tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46861217106108317002024-03-05T05:05:15.142-08:00NicolaNicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-88642551118425462952020-10-21T21:33:00.003-07:002020-10-21T21:33:42.924-07:00Inktober 2020 Drawings so far<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to participate in inktober this year. Here are some of my drawings from the first 21 days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT15yQtYJgMxOETpIG8RCTUgLi5-zehdDnkpIMTQ_K_QXhNUo1Syr51ww5rf1xNDx6Z_wNAsy-uYQ_yj9hk8dA3xRbhILvLn_LLVdWQCr6mfRuXH6ITw_6-tHFmrvClukX3OB_NZKN4gE/s2048/Bulky_Inktober2_2020.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1443" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT15yQtYJgMxOETpIG8RCTUgLi5-zehdDnkpIMTQ_K_QXhNUo1Syr51ww5rf1xNDx6Z_wNAsy-uYQ_yj9hk8dA3xRbhILvLn_LLVdWQCr6mfRuXH6ITw_6-tHFmrvClukX3OB_NZKN4gE/w450-h640/Bulky_Inktober2_2020.png" width="450" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWhcypCeNkdkiJ2poQNsRyQ55GImm-53NfVnNBzGfctDefryP8ywFnGTalzb_25IE4lwVa9nWcMvPBFYPO1WCw4W5dc1I8Zk4LxZpIsdSJTNOT-esryQdVx2uXHCW3H_Lc4SDRD652uw/s2048/buddy_ink.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I painted some mini watercolour nightscapes here using references from Pinterest.</span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you like my art, consider supporting my Patreon - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/search?q=nicola+gamble">https://www.patreon.com/search?q=nicola+gamble</a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-21807880783237054782020-05-03T22:26:00.002-07:002020-05-03T22:26:24.073-07:00Miniature Paper Plants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Miniature hand painted paper plants. Tools used: white paper, watercolour paints, coloured pencils and craft knife.</div>
<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-83747892559480313182020-04-29T02:47:00.001-07:002020-04-29T02:47:45.189-07:00Gouache Plants and Landscape Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gouache landscapes as part of a challenge on Instagram. Some potted plants because I felt like painting potted plants.<br />
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Repeat pattern design. Watercolour trees put together using Photoshop.Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-33971712210200747812020-04-26T07:03:00.001-07:002020-04-26T07:04:29.203-07:00Adventureland film still study<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Watercolour and pen of a film still from the movie Adventureland. Reference from <a href="https://film-grab.com/2010/08/30/adventureland/#bwg503/30825" target="_blank">Film Grab</a>.Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-37104885564024925632018-02-12T23:58:00.001-08:002018-04-10T04:46:15.611-07:00Keeping a Sketchbook - Drawing everyday & art challengesEvery new year or every so often when I make a list of goals, one of them is always to draw more. I'm sure many artists do this too and when people ask illustrators how to get better or how to find your style. The answer is - draw a lot! Create as much work as possible. Keeping a sketchbook is great practice. Scribble, make a mess, make mistakes, that's what they are for! Try not to get too caught up on creating that perfect drawing to post on Instagram. If it's for a challenge, post it anyway, at least you did a drawing today.<br />
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I created my own art challenge last November, see the prompt list <a href="https://strawberryskull.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/a-character-day-art-challenge.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I post most of my drawings on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/little_inkings/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and you can see my portfolio on my <a href="http://www.littleinkings.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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Here are some of my recent sketchbook pages including some from the challenge.<br />
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Feel free to drop me a message if you have any questions.<br />
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Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-69623617406963004152017-11-01T04:06:00.001-07:002017-11-01T04:12:44.153-07:00A Character a Day Art Challenge<div class="p1">
I never had enough time to do Inktober this year, so after pondering this idea for a while I have decided to create my own art challenge, which will be to draw a character a day for the whole month of November. I thought about creating this challenge for a while because I want to get better at character design such as people and animals. </div>
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Guidelines: Create one character a day in any medium - ink, watercolour, pen, pastel, digital or it can even be a quick pencil sketch. Each character can be human, animal, mythical or alien. Post it on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #acharacteraday. </div>
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If you want to join me in this art challenge you can make up your own fantasy creatures or you can follow my prompt list. Each character design can be your own interpretation, you could put your own spin on a griffin for example.</div>
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Anyone can join in, don't forget to use the hashtag #acharacteraday or #littleinkings and have fun :)</div>
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This is my official prompt list of ideas. I will be posting on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/little_inkings/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Little_Inkings" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-7602187821893228112017-10-28T21:36:00.001-07:002017-10-28T21:36:09.374-07:00Scotland VisitI recently arrived back from a visit back home to Scotland. It had been around 21 months since I left so I was looking forward to going back to see family and friends. Here are some pics from the past 2 weeks. I was at a wedding at Brig o Doon house in Ayrshire and managed to fit in a trip to the Isle of Skye. It was lovely driving up to Inverness through the lovely autumn scenery.<br />
