Christmas Illustration '15

Very excited to share my Christmas illustration with you guys!! ^_^ I've been working on it for the better part of the month and it has definitely gone through all the usual art project phases, from "yes, this thing is going to look awesome!" to the "oh no, I totally ruined it!" Over all, I think it turned out really well and I like that it has the Christmas vibe without being too obvious. And who doesn't like a group of forest creatures hanging out with their yeti friend around the fire at night?

Anyway, this is my last blog post for the year. I'll be taking Christmas and New Year's off and starting up again on January 7th with an important art announcement for 2016, so stay tuned for that! I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas, New Year's, holiday season, etc!

onward and upward,

Bethany

December '15 sketchbook

So, this month's sketchbook sketches are somewhat lacking in variety, but I can't really be grumpy about getting to draw foxes, owls and squirrels. I've been practicing woodland creatures a lot lately in preparation for my upcoming Christmas illustration and decided to give some of the studies a bit of pen and watercolor to polish them up. Enjoy! ^_^

onward and upward,

Bethany

December '15 Skill Building: Animals

It's always a challenge to find time for skill building during the holiday season. As soon as Thanksgiving hits, life departs from normal routines till January! I feel like these drawings count less as great art and more as "Yay, I actually made something today!", which I guess matters, in and of itself. I will be sharing sketchbook stuff next week and I have a Christmas illustration planned for the 17th. Then I'll be taking the rest of December off and blogging again in January 2016! 

onward and upward,

Bethany

November-October '15 sketchbook

Since the last two months have been crazy, I opted to do one sketchbook post for both October and November. Also, I'm posting this one week ahead of schedule because I'm taking next week (Thanksgiving) off. I hope everyone has a lovely holiday (if you're celebrating it) and I'll be back again in December! ^_^

onward and upward,

Bethany

November '15 Skill building: Poses

It never fails, I stop working on a particular skill set for awhile and I come back to it feeling rusty. :-/ Oh well, that's what skill building is for, right?

onward and upward,

Bethany

Inktober '15: Finishing up

Here are the last three drawings from Inktober this year! Thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement! ^_^ I'm really glad I pushed myself to do a character design challenge and that so many people got joy out of seeing my work. It was a crazy/great month and I am eagerly looking forward to future projects. Stay tuned!

onward and upward,

Bethany

Inktober '15: Week 4

We are almost, almost to the end of this challenge! Only a three days to go! I had originally planned to do a sketchbook post this week, but then opted to post my Inktober drawings instead. I'll share the last three next week. 

onward and upward,

Bethany

Inktober '15: Week 3

We've made it to week 3 of Inktober and boy, am I feeling it! Only one week left to go!

onward and upward,

Bethany

Inktober '15: week 2

Inktober continues! Coming up with a new character every day is exhausting and I wish my schedule allowed me to put equal amounts of time and efforts into each design. Still, I do feel more confident in my inking skills now and I'm pleased with how a lot of these characters are turning out. After this weekend, we'll be over half way through the challenge!

onward and upward,

Bethany