A Digital Scrapbook page

Understand

Another one of my digital scrapbook pages in my Art Journal Caravan book. The saying is this:

I understand that the right to choose

my own path

is a sacred privilege.

Use it.

Dwell in possibility.

It is a good quote. The elements on the page are from Scrapbookgraphics digital art. I use a lot of art work from Tangie Baxter. (You can too if you visit Scrapbookgraphics.com or TangieBaxter.com and get some for yourself.)

I used the frogs singing image because it "talks" about impossible possibilities, but sometimes it is only how we view things that make them impossible. So, that is there to remind me that I need to change my thinking about possibilities and be open to more of them. The camel reminds me that I am on a journey. The Eiffel Tower is a symbol of my dreams, and the animals-the bunny and horse- represent one of my favorite subjects. I once thought that I might want to be a veterinarian but they wasn't what I really wanted, it was what my parents thought would be a good choice for me. I tried it and decided not to pursue that idea.  

  

A Wedding Dress

A Wedding dress...

 I drew this from a picture in a magazine. It is easier to draw something that has already been flattened and that is what cameras do, they flatten images.

 It's not that I want it to be easier, it's just that I don't have this kind of subject to draw from real life. I was intreged by the layers of fabric in her dress and wanted to see if I could draw the layers and folds. I always have trouble with hands too. So it was good practice for that.

 This was a good pic for practicing the figure and a challenge for the layering. That is what a lot of art is...practice, practice, and more practice. Let me know what you think. I also need honest feedback so I can improve my skills.

 Thanks! 

A Wolf?

Okay, I'm back! I have a few drawings I have been working on. This one is actually a drawing of a picture of a wolf. Most people I've shown this to say it looks like a dog. I think it does too. It looks a little off because of his nose. I would have to work on it a lot more to get it to look just right, but I am not willing to do that on this one. The hair takes a lot of time. (and I mean alot of time!) It was good practice to try this, a person has to have a lot of patience to draw animals with hair.

Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking!



A Blue ATC

Happiness-that's what the chinese symbol means on this ATC card. I had the hardest time finishing this card and still I'm not satisfied with how it looks. I was making a wedding card with these butterflies and decided to add them to this ATC so I could be done with it. It is the last one in my series of color. I posted three other cards for this group previously on my blog.

You can see them here, and here, and here.

I wanted to talk about color in association with these ATC cards. I used blue here, yellow, red, and green previous. Color is very important in art. It implies a feeling usually, thus an emotion. The emotion that the artist feels is not always the same as the observer, thus art is interpretive.

 I probably chose unwisely when I used blue for happiness, blue usually implies sadness....But when I look at the blue sky and the "blue" water in a lake, I feel happy. I love the color blue, it is very comforting, it goes with most anything (clothes), and looks good on almost anyone. So, blue doesn't always mean sadness to me. What makes you happy?

I will be moving my ATC cards to my other blog at

http://shariscardsandpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

so if you want to see more of them, that's where they will be.

I have other cards and stuff on that blog too!

Working on projects

I just wanted to let everyone know who views this blog that I am busy working on projects to post here. Life seems to get in the way a lot with so much going on all the time. I am trying to work on my art, make money doing this and that, and keeping up with all my home "duties." I wouldn't be me if I didn't have many projects going on all at once. I like my "way" of doing things, it keeps my life interesting and keeps me involved.

Did I say that cooking is another one of my passions? Well, it is and right now I have been trying to find some time to make homemade granola bars. First I looked for recipes, and then I gathered some ingredients, and hopefully today I will actually make them.

 Like I said, life is full of activities for me....

Drawing a Face Video

I finally figured it out! It wasn't hard, I just had to find time to work on it. I hope you all enjoy this simple instruction video on how to draw a basic face. Thanks for watching!

Basic instructions from video:
First--draw a basic shape for the head, I chose an oval because that is very common.
Second--draw some guidelines. One down the middle of the face, and one across the middle of the head.
Third--start with drawing the eyes in the middle of the head on your middle line across.
Fourth--about half way between your eyes and the bottom of your face, the chin, is the nose. Draw a nose in this area.
Fifth--about half way between your nose and your chin is your mouth. Draw a mouth in this area.
Sixth--Ears. Start on one side of your face, level with your eyes for the top of the ear, and the bottom will be level with the bottom of the nose. Draw an ear on both sides of the face in these areas.
Seventh--work on the eyes. Draw a lid, then draw the iris of both eyes, shade in. Make a black dot in the middle of each eye for the pupil. You will want to leave a small white spot in the pupil to give it a realistic look. The white spot is the reflection of light.
Eighth--in the video I forgot to tell you to draw some eyebrows over the eyes, so go ahead and do that next.
Ninth--Draw in the hair any style that you like. Draw a neck area, and if you know about shading then go ahead and do that too, to give your face some perspective.

Easy and simple, anyone can do it with a little practice! Enjoy....

Symphony of Science-Our Place in the Cosmos

This is a cool video. It talks about our place in the universe. Have you ever wondered about that? I used to before I found the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have learned a great deal about life. If you go to www.mormon.org you can find out more about The Church of Jesus Christ and what we believe. You just might find answers to your questions.  Anyway, enjoy the video, it is awesome!

How to Draw a Face-the basics

Sorry, I haven't been able to upload this video yet. So, I guess I am having technical difficulties. I will get it uploaded as soon as possible.

Self-Portrait

Okay, this is the picture I am going to try to recreate on video on Friday (Sept 16th). It doesn't have much in the way of shading but it is supposed to be simple. Believe me this is a basic portrait and can be done by beginners. The details may take a little time to get down but it is like they say, "practice, practice, practice."

If you have any interest at all, get yourself some kind of pencil that you are comfortable with like a #2 pencil that you would use in school and a piece of paper. White is always good to start with. Colored papers are fun to use every once in a while too. Like I've said before I use the Mead Academie sketchbook 8.5" x 11". So, get yourself these simple tools and follow along with the video and give it a try. Also, have fun!