#MarchMeetTheMaker ✨ FROM THE ARCHIVES 💜 Looking back through my archives I see a few digital paintings that I want to redraw. Not because they are bad, but because the learning curve for digital art is kind of steep. 💜 This particular piece would be muh better in color like this. Right now it is actually black and white. I would also add a few more feature lines around the nose. But otherwise, I still like this one very much. 💜 #ursaink @joannehawker #meetthemaker2021 #meettheartist #meettheartist2021 #fromthearchives #fromthearchive #sarahcuthillartist #marchmeetthemakerarchive #marchmakerchallenge (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMfVlx5M_j2/?igshid=1pih4zqzc1cld
✨MYTHIC MAIL✨ Can you guess this month’s mythic creature? . Here’s a little preview of June’s Mythic Mail. I love making Mythic Mail you guys! It combines my love of world mythology and story weaving with illustrated letters in the mailbox. These are adventures I wish I could go on. I actually write these for myself so they are conversational and appropriate for all ages. Most of my Mail recipients are adults, but there are weird kids out there (like me) that have been enjoying their snail mail too. . Every letter also comes with a little bonus sketch on handmade paper. It’s never too late to get your Mythic Mail delivery. Check it out in my S H💜P or on P A T R E💜N. (Links in bio.) (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP-66xtMBhq/?utm_medium=tumblr
Resharing this marker sketch because it’s one of my favorites. 😍 . #ursaink #markerketch #sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing #sketchbookart #sketchbookpage #ohuhumarkers @ohuhuart #womanillustrator #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COELLmEMTr-/?igshid=ucsyoznqjm0y
This week I am teaching grade school students to make flip books. Always a fun project! We’re starting with the bouncing ball... animation 101. Quite a few of the older students knew what onion skins were from using animation apps on their phones, but had never used the same technique using paper. ✨🤜🤛✨ #artteachersofinstagram #artteacher #artteacherlife #bouncingballanimation #flipbook #flipbooks (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFSVH8sGkU/?igshid=mg9yoq0pskmp
Dryad and the Red Fox . #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #dryad #forestspirit #treespirit #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artworkpromotion #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjpYjSsLvp/?utm_medium=tumblr
#MarchMeetTheMaker 🎨 COLOR 🧡Color is so important!!! It’s not usually my first thought, however. I like to fly by the seat of my pants. Let the mood take me somewhere. But after the sketch stage, I like to lay down the base colors. 💜 For today’s prompt I wanted to show off my regular color palettes. Maybe you can see my love of rich colors. Those deep blues, plums, and dark moss colors give me the warm and tingly feelings. Pastels creep me out. 💙 #ursaink @joannehawker #MarchMeetTheMaker2021 #MeetTheMaker #MeetTheMaker2021 #MeetTheArtist #MeetTheArtist2021 #ColorPalettes #ColorPalette #ColorPaletteInspiration #ColorAesthetic #ArtAccount #ColorPrompt #colorfullife https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnpTbHsyY5/?igshid=e696fh8q0dqq
MERMAY // Pluto Mermaid✨ I don’t know what you crazy kids are learning these days 👵🏼, but Pluto is still a primary planet in my eyes. 💜 👉 Scroll for dem close ups! Follow @ursa.ink for all the planetary mermaids. . #celestialsirens2021 #celestialsirens #mermay2021 #mermay #mermayprompts #mermaidchallenge #mermaychallenge #mermayart #mermaidart #sirens #sirenart #galaxymermaid #artistsoninstagram #painting 🎨 #artistic #artworkpromotion #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-zsTKMH5M/?igshid=wjr7t7mfstbu
Do you ever feel like you have 50 hamsters trying to run on the same wheel in your mind? (Do other languages have that same saying?) I am currently working on 4 big projects and it’s hard to ration out equal time to each AND feed the algorithms. I see my fellow artists nodding their heads. 😉 🐹 🐹 🐹 #ursaink #sketcheveryday #sketchbookartist #sketchingdaily #sketchbookpractice #ohuhu #ohuhubrushmarkers #practiceportrait #markerart #alcoholmarkers #markerdrawings (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKWmYElsdme/?igshid=15ck2v3dkg55b
San Francisco Mermaid 🧜♀️ 👉Scroll for close ups! 👉 I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area (EAST BAY 4EVA!) and as a kid, whenever we would cross the Bay Bridge or the Golden Gate Bridge, I would look for mermaids. I did see a whale once, so you never know. 😉 (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPJAmRLMafJ/?utm_medium=tumblr
Sometimes I don’t know what to write in these captions. “Hey, here’s this thing I made.” ✨🌙✨ #ursaink #mirrormirror #mirrormirroronthewall #fairytaleart #fantasyartwork #fantasyart #fantasyaesthetic #darkfantasy #darkfantasyart (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLXTocGMH6q/?igshid=1d4pmpppzrj3n