Back to work!

Hi everyone! How's your end of month going? 

Mine is feeling like a rush! I fell victim of Fall allergies, ones that I haven't ever experienced before! 

My weird symptoms started as tired eyes, sometimes dry. I just used some drops and that was it. After a couple weeks, and after my mother-in-law arrived on Sept 2nd, my eyes started to burn a bit. Didn't care too much about it. A few days later, I wasn't quite able to open my eyes as they burned kinda bad and I was having weird congestion (yay for allergic rhinitis!). So, next day, to the doctor. And well, he found a lovely sinus and ear infection. And for my eyes, just keep lubricating them with over the counter drops. The waiting time for the medications to help was hard as I have some work to do, I felt dizzy and my ear felt weird for some days, so I just stopped and focused on hubby's mom to feel welcome and happy on her vacation here. 

She just left yesterday, I couldn't be more happy and thankful with her for her visit and her help with house cleaning (we both have some hip/back pain and house cleaning is awful =\)  plus, a nice pain on my shoulder blade muscles, what I believe is result of recurring bad sleeping position. I learned lots of things, like to cook hubby's favorite meals, and that I might not be as awful as a host as I thought I would be!  The eye issue is almost controlled, thankfully my eyes stopped burning almost immediately! I just need to keep my shoulder blade in peace for a while and stop sleeping in weird positions =\ 

Hubby's Grandma recipe <3 I feel honored to have learned to make it from Vic's mom, who learned from her mother-in-law. Hubby's 2 special women in his life <3.  Please, ignore the crappy look !

Art related...

And well, I'm just checking what's next work-wise, I have 2 packages I need to send urgently to friends, and finish Mr Hubby's late bday present T^T 

Current to-do projects!  Quite excited for both <3  Left is a commissioned work, Right is hubby's late bday present (he saw it already T^T) 

My focus for the rest of the year is not to panic and just enjoy. I've dealt with weird health things this year that, even not quite dangerous, did messed up with my eyes and my back. I can work feeling crappy, but when you feel dizzy is not helpful ! So, I've decided not to feel rushed (although I am!) and take whatever I can from each moment, artistic or not!! Hopefully something great will come up from it ^-^ .  We just decided to go on and set an appointment with an orthopedist and an allergist to take care of whatever we can to avoid being in bed with back pain and depending on eye drops to live and work! 

And, to forget about health issues, more pics of food I learned to make this past weeks!

Potato and Tuna croquettes! I made them yesterday and I think I did it right! With homemade pico de gallo <3

Gorditas! Black bean (dark ones) and Sweet (lighter brown ones). Not made by me, but I learned how to make them ! This are delicious, with a homemade Chipotle salsa and cheese! 

Picadas!!!!! Some of the traditional food I miss the most from home =(  This were made from corn flour, not as delicious as the ones in Mexico, but quite great considering that we don't have good corn masa here !  Tomatillo salsa, Chipotle salsa (not from canned ones!) , onion, cheese and scrambled egg. =D

Fried tacos with chicken, lettuce, half cream and cheese. With chipotle salsa and vegetable soup ! Another favorite of mine!

Stuffed jalapeños! The real thing, not the crappy ones you might now! Stuffed with picadillo. The soup in the left is something Vic's mom made with the leftover water from cooking black beans on the pressure cooker. It's a black bean tortilla soup (we added fried totopos).  I used flour tortillas instead of corn tortillas for this tacos, just because I love stuffed peppers like this, with half cream as well ^^.

We made Stuffed Jalapeños! 

Home made Panuchos! (Using already made tortillas from La Tortilla Factory ^^)

Potato and Tuna croquettes. Hubby's favorite childhood meal! His mom told me she made this when they had little money left. Reminded me to my Grandma's Menestra (black bean soup with pasta or rice and a dash of olive oil). Simple, economic meals are always the ones we cherish the most! <3

I'm happy this was a quite productive month, even if it wasn't art wise!

I'll try to make October a great art month, I learned to make a Chipotle salsa! I feel I can conquer the world now!! 

Have a wonderful, wonderful week! 

