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01 March 2014

08 June 2013

IF: children

Winding down with a watercolor sketch after a long day that started at 6 with running, then work, then 5 hours of laundry and late spring cleaning.

Spring cleaning is not done yet, but getting a head start makes a huge difference.

Why do I spring clean only now?

Because after the longest and darkest winter and spring, the sun finally has decided to show itself.

What do I learn from this sketch? Use a bigger brush first and fill larger areas with much more paint.

I still can't get myself to load a lot of pigment on my brush in the first stages.

30 January 2013

IF: Wings

I have long wanted to try out Angela Rizza's way of creating her beautiful glowing illustrations, and this week's Illustration Friday challenge gave me the perfect excuse.

I am still quite new to Photoshop and tablets but I find most learning in art comes by doing.

Thanks Angela for sharing your WIPs and step-by-step work process!

original sketch

16 August 2009

IF: Wrapped

Illustration Friday: Wrapped
Illustration Freitag: Eingewickelt

inspired by / inspiriert von : JuleeQue

11 August 2009

IF: Impatience

Illustration Friday: Impatience (Ungeduld)

11 February 2009

I am preparing for my last two exams at the moment, and it's just not happening! Neighbours drill the walls at random times of the day, I get distracted, or I read the same things over and over again because the subjects are too similar.
Ah well. Time. If only I could make it stop for a while.

Ich bereite mich gerade auf meine letzten zwei Klausuren vor, und es klappt einfach nicht! Die Nachbarn bohren zu den verrücktesten Tageszeiten in die Wand, Ich bin abgelenkt, oder ich lese dieselben Dinge immer und immer wieder weil meine Fächer sich so ähnlich sind.
Naja. Zeit. Wenn ich sie doch nur kurz anhalten könnte.

12 November 2008

IF: wise

Illustration Friday: wise
weise

size/Größe: 6.4 x 8.9 cm
watercolours / Aquarellfarben

08 October 2008

IF: sugary

Illustration Friday: sugary

Illustration Friday: zuckrig/zuckersüß

20 June 2008

IF: hoard

Illustration Friday

I tend to hoard all kinds of conveniently sized blank notebooks - and sometimes I manage to fill them with sketches or notes, but I can't think of one I have really filled up to the last page. I am addicted to them. And I really like Moleskines!

Ich tendiere dazu, alle möglichen handlichen Blanko-Notizbücher zu horden - und manchmal schaffe ich es sogar, sie mit Skizzen oder Notizen zu füllen, aber ich kann mich nicht daran erinnern, jemals eines bis zur letzten Seite gefüllt zu haben. Ich bin süchtig nach ihnen. Und ich mag Moleskines unheimlich gern!

25 April 2008

IF: wrinkles

an old drawing of mine of a MTV ad in a newspaper

15 March 2008

IF: heavy

For this week's Illustration Friday: heavy and for Easter.

Done with coffee, watercolours, and little bit of watercolour pencils.

13.5 x 21.2 cm, Canson's Montval 300 g/m² watercolor paper

I encourage those of you who celebrate Easter to reflect on it just as you do during Christmas time.

12 March 2008

IF: Garden, a Secret One

This is my version of Dickon, Colin and Mary from "The Secret Garden".
They were a bit tricky because I wanted to try out the Artist Trading Card format 2.5x3.5 in.
Then again I suppose it's even trickier to do full A4 portraits.

11 March 2008

IF: Garden

This is not exactly a garden, but you would find it in one.
More garden paintings to come (I hope).

23 February 2008

IF: multiple

.... on wikitionary [link] the word "multiple" is used in context in the following sentence:
My Swiss Army knife has multiple blades.

So here it goes.