Green and Blue Betta Fish ACEO

So here's my latest listing on my etsy shop. I drew it a few weeks ago, in March. It's delightfully colorful! I reallly like how the fins turned out, with the blue/teal/green colors mixed together. This is ACEO/ATC sized, so 2.5x3.5 inches total. There are a few other photos of it on the etsy listing. :)

http://www.etsy.com/listing/128265458/green-and-blue-betta-original-black-and?ref=shop_home_active

2 ATCs

This is an ATC I did for a seahorse swap I just did on swap-bot.com. I wanted to do something a little bit more imaginative than my normal seahorse which I've done a million times, so I added another fish! He ended up being a betta fish, cus, why not? I think it turned out really cute. :D Plus, see the coral-stuff same as before?

This is a collage ATC I did about a week ago for a Halloween Cupcake ATC swap on swab-bot.com. The purple in the photo isn't quite so blue looking, I'm not sure how the colors got so messed up in this photo. Anyways, this was a lot of fun to do.

Some Drawings from this Summer

5x7 drawing I did about a month ago. I think this will be the back of my new business cards. :D

I drew this while staying at Cannon Beach, OR this August. Its about 5x7. I'm trying to scale up to larger drawings more often. Its different than drawing on a small tiny scale.

This is a Betta I started long ago, and finally finished in August, at Cannon Beach, OR. I'm proud of myself for drawing a sorta accurate betta fish without a reference. Yay! I also like how the "coral thing" turned out. It's a lot more interesting  and textured than the swirling seaweed I usually have in my fishy drawings. This drawing is about 3.5x4.5

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.

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!