Moons and Meteors

2023 03 28 day 278 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

This is loosely based on a Joel Create tutorial, but in my head, the dinosaurs were having a bad day, back when Earth had a few other much, much, much closer planets hanging around. Or maybe this is a planet in the Alpha Centauri system. Either way, I’ve got it covered.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/moons-and-meteors/

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Earth-like terrain in the foreg…

Red Field

2023 03 22, 26-27 day 272, 276-277 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

No tutorials. Just me and Procreate and my trusty Apple Pencil.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/red-field/

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A digital painting. A field fil…

Stylized Owl

2023 03 24-25 day 274-275 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

I followed a Tatyworks tutorial, but went rogue. Of course. I’m not entirely happy with it, but whatever. It’s done.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/stylized-owl/

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An owl in greens and blues with…

Iridescence

2023 03 23 day 273 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

Today, it’s a Joel Create tutorial. It was fun! A bit tedious in some respects since there’s a fair bit of repetition in the steps, but it was all necessary to get this effect.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/iridescence/

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A fish, black everywhere except…

Deck View

2023 03 19-21 day 269-271 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  

I loosely followed another Tatyworks video. I, of course, went a bit rogue. In particular, including a couple of Ogopogo.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/deck-view/

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A view from a deck. Potted plan…

Rose-Ringed Parakeet

2023 03 10-11, 18 day 266-268 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).  Seven day gap in there – I was sick. Again. Because this is apparently how I roll now.

Today, I’m painting a rose-ringed parakeet. This species of parakeet is common in Sri Lanka. In fact, in one house we lived in, we had a neighborhood pack of these parakeets numbering at least 50. They loved the orchid tree we had in front of our house. They loved hanging around on the banana plants and the dead tree in the next door lot, too. I loved watching them and hearing them chatter.

For more info, including seeing the time lapse, follow this link:
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A bright green parrot with a pi…

King Fisher

2023-03-09 day 265 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 

I decided that today, I would do my own thing while applying the lessons from yesterday’s tutorial. Today’s subject is a king fisher. This bird was a frequent visitor to our house in Sri Lanka, so I feel a bit of affinity for the bird.

I didn’t do things exactly the same as yesterday’s digital painting, of course. Nevertheless, it is done and I’m quite happy with the results.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/king-fisher/

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Parrot

2023-03-07/08 day 263/264 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

This is a watercolor tutorial by Joel Create. I like learning different techniques and styles, and I want to learn better watercolor techniques, so this was perfect.

I had fun! I want to become better at digital watercolour anyway, and Joel’s tutorials are always good. I loved painting this bird and I’m happy with the result.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/parrot/

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Desert Sunset

2023 03 05/06 day 261/262 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

Today is a migraine day along with tonnes of joint pain, especially in my fingers and left arm. Did I sleep wrong? Is it just that kind of day? Yeah, I dunno. It is what it is. At least the migraine isn’t that bad compared to my teenage years migraines.

This piece just did not work for me, though. I can’t get it right. So I’m taking a break and will finish another day. I’ll do another post when it’s finished. Whenever.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/desert-sunset/

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Palm Tree Sunset

2023-03-03/04 day 259/260 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

Admittedly, I like sunsets and sunrises, and oceans, and palm trees. I even love the idea of life on a tropical island. I can’t handle the heat at all, though, and that is an entirely different story.

I can pretend that this is from a photo I took of the Indian Ocean from where we lived in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It isn’t, but it’s not far off at all. And it’s fairly likely I’ll do more along this theme in the future.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/palm-tree-sunset/

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A digital painting in pinks and…

Pine on a Ridge

2023-03-02 day 258 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

This is complete experimentation on my part. I see things I would change if I were to do it again, and yet, I still like it.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/pine-on-a-ridge/

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A digital painting of a lone pi…

Northern Lights

2023-02-28 to 2023-03-01 day 256/257 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

I’m not entirely happy with this, but I wasn’t making it any better, so I said enough and I’m calling it done. No doubt I’ll try this again. Later. Sometime.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/northern-lights/

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Digital painting. In the foregr…

Mountain Mist

2023-02-26/27 day 254/255 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off).

This is another tutorial by Joel Create.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/mountain-mist/

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A digital painting of a mountai…

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Cave Sunset

2023-02-24/25 day 252/253 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 

I followed a Joel Create tutorial.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/cave-sunset/

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Pink Tree

2023-02-22/23 day 250/251 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 

This was a Joel Create tutorial. If you watch the timelapse, you will see that I change my mind a fair bit and redo things. I change the leaves entirely at least three times until I was happy. I’m sure there are faster, more efficient ways to get things done, but I am not there yet. 😀

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/pink-tree/

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A digital painting of a tree wi…

Dark Sky

2023-02-20/21 day 248/249 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 

I followed a Joel Create tutorial. It’s a bit different from the usual, which is its charm.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/dark-sky/

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A sunset image in pinks and pur…

Psychoticat

2023-02-18/19 day 246/247 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 

I loosely followed a Tatyworks tutorial. Emphasis on loosely.

Her tutorial is for a bear. I did one of a cat.

So my quick sketching skills need work and my cat looks a little bit crazy. And yes, I see the things that could be improved, alas. And yes, that is a blep.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/psychoticat/

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A peach coloured cat standing o…

Windmill

2023-02-16/17 day 244/245 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 
I followed a Tatyworks tutorial. In this tutorial, Tatiana demonstrated the use of the vanishing point guidelines. (I think. This is why I shouldn’t wait a month to do a write up. Sheesh.) I messed it up and didn’t quite follow the instructions properly, so I should do this again (but using another subject, of course.)
And this demonstrates what I like about her tutorials – I learn how to use the bits and bobs of the app.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/windmill/

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A windmill in the distance with…

Indian Ocean Sunset

2023-02-14/15 day 242/243 of doing art every day for a year (mostly – I took sick days off). 

This is a very basic painting that’s basically me playing with oil brushes and seeing how it would go.

For more info, follow this link: https://lmashton.com/indian-ocean-sunset/

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A sunset over an ocean. Paintin…