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AND HERE WE GO. Swipe for all the details Edit: I forgot to mention prizes! I'll be giving away 3 watercolor paintings of comic characters! - I'll do a post later with just the painting cuz I'm pretty dang proud of it! I really enjoyed making it, and I can't wait to see all of the different interpretations! - Thank you all for your support this year. I'm just so happy for all of the amazing friends I've made through the art and comic community, and I can't wait to see what happens during chapter 3 ❤️ . . . #makeyourmarck #drawthisinyourstyle #drawthisinyourstylechallenge #watercolorpainting #watercolorillustration #comicartist #webtoons #webcomic #illustrationartists #artistsoninstagram

My #topnine2018... and #topnine2017! - Wow! What an amazing year! I did two main things this year that I'd wanted to do forever: I finally became comfortable with color, and I started publishing my comic. I've made so many great friends, and I've learned so much! I can't express how grateful I am for this beautiful community and how much you all mean to me. - I'm gonna get back to making art for you lovely people 💕 but this was a nice little bit of motivation for me. It's always nice to see progress, you know? . . . #topnineinstagram #bestnine2018 #topposts2018 #watercolor #gouache #gouachepainting #gouacheillustration #webcomic #onlinecomic #dazerandeleanor #artistsoninstagram #illustrationartist #paintings #comiccharacter #comicartist

Another cutesy warm up from a couple days ago! I'm slowly getting better at creating nice even washes with the watercolors. I really want to get good at it, because it looks really nice with my inking style!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, I really like idea of this one, and I kind of want to do a full-body version (on bigger/nicer paper.) I like that it's cute and romantic, but it's not the most obvious choice for a pose. In a full version, I'd adjust the posing so it looks like they're walking, but Eleanor has stopped to "peek" around at someone. (It's sort of similar to one I did earlier this year.)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Annnd back to comic pages! Today is going to be pretty much all inking!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #comic #webcomic #watercolorcomic #watercolorsketch #watercolorillustration #comiccharacter #charactersketch #characterdesign #onlinecomic #webtoons #generaldazer #dazerandeleanor #princesseleanor #originalart #originalcharacterart #sketchbookpainting #paulrubenswatercolor #stillmanandbirn #artistoninstagram #illustratorsonig #romanticcomic #fantasycomic #comicartist

Here's a warm up that I struggle with! So I tried "inking" with watercolor (basically doing my usual lineart, but with watercolors.) I left it for a day and then tried to color it.... and the lineart reactivated like crazy! So my Payn's Gray totally mixed with the colors I put on top. I figured that would happen a bit, but it was like the paint hadn't dried at all. Crazy!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As a result, I had to work quickly to "lift" the paint before the muddy-ness dried... I was pleasantly surprised that the painting was salvageable ha ha! I mean, the colors a bit more dull than I wanted, but she doesn't look physically ill anymore!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ My Stillman & Birn sketchbook is nearly full... I think I might switch to their Beta series (their coldpress paper; I've been using Zeta, which is super smooth hotpress paper.) But I actually have a few small pads of watercolor paper that I should really use!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #watercolorsketch #watercolorillustration #watercolorpainting #characterdesign #charactersketch #comiccharacter #originalcharacter #comicartist #comicillustration #webcomic #onlinecomic #traditionalpainting #sketchbookpainting #princesseleanor #stillmanandbirn #paulrubens #artistsoninstagram #illustratorsonig #fantasycomic #romancecomic #dazerandeleanor

Here's a happier Dyn, painted on a quiet Sunday morning while I sipped coffee. Basically heaven.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Also, I've been experimenting with different brushes for watercolor. I think I finally realized the benefit of a "fat" brush that can hold a lot of water. It seems to really help create even coatings of paint (rather than showing streaks or stroke marks.) So now I know.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ -⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Hard at work prepping both the final episode of chapter 3 (!!!) and my holiday event (!!!!!!) and some youtube videos (??). Hence the simple Dyn Face in your feed today.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #watercolorpainting #watercolorillustration #originalcharacter #characterconcept #characterdesign #comiccharacter #webcomic #onlinecomic #webtoons #smackjeeves #paulrubenswatercolor #sketchbookpainting #stillmanandbirn #watercolorsketch