Remember, be happy, stay healthy and work hard to make your dreams come true <3

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my dear friends Mayito, Crystal, my cousin Angie, Ale and of course, my dear husband <3  I know I missed some birthdays this month, but you're all in my heart every day!

Love, 

Dianita.

www.artbydianita.com

dianitaarts@gmail.com

Art I made for our Blizzcon 2015 badges

Hello!
Hola!

I'm about to start today's drawing practices, but I recalled I haven't posted the art I made for our Blizzcon 2015 badges. I know, kinda late as it was back in November 2015, but those days were crazy with trip prepping and then holiday travel for December.

I made a painting for hubby.  It is the first painted personal piece I've finished with oils in a long long time. It was supposed to be a cute one, but it ended up being a bit fierce looking. The blue armored Tauren is Darkarcanine, his Resto/Ele Shaman and the bear is his recent favorite, his Guardian/Feral Druid Darkmew.  Being excited as I was, I forgot that shamans principal spell color is blue T^T. But I found one that is green, sooo, it counts =P

For me, it's a very very special piece. Not only because it's for my husband, but also because it shows some improvement on details that have been frustrating me for months (years to be honest). I reckon, the shaman could use some more planning, armor is not easy to paint... less with a dark skinned character (current models are a pain in the butt =| ) .  But what I'm proud of it's the Druid. He became the focal point thanks to the detail I was able to paint (and shape definition perhaps?)

Also, the background. I enjoy a lot to paint this warm skies.  I find my inspiration on Julie Bell's paintings all the time! I've learned a lot by watching her pieces, thanks to a book a friend gave me years ago and some searching through the web.

But for a quick painting (about a month or so of work or less)  I believe it's a breakthrough piece for me =) .

Painting size is 16 in x 20 in, it's made with Winton Oil paints (W&N) and lineseed oil on canvas panel.  I still need to make a better set up to photograph properly this pieces =)   Will be watching some Ryan Pancoast's tutorials for this, he made a great one on his youtube channel on artwork photography =D

Estoy a punto de comenzar mis prácticas de dibujo hoy, pero recordé que aún no comparto las piezas que hice para nuestros gafetes de la Blizzcon 2015.  Sé que es un poco tarde porque fue en Noviembre del 2015, pero esos días se alocaron de más gracias a los preparativos de ese viaje y el de Diciembre =(.

Hice esta pintura para mi esposo. Es la primera pintura personal que he terminado con óleos  en mucho mucho tiempo. Se supone sería una pintura graciosa, pero terminó siendo una pieza más de acción. El Tauren en armadura azul es Darkarcanine, su shamán resto/ele  y su reciente favorito, su druida feral/guardian Darkmew. Me emocioné tanto, que olvidé que el color para los heals del shamán son principalmente azules... pero encontré uno que es verde, así que cuenta =P

Para mí, es una pieza muy especial. No sólo por ser para mi esposo, sino porque también muestra un poco de avance en detalles que me han frustrado por meses (anios para ser honesta). Reconozco que el shamán puede beneficiarse de algo más de planeación, además que la armadura no es fácil d e pintar y menos con un personaje con pelaje oscuro (los modelos recientes hacen que ésto se vuelva más difícil!). Pero lo que me enorgullece es el Druida. Se convirtió en el punto focal gracias al detalle que pude lograr (y creo que también que pude definir bien su forma).

También, el fondo. Disfruto mucho pintando cielos en tonos cálidos. Encuentro mucha inspiración en pinturas de Julie Bell todo el tiempo! He aprendido mucho observando sus piezas, gracias a un libro que un queridísimo amigo me regaló hace anios <3  además de imágenes en internet.

Para una pieza hecha a paso rápido (menos de un mes), creo que es un parteaguas para mí =)

La pintura mide 16 pulgadas x 20 pulgadas ( 40.6cm x 50.8cm) y está hecha con óleos marca Winton (Winsor&Newton) y aceite de linaza en panel con tela.  Aún necesito mejorar mi arreglo para fotografiar mejor éste tipo de piezas. Estaré checando videos de Ryan Pancoast y sus consejos para tomar fotos de pinturas =)

 

Darkarcanine and Darkmew.
Oil on canvas panel.
16 in x 20in
2015
Not for sale.
Based on characters from World of Warcraft.
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The next piece was for my badge and my tshirt <3

It's a pencil drawing of my 3 main characters, Jurietah (warlock), Mazapán (Druid) and Dianitoh (DK) ^^  Also, Darkarcanine makes an appearance on the top left (hubby's shammy).  And our Windrider cub and Pepe <3

This was a fairly quick one, I finished in about 2 hours or so, not polished at all, but made a pretty pretty print =D So, I'm proud ^^  It's the first time in a looong long time I make a pic for myself of my own characters. It was so exciting!

