Whales and Wales

So I've recently moved house to Wales.

Its been good, it was pretty much the only place in the UK that it didn't snow, no building snowmen for me :(
So for the past few days it has been raining non stop!

And the weather isn't nice warm rain like in the Med, its horrid windy rain that blows your umbrella inside out and the hood off your head.

So here is my illustration of it raining whales, or sky whales.

 
Different from my other stuff more simplistic and children's booky :)

Brave Illustration

Hay everyone!

The past few months have been really hectic, from peter breaking his arms to moving house.

Finally I've gotten all settled in, and a lovely desk set up. :)

I'm not one of those lucky people that can work anywhere, I like having my space and desk with me in the centre surrounded with all my arty things.

So I drew an image of Merida and Mom bear from Brave. I really love that film,  it has to be one of my fave Pixar films.

Here are some work in progress shots
I tend to post these more on my instagram profile for convenience, if you have instagram check me out, my username is Ellenstration.

Now for the art work!!!

My finished work done with mixed media.
Taken on my phone so sorry about the quality, I can't get the hang of photographing my work.

Happy Friday 13th

Hay everyone!

Happy Friday the 13th, I hope nothing to unlucky happened  to you today.
Strange fact, I find that 13 is one of my lucky numbers along with 27. 

Here is a quick little doodle for this unlucky day.

Done in watercolours and a bit of pen.

Yay!

Toodles xxxx

Little Mermaid Coloured

The Little Mermaid in full colour from my Hairy Tale series.

I based her facial makings off different sea creatures but mainly the Red Lion Fish, then I matched the face markings with the hair colour to help make her look more natural. I wanted her to look quite alien, foreign and not the norm.

Screen Printed line art with watercolour on blotting paper

Beast Full Colour

Here is Beast in full colour. The shading of his hair took awhile.
I like how shiny and glossy his mane looks.
You are going to have to full view to see the little details, some reason in smaller view it makes them look grey or white.


I hope you like him.

Screen printed line art and watercolour on blotting paper.

Snow White Coloured

Just a little post to show you my final all screen printed and coloured.

Im really pleased how this came out.
I water coloured it on blotting paper,  its a must try!
Blotting paper is my new fave paper, shame its more expensive than normal cartridge paper. I found it blends the watercolours nicely and no need for large scale washes. Win win :)

Snow White from my Hairy Tale series, my own interpretation from the text from Brothers Grimm. 

Screen Printing Testers

Hay everyone,

This week I've been testing my line art for the Hairy Tales image I posted a few weeks ago.
Make sure you click to see all the details, its funny how each time I drew the old lady she turned out different =) 

Here are the left are testers of different pens I could use for the light fixing process in screen printing. 
On the right is how it screen printed on blotting paper, and some little colour tests on my favourite ones.

Left: Shows different pens of normal tracing paper             

Right: shows the screen printed lines on blotting paper with colour added with watercolour

Below is some more tests but this time drawn on mark  resist  paper, it was beautiful to draw on my it costs a lot. Like before it was screen printed on to blotting paper with come colour added with watercolour.

Doodles animals

Hay everyone =)

Today I entered a competition if you feel nice please vote for me.

http://www.dontpaniconline.com/designtheposter/believe/entry/2914

oh and I did some animal doodles.


done it my rotring pen and a bit of watercolour, 'coz black and white is boring. =)