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Ashton Lane on a rainy day in Glasgow</div>
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Storr, Isle of Skye.</div>
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At Glasgow Botanic Gardens.</div>
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It's October and most people in the internet art world are doing inktober right now. I've kind of given up on it already due to being too busy but I will definitely try to do a few more ink illustrations before the month is over!</div>
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This illustration was drawn entirely using inks and it is now available on my TeePublic <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/littleinkings" target="_blank">shop</a>.</div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-90314515704399913222017-09-27T05:44:00.001-07:002017-09-27T05:46:16.938-07:00Warrior Knight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Character design - From initial sketch over on my Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/little_inkings/" target="_blank">@little_inkings</a> to the final illustration. I wanted to do a female knight/warrior or heroine from a fairy tale. Not necessarily a big strong woman... maybe she is a princess who secretly wants to be a knight? I don't know where I will go with this character yet but I am really happy with the finished illustration. Which in art world logic means if you spend hours on something you love, it doesn't always get the best reaction compared to the sketch you scribbled in 10 minutes?! That't the way it goes.</div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0Melbourne VIC, Australia-37.8136276 144.96305759999996-39.415753599999995 142.38127059999997 -36.2115016 147.54484459999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-36855962914324115392017-09-22T03:19:00.001-07:002017-09-22T03:19:14.539-07:00Halloween is Coming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Autumn is honestly my favourite time of year, although it is quite different living in the southern hemisphere, autumn comes in Easter. I still wanted to do an autumn and Halloween themed collage style illustration. Since I will be visiting home in Scotland in a few weeks, I will hopefully get to experience it (praying it doesn't rain too much).</div>
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I used ink and watercolour for these and played about with the layout in Photoshop. I like how it turned out, it was fun!</div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-72441300796439713442017-09-06T21:50:00.001-07:002017-09-06T21:50:24.044-07:00Character Illustration & Sketches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I created this character from a sketch using inks and watercolours. I embellished a bit and experimented with the colour in photoshop. </div>
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<br />Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-59135789703538290832017-08-15T03:48:00.001-07:002017-08-15T03:48:46.041-07:00Anne with an e<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I created this illustration a couple of months ago after watching the series 'Anne with an e'. The series is based on the book 'Anne of Green Gables'. I have only read some of the book but if you like light hearted period dramas set in the country with warm childhood vibes then I would really recommend it. I really enjoyed it. This illustration was quite quick, I drew Anne from how she was shown on the promo poster and coloured with watercolour, ink and digital. Just some fun fan art!</div>
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The two mermaid illustrations were done back in May, the second one was maybe even done earlier.... How is it August already?!</div>
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Each of these illustrations were sketched and painted with colour and backgrounds added in PS. I just really felt like drawing a whale shark. I used watercolours, acrylic inks and masking fluid to create these.</div>
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P.S. I have recently set up a Red Bubble account <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/dagastars" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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I have been using the same watercolour set for a few years now. It's a huge Windsor and Newton set with about 50 colours and I love it, but sometimes having a load of colours to choose from can actually make things more difficult. When layering watercolours it can be hard to keep things neat, so I decided to give acrylic inks a go. I just got three colours - process yellow, process magenta and indigo. That way I'm not overwhelmed by a million colours, I am forced to mix my own.</div>
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I created the illustration below as a test and I'm really happy with how it turned out - nice and vibrant. These inks mix really well and are buildable, they have the consistency of thick watercolour paint. The only con is they dry quite quickly and cannot be reactivated with water. For the black outlines I just used regular indian drawing ink.</div>
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Hope you enjoyed this mini review. I post most of my drawings on Instagram, I'm at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/art_by_nicola/" target="_blank">@art_by_nicola</a>. :)</div>
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I thought I should do an update with an illustration I have finished lately. I have been enjoying painting mountains in pinks, purple and blues.
