Introducing Jouvence, the first of fifteen 1920s French fashion nostriches I’m creating for - drawn in Procreate, colored with Copic markers, and placed on a mixed media background. I’ll reveal the others
When I started concepting my #nostrichnovember project, I wanted it to fulfill two goals: practice drawing with Procreate and have a mixed media background. Here’s a corner of the art board where
Which purple is the purple ostrich that is a nostrich? Decided on the bottom one. Color codes are for the Copic markers I used. Now to experiment with dress colors. I want to
A good night’s work.
#artstr #mixedmedia #art #nostrlife #grownostr #nostrichnovember…
After pushing pixels around in Procreate for …. a long time, I have a style I like for the 1920s French fashion nostriches I’m creating for - it’s a month-long art challenge
Playing with background ideas for my Nostrich November* art challenge project. Need to get back to drawing, but this experimental part is fun. Mixed media is all about layers, so it’s a
Because nostrich shoes need toes. One of the many design decisions I made last night while working on my #nostrichnovember 1920s fashion project. Using Procreate to draw the line work.
#artstr #art #drawing
Finally decided to buy a pack of Art Deco digital papers. Yes, I could create them myself, but that’s not my joy. Culling and printing and sorting and making thumbnail references in
Using washi tape to hold tissue paper to card stock to run it through my printer is a pain, but the results are worth it. Original French text about the fashions I’m
Sitting on the floor and sorting through reference images. These are thumbnails from a 1921 French fashion catalog. I’ll be using them for my #nostrichnovember project*. Still need to decide if I’
Mixed media art desk cleaned! Will be working on my #nostrichnovember pieces so I’ll have something to share with you folks at least every other day. Anyone interested in process photos or
Put up a Nostrich Origin webpage on my #nostrichnovember website:
#nostrich #originstory #artchallenge #whereitallbegan…
