Please enjoy this bearded dragon! I’ve been on a real reptile kick lately. Maybe I’ll figure out scales one of these days if I keep experimenting haha!
How are you feeling about these dark backgrounds? Do you like them more or less than the white with a splash of colour? And how do you like the stars/shines? I’m a softy for stars and anything sparkly haha.
New Artwork – Bearded Dragon! Read More »
I’m continuing my experiments with black backgrounds this year, so please enjoy this Burmese python!
Besides the background elements, I also experimented a bit more with glazing different colours. This is something I’ve mostly avoided in my work, since layering the same colour tends to give the most vibrant result. But the colour complexity created by layering transparent colours is such a strength of watercolours that I’d really love to make it work in my rainbow style.
I’m also still struggling with scales haha! One day I’ll strike the perfect balance with them!
Learn to paint like this through my classes on Skillshare.
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Because I still have geckos on the brain, please enjoy this natural coloured tokay gecko! I just cannot get enough of their beautiful blue, orange, and white markings. It’s really incredible these are their natural colours! I guess they’re just so bitey, nature had to put a warning sign on them haha!
You can grab stickers of these cuties here: https://rainbowpetportraits.ca/product/tokay-gecko-vinyl-sticker/
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I woke up this year with geckos on the brain. (This is no different from any other year tbh.) So please enjoy this angry tokay gecko! Rainbow-ified, because this is me we’re talking about. I would love, love, love one of these stunning beauties; but I’d ALSO love to keep all my fingers. This sticker version will have to satisfy my gecko needs for now.
If you also need rainbow tokay geckos in your life, you can grab a sticker of this guy HERE.
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Here’s another little experimental piece with a black background. I realized it’s been a long while since I painted a squid, so please enjoy this squishy friend.
I’m experimenting with background elements. These little swoops are white ink with pink glazed over it to give that transparent look. What do you think?
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I feel like it’s been forever since I’ve painted a goldfish, so have this cute little oranda! I just love how fish make such goofy, fun expressions. It contrasts so sharply with their beautiful, elegant fins that I can’t help but love them.
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Please enjoy this little fox being very little and cute.
This is my first little experimental piece using acrylic inks. All of my ink pieces before this have been done with India ink, but it tends to create crumbs as it dries in the palette. So far, the acrylic ink seems to dry less crumbly, so I’m very pleased!
New Experimental Piece – Little Fox in Acrylic Ink Read More »
I’ve just launched my latest Skillshare class teaching you how to paint with watercolour on wood! This is a super simple project that covers all the basic watercolour techniques (and a few more advanced ones), which is perfect for dipping your toes into painting on wood. (Or you could just jump in head first with your own design!)
My new class can be found here: https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/watercolour-on-wood-paint-a-vivid-luna-moth/616202462?teacherRef=162776546&via=teacher-referral&utm_campaign=teacher-referral-616202462&utm_source=Skillshare&utm_medium=class-teacher-referral-email
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After painting so many fluffy animals recently, I had the urge to paint a tortoise. This is a sulcata tortoise, one of the most charismatic tortoises you can meet imo.
I had a ton of fun painting the scales on this cutie. Sulcata’s have quite thick spur-like scales down their legs that create beautiful, dramatic shadows. I’m still working on balancing the more subtle scales on the face, but painting each leg scale individually felt right for this guy.
One of my biggest frustrations with painting on wood is how poorly it scans. The yellows and oranges have so much more depth in person that gets lost in the wood when scanned or photographed. But even so, I’m pretty happy with this piece! I’d love to paint more tortoises in the future. Do you have a favourite tortoise or turtle species?
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Another week, another black animal study! I tried to implement what I learned with the kitty last week to improve this week’s wolf. I think the contrast turned out well, and I like the textures around the face.
My two big take-aways from this one are: 1. I very much prefer using warm colours on the face. 2. Black animals need purple or blue faces to look black. (Also something something use thinner paint something something.)
What do you think? Is this an improvement? Can you tell it’s supposed to be a black wolf, or does it look grey to you? (It looks grey to me haha)
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