Schlagwortarchiv für: illustration

My color palette isn’t getting any bigger right now, and I’m fine with that. I’m currently experimenting with different techniques in my sketchbooks. And sure, not all types of paper are suitable for watercolors, but that’s exactly why it’s just a sketchbook—a playground for letting my creativity run wild, a place where I can simply put down on paper whatever ideas come to me.

And I love the shades of blue and brown on white, cream-colored, or cappuccino-colored sketchbooks.
And my motifs don’t change either. My love for the maritime world is reflected time and again in the fish, shells, octopuses, and so on, while my soul is somehow drawn to antiquity. I’m still searching for the right surface texture for my next paintings, and before I “dare” to tackle larger formats, I’m still sketching around a bit.

Watercolor and ink on a random journal page
Marine sketch in watercolor, pastell pencils & ink on Hahnemühle Cappuccino
Aegyptiaca with Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils & ink on Hahnemühle Cappuccino
Aegyptiaca with Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils & ink on a random journal page ;)

A simple sketch of the idea to inscribe an ancient Egyptian alabaster vessel with a message that means a lot to me. To bring it to life and connect it to the present, I’ve placed thin twigs with delicate blue blossoms inside it.

I’m writing a children’s book about finding one’s identity. What could be better than a SENGI as the main character—one that’s neither a mouse nor an elephant?

Right now, I’m gathering all the information I can find about this cute little animal and sketching the character.

Sometimes I just can’t think of anything to paint. I mean, I feel like being creative, but I’m missing that spark of inspiration. But mushrooms always work, somehow. Besides mushrooms I paint a lot (and I mean a LOT) of sea life creatures like fishes, turtles, octopusses, jellyfishes and so on..

I made myself a little sketchbook here out of scraps of my Arches watercolor paper. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that watercolors are wet—so wet, in fact, that the whole sheet of paper gets wavy. How do you handle your sketchbooks when you paint with very wet paint? Does that not bother you, or is there a trick to getting the pages smooth again? I guess I’ll have to spray them from the back with the flower spray bottle… but every single page? sigh
Maybe I’ll just leave it as is. Oh well… they’re just loose sketches. I really need to relax more.