Inspiration
I drew this with a lesson from a webinar with Lisa Glanz. See info on Design Cuts Instagram here. I created the art with her Nitty Gritty brush set, which was half price today at Design Cuts. However, I already had them! They are so fun to use. If the webinar is no longer available, learn about the brushes in two places at Lisa Glanz’s website:
Thankfully, Lisa provides lessons like this for her brushes so you can follow along get the feel for how the brushes work. I watched the second link today when I added in the cat– I followed the strategies but drew the cat instead of a bunny. That’s how easy it is to learn to use the brushes from Lisa. I had also used the brushes in yesterday’s post– the giraffe.
Style
I just love the messy and happy style– it’s a great way to practice drawing and creating with cute little vignettes like these. During the webinar, one of the participants said she’s going to rethink her work to illustrate a children’s book. The messiness comes from the texture in the brushes, three layers of line work [see next], added line texture, all possible with the brushes in the set. It gives a real home-and-hand-drawn look. Of course, it is home and hand drawn, just digitally.
I love that Lisa sketches in quickly and lightly, and includes the original sketch layer in her work, with the final line work on the top layer. She actually has a strategy for her line work with the sketch. She explains it in an introduction to another brush set, Vintage Tales. She uses three layers of line work: blurred final line work on color burn, then final line work on multiply with reduced opacity, and below that the original sketch on multiply at lower opacity. She explains in her Vintage Tales Vimeo video at the 16:40 mark. I applied that strategy in my image above.
I’m very thankful to Lisa Glanz for offering workshops, the brushes, and the tutorials to learn the style with such awesome brushes. Thank you, Lisa. For links to Lisa’s website, see Artists Resources page.
What’s your style?
People often say “I want to find my style,” or “How do I develop a style.” But really, an artist practices many styles and mediums– and these days we’re fortunate to have artists who create art, create brushes and textures, and share that art and the style how-to with the rest of us who are still learning. So, perhaps the question is, “What style are you learning or creating with today?”
I look forward to your sharing your styles, and please continue to be a part of the #warmup4art series to learn and enjoy our work together! See my sharing at IG @42Sheri and Twitter @42Sheri.
I wonder, if I draw a line... 