rustypuppyart

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Nov 10, 2024

Love the Naples Yellow Pale, though…

Love the Naples Yellow Pale, though…

Love the Naples Yellow Pale, though I’d call it Parchment. The other Naples would make good flesh tones, but they don’t look ‘yellow’ to me. 6-10 are definitely my definition

Nov 9, 2024

I’m so excited/grateful/relieved…

I’m so excited/grateful/relieved…

I’m so excited/grateful/relieved to finally share with you the first (as far as I know) Nostr art & poetry collaboration!!! @Sacred Peak and I have been working on this for

Nov 8, 2024

Swatched the 3 yellows to finish…

Swatched the 3 yellows to finish…

Swatched the 3 yellows to finish this page. There’s another 8 tubes of yellow in this set and I might get to those later tonight. Or not. #nostrartstrNov2024 #artstr #🖼️ #rustypuppyart #watercolor #swatches

Nov 7, 2024

Today’s watercolor orange swatches:…

Today’s watercolor orange swatches:…

Today’s watercolor orange swatches: But not the yellows that are for a reason I don’t understand in the middle when going by the manufacturer’s numbering. So I skipped the yellows.

Nov 5, 2024

Finished swatching the last red tubes…

Finished swatching the last red tubes…

Finished swatching the last red tubes of watercolor. Then played around on some leftover strips of paper. Not sure what kind, probably Canson Mixed Media 160g as it’s thinner than the 300g

Nov 4, 2024

All set to swatch these watercolors…

All set to swatch these watercolors…

All set to swatch these watercolors as my @NostrArtstr November Art Challenge: Play with Color. 🎉 Or not … because apparently tube watercolors can separate if you leave them alone for, ah, 2 years. 😅 After

Nov 1, 2024

I’m running this art challenge…

I’m running this art challenge and I’m not ready, so absolutely no pressure. 😅 Had a massive headache pre-storm yesterday, so Today I will clean up an art desk so I

Oct 31, 2024

Personal art challenges for October stats……

Personal art challenges for October stats……

Personal art challenges for October stats…. Inktober: 13/31 - isometric art using Procreate Undying Tales: 1/15 - Procreate color animal illustration I’m good with those numbers, because had I not tried these

Oct 26, 2024

Finished my first kawaii art based…

Finished my first kawaii art based…

Finished my first kawaii art based on Tatyana Deniz workshop. So happy how he turned out! Would be a fun sticker design. Definitely going to play with more of these. This is a

Oct 20, 2024

When you should really go eat…

When you should really go eat…

When you should really go eat dinner but get sidetracked making little trees with leftover paint. #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #acrylic #artprocess #wip #🖼️…

Oct 20, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: mountain time Starting to layer texture on the mountains. Cut this sponge in half to better control the area that gets paint. Dark colors first. This

Oct 17, 2024

This leaf followed me in from…

This leaf followed me in from…

This leaf followed me in from the patio, so we had a little portrait session. Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils in a cold press 110 lb/230 g/m2 sketchbook by U.

Oct 17, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: more clouds Cloud cover over a whole mountain on the back right. Sponge edges, which I really like and will likely use with green to get

Oct 16, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: cloud sessions 1 of ??? Added a mix of white and parchment color as the clouds base. Surprised how much the green is showing through, given that

Oct 16, 2024

When working on an art project…

When working on an art project…

When working on an art project that uses acrylic paint, I always end up with extra. Thought you might like to see where it goes …. These are 5” x 7” art boards and

Oct 14, 2024

Horizon - Inktober prompt.

Horizon - Inktober prompt.

Horizon - Inktober prompt. Thanks to @mikemonty for the idea of combining my work. Made making this one a lot easier since I already had a sun. 👍 Was also fun to work on a

Oct 14, 2024

Remote - Inktober prompt.

Remote - Inktober prompt.

Remote - Inktober prompt. They intended something different, given the theme of the other prompts, but this is what came to mind. 📺 #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #🖼️ #artchallenge #procreate #isometric #inktober #dailysketch…

Oct 13, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: rocks and trees Looked more closely at my reference photo, and vintage Chinese paintings, and added some rock faces to the mountains. Added a lot of

Oct 12, 2024

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas…

24” x 30” Mixed Media Canvas Update: all scales done! Finished up all the scales on the dragon’s body last night. Found a new color of green when I bought some heavy

Oct 12, 2024

Snacks - Inktober prompt.

Snacks - Inktober prompt.

Snacks - Inktober prompt. Feel like I’m getting better at “isometric circles” AKA eclipse-in-a-box. 👍 #art #artstr #rustypuppyart #🖼️ #artchallenge #procreate #isometric #inktober #dailysketch…