Posts by The Beast Tender
Exercises in Unknown Styles: Clarke, Bilal, Gauguin
I was recently involved in an art card swap with the theme “favorite artists”. The other members of the group pick their favorite, and the others make a card in that style. (I chose Daniela Volpari, who is a contemporary artist I happened to find on Etsy. I haven’t gotten my cards back from the [...]
Yet Another Forest Creatures Art Cards Post
Perhaps it has become clear that I am not done with The People of the Forest. If you’re just joining us, the last two posts were also filled with ATC size humanoids and small details of their forest surroundings, the theme of a swap I recently started. Top row: Lavender Rabbit and Friend, and A [...]
People of the Forest Redux, Copic Art Cards
Top row: Silver Pixie Princess, and Bear the Wise 2nd Row: A Flower Fairy, and a Fae Tracker You may recall I was on a bit of a tear with Dog Art Cards for a while (and to which I will yet return!) At the moment, if you hadn’t guessed, it’s this fantasy/woodland theme, People [...]
A Fairy Tale Tribute and Some People of the Forest
Some more cards from the online Fairytale art-a-thon I mentioned last time, and submitted to the Illustration Friday topic, “Tribute”. These three dogs were inspired by a story from one of those large McCall’s Storybooks from the 60′s. In the story are the dog with eyes as big as saucers, the one with eyes as big as [...]
Beauties and Beasts, Fairytale Inspired Art Cards
(Top) Lucy and Jake, Beauty and Beast; (bottom) Keko and Boris, Malia and Luther. These cards were inspired by a weekend Fairytale art-athon at Illustrated ATCs. You may notice this is quite a departure from my normal portrait-style art cards (just a head/face and usually facing forward). Of course, you could say these are just [...]
Monochromatic Art Cards and MOOs in Pen and Ink
Lots of monochromatic mini art happened recently! You may recall the purple ATCs posted previously. The above are the Pinkerton Detectives. Their motto? “No Collar Too Small”. (Thank you Bert for providing the clever catch phrase!) And below, the first two MOOs for my blue set – a Calavera maiden created as one then cut in [...]
Gargoyles Art Cards in Copics
Submitted for the topic “Wild” at Illustration Friday. Now perhaps you don’t think of gargoyles as wild because you think of them as stone statues. If so, you have clearly never seen one leave its perch in the dead of night! Fortunately, these four specimens are not the man or woman eating type. They are [...]
Mermaid with Pearls in Her Hair, an ATC Riddle
This image was created from an ATC of half of Pearl’s face (see below), and a digital flipped copy for the other half. I hadn’t planned to do exactly half a face, but I did a decent job of it. Except it’s just a bit unnerving, I think because of the uncanny valley effect. Or [...]
Cat Girl in Orange Wig for Illustration Friday
The word is “Urban” at Illustration Friday, and Lana is nothing if not an urban girl. She is currently going to fashion design school in the Midwest, and longs to visit New York and the legendary Mood Fabrics. This wig is her favorite from a collection of twenty-two wigs (though last week it was the [...]
Two Ruffed Queens Art Cards
You guys! I present to you these queens though perhaps they should be dogs, since I am sick like one. Ugh! I had a really bad cold a few weeks back that lasted far too long, and when it finally started to go away, I believe my boss brought in the flu. He claims he [...]