La siguiente pieza, fue para mi gafete y mi camiseta <3

Es un dibujo a lápiz de mis 3 personajes principales en el WoW, Jurietah (Warlock), Mazapán (Druid) and Dianitoh (DK). También, Darkarcanine hace una mini aparición a la izquierda (el personaje de mi esposo) y nuestro windrider y Pepe <3

Este sí fue un dibujo rapidito, creo que lo acabé en 2 hrs y por lo mismo no tiene tanto detalle ni buen acabado, peeero, qué bonita salió la impresión! =D  Tenia rato de no dibujar algo para mí y dibujar a mis personajes fue muy muy divertido ! ^^

My WoW Chars <3
Jurietah, Mazapán and Dianitoh.
Pencil on mixed media paper. 2 hrs.
Please, do not use T^T
Based on characters from World of Warcraft.
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I hope you like this couple pieces! Remember, you can follow my updates through facebook, twitter, Instagram, or by email:

Espero les hayan gustado. Recuerden, pueden seguir mis actualizaciones a través de facebook, twitter, Instagram o email!:

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Amazing artists pages for your Christmas or early Valentines shopping!

Hi!

As Christmas is drawing near, I thought it's a great idea to share with you some amazing pages from dear friends who are extremely talented and have wonderful wooonderful pieces at different price points, from the most affordable to the OOAK original piece for you to make someone smile even more!

Let's jump into the features!

(Images link to their respective sites! )

Her Floral Unicorn is beyond cute!
Get your prints at: http://www.storenvy.com/products/12305261-8-x-10-floral-baby-unicorn-art-print

Tamisery's talent is beyond words!  I've known her since she entered the MLPArena and asked her for some advice on how to improve my art. I consider her one of my best friends in the whole wide world, even if we still need to meet in person!

I can't honestly tell you how amazing she is. She's good at drawings, paintings, sculpting, digital art, vectors. You name it, she will make an excellent job! She has some amazing pieces that I just drool and drool for, I need them all in my life T^T

I own 2 prints from her, and sculpted earrings from a long time ago (I lost one at Space Mountain in 2012 T^T) ,  you can definitely feel the love and care she puts on her products, amazing quality on her homemade prints and incredible attention to detail in every image she produces!

"Behold God" Limited edition print by Tamisery <3
https://www.etsy.com/listing/248377289/behold-god-13x19-limited-edition-museum?ref=shop_home_active_3

"Dripping" limited edition print by Tamisery
http://www.storenvy.com/products/10988736-limited-edition-signed-and-numbered-8x8-dripping-art-print-on-archival-p

And she has this awesome AWESOME art for the Moon Crisis show last year, called "I remember you" !! <3  Featuring Chibi-Usa and the gorgeous Pegasus <3  (Saving for this one! )

Click click clickety to get your signed and numbered print!

 http://www.storenvy.com/products/9611260-moon-crisis-gallery-show-sailor-moon-inspired-art-print-i-remember-you-m

Support her work by following her and purchasing products directly from her!

http://tamisery.storenvy.com/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Tamisery

https://www.facebook.com/Tamisery

https://www.instagram.com/tamiserystreet/

http://tamiserystreet.blogspot.com/

Those are the main sites you can find her art, as well as purchase her homemade amazing prints or commission special pieces!  She will be displaying the original "Dripping" piece at the last show in The Cotton Candy Machine 's physical location, so if you're in the Brooklyn area, go ahead and assist to this amazing event!

Next one is:

I loove her ID! ^

Piquipauparro!

Where does her talents end? No idea!

