Great Web sites for the artist within…

So i figured it was time to post a few sites just so that if your an artist and needed help that these sites would help you out, just like they help me out Most of these sites can be found and a lot of different art books for anime or manga art. just check them out at your local library for great books.

Enjoy them

Programs and Tools:
www.adobe.com
manga.smithmicro.com
www.portalgraphics.net/en
www.coral.com
www.artrage.com
www.gimp.org
www.wacom.com

Supplies:
www.letraset.com
www.copicmarker.com
www.deleter.com
www.dinkybox.co.uk

Fonts, Brushes and stock photo’s:
www.dafont.com
www.blamspot.com
www.fontspace.com
www.obsidiandawn.com
www.sxc.hu

Online Galleries:
www.deviantart.com
www.imaginefx.com
animecc-en.onlinewelten.com
www.society6.com
www.cgsociety.org
www.sheezyart.com

http://deleter.com/

Manga Publishers:
www.tokyopop.com
www.viz.com
www.yenpress.com
www.gomanga.com
www.selfmadehero.com
www.slgcomic.com

Fun Webcomics:
www.questionablecontent.net (18+ age)

Random Manga Artist Sites:
www.sweatdrop.com
www.yokajstudio.com

Look for Craft sites soon

Today

So today I’m going to clean house and work on cross stitch patterns. I’ve been really into cross stitching mini pieces. So if you know of where to get great free patterns then I would love to hear about them

Crafts – Amigurumi

So I’m not one who can Crochet, but I was at the book store and I saw a book about crocheting little robots and I fell in Love with it. It looks so cute, but I know with my record on crocheting it was going to be a pain to do, so I didn’t buy the book, but then I got to thinking, there had to be free patterns out there on the web, So I’ve been hunting those down all morning….I think I’m going to attempt this little easy Mouse crochet when I get a thing of yarn from the store…

Here are a few sites that look awesome for patterns if your interested

http://freeamigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/animals.php

Let the crafting begin…

Cross Stitch Deer

So it being the new year, I’ve already started my crafting. I’ve been working on a cross stitch for most of the day as well as story ploting when I take a break. So it’s been a good day. I’m off to work on some more art so just a quick stop in and also I’ll be posting a pic of what I’m working on at the moment

-S

What’s to come…

So I know that I’ve not been on here in a long time but that is all going to change. I think its time for a new change and if I start now then it’s going to keep going at it…No more, oh i have work or i’m tired…it’s not going to happen. So here is what is going to be new. I want to start working on cross stitching, more art, even photography. It’s time to be a new me and I can’t wait. I’m not going to be letting anything hold me back from doing what I love.

So keep an eye out for new things….

XD

Update…Project 1 – #39

So I know I said I was going to be really on an Art kick but I’ve failed in doing that so far, so I’m going to get back into it tonight. So I’ve have Artemis done right now, but no other God or Goddess, so I’m going to be drawing two gods tonight. You can see the drawings of Artemis right now… http://fav.me/d2otezg

Stacey

Project 1…#39

Okay so to start the Illustration Project I picked #39 to start with…so I’ve been working on sketching of the 3 female goddesses and the 3 male gods I will be drawing. Plus the few side projects for my mom and a friend’s project. So the three goddesses I chose are Artemis (Goddess of hunt), Athena (Goddess of Wisdom) and Nyx (Goddess of Night) and the gods are Apollo (God of Sun), Hermes (Messenger God/Bearer of Souls) and Ares (God of War)…those are the characters….now to work…:D

Illustrator Ideas…

Okay so the summer is coming up soon and you know it’s time to have some art fun. So I’ve made a list of 50 things to do for Illustration, for myself. I’m going to be working on each one through out the summer to build a portfolio and just to be creative…It’s just something I want to do for the summer, because I normally just doodle and so I’m doing this instead. Plus I’ll be keeping a sketchbook, doing a drawing a day for each day of the summer. Not sure how long this project is going to be, but I want it to last a long time, so feel back would be great! For really good pieces I’m going to be placing them into a brand new sketch book that I received from a friend for Christmas that I’ve been dieing to use…it’s always fun to have a brand new sketch book, you have no limit until you reach the end of the book…Also I want stickers…to place all over the sketch book, so I’m going to be looking for those over the summer and placing them on the blank sketch book….

Illustrator Idea List:
1.) Illustrate a song.
2.) Make a book cover from my favorite book.
3.) Make a deck of cards.
4.) Make a children fairy tale.
5.) Illustrate the four seasons
6.) Retell a story in graphic pictures
7.) Create a poster for a Shakespearean Play
8.) Illustrate the day of a cat, bird, dog, ect…
9.) Make a magazine cover
10.) Illustrate a future unknown
11.) Paint a landscape with only 3 colors.
12.) Paint a self portrait
13.) Draw a figure in 1hr, 30mins, 10mins, 5mins, 1min, 30sec
14.) Take a drawing from your sketch book and illustrate it
15.) Paint a zoo or aquarium animal
16.) Make a postcard
17.) Near a Holiday, make a card
18.) Make 3 different bookmarks
19.) Create your own business card/trading card
20.) Design a character from your favorite book/movie/tv show.
21.) Make an album cover to your favorite band.
22.) Create a movie poster to your favorite classic movie
23.) Design a creature of 2 different animals
24.) Design a car in the future, 100 yrs from now
25.) Make a Calendar
26.) Make a fairy tale land and characters
27.) Design a different Monster for each day of one month
28.) Participate in Illustration Friday
29.) Create a Moji
30.) Work on my Blog with art updates
31.) Design for types of unique hair styles for a man and woman
32.) Design 4 t-shirts
33.) Create a chess board set
34.) Make a lake landscape
35.) Draw your super hero
36.) Draw and design a toy
37.) Design a stamp
38.) Design the Mother, The Maiden, The Crone Tarot
39.) 2-3 Greek Gods or Goddesses
40.) Create my own QC character
41.) Create my own HP character
42.) Create my own Alice in Wonderland Character
43.) Create my own Star Trek Character
44.) Create my own Star Wars Character
45.) Create my own SM character
46.) Do a piece for a stranger
47.) Create a Vampire
48.) Create a Pixel for a DA Avatar
49.) Design my pets into a cartoon characters
50.) Collage for C of the QC people.

Movies

So last weekend I saw Alice in Wonderland (3D) it was awesome!

And I just saw How to Train Your Dragon in 3D! It was awesome as well!

Beside how can you not say that face it so cute!

Also I’ve been posting a lot of artwork on the DA, my link to my art site is here if you want to check it out.

Art :

Well I’m off to bed, I’ve got to get some sleep I’m tired…Night (^-^)

Spring!

Well it finally looks like the spring weather is here. No more snow, I hope no more rain, seeing as we just had 4 days of it and flooding. Now having the windows open and letting the fresh air in is very nice as well.

But on the artistic side, I have new artwork! yes that’s right, I was bite by the drawing/craft bug. I’ve been posting them on the DA and also have a long list of things to do as well..
Cute Match:

Ruby and Chase:

Tribal Bear:

Prince Adam and Belle (Beauty and the Beast)

Drawing List TO DO:
Thumbelina and Prince Cornelius
Princess Odette and Prince Derek
Drawing of Carson

Crafts:
Finish the Tardis
and painting a bunch of wooden animals to paint…

Nothing with a new job in the graphic design/illustrator job, but still looking

Have a great day!
(^-^)