Here's a sugary-sweet lil painting from my sketchbook! - I'm trying to "tone down" my expectations for my sketchbook a bit. I mean, I still want to try my best with each sketch/painting, but recently I've been feeling like sappy stuff like this is "too silly"... even for my own sketchbook. So I'm trying to just draw and paint whatever pops into my head, even if I don't think it's "serious" enough. After all, isn't that what sketchbooks are for? - So I painted this with Paul Rubens watercolors. I picked my favorite colors from the palette (Madders Red and Payn's Gray) and just had fun with it. You can watch the video over on the 'Tube! . . . #sketchbookpainting #watercolorillustration #watercolorpainting #comiccharacters #webcomic #onlinecomic #characterdesign #charactersketch #watercolorsketchbook #generaldazer #princesseleanor #dazerandeleanor #watercolorvideo #timelapsevideo #originalart #originalcharacter #romancecomic #romanticstory #fantasycomic #paulrubenswatercolors #cyan #magenta #watercolorpalette #watercolor_art

NOPE NO SNOW PAINTING FOR U (YET) - I'm going to trace it and create lineart for my holiday event, and I want to share them both at the same time. In the mean time, here's a morose Dyn. He's usually all "smirk-smirk-smirk", but for some reason here he looks... disappointed? - It was just a warmup painting from breakfast/coffee this morning, but I like how it came out. I haven't been using gouache for the last few days, so it felt a bit weird at first, but I definitely missed the opaqueness! (Although I really enjoy watercolors too I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH I LIKE MORE!) - QUESTION: I want a catchy name/hashtag for my holiday event. It's going to be both a redraw AND coloring event... Whaddya think? . . . #comicupdate #comiccharacter #illustrationnow #watercolorpainting #watercolorillustration #gouacheillustration #gouachepainting #dazerandeleanor #dyn #originalcharacter #characterdesign #characterillustration #sketchbook #sketchbookpainting #watercolorsketch #goauchesketch #militaryuniform #uniformdesign #artistonig #illustratorsonig #customart #customillustration

This is still one of my favorite panels from the whole comic! - For this page, I tried printing the comic lineart and then painting it..... it was *okay* but I wont do it again (unless I get a printer that can use watercolor paper.) Obviously, the ink didn't like the water, and the paper just wasn't sturdy enough. But I DO like the way the page came out! - I'm just about done editing tomorrow's episode, and then I'll work on NEXT week's episode, and THEN I'll be on hiatus! I'm also planning to officially announce my special holiday event, so staaayyyy tuuuuned! . . . #comicpainting #watercolorcomic #watercolorillustration #drawingcomics #comiccharacters #onlinecomic #webcomic #webtoonscomic #comicpanel #comiclineart #generaldazer #dazerandeleanor #comicartist #artistsoninstagram #illustratorsonig #freelanceartist #originalillustration #coloredcomics #smackjeeves #comicupdate

Okay. Bear with me. Have you ever decided to do a "comfort zone" painting and you figure it won't be remarkable, but then something about it just tugs on your heartstrings and you remember WHY that's your comfort zone? Yes? No? - WELL. This was just a little sketch to warm up with the Paul Rubens paint. First off, those paints are a real gem! I know I'm not experienced with nicer paint brands, but I seriously love these! Super smooth and creamy, and very rich and vibrant! - So that felt great. But I also remembered some random ink practice I did last year that was similar. So naturally I went back and found them (swipe to see 'em.) Obviously, this isn't as rough, but I still had this weird feeling of "Oh, I improved" mixed with "Same old, same old." Just kinda nice to know I'm growing, but not outgrowing....? I lost my train of thought while typing ha ha! - Aaaaanyways, I enjoyed painting this and it felt like a nice way to ease back into my work week! . . . #watercolorillustration #watercolorsketch #comiccharacter #onlinecomic #webcomiccharacter #dazerandeleanor #generaldazer #paulrubenswatercolor #instaart #artistonig #illustratoroninstagram #characterdesign #characterconcept #charactersketch #sketchbook #watercolordrawing #traditionalart #makingcomics #indiecomics #

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