Progress on website!

So last night after posting the sketches and such I went ahead and found that piece of denim. Cutting it was a bitch because I couldn't find scissors for the life of me so I had to do it with a knife. But I managed. It was such an ordeal, putting modeling paste on it, mixing in the water, sprinkling a bit of tobacco here and there, adding some coffee to the mixture. And then I let it dry.

Today I actually sketched out the design on it, hopefully tomorrow I'll get to paint it and have it ALMOST ready.


Will have to fix certain coloration on photoshop. But otherwise it's looking good.

MUST remember I have to go shopping for art supplies. I need more sharpies, more pencil lead, more prismas, some ghesso and some modeling paste!

I'm thinking i might add some more coffee stains to this. Maybe? Possibly? Dunno yet, we'll see once I start colouring it.


Also, my uncle wants me to work some designs on this odd felt cowboy hat he has... well.... I'll see what I can do, haha. I'll take pictures later.

Oh! And my husband said I can show off some of the pipes he's carved lately, so I'll be doing that possibly tomorrow :)

Things I've learned #1

Since starting to work on different mediums (since I used to only do character sketches and digital art) I've learned a few things.

One of those things is Ghesso+ Canvas.

Choosing your canvas for a new piece of work is part of getting to know your work space. But not as much as readying the canvas. Applying ghesso on your canvas to prep it for a new painting is very therapeutic. You can zone out and just concentrate on painting every inch of it white with the ghesso and you can get aquainted with the space you have, every corner, what will go where.

All in all, always prep your canvas. Remember to ghesso it. And, as a bonus, you'll get to know the space your using much better.

Also. Music + Art= Glorious

P.S: Modeling paste is awesome to use too. The textures it leaves behind after dryign are fantastic! If you're into using textures, of course.