Thursday, January 30, 2014

A mini Voodoo King and lots of lineart

I haven't posted for a couple of weeks since I've been ridiculously busy with life and work. Some days just don't have enough hours in them. It's rotten luck when a crazy busy day falls on a day with short hours. Hate that.

I've been doing a lot of lineart lately for my new Digital Stamp and Digital Collage store over at Etsy. I love drawing but I don't always like coloring. It seems so time consuming so this is the best of both worlds for me. I can draw, I don't have to color it.... and then I can sell it!



Here's a little mini walk-through of creating the lineart. It always starts out as a messy sketch that I scan and take to Photoshop. I re-do the lines in Photoshop and make them nice and neat. Then color if I have time! Here's my whimsical little voodoo king.


 

Really looking forward to the 29 Faces challenge next week! Hope to see lots of my blog friends participating. I'll be checking everyone's art out for the next month. Lots of fun. :)












36 comments:

  1. So many fantastic costumes and fab detail! Love the whole outfit and accessories on the voodoo fellow, and the fairy is amazing! Also omg, monster in a tutu! See you at 29 Faces! :D

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  2. I love love LOVE your little voodoo king! and the monsters always give me a bit of a swoon. :D

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  3. Wow your "messy" sketch is a fabulous way to start out. I absolutely love your art.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  4. I'm enjoying your additions to your digital art stamp shop. It's very cool seeing the steps you use to create the stamps. Your voodoo king is great! Happy PPF!

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  5. Love him! He actually reminds me a little of the Mad Hatter :D

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  6. fab! I most love your whimsical voodoo king!
    Happy PPF and I am looking forward to see your 29 faces art!
    xxx
    susi

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  7. Very interesting process. Thanks for sharing it. Fun results!

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  8. Great drawings, my fave is the fairy. Valerie

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  9. These are fantastic - i love that you've found a solution to do what you love x

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  10. Awesome! See now, I love to color in! ;)

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  11. Beautiful drawings. See you at 29 Faces. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  12. Amazing illustrations, Sal - I just love your art! I will be joining in the "29 Faces Challenge" for the first time - see you there! x

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  13. Your lineart looks amazing! Very interesting to see what you achieve in Photoshop. So happy you're joining in the 29 faces challenge too :-)

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  14. Brand new here and I absolute love your line art! So whimsical and cute. I love the little guy in the tutu. Gave me a chuckle =) Happy PPF!

    http://www.artworkbyjm.com/

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  15. Everything you bring to the table is so worth waiting for!! Love the Voodoo king and all of them!! So fun!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  16. Thanks for the little mini-walkthrough, fascinating. My favourites are the two little monsters, but they could easily be any of the others.

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  17. Awesome line art, fantastic characters! <3

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  18. happy PPF…very nice line drawings!!

    see you at 29 Faces…i'm playing :)

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  19. fantastic drawings!! Love your voodoo king-he reminds me of Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland :)

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  20. Great! I love your whimsical voodoo king! Interesting to see the process ... I like your sketch, too!

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  21. Need I say that your work is excellent? Well it really is excellent. I stopped by your design page and was just awed by your work. Great job on everything. Love it!! Yes life is busy and that is a good thing.:)

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  22. Love that sassy miss with the fan and long dress! Your stamps are wonderful.

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  23. Another excellent sequence of characters so diverse and definitely inspiring.
    I am not sure yet if I'll be able to participate to 29 Faces this months, but most surely I'll keep an eye on your designs. :)

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  24. oh how amazing are all of these pieces!!!! well done!!! Happy PPF!!!!

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  25. Such wonderful characters here! Great work!

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  26. Your voodoo king is totally cool and amazing. I am hoping to do 29 Faces but fear that life and work might put a spanner in the works. Keep on truckin.Happy PPF

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  27. I especially like the hat and the cane of the Voodoo king!

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  28. All such wonderful characters and just love the cake eating monster! See you over at 29 faces.

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  29. Voodoo king is awesome! Thanks for sharing your process, love when artists do that..I'm really liking the world of digital stamps.
    Happy paint party Friday!
    Cardmakingartists.com

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  30. Amazing work. All are very lovely.

    Annabelle xx

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  31. Your Voodoo King is awesome! What a wonderful expression he has!!

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