Tuesday 30 April 2013

H.A.

I found these illustrator's on Heart Agency and I wanted to share some of the work that caught my eye.

Monday 29 April 2013

Society 6

Just came across this website http://society6.com full of prints, iPhone cases, t-shirts etc etc, its somewhere artists can earn money by making their work available for sale. Thought id mention it as its full of some pretty cool stuff!
(PS; I don't actually know how long this is has been going for so apologies if Im really late at getting on the band wagon!)

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Sarah Hankinson

One artist that I have rediscovered is Sarah Hankinson. I briefly looked at her in my Foundation year and just remembered about her recently. Im so happy I did because I am IN LOVE with her work.



Here are a couple of screen shots from her blog, but go have a look for yourself sarahhankinson.com
Over Summer I am determined to get a big sketchbook and fill it with wonderful-ness inspired by this lady.

Thursday 18 April 2013

I wish I'd done that

I chose this by Kelly Thompson who I discovered a couple of years ago. She creates illustrations and does photography also. All of her work is stunning and I wish i could've done something like this! I picked it because I love to draw faces/people but Im not the best at getting the proportions right. I love how realistic the hair looks, as well as the beautiful pattern on the hand. I really want to try and get better at drawing and she is the inspiration I think of whenever I try.


Wednesday 10 April 2013

Advice

Three peices of advice to myself;


  • Don't give up after the first couple of tries/make mistakes/don't be so hard on yourself- I have a tendency to give up straight away if the first few things I draw don't work. I need to learn that its okay to make mistakes and have confidence in my work. Sometimes my "give up straight away if it doesn't work" attitude really stops me from progressing. 

  • Don't leave things until the last minute - Though I have got slightly better at managing my time, Im far from where I want to be in terms of how much time I put into my work. This also connects to the first point I made, because I give up easily, when iv got less time to complete my work it puts more pressure on me to get it right, then I end up doing something just for the sake of having something finished instead of being pleased with the final outcome.

  • Don't compare yourself too much- I think I compare myself too much, which also makes me feel like giving up sometimes. Its silly, everyone compares themselves and it shouldn't stop you from doing your work. I also need to remember that the work I see, isn't someones first try, that wasn't the first piece of work they did, they probably have a sketchbook full of mistakes and it would of taken them quite a bit of time to get to the finished piece.