#art experiments

[bismutharts]

does it still count as a zine when i'm just drawing whatever watercolour thing comes to mind but it's in an 8 page booklet? i say yes

there will be a reblog with closups, because the textures up close are really beautiful and tumblr doesn't want me to add more than 10 images at once

it'd make me very happy to hear which page you like best

this is part of my project to make a zine a day in april

#bis arts #zine #8 page zine #handmade zine #artists on tumblr #traditional art #my art #watercolours #watercolors #art experiments #physical art #paint

[rapidpunches]

#tw eyestrain #art experiments #chromatic abberation #paint studies #ocean

[theangrycomet-art]

style experiment ft my favorite magical boy

#RC9GN #Randy Cunningham #randy cunningham 9th grade ninja #TheAngryComet ART #art experiments #i've been trying to make my art more snappy

[christianfrederiksen]

Some sketches I made to do a bunch of experiments with fixative and spray varnish on chalk pastels. I'm trying to come up with a way of doing chalk pastels that doesn't need to be put under glass after.

#art experiments #animal drawing #butterfly art #pastel drawing #Christian Frederiksen #butterflies #pastel portrait

[sketchypenface]

The last of my silhouette hearts. Some extremely random colours here, but it was a good experiment to try!

#art experiments #abstract art #art #abstract #mark making #arty stuff #messy art #random shit #acrylic paint #textures #sponges #brush strokes #arty #acrylic painting #simple ideas #silhouettes #love hearts #valentines #heart #love #colourful

[senseiwu]

More art experiments, with Spinjitzu Brothers Wu this time

Altered his outfit a bit

More versions + colouring timelapse under the cut

With a simpler bg, and also texture

#ninjago #sensei wu #ninjago wu #master wu #spinjitzu brothers #my art #art experiments

[fayessketchbook]

Here they are, all the requests I got! I took the opportunity to experiment with new brushes for each fanart :D

Thank you so much to @good-beans, @loregoddess, @nowis-scales, @zorua-adorable, @acerikus and @elegyofthemoon respectively for the requests!

#six fanarts #yor forger #sonya fire emblem #susie haltmann #eirika fire emblem #naminè #chelsy leavis #fully digital #sketchless #art experiments #this was fun! #my art

[magicalflyingart]

Tried to mix pixel art and watercolours. Process video under the cut.

#mushroom #pixel art #watercolour #watercolor #art #pixel #art experiments

[ekholocationn]

little more head/face angle practice, this time with with my persona 5 oc ikuto because im definitely not fixated on him rn

i did five sketches in total but two of them didn't get finished bc of time constraints & just not liking them as much as these three. if you wanna see em tho they're under the cut

#ekhoartworks #my art #art #artists on tumblr #digital art #my oc #my character #persona 5 oc #fandom oc #fan character #art experiments #art practice #personal art

[prettylittlelyres]

Drawing the Sandalwood Girl

An experiment in drawing with my non-dominant hand

In the last few years, I've been having trouble gripping pens and pencils, because the top joints in my fingers are weak. I have Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, and although physiotherapy has helped with a lot of the resulting joint problems, there's not much I can do to stabilise my fingers. I could wear finger splints, or use pencil grips, or both, but these are quite expensive options. I opt for pens and pencils with thick bodies, because I don't have to pinch them. After work one evening - I work from home because it’s best for me with my changeable health - I decided to sit down and try it.

I did write (type, rather!) a whole 1,500 word essay with my left hand in my first year of university, because I dislocated my right arm 24 hours before the deadline and didn’t know how to ask for help, so I knew it wouldn’t be as hard as that, but… still quite a daunting thought. Picking up the crayon to make the first mark on the page was scarier than I expected it to be; I was quite shocked by how nervous I was.

Knowing I wouldn’t be able to do GCSE-level artwork with my left hand, because I can barely hold a pen with my left, I decided to be kind to myself and do something very simple. I got an old favourite book from my childhood (“The Sandalwood Girl” from the “Puddle Lane” series by Sheila McCullagh, Ladybird edition) and used one of the illustrations as reference.

I have a box easel that gives me a tilted surface to work on when I don’t want to (or can’t) spend an evening hunched over the table, drawing, and I have a big crate of about 150 Crayola wax crayons, plus lots of watercolour paper, which creates the most beautiful relief texture. I set my lamp and my easel up on the floor, got a cushion to support me, and started drawing with my left hand. I found I had to hold the wax crayons so peculiarly (relative to my right-hand habit) and couldn’t put much pressure on the page, but going over my work again and again let me build up the colour with a lot more control than I have in my right hand.

This is what I came up with - about an hour of drawing, I think, although I didn’t time it - and I’m so pleased with it!

My left wrist hurt a bit, but I thoroughly enjoyed this drawing, and I’ll definitely be drawing more with my left hand in future. I’m determined to make more visual artwork, but it’s not always possible with my hypermobility - my right hand takes a beating when I use my walking stick - so maybe this will help me do more of what I love. I also really liked the challenge of drawing with my non-dominant hand.

If you're an artist looking for a new challenge, this is exactly the kind of thing I'd recommend. (With apologies to my dear ambidextrous friends, this may be less of a challenge for you than for others.) I'm really looking forward to trying again!

#writeblr #blog #writer's life #artist #my artwork #anti ai #the sandalwood girl #puddle lane #sheila mccullagh #fan art #art experiments #disabled artist #hypermobility #hypermobility spectrum disorder #artist's life #disabled author #disabled writer #wax crayons

[oli-draw]

Art experiments never end

I experimented with the art of soap bubbles, here

on the first art, you now see art without background transparency

on the second art, you can already see full-fledged art with background transparency

#art #draw #digital #soap bubbles #bubbles #art experiments #Experiments #Experiments with art

[tazzasoon]

oh hello i did make this account to share art! experimented with cyanotypes the last few days and made this little trio with a coral fragment i love that is kind of shaped like a human heart. the resemblance maybe doesn't come through super well on 2 of the 3 but i still love them. also i don't always know how to title things but these had very clear (and maybe a bit cliche) titles the entire time i was assembling them.

they are (in order)

1. contain the spill

2. controlled demolition

3. where there's smoke there's fire

#cyanotype #art experiments #heart art #neuroqueer artist #atl againe #queer art #shark teeth #sunprint

[christianfrederiksen]

Two Figure Studies After Lucian Freud, 2023. Acrylic on canvas. 30 x 48 in.

(SOLD) I have this big old canvas that's all warped, so I've decided to use it as a warmup surface. I'm finding it pretty useful for easing in to bigger paintings with fresh, confident brushstrokes.

#Lucian Freud #acrylic on canvas #figure painting #master study #Christian Frederiksen #female nude #tasteful nude #expressive painting #colourful nude #art experiments #art warmup

[sketchypenface]

Thought I'd get the tissue paper out and try something a bit different to normal (whatever that means in my random, arty little world). So here are my works in progress that I will go back into once dry.

#art experiments #abstract art #art #art wip #work in progress #abstract #mark making #tissue paper #silhouettes #ripped paper #christmas theme #arty stuff #messy art #random shit

[a-dream-seeking-light]

explore sudan’s pyramids of meroë

#gif #MEROË #sudan #PYRAMIDS OF MEROË #nubian pyramids #africa #ancient civilizations #unesco #google #google arts & culture #web experience #interactive experience #art experiments #kushite kingdom #meroe #desert #landscape #culture #pyramids #desktop experience #architecture #elements #check it out it’s really cool

[ramunepocky]

tried doing some art without black lineart, idk how I feel about it

#art experiments #digital art #ramunedoodles #illustration #stranger things #stranger things 4 #will byers