I can't paint by numbers.

I can't paint by numbers.

I love trying new mediums and tools in that medium.  I was at school and a kid next to me had a sweet looking pen.  He was working on a story board and using his pen to add bits of detail to it.  I may have been drooling over how well it did.  I think detail is like glitter to 12 year old girls you can't have enough of it. I asked if I could look at his pen, and use it if I could.  He handed me a Koh-i-noor pen, and I tried it out. Wow, it worked very well and it was very smooth.  After class I ran out and purchased a #3 with some black and white ink.  After completing one picture I ran out again and bought the whole set.  The next few pieces were done with my Koh-i-noor pen and ink set.  After using these I would recommend them to anyone.  One piece of advise though,  clean it out after you're done working with them. DON'T let them sit longer than 48 hours.  The other thing is, don't leave the tips in a cleaning solution for longer than even an hour.  When you clean up, make sure you have time to finish cleaning the tips.  I left two of my tips over night in a cleaning solution because I had forgotten.  I came back to find that they were rusted out, ruined, and useless.  This was my fault, not the company's.  

Wasp



Rain Forest Frog



Skull in Anguish




Koh-i-noor Pen




Gunner Seat



Medic
We were asked in school to use artist pencils to draw something we admire or cherish.  I respect our service men and women and felt I would draw a few WW II service men.  I drew these service men out of book of WW II uniforms.



The stare.
In doing these four illustrations I learned how to use pencils to create different textures.  Each one it got easier to do different materials.  I really liked how this soldiers helmet turned out, and the launcher.  To me it looks like metal, and gives it a more real look.




Infantry
What I like about this one is how everything seems in place and has weight.  I also like the foreshadowing with his hands and the rifle.  I also like that his uniform is worn and used as it would have been.




Infantry #2





Warhammer Troll
I found a magazine page that had this illustration on it.  I liked it and thought I would try to duplicate it.  The piece is illustrated on Marker paper using Prismacolor markers.  18 X 24



How to frighten a Clown.
This painting was done with Winsor Newton watercolor paints on warm pressed paper. 24 X 36.  The idea came to me when thinking how awful clowns are and wondering if clowns were scared by anything.  I figured something small and funny would do the trick, a sock puppet was perfect. 

How to frighten a Clown
I tried to do a few things differently with this painting.  I outline everything I do in a black marker or acrylic ink pen.  This painting I did not,  I wanted the paint to be the outline.  It was difficult not to do it, but at the end of the project I'm glad I tried it.  I also wanted to see if I could layer the water color and create different shades with out ruining the paper.  I think the paint I used did what I wanted it to do.  I would highly recommend Winsor paints to anyone.

The boy and his sock puppet.



Confused Pig
I actually collect a lot of pigs, I think they are neat looking.  This was my 4th attempts at watercolor.  I use Winsor Newton Paints.  I find they blend well for what I do.  I aslo enjoy shading  or layering with them.





A bubbly Fish
I got this idea from a book called "Fantasy Genesis by Chuck Lukacs".  I used Canson watercolor paper cold pressed.  I used two mediums in creating the color of the piece.  I used Winsor Newton water colors for the main color, and FW Acrylic Inks for more of the detail. Size 8 1/2 X 11.  I would do it a bit differently next time by not adding lines in the fins.  I would have used contrasting color to do it.  I learned a lot of from doing it.  I really enjoy using water color to work on pieces.



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