my art
#wip
#dragon

Been working on this a little today.
25th Mar 2013
4
#my art
#owl
#stickers
#ipad
#cute
#redbubble

I ordered a bunch of stickers of my own designs from Redbubble. These little guys, having pretty much bought me my iPad, get a place of honor on the back.

You can check out my Redbubble shop here.
25th Mar 2013
1

Tiny owl (about 3 inches high)
18th Mar 2013
1
#Soon raccoon
#my art
#doodles

Question: when will Veronica start posting new work again?