When I was introduced with her, on an online group, she made this curious, fabulous digital and traditional drawings. From there, she started to make adorable fabric kitty companions (I have some of them !)  and today she makes the most amazing, impressively detailed characters plushies! She's another example of attention to details, fromt he fabric choice, to what she uses for bases and accessories and final detailing for her works.

Beautiful handmade Toothless plushies!

She has also made needle-felt dolls and sculptures, fur suits for a local business in Mexico City, tiny polymer clay sculptures, oh gosh, you won't get tired of her work!  She's aiming to increase her range of products to a more affordable range as well with some DIY projects!  I can't wait to check on her future projects!  I know some, but I won't tell you ! =D

You can mainly check her updates on her pages:

http://piquipauparro.deviantart.com/

https://www.facebook.com/iquipau

As far as I know, as she lives in Mexico, international shipping for the holidays makes it difficult for her to send items to other countries during this months. But you can write her for future commissions info or for her to include you in her wait list for next year!  She's a busy girl that spends all day trying to get more ideas flowing!  (you need to rest! >:( )

I love my kitties! I will bring them with me in January <3 Visit her page for gooorgeous plushie art!!
http://piquipauparro.deviantart.com/

She is currently trying to help her family as she works from the time she gets up to the time she finally decides to go to sleep at night.  Please, support her work by purchasing directly from her and by sharing her pages! =D  So she can sleep more and be strong, healthy and happy to keep doing what she loves more in the world <3  ^-^

Starting with the custom vinyl toys section, my list is too wide, but I'll be featuring my favorite customizers eventually.  For today, I'd like to start with one of my friends and amazing supporter, Studio JujuB !

Miss C, owner of Studio JujuB, is a very talented artist as well!  She makes this incredible Dreadlocks My little ponies that add a really incredible piece for your collections! I believe her works deserve much more viewers!  As a customizer, I know materials can get really expensive and doing any kind of weird idea consumes time, effort and an incredible amount of patience to be developed!  

G3 TE Masquerade with dreadlocks!  how amazing is that? ! 

She's currently starting to develop more digital art of her amazing selection of OC's, as well as small crafts if you're looking for a little special gift for someone in your life! I own a little cute clay bear she gave me as part of a little giveaway she made, it's a gorgeous piece I have on display in my small studio, on my inspiration shelf <3 She takes commissions, don't forget about that!

Don't mind my shelf <3  <3  Go and check her art and crafts and get something for yourself of a loved person!!
https://www.facebook.com/JujuzBoutiquezNCrafts

Visit her sites for more info and more pics of her pieces!

http://badjuju86.deviantart.com/

https://www.facebook.com/JujuzBoutiquezNCrafts

https://www.etsy.com/shop/StudioJujuB

Last but not least important! (you know, it's difficult to choose orders between loved friends and awesome artists!), let me introduce you to BlueAlhena <3

More of her awesome art at http://bluealhena.deviantart.com/

This wonderful lady is also one of my favorite persons in the world, she works non-stop, has an EdD. and she's aiming to publish books for children <3  She's also into drawing, painting, craft making aaand ! She makes awesome dishes and desserts! <3   But it's hard to show you how good she is cooking, so I will focus on how amazing she's at drawing =D

Her images are usually made with markers, which she adoores. But she developed a series of 4 paintings depicting Seasons for a local little dessert store ran by a dear friend:

 https://www.facebook.com/pixypasteleria 

paintings she made with acrylics and are now showing on the store <3

One of my favorite pieces from her is "Hada Morgana"  which I think I've seen in person (she's also the girlfriend of one of my best friends <3 and he had this little collection of her drawings  * melts * ).  Hada Morgana has all the details I love of her works, watching it in person lets you see all the details and blending that she develops as well as her amazing style for making cracks on drawn walls and jewels <3

Hada Morgana by BlueAlhena
http://bluealhena.deviantart.com/

I'm not sure if she's taking commissions, but you can always ask!  She's really fast and dedicated and has this impressive attention to detail that you will love to see your OC in her style!  She uses to go to a local convention in Mexico, last one was this weekend =)

Do you want a wonderful pic for your loved one this next Valentine's day?  Visit her page, drop her a message and open the door to her wonderful world of magic and color! I'm sure you'll loooooove what she will make for you!

