Procreate – Page 8 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Little girl and her balloon

Here is my latest creation that I did for a workshop.

Balloons of summer

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.

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:

Monochrome Sketches of People

Here are more sketches for the MATS class. These were done on the iPad with a Sepia color.

I was the biggest skeptic of digital “art.” It seemed too easy to draw over photos. Every time I saw a digital portrait on Instagram, I passed because I thought it was too perfect. Then I joined the SKTCHY app on the iPhone and I saw more digital portraits. Some looked way to perfect, butContinue reading “Sketching with my iPad”

Emmy by the pool

Emmy has a coiled rope wrapped “boing” that we put her on outside. She’s in an screened enclosure so she’s safe from predators. When I go for my morning swim, Emmy talks, chirps, whistles and I mimic her as I am swimming. I sketched this the other day, after my swim. Done digitally on Procreate:

The first time I ever saw a unicorn

The first time I saw a unicorn, I was on Chincoteague Island. I was painting plein air in the woods on Assateague… I was trying to capture the memory of when Paul Beebe saw Misty for the first time…I rubbed my eyes, (ended up with pastel all over my face), but yes, it was stillContinue reading “The first time I ever saw a unicorn”

A coloring kitty

Ok, this is my first time offering free art. I did this on Procreate for my mom and then I printed it out on cardstock and colored it in and mailed it to her. She probably won’t see it for a while. They are holding her mail a little bit to disinfect it then they’llContinue reading “A coloring kitty”

Chincoteague Map

Here’s a map I did for my portfolio…..Chincoteague is one of my favorite places to go. It has a small town charm and the added bonus of wild ponies. It was featured many years ago, in the story “Misty of Chincoteague” by Marguerite Henry. She wrote several books featuring Misty and this charming island. MistyContinue reading “Chincoteague Map”

So I took a class…..

I took a class to learn how to build up my portfolio for editorial work. It was a good class. I stepped out of my comfort zone and did the class projects on Procreate. I prefer to use the good old fashioned way to create art but wanted to see what I could do withContinue reading “So I took a class…..”