May 2012
67 posts
April 2012
62 posts
Hello! I was wondering what kind of scanner you use, and if you do any sort of editing once you have your final work in digital form. I have a wonderful scanner, but no matter how much effort i put into making it translate into the world wide web, it's still not the same and i find myself very discouraged to share! Any tips would be wonderful. Thank you, and i ADORE your work!
Actually, I do not have a scanner. I take pictures of my work with either my iPhone (for lower quality shots that I put up on tumblr or my FaceBook page), or a Canon 5D Mark II (for my website). :)
Thanks so much!
Lorelei
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins - Lorelei.
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Boo
Pinback
Pinback~Boo
I have an art question ^^ (If you don't mind divulging one of your secrets??) How do you keep the highlights so white when working with charcoal? (ie, how do you prevent smearing?) Are you just super careful? Or do you apply/intensify white highlights with another medium (white pastel? dunno) AFTER the charcoal has been laid down? Thanks <3
To get highlights, I use a gum eraser. I use pastel sometimes when I have used watercolor first. Each piece is different and each piece requires a different combination of tasks, for myself anyway. That’s the fun of it though, isn’t it?? :)
Between Us & Them
Moving Units
Moving Units, Between Us & Them
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I LOVE YOUR WORK! The expression on the faces!! Just amazing!! I hope one day I could draw like you! Do you do everything with charcoal?
Ohhh thank you, truly! I think every piece has charcoal in it, though not every piece is dictated by it. If that makes sense. :)
Are there specific techniques that you use frequently in your work? I think every piece you've made is absolutely breathtaking and I can only hope that someday my artwork is half as good..
Hello! To me, every piece is a sort of new endeavor. I have to say that I blend the crap out of the mostly charcoal pieces. I don’t really have a fingerprint on my left middle finger anymore haha. I thank you so much for the wonderful compliments!