You can follow her work at: 

http://bluealhena.deviantart.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bluealhena

Oh!  Forgot to mention...

Not even kiddin! =3 I love and miss visiting them for coffee <3
<3 <3 <3

And, that's it for today =)

I will see if I can get my ideas together and try to make a weekly feature for my favorite pieces on a week ^-^  So I can feature more and more of my dear friends and favorite artists!!  This group of girls is really close to my heart, they're gorgeous persons as well as incredibly talented artists and crafters (multitasking as well!! ) 

This plan will start next Monday!  I hope to be able to make it during the holidays!  My phone is not the best way to feature anything, I swear =|

Well,  I'll have to get back to work. I hope you liked this little post, remember to support your friends and favorite artists by sharing their work with your people!!

See you tomorrow! <3

Dianita

www.artbydianita.com

dianitaarts@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/dianitaart

Unicorn Galore

2nd post of the day!  I decided to make a separate post to keep each one focused on one thing at a time ^-^.

After some trials and errors, I finally have my prints set !

I'm starting with this unicorn, which I love, I made some tweaks to the original scan as it was kinda muted, so I increased a bit the darker parts and tried to achieve a whiter background. It took me longer than I wanted, but I'm happy with the results.

Prints are made with a Canon printer, using Chromalife100+ inks and watercolor rag paper, which is acid free. This are not giclee quality (pigment inks on archival museum quality paper), they're made with love at home with the materials I can afford at the moment =)

If you'd like to purchase, send me an email to dianitaarts@gmail.com!  or through message at www.facebook.com/dianitaart  <3

Jump!
5 in x 7in
Printed on Watercolor rag paper.
Frame not included.
$8 + shipping.

Jump!
5 in x 7in 
Printed on Watercolor rag paper.Hand Embellished with watercolors. (no piece will be the same!).
$12 + shipping.

I also made some stickers! I looove them!  This is the first batch, I used sticker paper (sorry, indoors only! not waterproof!)  and used Crystal Clear spray by Krylon to add a bit of contrast =)  (they're a bit smelly at the start, but it wears away in a few days! (I have one on my sketchbook ^^ for testing)

Jump!
Stickers (M)
4in from horn to tail.
Pack of 2.
$4 + shipping

Jump!
Stickers (Small)
3,5 in from horn to tail.
Pack of 3.
$3 + shipping.

I would love to make tote bags and shirts with this design, but will have to wait until I know about a good supplier that could keep the traditional feeling of this drawing <3


That's it for today posts! (I think!) .  I wanted to focus this day to show what I have worked in, as well as show products for people who showed interest in my facebook posts as well.

Remember!  Christmas rush is about to start, I can't guarantee items will arrive on time for Dec 24th-25th, please, bear with me on this =(.

Also, I will not be able to ship items from Dec 16th to Jan 10th as we're taking a little holiday break.

=)

See you next time! Stay safe and happy!

Dianita
www.artbydianita.com
dianitaarts@gmail.com

Have you ever felt like you're able to relax a bit? It's weird what a little piece of art can show you.

Hi hi, how are you all?

I usually feel weird when I manage to draw a relaxed looking image (at least for me), after so many years under the blue and not knowing why, I finally feel fine.

This is a drawing I made last year, it was meant to be as part of Create & Inspire 30 days of art challenge (I just managed to do the first week), but it really jumps to me today... why?  because after almost a decade, I finally feel good and healthy!  Today hubby told me at 6:40 am (an hour earlier than our regular waking up time) that I looked fresher than practically every day. Apparently my thyroid med is doing its work slowly but steady and so weird!  I feel full of energy that is hard to go to sleep at night, and less hungry and almost no heavy head!

For me it's a miracle!

And I finally feel relaxed, happy, impressed on how much time I went without knowing I had this issue.  I can't thank enough to all my friends who were with me when I didn't know what was happening to me and when the stress broke me completely. Some chose to walk along the way with me, and with other friends, we decided to go separate ways. And it's always been ok, people change and you do not have to always adapt if you don't feel like to. I'm proud of those decisions, because we're doing well, sometimes you need to move forward, even if it's in a different direction.

I know this is not a pro-drawing, I need to focus more on technique and the wow factor. But today I finally feel related to her, which I usually can't do with my art. Sometimes you let it be, you let your hand and brain try to do the job of translating your feelings into pencil and paper, but I've never faced a moment where I understood the reason to be of a work you made.

Original available at http://artbydianita.storenvy.com/products/12539079-were-finally-safe-original-pencil-drawing

"We're finally safe"

Pencil on mixed media paper (Canson, acid free)

7"x10"

2014

She was a big challenge, her face is a refined version of all the faces I've made. I used Staedtler blue pencils in 2B, 4B, 6B and 0.3mm Alvin Draft/matic.

Size is a bit weird, since I honestly didn't look at the measurements of the paper when working on her (and many following drawings). But a custom made mat would do the work when framing <3

If you like her, the link to her sale page is above as caption of the image. Or if you prefer a direct sale, you can write me to dianitaarts@gmail.com

 Prints are available at Society6: http://society6.com/product/we-are-finally-safe_print#1=45

I hope you like her, I personally feel proud and humble. I'm satisfied with her, but I acknowledge my style needs lots of work! =)

I hope you have a wonderful day, thank you so much for watching and for your support!

Dianita

www.artbydianita.com

dianitaarts@gmail.com

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New year, new life.

Good afternoon everyone!

As you can see, I got lost during this months. I just moved out of my country and started finally my marriage life with my amazing hubby after 3 years married and waiting for immigration to process my case.

All is set, I'm at my new home and already overwhelmed at the opportunities I can reach! I finally set up my artist room, worked on a piece for Slushbox Gallery   for their "Candy Coated Dreams" show opening tomorrow (March 7th, 2015)  and really excited as I'm joining the amazing Ink & Pistons artists, one of my best friends Tamisery  and lots of incredible artists like Raul Guerra, Acrylicana, Jen D. Basing, Sugar Fueled, Julie Filipenco, Squidvishuss,Carolina Lebar, Mizna Wada, Jared Konopitski, Sara Leigh, and I'm sure some more !  I can't wait to see the pieces all together in the show, I wish I could go!

So, along with this busy start of the year, I hope to be updating this blog regularly. I'm joining Rebecca Guay's wonderful idea of promoting artist friends. So, I know I'm not famous, but I hope this space can be used for my friends to know each other's talents and we can be a big machine in order to let the world know amazing undervalued artists exist =)

That, and hubby is bugging me with making my youtube channel... That one is still a maybe, I don't like to talk or be on camera, but we'll see.  I need a camera with video recording and a tripod. Let's see if business picks up and I can overcome my fears of being recorded hahaha

Ok, this is just a text update, I will be writing here much more, so I hope this helps me to stay active and keep pursuing my goals (and use my time on something better while I recover from a shoulder injury xD)

Thanks for reading and for your visit.

All my love to you all!

Dianita

www.artbydianita.com

dianitaarts@gmail.com

"She lights her own path" Newest drawing

Hello, how's everyone doing?

It has taken me a bit of time for updating this blog, mostly because of my lack of pictures. I've forgotten to take pics of the progress on my latest drawings =|  I'm so sorry about that!

Here's the last one I made past month. I tried (not hard enough) to participate in a challenge of 30 days of creativity. It ate me in the 8th =(   It was all my doing, because I couldn't stand leaving this drawings without finishing! So, because of that, I just had 8 finished ones, instead of 30.

So, this is the last one I created, I will post 1 each day, so you can have the chance to check them  =)

"She lights her own path"

Pencil on Canson Mixed Media paper.

7" x 10"

2014

Here's a little close up on her face, the drawing itself is small so there's not much detail, but I must admit I really had a great time drawing her face =)

I used Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils 2H, 4H, 2B, 4B, 6B.  Blackwing Palomino and Alvin Draft/matic 0.3mm with 2B leads.

I hope you like her =)
Thanks a lot for stopping by!
Have a wonderful day!

Dianita
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WIP Photos of latest painting - Fotos del proceso de mi última pintura

ENGLISH: Back in December, a friend of mine asked me for a painting of a horse running in the beach. She liked the painting I was making back then, but she wanted something bigger and with sunset colors. 

