Day 31, mask, Cardtober is done! I brainstormed card art for 3 Ravenz card game. There are 40 cards to do, but this was a good exercise. I’m feeling confident, tho there is still a lot of work to do as these will be full colour illustrations.
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Day 30, mask, this one is based on the Raven with a broken beak, partially submerged.
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Day 29, mask, ok this is 3 days late, but I will get it done! This is one of a twin, I will combine with other for final drawing.
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Day 28, bowl study, this one is my favourite and I wanted to work with this design. There is a lot of cross hatching, which is something I don’t use often.
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Day 27, bowl study, I have to admit it’s hard not to add my own flare to these studies, I’m trying to replicate every line, to understand it. I usually do these sorts of things in private, because it’s not so original, it’s learning.
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Day 26, bowl study, I like copying old pieces to try and get in the head of the ancestor artist, I think about why they made the decisions they made. I can tell these old sketches are for sculpture, I can see the lines in 3 dimensional design.
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Day 25, bowl study, these next four are based on sketches done by an ancestor of mine. I’m not sure if I’ll use them but I wanted to study the design a little.
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Day 24, supernatural being, a day late but none the something something. I’ll juice these up a little for the final cards, but I like these.
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Day 23, supernatural beings, these are based on a carving I did for a friend’s music academy back in the day.
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Day 22, I’m trying out a few things with this mini-series, I’m thinking this art may be on the number one cards, they are a bit different than the others.
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Day 21, supernatural beings, this is a series of 4 supernatural beings, all in a band. This one is the drummer.
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Day 20, mask design, I’m going to do 40 designs in total. I’m not sure if I’m going to put my head down and complete by the end of the month or go for 40 days.
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Day 19, mask design, I’m having fun with these, I’ve been looking at a lot of my old designs and giving them new life.
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Day 18, mask design, wolf design, meant to look like emerging from water, I will work on it with colour etc.
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Day 17, mask design, I’m going to play around with these little mask designs over the next week or 2.
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Day 16, black fish sun mask design, Again a day late, I have some drawing to do today, I’m feeling a bit more energetic today, ready to get some $h!t done!
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Day 15, Frog sun mask design, I don’t know why I didn’t post these on the day I was supposed to, I was just physically, emotionally and spiritually tired, it was a long emotional week
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Day 14, Raven Sun mask design, I’m just upsizing these from thumbnail sketches, in the final product I will colour and add details.
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Day 13, sun mask design 1, I would have liked to spend a little more time on these but I’m going to be busy the next few days with family stuff. Hey it’s a marathon not a sprint.
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Day 12, eagle slapper rattle design, this is a style of rattle that is made from 2 pieces of wood joined at the handle, you snap it and it makes a slapping sound.
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Day 11, I’m not sure why I’m posting this so late, this is based on a chilkat mini bent wood box I saw one time.
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Day 10, Raven rattle study, the Raven rattle is often a NWC carvers opus, I have not carved one yet, for now I just study old ones. I want to visualize how they carved every nook and cranny.
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Day 9, Octopus rattle design, this is based on a rattle I carved many years ago, it was make from alder, it is a great piece.
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Day 8, Frog mask design, I started out with this prompt list but also the idea that I would be brainstorming ideas, this is an organic process.
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Day 7, Wolf mask design, I’m doing some research on old rattle designs, I’ve carved a few in my day, maybe I’ll use one of my old drawings? Interesting.
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Day 6, Blackfish mask design, I like doing the faux aging technique, I’m not that good at it so this is good practice. I need to work on some rattle designs.
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Day 5, Eagle drum design, I am going to do 40 designed this month so I will need to have more than 1 design some days.
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Day 4, Dragonfly drum design, I’m not so sure about this one, we’ll see. When I add colour it might change my mind. Remember this is about brainstorming ideas. #cardartober
Day 3, this is an eagle drum design it’s a simple design, I think I’m happy with it. I’m sort of drawn between a complex drum design for a drum that will never get played and and a design for a drum that will get played and get worn down.
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Day 2, this is a Raven drum design, I’m pretty happy with this one, I’ll just add some colour for the final design. I will also add designs to the sides of the drums.
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