October 2016 Art

I didn’t manage to catch the Inktober train this year but I have been drawing regularly prior to NaNoWriMo. I want to get as much drawing out of my system as I can, before I disappear into the realm of words for a whole month.

Here are some of today’s efforts so far!

A Velociraptor sticker design.

Velociraptor-inspired digital painting – flokot.redbubble.com.

Work-in-progress screenshots.

The reference picture in the bottom right corner is from Wikipedia’s Velociraptor mongoliensis page.

Work in progress screenshot, 1.

Work in progress screenshot, 2.

RedBubble Cover Image.

I also finally got around to making a header picture to emblazon the top of my RedBubble portfolio. After several false starts, I settle for a pink, purple and blue unicorn galloping through space. I think that this, more than anything else that I attempted, best summarises the type of art I have in my portfolio!

Cover/header for my RedBubble portfolio. Digital painting – flokot.redbubble.com.

 

 

 

 

 

New Stickers

I’ve been plugging away (slowly) at trying to get the hang of digital art. At this stage I am using MediBang Paint Pro – if I continue to progress I plan to upgrade to one of the more professional art programmes, but that said MediBang Paint is proving to be a wonderful learning tool. I have a Wacom Intuos tablet that is absolutely fantastic.

Art Currently For Sale

Long time followers will have seen some of these before, but an artist still has to make a living and some of my old drawings are still my most popular! So, I present to you, some of my drawings that are currently available for purchase at my RedBubble store, flokot.redbubble.com. Here are shown a selection of products, but for more information, prices, ordering, and options, please view them on RedBubble.

*These are believed correct at the time of compilation and shared in good faith but are subject to change without notice. Please note that as I am merely the designer of the art printed onto these products, any questions, queries or concerns about the products needs to be directed to RedBubble.

Cute Happy Fun Giraffe

View different product options and purchase here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/flokot/works/1776086-cute-happy-fun-giraffe

Original illustration: 2008, fine liner pen on paper.

Romantic Giraffes

View different product options and purchase here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/flokot/works/3049654-romantic-giraffes

Original illustration: 2009, hand drawn in ink on paper.

Custom sized and cut scratch-resistant vinyl removable lap top skin, available at flokot.redbubble.com. To see all of my currently available lap top skin designs, see HERE. At the time of writing (May 2016), skins are available for 11″, 13″ and 15″ lap tops. Please see RedBubble for further specifications.

Renaissance Cat Rides a Unicorn

View different product options and purchase here: http://www.redbubble.com/people/flokot/works/7985620-renaissance-cat-rides-a-unicorn

Original illustration: 2011, fine point felt tip marker and fine point pen on paper.

See all my coffee mug designs HERE at flokot.redbubble.com. Also available: travel mugs.

Polyester pencil case / studio pouch. To see all of my current pencil case designs, please see HERE. Also available: hardcover journals, in your choice of ruled line, blank or graph pages. See flokot.redbubble.com for more information.

Screenshots and information were compiled from my RedBubble portfolio, flokot.redbubble.com on 25 May 2016.

Updating my RedBubble portfolio

flokot.redbubble.com

I’ve been going through the fairly labour-intensive process of updating my RedBubble portfolio to accommodate their newer ranges of products. When I first joined, it was just art prints and t-shirts. I love their new product ranges, though I have to actively edit each of my artworks to suit the various new products. In many cases I’m really happy with the results. New products like spiral-bound notebooks and scarves have given my drawings a new lease of life.

Technically my art is “just” a hobby. It by no means produces a liveable income – as helpful as that would be (Australia’s complex tax laws aside!). My day job is a stay-at-home-parent, but I am looking to take on my visual arts and writing as more serious pursuits. In particular, my writing is something that I want to develop to a much higher standard. It’s a good way to keep the brain going before the kids are self-sufficiently old enough for me to head back to university. But I am profoundly grateful that so many people seem to enjoy my art, and do so enough to buy items from my RedBubble portfolio. It’s very encouraging and it keeps me motivated to continually work on improving my illustration and painting skills.

Here is a list of some of my newly-updated artworks*:

1. “Snowstorm Beardstorm” – a Viking-themed ink illustration from 2013. (Shown in the above screenshot.)
2. “City Skyline” – a sepia-toned ink illustration of skyscrapers and cloudy skies. 2015.
3. “Narwhalicornceros” – an imagined creature I drew in sepia ink. 2015.
4. “Messenger” – a dark angelic figure brings a message. Acrylic on canvas sheet. 2013.
5. “Jesus Heart” – inspired by sacred heart of Jesus imagery. Acrylic on canvas sheet. 2013.
6. “Wine Cask(et)” – a macabre illustration involving murderous wine bottles. Ink on paper. 2013.
7. “Yellow Robin” – photograph taken in South Gippsland, Australia. 2012.
8. “Unicorn” – a purple-toned ink illustration of a Unicorn. Specifically designed by request for a friend who wanted a new phone case. 2012.
9. “Crimson Rosella, Silvan Reservoir” – photograph taken in Silvan Reservoir, Australia. 2012.
10. “Kookaburra, Silvan Reservoir” – photograph taken in Silvan Reservoir, Australia. 2012.
11. “Renaissance Cat Rides a Unicorn” – ink on paper. 2011.
12. “Womanly Tentacle Monster” – I can’t describe this one. It’s just one of those weird things that pops out of my imagination. Ink on paper. 2011.
13. “Blue-Eyed Purple Unicorn” – pencil on paper.
14. “Pink Pegasus Woodcut Style” – a phone case that I designed for myself. 2012.
15. “Angus heifers in the South Gippsland hills” – photograph from 2012.
16. “Tentacle Monster and Woolly Quadruped” – fantasy creatures inspired by, of all things, the water running down the shower screen and the abstract forms of the rivulets of water. Yeah, the shower is my meditative thinking space. Ink on paper. 2011.

*Far distant future readers may find that some of these links are no longer active. To see currently available products, please go to flokot.redbubble.com!

**I’ve noticed that RedBubble currently has customer reviews listed against each work. Please note, these reviews are in response to RedBubble.Com’s product range in general and do not necessarily refer to the satisfaction levels of my own works’ customers.

Narwhalicornceros – Completed Drawing

flokot.redbubble.com – “Narwhalicornceros” – September 2015. Faber Castell Pitt pens on paper, 210x297mm.

Draft versions of this illustration can be seen at an earlier blog post.