Category Archives: 2D art

drawing, illustration, cartoons, sketching, paintings, and such.

long weekend in a nutshell: fireworks & feathers

Posted on May 23, 2011 by imadeitso

today is victoria day here, and a day off for most. it is a statutory holiday in canada, which was first observed in 1845 in honour of queen victoria’s birthday. it’s a much welcomed weekend when the frost is (hopefully) … Continue reading →

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more fun with brush pens: drawing pandas

Posted on May 5, 2011 by imadeitso

i loosely followed a youtube tutorial on chinese brush painting. brush painting is not quite the same thing as brush pens; you can’t dilute the pen’s ink for one thing, but it gave me some tips to work with… pandas: … Continue reading →

Posted in 2D art, my doodles & drawings, tools, tips and techniques | Tagged brush painting, brush painting pandas, brush painting tutorial, chinese brush painting, sketching pandas | 10 Comments

making cards from printed photos

Posted on May 4, 2011 by imadeitso

i’ve been making some cards recently using patterned and plain paper scraps and my brush pens. i had some of my photos developed to use as the image on the card, but i’m not entirely happy with the print quality. … Continue reading →