Playing with my character while listening to Don Henley….. The red balloon has his hair slicked back with his Wayfarers on and he’s off to join the Boys of Summer.
Tag Archives: 2020
99 Red balloons…..
This song, both the English and German versions, have been a source of inspiration for me. I am taking a class that I actually purchased last year during a “big sale” back in November. Glad it was on sale then because I am not sure I could spare the finances now. Our assignment is toContinue reading “99 Red balloons…..”
Baby you can drive my car
Another Make Art that sells image. This is a sketchbook rendering that isn’t for sale since it was copied from another image. The idea behind the exercise is to show your skill at drawing various subject matter, in this case, a car…I moved on to add it to a story. I have also been addingContinue reading “Baby you can drive my car”
Postcards from the Edge
I decided to use the postcard as a spring board for a story. I am not sure where the story is going but there are some thoughts whirling about in my head about where I may take it.
Clue (less)
There were a few small objects on the items that could be used. I wanted to write a story about them but in the end I didn’t. I can still use them as fodder down the line.
Victorian Seaside Visit
I took two of the items and reminisced about Cape May.
Found Objects
I found that making up stories about objects is fun….Here is a close up of one page and the full spread.
Making up stories about the objects
I took the objects and made separate sketchbook pages with them. On some of the pages I made up stories about the objects….
Week 2 mini assignment – Objects
We were assigned to sketch these objects…this is round 1 of my object sketches, ink on paper.
Illustrations in color
Here are the versions with color added. These are just assignments for the Make Art That Sells class, these are not for sale more will they be sold:
Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration 