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Jan 15, 2016

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!:




Dec 7, 2015

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! )

http://www.tamisery.com


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!




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


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:



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!







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: 






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

Feb 13, 2014

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


Thanks for watching!
Gracias por su visita!

Feb 8, 2014

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.
Thanks for watching!

Nov 19, 2013

2 small paintings in progress









I'm working on 2 small paintings, aiming to use all my available material while I'm still at my parents house, I think I'll be moving to the USA next year, so I want to make sure I don't leave here anything unused that will just cause a big mess (in case that mom wants to use the room for rent or just if she wants to enter and clean it )

I'm overcoming lots of fears with this works, they look so simple, but the progress has been hard and I try not to go down everytime I know I need a break from them. But I like them, because of what they're teaching to me, like patience, planning and that "wtf? I'm changing this because I want it to be different!" feeling.  And i feel free.

The one at the right started with a different, more childlish kind of face, I elongated it and worked with a more soft-kinda realistic touch. I'm getting inspired by Soey Milk 's paintings,  she's my biggest inspiration as for today, I know I hugely feel inspired by women like Audrey Kawasaki, Karla Ortiz, Jel Ena, Stella Im Hultberg, Alice Savage and a huge list of incredible artists I follow. Including my best friends Tamisery , Piquipauparro , Bee-chan  who inspire me, not only with their art, but with their lives as well.
I would love to be half as incredible as they all are, and all the amazing artists I follow on all the social networks I'm in.

I'm working and redesigning my life to finally be where I'd love to be. It's been a long process, and I was even awarded with the most incredible husband and lots of friends, I can say that all I went through was worth it.  So, on to keep working =)

Thanks for reading (if you're not just a spam reference site =|)

Dianita

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Nov 10, 2013

Current Painting



This is the current stage of a big painting I'm making. I'm finally happy with her features and the horses, but as I changed it a bit, compared to the original sketch, I'm sorting out options to unify her hair and the horses coming out of it.  Colors are locked, just this tiny details missing and then to finish it.  I wish I had ArtResin to seal it up, I would love to see it with that beautiful glow.

I hope I can find her a home, I would't want to take her with me to the USA next year, it is bigger than my usual works =|

Thank you for reading! Have a great start of the week!



********** Español************



Esta es la etapa actual en que se encuentra la pintura que estoy haciendo. Finalmente estoy feliz con su look y con los caballos, pero como cambié el diseño final a como estaba en el boceto a lápiz, aún necesito estudiar opciones para unificar la sección donde los caballos emergen de su cabello. Los colores ya están bloqueados, solo faltan un par de detalles y listo, a darle los últimos toques y terminarla. Ojala tuviera a mi alcance ArtResin para usar como sellador, me encantaría ver esta pintura brillante con esa capa de resina.



Espero que pueda encontrarle hogar, no me gustaría tener que llevarla a Estados Unidos el próximo año, es más grande que mis trabajos usuales.



Gracias por leer mi blog, que tengan un muy buen inicio de semana !



Dianita.

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Sep 3, 2013

New painting for Sev Ven´s show "Love, Sex, Magic"


"Forbidden"
Acrylics and Oils on wood.
12" x 7" aprox.
August 2013

Available
For purchase info, contact gallerysevven@gmail.com . Ask for their payment plans ;)


My painting for Gallery Sev Ven's show "Love, Sex, Magic". Highly inspired by Charmaine Olivia's beautiful paintings and Soey Milk's paintings too.  =)

Remember that you can find me on FB too!  at Dianita's Art

Jun 7, 2013

An article I found by Adeline Halrvorson

Adeline Halrvorson is a lovely woman we met at the Scottsdale Festival of the Arts back in February this year. She's a very impressive artist that made me understand how far somebody can go with acrylic paints. She makes some wonderful horse paintings (of course, this caught my eyes first!) and you could not believe they're not made with oils!

This is her website:

http://www.adelinehalvorson.com

Today I went through her website again and found on her FAQ a link to an article she wrote about the progress of a big painting she made. I wanted to store the link somewhere, as it is a wooonderful source of advice on technique and process!


Visit her site, she's amazing!

Have a wonderful day!