Watercolor Sketch of a Cute Dalmatian

Here is a little watercolor sketch of a cute Dalmatian, that I created with a digital watercolor software. I really like it :) and already uploaded the piece to my Online Shop

Watercolor Sketch - Dalmatian

You can get this piece on many wonderful items, here's an example.

On a Shirt - Click to Purchase

Here Comes the Rooster II

Here's a painting that I completed 2 weeks ago, I really like it - it developed during the painting process and I used 3 different painting softwares just to get the desired result. An impressive orange rooster, that will wake everybody up :) The whole atmosphere in this painting is in retro style, one can really see the old faded canvas material.

By the way - the softwares that I used for this painting are - Rebelle 2 by Escape Motions | Corel Painter by Corel | Photoshop by Adobe.


Here is our guy :)

Orange Rooster - Retro Style

If you like this painting you can purchase it on my Online Shop.

Here is the painting on a tote bag, but you can get on so many other products.

Rooster Tote Bag - purchase here

Funky Giraffe on a Shirt

Hi there,

Lately I've been sketching and painting many portraits, using old media techniques like watercolor, pencils etc. I wanted to create something new and fresh using digital painting. You may have noticed that I am painting a lot of dog portraits, I love it! But I wanted to do something different.

I've visioned a cool Tshirt with a colorful and funny looking giraffe on it, and it felt so right, so I started to work on it. I wanted the giraffe to be cool, I didn't want to use ordinary colors. The portrait is very "urban" and somewhat messy, not the neat portrait that I usually do.

Take a look, isn't it a cool shirt? :)

Vibrant Colorful Giraffe in Orange and Yellow Tee Shirts by IBadishi_Digital_Art

That's it for now, I intend to work on more funny looking animals, stay tuned!

A Sketch of Lisa the Unfortunate Pit Bull

Few days ago I first heard about Lisa, a beautiful and sensitive Pit Bull, who was adopted by a cold-hearted family. Today we know that this family is a series Put Bull adopter. I guess they look like a decent and caring folks, but after the adoption is complete, suddenly the dogs disappear - some of them "die" or "being lost" but the truth is, that they sell the Pit Bulls to some criminals who arrange dog fights. It makes me mad, especially when good and loving dogs are being treated, and raised like ruthless killers, without compassion and love. I personally know some super sweet and people loving Pit Bulls, and just the thought of them being in situation like that gives me the creeps.

My thought was this -  by sketching a portrait of Lisa, the issue will get more personal and maybe will touch some hearts and will make a little difference.

Painted Dog Calendar 2013

Just wanted to share with you!

I've published a super cool and vibrant 2013 calendar of my digital painted dog portraits. If you like dogs and want to smile the whole year,  you should take a look at it :)

Heart warming sketch

I'm on the roll with the sketches :) I find it very simple, just to grab a pencil and to doodle something, so much fun :)

I haven't sketched many animals, but when I do, I like to expose an emotion there.  I imagine the feelings and put them in the sketch. I never sketch from the imagination (It's too hard for me), but I try to put myself on the sketch, my thoughts and feeling, so even though that I sketch from an existing picture, I feel like I have created something completely different.

Take a look a the sketch, and the phrase that goes with it.

"I may not have everything I want in life, but I have all I will ever need to make my life complete, my family"

I just can feel the emotion in animals... they are so sincere and pure, and their love is genuine.

Until the next time, have a great day!

Digital Dog Portraits is Online!

Hi there,

Haven't been here for a while... I know, as I told you I've been working on my new site DigitalDogPortraits.com and finally it is working and active :) I know that I'll have to do some tweaks along the way, but at least it is complete!

For those who were waiting for a new digital art, I'm glad to present my latest creation. Directly from my new site : Baster the puppy.

Baster was created using a new technique that I use - Digital Finger Paint. It's a bit more complex than Vector Art but the final result is warmer and looks more like painting. 

If you want to see more dog portraits just visit me at DigitalDogPortraits.com :)

Have a great day!

Digital Art - Retro Style Poodle

Hi there!

