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
Red-Legged Seriema Represented by: Red-legged seriema Upright meaning: triumph, success, victory, winning. It’s indicative of pride and high self esteem. Reversed meaning: losing, failure, loss of self confidence and self assurance. Red legged seriema sketch from when I originally designed the deck in 2020. I really wanted a red-legged seriema in my original major arcana … Continue reading Tarot Tuesday: 6 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
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
While on a ferry to Ireland a couple of months ago I was inspired by the waves and landscape to digitally paint this image, featuring this quote by Alfred Lord TennysonBelow the thunders of the upper deep,Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea,His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleepThe Kraken sleepeth: faintest sunlights fleeAbout his shadowy sides; … Continue reading Octopus
Had a little play with water couples last night after not touching them for quite a long time. I forgot how versatile they are and how even kinda crappy pictures can be fixed with a dash of colour! I decided to redraw my mermaid who I previously drew digitally which was fun to do … Continue reading Watercolours
I'm a little behind on my posting so I'll be posting some of my sketches over the next few days, for now here's a ghibli picture I drew in studio a couple of days ago after watching Howl's Moving Castle and being enchanted 🙂 Happy new year everyone!
Pretty much speaks for itself really. I always forget that Gyarados is flying type Pokemon until I look at its stats. My Gyarados is a big fatty 🙂
http://pencilcat.tumblr.com/post/27420093968/30-days-of-art-improvement-challenge 30 days of art improvement. Day2: draw a figure
The Art of Katie Whittle 