I like drawing skeletal structures

Watercolor and tech pen.

It’s my mother in law’s birthday tomorrow so I painted her a lotería card.

I've not found a technique I like for really curly hair. Wavy to mildly curly I feel good about. Do you have a technique you like you would suggest I consider?

For the record this is the best I've done and I'm happier with it than any other attempt. But it's not a good as what's in my mind or the reference.

The reference for reference:

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mp2qtpukqs2c

Trying something a bit different with my brush work. Not really happy with how it turned out but it was a fun experiment.

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3moysb4tr6c2r

Brown skin is hard for me. Something I need more practice in which is why I selected this model. Plus her hair looked like it would be fun to paint, and it was!

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3moxhtgpcik2a

I think she likes you!

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mow6eb4cac2n

I just wrapped up three more of these things, what does everyone think?

The bottom half are various stones I've collected, with a layer of dichroic glass on top, followed by a layer of plain glass. I then cut and polish them. It takes a long time, but it's really meditative work.

Context: https://lemmy.world/post/47145754

Sadly, due to distractions, the coathanger broke mid bend on the last letter of my name ☹️

This is my first time even attempting to do plain simple print, while all underlined to keep the letters connected. It's way more comlicated than cursive writing, as there are a lot more sharp bends, making measuring and planning all that much more time consuming and difficult.

This print style coathanger text practice is a first for me, unfortunately failed just before the finish line...

The last lowercase 'n' was also intended to be finished, complete with the underline, but that's where it broke.

Go ahead, kick me in the ass, next time I try, I'll do so alone, no distractions, while also learning from my first try..

Curious, what you folks think?

Can you recognize her without reading her name? I'm still working on a stylized style that isn't photo realistic and more an expression of me.

Timelapse: https://bsky.app/profile/ballshapedman.bsky.social/post/3mov47yxp4k26

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48498806

It's the longest day of the year! Integrelle is very happy to absorb the sunlight.

I also do timelapse now!

• PeerTube: https://peertube.wtf/w/oBZzKmt8bXbnzyAiaFKddW
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/cabUVyJF-AY

10/24 Solar Terms

I like making art by putting random things together. I asked a word generator (not an AI) to give me a random animal and a random object and this is what it gave me. I decided to connect them with wires. I created a parallel line brush specifically for making things like ropes and wires. All brushes used are custom made by me. The border is made from a mechanical texture of parts that is repeating. I just extracted the texture and used it as the grain to get the effect. The last step was gradient mapping to enhance the colors and adjusting curves. I love playing with these features of procreate. Any ideas on what I shouldake next? I have a few more ideas brewing.

This is wild stuff, very funny, I absolutely recommend!

1 hour to just find the darn place 😁, 3-4 hours painting (my back!) and home under a burning sun.

Will try again.

I had the idea for this yesterday, and I just KNEW I had to draw it. I'm still getting used to HiPaint but it's pretty nice! ^^

You can find more of my art on the web or Bluesky at ollieis.online and on Mastodon at [email protected] :3