Some fancy news

A kind of update of the newest and most interesting...
whatever

I am taking part in an online course after thinking about it for a long time.
Amy had some credibility (I introduced her blog in this post.)

So I am officially in! Work Art Play "

An online class for aspiring artists and illustrators: How to create the work you love and find opportunities wherever you go"

Why not do something with the money I earn from my full time job?

The next thing I participate in is "Rent a shelf" in my hometown! Always wanted to do such a thing. I have some really nice nature postcards to sell and future stickers and maybe some art or sculptures.
I don`t know and forgot to take pictures of the postcards :(

Please wish me some luck with it!

Now for some photo fun!

Moo stickerbooks

The green one with mostly mushrooms

The blue one with beloved random stuff, really colorful, my photography.

These stickers are small, maybe 2cm and 90 in each book.

Then there are these wonderful sketchbooks with different paper from Stillman & Birn.

I recommend all of them though you have to find out your favourite yourself.

Some news

Because I got complaints I am not updating.
I have after all these years better internet connection and a phone!
This should even make blogging more easy!

I had and have great plans for 2014!

1. Having more and better technical equipment and I have a scanner now!

You can see perfectly well scanned new pictures here: Deviantart Gallery

2. Fill a 600 pages sketchbook (and I already finished it these days! So proud)

There is the book. A very fine book bought here Retrofonts Blindband

My grannie sleeping. When I was still drawing with pencil.

The last pic in this book. I had changed and used RAINBOW PENCILS!

That are available again, seven colors in one!

Most of the sketches in this particular book are made with lots of great resources.

You want to get better: Off to Pixelovely!

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3. Concentrate more on artwork, sculptures, writing, all the creativity stuff! Show more of the creativity stuff. Take part in Sketchfest (My gallery). From today taking part in Illustration Friday.

I use Instagram nowadays and I am experimenting with colors a lot to inspire the people I work with.

In the end I wish to have picture books published (many ideas, am working at pics: Example)

And there is supposed to be an exhibition next year - maybe we get that going!

To see more pics of what I talk about here and the cat you should open this post!

What I am at right now

I have a plan and calendar for 2013. The plan is (now that I am working full-time) to draw and paint as much as I am able to. Always with joy and not with the "I must" background. I am working at a picture book with pigs (see below) and a bunch of other ideas.

I even have a box with little papers in it. One paper for every idea. I can draw one and work at it. Though there are at least ten ideas in it I mostly draw "Tardar Sauce":D.

My workplace with some of the picture book pages. I used different color pencils and my beloved INKTENSE!  

Not to forget the Pentel waterbrushes. Favorites since last year as well. And a documenta 13 coffee mug. 

This is a morel inspired by a pic by probably formerly Death-of-rats, but I cannot find it anymore. A present for some great people who a shop once and now gift me remaining art stuff once in a while. Done in sepia ink and golden gel pen.

 

 Beautiful done lips in pictures is always an attraction to me and here I tried the same.

With some antique ink in a special blue.

Thank you for looking and till next time with pics or books or photos.... who knows ;)

Start drawing

Half a lifetime around and where did I start to learn drawing?
With books.
I really always wanted to at least be mediocre but was always kind of bad in the eyes of the world.
I started to refine my skills with the help of one book, the old version, that I would recommend everyone who wants to learn drawing AND is able to learn from books.

On amazon

It is "Drawing on the right side of the brain", resp. "Garantiert zeichnen lernen" by Betty Edwards.
It took me years because other things in life where interesting as well. I worked with the old and the new edition. The new needs too many preparations for my taste.
Just recently I realized that I left out some of the last color tasks of the "new book".

So this post is just to recommend it.
It was and is still helpful, theory as well as the practice.
I`d`say "Never give up!"

(I started the book in maybe 1997)

Right now I am working through other books. More about them in following posts.

Best wishes,
Natta

I especially liked Naomi von Monsta`s toadstool ACEOs
and made me one creature for myself, as you can see here.
Mine got a bit more sweety than creepy :)

Thanks to Naomi for the inspiration

I made a lot more small art :) that you might see soon.