Eight of Wands- peregrine falcon Upright: Swiftness an problem solving, an urge to take action, rapid change, flight Reverse: Failure to act, frustration and delays, resistance The original Rider-Waite design shows 8 wands being launched through the air symbolising flight, naturally this card should lend itself to a bird themed deck comfortably but I found … Continue reading Tarot Tuesday- 8 of wands
I really enjoyed the colour palette for my last piece Ritual, so I decided to try my hand on a follow up piece, this time titled Madonna. I'm fairly pleased with how she's come out, and had quite a lot of fun with the composition of the image and rendering the decorative elements. I feel … Continue reading Madonna
Did a revamp of my deep sea shark Inktober from 2015 in Risograph I'm really happy with how the Risograph added colour and style to this old piece! I'm loving Risograph as a medium at the moment as I feel it gives my work a lot of texture and depth and also forces me to … Continue reading Deep Sea Sharks
We got a new Risograph printer in work this week which I've done some tests on I'm quite excited to do some more Risograph work in the future! I love the texture it gives to my work, it adds so much depth to the pieces.
I will potentially make these into wooden pins at a later date
"She sees arise The second time. From the sea, the earth, Completely green. The cascades fall, The eagle soars, From lofty mounts Pursues its prey."
As some of you know, I've been at Edinburgh Comic Art Festival exhibiting with Frisson Comics over the weekend (check out earlier posts for some reviews of the amazing goodies I bought)and I had Monday as a free day to explore Edinburgh. Edinburgh is one of my most favourite places in the world to visit as it happens … Continue reading Hourly Sketches
My posting has gone to pot recently, partially because I'm currently working on the next book from Frisson Comics The Trade Which we are now funding via Kickstarter. Like with our last book Take Only Photographs, Leave Only Footprints, we're trying to create a unique horror experience for our readers, using inks and quills to get … Continue reading The Trade
Leave only Footprints. I've finally finished drawing our indie comic, managed to fill 2.5 A3 sketchbooks and use 4 large bottles of ink! Now it's time to digitally colour this beast which I'm 50% of the way through which means there's not long until we print 🙂 exciting times! Details on ordering a copy … Continue reading Take Only Photographs
Hi guys! I have some pretty new items in my Etsy store! I've added some new Jewellery No-Face drop earrings Made from shrink plastic, measuring 2 1/2 inches so they're quite long but STUNNING. No-face is my favourite Ghibli character by far so I couldn't resist making them. Iridescent red button earrings. Made with recycled … Continue reading New items in my Etsy store!
The Art of Katie Whittle 