Merlin the Betta

 I finally posted my betta ACEO drawing from before. It's my first colored drawing on etsy. :)

Here he is with a proper photo! For sale at my shop on Etsy.

I found out photos taken in the sun look awesome, but editing them is a huge pain because of the huge amount of glare that can sneak its way into the photos. Yikes. So I had to re-take some of the photos of this guy, but it sure was fun to stand around in the sun shining through the window! And most days around here are just cloudy, with the perfect amount of natural light coming through my window.

Mermaids

I drew a mermaid! She's on a 5x7" cardstock, which makes her the biggest drawing I've done. Though only by 0.5 inchs either side, but it looks and feels way bigger to me! I had to cut the cardstock myself, but I finally figured out how to use a razor and ruler to get the line perfectly measured and straight (without any of those ugly ridges from scissors). It's good to be excited over the little things, right?

Here's my mermaid. I particularly love how her hair, face, and shoulders turned out. (BTW, you can click on the image to see a bigger version)

I was able to take some photos, so I should be able to post Ms. Mermaid to etsy soon. I also got some good photos of my betta and eye drawings from before, so Ill post those for sale as well!

Drawing Dots

Hi All,
I did indeed get some drawing done tonight! Here are the photos taken in desk-lamp lighting (and one of Merlin). I'll have to take proper photos of them in daylight before posting them for sale on Etsy.

A drawing of my betta fish, Merlin. It's got a little bit of blue accent on the fins, and don't you just love the little dots all over his upper fin?

Merlin. He did not enjoy the camera being pointed at him. His top fin is half folded down, but the dots are all over the entire top fin, and a bit on the upper part of his tail. :)

Another eye drawing, curly lashes and all. The basic outline is somewhat based on an old ATC I drew and traded last October. Extra dots included!

Goodnight!
-Rachel

Hello!

Hello all!
My name is Rachel, I am an artist, and a wannabe writer (who uses a lot of smiley faces).
:) 
I didn't draw anything today, at all. In fact I've barely done anything productive, though I did manage to post one of my previously photographed drawings onto etsy.com, the magical horse drawing. Of course, I already had the description for it from Wednesday, so actually that's not much of an accomplishment. But I plan on drawing a couple things tonight, and tomorrow I'll take photos of some more drawings. Hopefully we'll have a slight break from the rain sometime so the light will be bright enough? *crosses fingers*

http://www.etsy.com/listing/93798515/magical-running-horse-original-ink

 

 

I love his eye. If elves had horses, their horses would have pointy eyes like this.

I'm guessing my ACEOs are going to be the first things I sell, less to commit to for a brand-spankin'-new shop, right?

I also got my Betta, Merlin, back upstairs to my drawing desk! Maybe time for more (accurate...) betta drawings now? I just adore the spots on his top fin. He must be part Trill!