I began searching for references and inspiration and started working on it. I lost some pics of the process, from the start to mid-point, but I'm sharing here some of the detailing shots.

ESPAÑOL: En diciembre, una amiga mía me preguntó si podía hacerle una pintura de un caballo corriendo en la playa. A ella le había gustado una pintura que estaba haciendo en esos días, pero quería algo más grande y con colores del atardecer.

Inicié buscando referencias e inspiraciones para comenzar a trabajar en la imagen. No encuentro más fotos del proceso, especialmente desde el inicio hasta la mitad =(, pero les comparto unas fotos del proceso de detallado.

Colors blocked/ Colores bloqueados:

 

Adding some shine to the coat:

By this point, I asked my friend Tamisery for her opinion on this painting so far, and she pointed out some technical issues that I tried to fix in the best way I could  (like the horizon line that has to go a bit up than where I did it =|)  and that I had to make a choice with the perspective of the horse)

With her advice, I moved forward and then it became again something a bit more logical for me. 

En este punto, le pedí su opinión a mi amiga Tamisery , ella me comentó que veía algunos problemillas técnicos que traté de corregir de la mejor manera posible (por ejemplo: la linea del horizonte, que debía ir un poco más arriba de donde inicialmente estaba =|  y que debía tomar una decisión sobre la perspectiva del caballo)

Con su consejo, pude avanzar con mejor paso porque, al fin, la imagen tomó un poco más de sentido para mí.

 More detail on coat (water line already placed above of original line)/

Más detalle en el pelaje ( la línea del agua ya corregida)

A bit shadowy  =(  I use to paint at nights when I'm at my parent's house to avoid noise or the eventual favor that steals most of the day.

Esta foto salió un poco oscura =(  Normalmente pinto en las noches mientras estoy en casa de mis papás, para evitar ruido y el eventual favor que hay que hacer que consume todo el día =|

My first attempt with water splashes, first time working on something like this, I was absolutely terrified

Mi primer intento con las salpicaduras en el agua, es la primera vez que hago algo así, estaba aterrada

And, after thinking about it, I did some more work to it, because it wasn't quite convincing for me yet.  I searched for more reference images and then, to hold my breath and make the changes

Y, luego de pensarlo un rato, seguí trabajando en esa zona, porque aún no me convencía. Busqué más imágenes de referencia y así, casi casi conteniendo la respiración, me puse a hacer las correcciones

 

 And well, this is the finished image before taking it out for a more formal photo.  I was quite happy with the water, it added the movement I wanted to portray =)

Esta es la imagen terminada, antes de llevarla para afuera para una foto más formal. Estoy bastante satisfecha con el agua, le añadió un poco más del movimiento que quería agregarle =)

This is the finished image, photo taken with my lovely camera. It was a bit of a cloudy day, but it showed lovely.

Esta es la imagen final, fotografía tomada con mi adorada cámara.  Estaba un poco nublado, pero me gustó mucho como salió.

The image is 90cm x 70 cm, Oil on Canvas.  Not for sale.

La imagen es de 90cm x 70cm, Oleo sobre tela. No está a la venta

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Year of the Horse... Very fitting! 2 new paintings!

I just finished 2 paintings for a friend, who, in exchange for them, got me in to a wonderful workshop from David Alonso, owner of "Brio Natural", a technique that reminds me to Pat Parelli's method of Natural HorseManShip  <3

It was an amazing experience, and well, I paid it with art. So I couldn't be happier !

I'm making 5 paintings for him. 3 of them are delayed ones I promised him a long time ago and 1 new one that was in progress when we agreed on it and an original ACEO card.

The first one I want to show is this:

"In the beach"
Oil on Canvas
50cm x 40cm
2014

It's my FIRST painting completely based on a photograph, I'm quite proud of it. I still need to learn more of landscapes, but to be the first, I think I nailed it!


And my 2nd one

 

"Mezcalero"
Oil on Wood
Around 33cm diameter.
2014


Based on a photo I took of one of my friend's horses.
I've received lots of visits to this photo on FB, almost 490 in 2 days! It's a big achievement for me =)

I'm so happy I'm finally being able to close cycles on pending stuff.

