Welcome the arrival of spring with fresh takes on my drawings! Bright white versions of five designs are now available in my Etsy shop.
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New Art Prints
I’m stocking my Etsy shop for the upcoming holiday shopping season!
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8×10 Art Prints at Etsy
8×10 prints of Squirrel with an Acorn Hat are now available in my Etsy shop. Continue reading “8×10 Art Prints at Etsy”
New Etsy Shop
You can now purchase prints directly from me at my new Etsy shop. Ten of my favorite designs are available as 5×7 art prints. Please stop by and take a look!
Inktober 2017
2018 UPDATE
Visit the Inktober 2018 Drawings galley to see my drawings from 2018. Instead of strictly following the official prompt list, I did a combination of my own prompts and a few of the official ones! It was another fun October of ink drawing!
This year (2017), I participated in the Inktober ink drawing challenge.
Inktober was created by Jake Parker in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. Participation in Inktober is simple: Draw something in ink, post it online, and repeat the process each day during October. Over the years, Inktober has grown from one artist’s personal challenge into a worldwide annual event that is enjoyed by thousands of artists! Continue reading “Inktober 2017”
Urban Sketching the County Fair
Spent the day sketching at the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California. Looked at the animals (including humans), ate junk food and watched a friend perform with a rock band. Continue reading “Urban Sketching the County Fair”
Evolving Art
When we first see a drawing, we might imagine a flash of inspiration leading straight to the finished artwork. Many times that’s what happens, but not always.
One of my favorite drawings took a few years and several versions until the art finally matched up with my imagination. The fez fish began as a 2013 sketch book drawing that I scanned and colored in Photoshop. Continue reading “Evolving Art”
How to Create a Vector Portrait with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
This tutorial will walk you through the steps that I take to create vector portraits using Photoshop to prepare a source/guide image and Illustrator to draw the final artwork. Continue reading “How to Create a Vector Portrait with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop”
“The Tiger” on Redbubble
There’s a new design in my Redbubble artist shop. The design is based on a Bengal tiger pen and watercolor that I drew as one of my daily drawings.
My wife is a Clemson football fanatic and the tiger is Clemson’s mascot, so I felt compelled to create this monument to orange and purple!
Visit Redbubble, to get the Tiger as a sticker, art board, t-shirt, scarf, and many other items.
Visit my Society6 shop to purchase this design as an art print or home decor item.
Instagram for Artists
For the past two-and-a-half months, I have been posting my drawings on my Instagram account. Many artists participate in Instagram’s media sharing community, due to the ease and speed with which images can be posted and seen using mobile devices. I’ve found Instagram to be a valuable way to enjoy other artists’ creations and to share my art projects.
Here are a five of my favorite Instagram images. [click an image to see its Instagram post]
Follow me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dantabata/.