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From Sketch to Illustration

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This is the last of four behind-the-scenes posts about the Dragonvine story I've been sharing on  Instagram ! Here I show how I took my Instagram sketches and turned them into digital illustrations: You can see all the original sketches on  my Instagram account  under  #dragonvinestory  or on my  Dragonvine Pinterest board ! Here's the texture I used for this project. I've intended to experiment with making some painted textures for some time, and I finally did! I wanted the brush strokes to be fairly visible, so I just dabbed the paint around until I thought it would give an interesting texture.

A Satisfying View

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The pages of my personal project, George and the Dragonvine , are all colored and semi-organized. Hurrah!

I Ponder the Meaning of Life

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This is the third of four behind-the-scenes posts about the Dragonvine story I've been sharing on  Instagram . I truly meant to finish my Inktober commitment, and I ALMOST made it! Days 1 to 25 went just fine, but then . . . I ran into a problem. A project-halting problem. So, between having No Time (real life was kinda crazy for a few months there!) and No Theme, the Dragonvine story took a half-year hiatus. Here's how I got back on track: You can see all the original sketches on  my Instagram account  under  #dragonvinestory  or on my  Dragonvine Pinterest board ! Next!  From Sketch to Illustration

More Dragonvine illustrations!

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I'm coloring illustrations for the Dragonvine story  when I have a chance. I like the dragon's ingratiating grin. Do you think the boy's mother will be persuaded? And just for fun, here's the minimalist version!

Dragonvine Rules

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This is the second of four behind-the-scenes posts about the Dragonvine story I've been sharing on  Instagram . I'm a great starter  of projects, but finishing  is sometimes a challenge. I gave myself some rules to keep a daily sketch project manageable, and they did--as long as I knew what I needed to draw next!--but more on that in the next post. You can see all the original sketches on  my Instagram account  under  #dragonvinestory  or on my  Dragonvine Pinterest board ! Next!  I Ponder the Meaning of Life