Praise

HALSEY - Musician and artist Halsey reposted a piece of art I created for her on Instagram. The piece was a cartoon version of herself created with copic markers and watercolor paints.

Anime Paintings | Art Round Up #3

Today's art round up features some work I did over the past year. If you follow me on any social media you've probably already seen some of these in some form or fashion, however I recently had access to a copy machine and was able to scan them so they're much easier to see now! Woohoo!

The first three paintings are of some of my favorite anime/manga characters. We have Kaneki Ken from Tokyo Ghoul, Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter, and Ban from The Seven Deadly Sins. I don't typically paint often, I usually use copic markers and watercolors, but I figured that I should try something new every now and then just to shake things up. I'm pretty happy with the results... aside from a couple of issues I have with Hisoka (the 2nd painting), who was by far the most difficult to paint.

The fourth art piece is actually a collaboration I did with my friend, Seth Broussard, who came up with the initial concept for this fire bird creature. He did the original sketches (not included here, sorry Seth!), picked the colors, and gave me an overall feeling for the piece. I took everything he told me and turned it into the work above. It was actually my very first time ever drawing a fantasy creature and one of the few times I've ever drawn a bird! He was happy with the way it turned out and that's the best result I could have ever hoped for. :)

Which one is your favorite? Do you have any suggestions for future art pieces?

xx Anna

Lineart | Art Round Up #2

Hey! Long time, no see! Here are a couple of artworks I've made since my last art round up. Most of these were made for my attempt at Inktober, a social media based drawing challenge that encourages you to make one ink drawing a day in order to hone your inking skills. While I failed spectacularly at completing Inktober, a couple of drawings that I'm really fond of came out of my "valiant" efforts to succeed.

Featured above are all original character designs. I didn't use a reference for anything so you'll have to excuse some of the awkward body proportions and nonsensical weaponry. I am particularly fond of the sassy #15 guy up there. I drew it while I was annoyed and I was able to convey that pretty well in his expression. That's what's so cool about art. :)

Which one is your favorite?

xx Anna

Gotham City Sirens | Art Round Up #1

Hello there! Just wanted to make my first art post. This round up features 3 watercolor pieces I sketched in my sketchbook. I didn't initially intend to paint them which is why they were drawn on dry media paper but the washes of paint were light enough to not ruin and bleed through the paper. Though it did warp the paper a little bit but that was to be expected.

The characters featured are Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Catwoman. They're typically featured as antagonists in various Batman comics as well as the aforementioned Gotham City Sirens. I wanted the pieces to be very messy since I think that the sirens would probably be a little roughed up after fighting but I did still want to capture their beauty as well. The individual pieces also feature the names of songs I think fit their personality or story. Just as a fun little addition.

All in all, I'm pretty pleased with the way these turned out. I hope you like them too! (:

xx Anna

1/11/15

Eyelashes feather-light against your cheek

Frame the eyes that make me weak

The gaze that shows there might be more

Something we’ll have to answer for

1/13/15

1/13/15

Do you know what love is?

You can see it in the flash of my eyes when I look at you

It’s hidden in the inexplicable curve of my mouth when you speak

And the lingering of my hand against yours when you reach for me