Today's art: Poppy in Alcohol Marker & Pencil Crayon: My 1st Time using Alcohol Markers

 My First Time using Alcohol Markers

Poppy done in Alcohol Marker and Pencil Crayon

I bought a set of Bianyu Alcohol Markers off Amazon.ca on sale for $36.99 for a set of 72 markers complete with carrying case and blender.

Bianyu Markers

The above pic is from Amazon and this is exactly what I used.

I have never used Alcohol Markers before and was worried about the smell, but unless you stick them directly under your nose and sniff, they weren't strong and I didn't even notice any smell for the entire time I was drawing/coloring (about 2 hours). 

I used this photo by James Lee as a reference photo, found on unsplash, which has royalty free photos. You can find it here: poppy reference photo.

I sort of followed this tutorial by The Frugal Crafter, Lindsay Weirich, on Youtube. You can find it here: Poppy tutorial

I say sort of because Lindsay is a real artist and she's really good and I am just learning, so I wasn't able to follow exactly. For one, I need more practice with sketching lol.  I really like her tutorials though; she's really good.

Today's Digital Art: Poppy Field with Procreate on the Ipad

 Procreate is still my favorite way to make art

Poppy Field on Ipad #JamesJulierArtTutorials

I am so happy with the way this poppy field digital painting came out!  James Julier makes the most wonderful tutorials for realistic landscapes.  I can only follow the tutorials if I don't have a headache, and thankfully today I woke up headache free so was able to jump right in.  

As always, these paintings look so much better on my Ipad than they do on FB or Instagram or even my computer.  

If you want to give this tutorial a try, you can find it: here

Today's Art: Translucent Layered Poppies in Watercolor

 Watercolor Poppies

Watercolor Poppies with Winsor & Newton Cotman #Emma Jane Lefebre

Winsor & Newton Cotman & Canson XL Watercolor Paper

I found a fun tutorial on Youtube, by Emma Jane Lefebre, and was able to follow along to make these pretty translucent poppies.

It was not as easy as Emma makes it look but she is a pro and I am a newb, lol. It's hard to figure out how much water to use; too much and you get a runny mess; not enough and you're dry brushing, lol.

I had fun though, and am very happy with my first attempt at translucent poppies.  I should have waited until tomorrow to take photos as it's almost midnight and quite dark, so they photos don't look as nice as the real painting.  

If you want to try the tutorial, you can find it: here

Ipad Art: Halloween

 I still love my Ipad

Halloween Art on Ipad with Procreate following a Watercolor Tutorial, lol.

I found a tutorial on Youtube for a cute halloween watercolor, but I had a headache and didn't want to deal with water and brushes and mess.  So I grabbed my trusty Ipad and just looked at the finished product on Youtube and ignored the tutorial and did it on Procreate. I'd still like to try the tutorial with watercolors but Halloween is over now, so maybe next year.  I used Gouache brushes to make this, and am happy with how it turned out.