Gentle Giants - Line Art

Hi there,

Here is a fun little Line Art that I created using Sketchbook pro 7.

I don't know why, but I felt like drawing a Rhinoceros. It was a quick doodle that was inked again to look more like a tattoo. In front of the Rhino I thought that I have to place an opponent. A big, impressive and primitive creature like it. So, a Hippopotamus sounded like a good idea!
The background contains a tribal pattern that fitted quite well. It is a clean, simple and appealing image, I like it.

Take a look :

If you like the line art too... you can purchase it on my Digital Art Shop , enjoy!

The Beatles - Line Art / Pop Art

Hi there,

Recently we all heard about the reunion of the Beatles... well, the mini reunion of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr at the David Letterman's show. I love the Beatles since I was a child, and I never stop listening to their songs. I wanted to create some Line Art of them, to capture each member's characteristics in few lines. The result looks funny and cool. I decided to create two versions -  a regular one and a pop art.

Cool huh :)
If you are a Beatles fan, and like them too, you can purchase this piece on a Tshirt, Poster or other products. Click here for the Line Art piece. For the Pop Art piece Click Here.

Winter Thoughts - Line Art

Hi there,

Here is something I haven't done for a while - Line Art!

I just wanted to created something simple but lovely. I created big green eyes, and I thought that it could be a great addition to a face... So I decided to continue drawing the whole face, and than 2 pigtails, a hat etc.... It was practically created by itself :). It looked like a cold weather day, so I've added snow and mountains in the background and skis on the side. I think it's pretty cute :)

If you like the piece you can find it on shirts, posters, and cellular cases in my Redbubble Shop

Line Art - St. Bernard

Hi again :)

To complete the current dog art series, I decided to draw a St. Bernard. This majestic dog was always starring as a rescue dog on TV shows, films or cartoons. To be honest, until 3 years ago I have never seen this kind of breed in person. Luckily I was travelling in snowy Bariloche, Argentina and came across several fancy St. Bernards. They had the traditional outfit (wine keg) and were ready to be photographed by tourists.
Here is one of them :

He was big and looked tired, but his presence was indeed very royal!

These great dogs deserve a line art portrait, so I created one. 

Take a look : 

A little gloomy and tired, no? That was my intention, to capture various emotions in those portraits.

Here are my recent dog art creations on shirts : 

St. Bernard Shirt

Happy Black & White Dog

Smiling Boxer Shirt

Cool, isn't it? :)

Thank you for visiting, see you next time!

Want to see more of my art? You are welcome to visit my Online Store or my Facebook page.

 

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 :)

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Digital Art - Black Cat

Hi there!

Who doesn't love black cats? They are adorable, aren't they? hahaha A lot of people are still afraid of those animals, believing they will bring them bad luck. Well... I must confess, those creatures look majestic (or diabolic to some people), with their dark fur and their hypnotizing green eyes.
Few years ago while I was eating breakfast outdoors, I've noticed a huge black cat fighting and punishing other cats, who have tried to reach for the leftovers. After a while he was walking towards me without a fear, with an arrogant expression on his face. Luckily I had my camera, take a look at this tough bully.

Scared? :)
His eyes were huge and so green, and the pupils... well... he truly looked like the devil :)

I was so impressed with his image, so a few years after I've decided to create a line art or a colorful sketch that will deliver the same facial expression. I wanted to be able to recreate the same hypnotizing eyes effect.
I was using illustrator, to build the basic sketch, and I put an extra effort on the eyes.
Take a look:

It is really a simple image, but it has so much character, and I just love the contrast and the vibrant colors. 

Hope you enjoyed this post, thank you for visiting!

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Digital Art - The Hummingbird

Hi there !

Many of us need to complete a task, finish an assignment, or just to be creative. Sometimes we just can't get it right. Our mind wanders to other places, and the muse been gone away. We know we NEED to do something, or to get it done, but the more we try, it looks more and more difficult. In these cases, sometimes it's better to relax, and to leave the assignment for a while. Go for a walk, drink a glass of wine and listen to music or just go to sleep. When your mind is relaxed - the muse/solution will come to visit.

It happened to me the other day, I felt like I have to create something, but I had no idea what to do. I was so frustrated and tired, so I decided to take a nap. While I was sleeping, I visioned a tattoo styled hummingbird, with red flames all over. I was so excited! Woke up immediately and decided to create it right away.

While I was drawing the sketch and experimenting with colors and tones, I've found out that I am going to do a little twist. The hummingbird will stay, but the colors and the atmosphere will be completely different. The hummingbird wanted to have it on its own terms, and made me paint it with vibrant psychedelic colors, in a green and tropical background.

I loved the result, and now I am thinking of making a whole series of tropical birds.


That's it for now :)

As always you are welcome to visit my online store and my portfolio at "The Untapped Source". Feel free to browse around, purchase something or just to enjoy the art.

Have a wonderful day!

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.

Digital Art - The Sad Pit Bull

Hi There!

This time I want to show you my latest work, using line art. Line art is a fun kind of technique - if you want to transform a photo to a line art, you need to figure which lines are best defining your image, and to draw them. I won't give here a tutorial, but if you like to see one, go to melissaevans.com (the tutorial section).

As I told you in previous posts, even if you are not a professional, or don't have the best equipment, the most important thing in photography or digital art, to my opinion, is the composition. I don't consider myself as a professional in the line art field, but, I knew I could pull it off with a good composed photo.
so... I decided to make a line art picture of my dog. I have several shots of him in various situations, and I chose an emotional one. In this shot he looks very sad and sorry, you can really feel the emotion there!
take a look :

I pointed all the important lines, and drew them on the canvas, especially I tried to seize the emotion of the original photo - The secret is in the eyes, and the eyebrows. If you can deliver the emotion, you have done 80 percent of the work.
Take a look at the line art :

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It was pretty good, with some basic lines I could deliver the emotion and the original photo's essence. I thought to myself, how can I improve it? should I paint the picture? I never done that - painting a line art, and I was curious how it's going to turn out.
Take a look :

I was really amazed, it was pretty easy, and now the dog looks more alive, the picture is much more vibrant and appealing! I was so happy that I decided to make some more line arts of this beautiful Pit Bull, and I'm going to publish them in future posts.

Hope you enjoyed the art!

If you like to see or purchase my art you are welcome to visit me on my online store or to check out my portfolio on "The Untapped Source" art gallery.


Have a wonderful day :)