I also recently opened a store over on Redbubble - <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/dagastars" target="_blank">https://www.redbubble.com/people/dagastars</a>
This should help encourage me to complete more finished pieces and get them online!Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-85579712026889499042017-03-05T03:46:00.001-08:002017-03-05T04:13:17.593-08:00Little Winter House Hello there blog, sorry I have neglected you for seven months! When I have found time to draw, paint and create characters I drew this little girl. Her house is supposed to be a Georgian period house. I sketched the little girl a few times and messed up her nose but fixed her up in Photoshop. I might do this illustration as a series and have the house in spring, summer and autumn. I used colour pencils, watercolour and fineliner pens for this illustration. With a bit of colour adjustment to get rid of the yellow.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">It’s incredible how quickly I lose interest in my own
illustrations. I go through phases of having a good flow going and feeling
really inspired. Other times I finish an illustration and don’t even like it or
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">I have been trying to do a series of illustrations in a children’s
book style for a story I have in my head. When I sketched this character I was
trying to go for a very cute, naive style. This is not my natural drawing
style. My mind always wants to try and make objects or people look realistic.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">This is the first version. For this I used fine liners,
watercolours and pencils. I’m not so keen on the colour scheme in this one, it
just doesn’t look right. I like the way the grass turned out though. In the second version I decided to change the trees and add a bit more detail, which I think looks much better. But I’m
glad I decided to have another go at it. I feel like the second version turned
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Recently I completed a short course on children's book illustration. It was great to stretch my creative side and be in that sort of environment again. It was interesting to get an insight in to the industry of book illustration and get lots of tips and advice. Everybody in the class had such different styles, it was very inspiring.<br />
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We were given the task of finding a children's book, typing up the text and swapping with each other in class. This was a good idea because we were not influenced by the original illustrations. I created a double page spread from the book I was given. The book is about a young girl called Nora who is very badly behaved at home. Turns out the character Nora was actually a mouse! In hind sight I kind of wish I made the characters animals. I think my final piece is quite boring. Although my character development has improved. I used watercolours, pencils and ink for the final piece.<br />
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I always use my Windsor and Newton watercolour palette. I have had this for about three years and it was definitely a good investment. I am still on the lookout for a good quality set of watercolour brushes and a decent bound sketchpad.<br />
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This illustration is Nora dropping her sisters marbles. I like how this one turned out. I did a bit of character development in my sketchbook which helped but I didn't quite get the main character to look consistent.<br />
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Trying different techniques was fun.<br />
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Overall I would really recommend the course at Melbourne Polytechnic in Preston. If you have an interest in children's book illustration and you are looking for an insight in to the industry, you would definitely enjoy this course. The only thing wrong with it is it didn't go on for long enough.Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-23242846396977717762016-06-29T04:49:00.001-07:002017-08-03T06:38:57.389-07:00Living in Melbourne Pt.2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It was my birthday recently and I was lucky enough to get a lovely new vintage style bike, complete with wicker basket! Now that it's full on winter here it's pretty cold. On a nice fresh sunny day I went a cycle down the east coast of Melbourne. St Kilda to Mordialloc. It was windy. But worth it for the lovely sea views.</div>
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I would really recommend checking out Japanese Dessert Kitchen in the Asian district in Melbourne. Also for an 'American style' grilled cheese sandwich, the Prahran market does one that's the bomb!<br />
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This book was on display in a cafe at Acland Street and it reminded me of the mixed media project I did a couple of years ago.</div>
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I enrolled in a short course on Children's Book Illustration. I wanted to do it mainly just to meet people with similar interests and encourage myself to create more for my portfolio.<br />
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I am still enjoying living in Melbourne. Homesickness has struck but I just need to give it a bit more time to get used to the new surroundings. There is so much to do at weekends so I am rarely bored.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-81943961362902020732016-04-04T22:18:00.001-07:002016-04-04T22:18:18.055-07:00Warrior King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This illustration is probably the best one that sums up my current illustration style. I actually did the original sketch for this about a year ago on my lunch break in work. I got my inspiration for this from some photographs of people dressed up as warriors with helmets, swords and viking style clothing.</div>
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I have been living in Melbourne for just over a month now. I'm still looking for a place to rent as well as find an area I'd like to live in.<br />
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Me at Luna Park the other week. St Kilda beach is a really cool area for drinks, food and quirky shops.</div>
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Classic Flinders street station pic with the Eureka sky deck peeking over the top.<br />
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I went to the State Library of Victoria in the centre of Melbourne. Huge building, I sat in the main reading room. It was busy but very quiet. If someone was to cough it would echo forever.<br />
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Sun Theatre, Yarraville. We briefly wandered about the main street here, it was a nice little area.<br />
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Wander round Malvern - another area with the typical small quirky style shops you will find throughout Melbourne.<br />
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One of my recent book purchases - Anne of Green Gables. I've never read it before but I thought it would be a good book to read for inspiration for future illustrations.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"> Been trying out a new style of drawing with ink and adding watercolour over the top. This was a first attempt, I think it worked out not bad.</span></div>
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Nicolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08692872235503916538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4686121710610831700.post-68700973639980364392016-02-10T19:00:00.002-08:002017-08-03T06:41:29.385-07:00ChicagoWe arrived in Chicago on the 2nd of February. It was a huge difference to New York. Freezing cold! We stayed on the Magnificent mile at the Sheraton, which was really nice. On the first day we got some amazing pancakes for breakfast from a place called Wildberry Pancakes. So good! Then we walked through Millennium park to take some pictures of the bean and make our way to the art institute. The rest of the time we did some shopping and got a tour of the stadium Soldier Field. We obviously tried some deep dish pizza but never got round to getting some Garretts popcorn.<br />
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