Blind Contour Sketches

this is for the Alisa Burke Sketch class homework for Blind Contour drawing.
i only looked at the shells for the outline shape and did not look at the paper as i sketched, then went back to do the details.
it was a fun exercise!
again, no color.

i also used a Q-tip for smudging/shading. i think i like Q-tips better than paper stumps for shading.

this is pencil, and charcoal.

this one is Laura's shell. i sketched it from every angle, it is a very cool shell, but i didn't get a pic of it. this is done in a Micron pen.

Stippling Shells

the shells are from our trips to Seagrove Beach, FL. oh, i wish i was there right now!
the sketches are for the Alisa Burke Sketch class. the homework was using ink only, with dots or lines as shadows/shading.

i used to do stippling in art class in high school, this brought back memories of those classes. i like the crosshatching a little more.

Happy Anniversary!

A little while ago, I used some of Michelle's A Muse butterfly dies on some polka dot paper. I like the wings folded up to make it look like they are flying above the A Muse flower.

Thank You Dad!

I have always liked bees, and this "Honey Do List" stamp goes perfectly.
Dad has been fixing a few things around the house, and so I thought this stamp was fitting.
I colored the bee's wings with a glaze pen, it is subtle but I like it.

Using an Experience Homework

This is for the Alisa Burke Sketch Class, "Using an Experience" homework. I chose a pic from our cruise to Puerto Rico. I don't really know what I was doing with the floating trees, but there they are.

More Repeating Shapes

Just another quick try for the repeating shapes homework from the Alisa Burke sketch class. I love that this is only a Micron pen and an aquapen used for this and I still got some good shading.

this is my inspiration for this sketch. it is a chair from West Elm.

Cool Tools Week: Embossing & Debossing Challenge

This is for the Moxie Fab Cool Tools Week: Embossing & Debossing Challenge. I just received my new PTI Filigree Border die. I used a rubber mat to see what it would look like embossed, and loved the back side better: debossed!
I stamped the sentiment from PTI Take Three: Summer, then stamped off 2x. The flower is A Muse Marigold Solid that I stamped in Memento Lady Bug then used Versamark and clear embossing powder and then cut out the whole flower.
So, this card has the border DEBOSSED and the flower is clear EMBOSSED! It has both!!