Well, that's it for today.

Happy New Year and lots of love and health and prosperity for this new year that just started.
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Horse #2 Aceo Process

Hi hi, how are you all doing?

This might be my first time posting the process pics of a piece I've made, this isn't by all means a "This is how you do it" kind of tutorial. I'm still learning lots of tips and ticks for doing what I love to do, so I really hope you enjoy the pics =)

This is the finished piece:

For sale: http://artbydianita.storenvy.com/products/12539181-horse-aceo-2

It's one of my recent ACEOs (Art in 2.5" x 3.5" surfaces), I started creating this to save some money for a Natural HorseManShip workshop that will take place on Dec 13-14 on the riding club I attend. I was very lucky, because I made a trade with a friend, so I'll be attending this workshop in exchange of art (Isn't it sweet??) , so this ACEOs will still be created and will be available for sale  =)

For this ACEOs, here's what I'm using:

2.5" x 3.5" (handcut) Cold Press Watercolor Paper (140lb)

Grumbacher Academy Acrylics (Yellow Ochre, Thalo Blue, Mars Black, Cadmium Yellow, Hooker's Green)

GOLDEN Artist Color (Burnt Sienna, Titanium White, Naples Yellow Hue, Burn Umber)

Prismacolor Premier Pencils (White, Black)

Prismacolor Scholar (White)

And I'm using this stunning Raphael Macek's Photograph as inspiration

So, I start by doing the pencil work on the tiny card.  I decided to photograph the process after this, so no pics, sorry =)

Then, I check light and dark areas and start applying a very diluted layer of burnt umber. (Main shadow areas are the eyes and nostrils)

That pencil is my ACEO holder !  It's easier to handle it without messing with the wet paint =)
I keep applying light washes of burnt umber to start defining some areas and trying to get even soft shadows in place.

 More Shadow/Light defining

I start playing with new light washes and quickly taking them off with a Qtip, this gives me a lovely textured effect on the face and neck.

I got a bit worried this guy is looking too flat, so I started playing with Thalo Blue to add depth to the darker spots (eyes, nostrils and some shadows on hair and ears) And I start working a bit on bringing the muzzle out.

 I keep working with mixture of thalo blue and burnt umber, with some hints of burnt sienna. As well as some white to start defining light areas.

 I kinda got bored and started a blue wash on the bg xD  More tiny texture areas added

You'll get bored with the almost non-sense serie of photos without any big change on it.  What was happening was a bit more of shadow and texture definition.

There's some point in the process where I still feel some depth missing. So I started adding some black washes to the darkest areas and start adding very very light washes on areas with texture or where other color should be predominant.

 Working on the mane, again, very light washes of white or burnt umber, depending on the areas.

I also use White and Black Prismacolor Premier pencils to define a bit more the hair area.  The White Prismacolor Scholar pencil I use for softening a bit the lighter areas on the neck. This pencils are harder than the premier, so I love to use them for blending.

More defined hair:

Ok, here's a big change. 
I was going for a plain background, but Iwasn't still happy with the texture of the horse. The white horses I draw/paint tend to show more texture, and the white-ish background was not helping me with it. So to my eyes, it looked somewhat unfinished, so, on a crazy Leap of Faith, I decided to add a blurry background. Inspired on another photo I was looking at for color reference (original photo is monochromatic). 

So, here it is with a background:

 I worked on the blurry bushes, and lost hair detail. So, I worked on the hair again. I feel safe because I really love how this change on the background helped this horse to pop out a bit more.

And here it is, as you can see, I added a biiit of green on the darker area on the top right corner. This was to help with composition.

As you can see, I don't do much different from other Acrylic artists. I'm not a hyper realism artist, but I like to try some realism from time to time, mostly with horses. They're not perfect, but they're mine... And as long as they don't look like dogs (long story involving my mother), I'm very happy with them hahaha  

Horse ACEO#2 is currently for sale at:  http://artbydianita.storenvy.com/products/12539181-horse-aceo-2


This is the first ACEO I made, and it's currently on hold.



I hope you enjoy this little process, if you have any question, please let me know =)

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Dianita ^^
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