Lately I've been busy building a new site.
I've decided to combine two passions of mine, digital art and dog portraits. In this site DigitalDogPortraits.com (still under construction), I will create customized portraits of dogs/pets. Dogs' owners will be able to send me their pets' photos and I will create a digital portrait of their beloved pet and will print it for them on canvas.
The styles of the portraits will be Vector Art, Line Art and the famous Pop Art Warhol style.
I'm really excited and can't wait to finish the preparations and start working!

Take a look at a sample retro style Poodle's portrait that I've made recently and will be featured on the site :)

Well... that's it for today! Got to work on my site :)

See you soon!

Line Art - Happy Dog Portrait

Hi there,

Last post I showed you a Line Art of a Boxer dog. I like to capture dogs' expressions and poses, so I decided to draw some more.
This time I've created a portrait of a mixed breed dog, a happy and energetic creature. I wanted to do this sketch with the good old Photoshop CS2, to do something simple and basic.
Take a look :

To be honest I like to created Line Art images using photoshop. I tend to think that the images are warmer, and look more "human". The fact that I use only lines as a first sketch, and have to paint between the lines, makes the difference. I try to do very clean work, but every now and then, I can miss a pixel, you can't really see it immediately, but you can feel it - and that makes it (in my opinion) more special and warm. This kind of images are never perfect, and I like them more this way. I prefer hand painting the image, than using an immediate color fill (like in illustrator). 

Here is an example of how I fill the colors :

A little primitive, and analog... I know :) In illustrator the process is quicker and easier, I can switch colors immediately and change the lines in seconds... Using photoshop well... it's not :) And If I find an error I have to repaint the whole part, or to rebuild the area. Sometimes it takes a while, sometimes it's frustrating, but as I said before... I think that "feel" is much much better!

Next post we'll see another dog art using photoshop.

Thank you for visiting!

If you'd like to see more of my art, please check out my Online Store or my Facebook page

Line Art - Boxer Dog Portrait

Hi there!

Few months ago I posted some dog portraits, mainly my Pit Bull, created using line art.
Lately I had the urge to start drawing other breeds of dog using line art again. Dogs are perfect models, like to pose, and almost always look great in photos.
For me its a real pleasure to create dog art, I like to capture their mood and their character in the picture.
I decided to draw a Boxer (a friend of my dog). The Boxer is really impressive and athletic breed and its face is very special (some love it, some hate it).

Take a look at this smiling face :

This picture was created using adobe illustrator, next dog art will be created using adobe photoshop, and I'll will talk about the difference (at least for me) between the two programs. 

Thank you for visiting !

Have a lovely day :)

Want to see more of my art? Visit my Online Store, or my Facebook page.

Digital Art - The Dog Under The Blanket

Hi!

As promised I will post now the last line art of the Pit Bull series, and the 3 stages (photo, line art, colored line art).

This one is really cute actually. The dog has is own blanket, and he likes to stick his nose there. He looks very shy and gloomy at the same time.

Here is the photo :

The basic lines :

The colored Line Art :

This one looks much much better after the painting!

If you checked out the previous posts, you could see that the dog's expression was changing at each shot. Those expressions look human to us, and that fact makes the photos/line art extremely more appealing.

While I was looking at this portrait, I had an idea for a card/postcard, take a look :

I Miss You Card

Is this card cute or what? :)

Well I hope you enjoyed the last piece of the Pit Bull Line Art series! 

Have a wonderful day!

Digital Art - The Smiling Pit Bull

Hi!

As promised I'm posting another line art of my beloved dog.
On the last post I showed you the importance of catching the essence of the image. The previous portrait was about the sadness in the dog's eyes, this portrait will reflect happiness and a little bit of naughtiness.
This time I'm going to make it short, I'll post again only the three stages, and let you enjoy the process.


The photo :

The line art :

The line art painted :

Cute and crazy !

Smiling Pit Bull Shirt

Look how adorable it looks on a shirt :)  For real Pit Bull lovers !

Well that's it for now! short and sweet :)

'Till the next time.