the river flows in you

  Woohoo! Part two of what I've done in the past week.

  Aside: The title of this post is related to a drawing I'll be showing later. And it's also the title to this really beautiful song... (link right here.) You might want to click on the link to listen to the song while you're reading this post. ^-^

  Jewels; jems; gems... Whatever you want to call them...

What happened with this jewel was that I accidentally cracked it... But I decided to just roll with it and enhance the cracks with ink.
"How did you crack it, Stephanie? Isn't the jewel drawn onto paper..?"
Yes, but I used a special method to make the jewel extra special. I'll be posting a mini tutorial soon.

  The next drawing is pretty cool (if I do say so myself). It was inspired by the Willamette River Historical Stream Channels in Oregon.

In 1941, the Mississippi River Commission appointed Harold Fisk to undertake a groundbreaking effort to map the entire Lower Mississippi Valley. Three years later he produced a stunning series of 15 maps that combine over 20 different river paths obtained through historical charts and aerial photography.

You can see the original picture (made by cartographer Dan Coe) that inspired the drawing via this direct link: (click me)

Playing around with Cadent and Bunzo. Bundent..? Eh.
And a little Leaflet border at the side.

Have I posted this drawing before? I can't remember.
I think it looks pretty, though. So here it is (again?).
Coloursoft on my tiga sketchbook.

Lastly, a hella rad inked drawing.
I like the sci-fi, oriental look it has going.

  And that's about it for this week. Thanks for looking~

Painting of the Day: "I blow them crows"

"I blow them crows" by Denise Alvarado

"While you make them O’s,

I blow them crows. “

-lada dee

  Done using pen, acrylic ink, and watercolor paint on cardboard.

  See more of his works via this link.

Recommended Artist: newfka

   I love her line art. They're absolutely gorgeous. She also really captures the essence of dogs and wolves and foxes.   View more of her work via her Deviantart.

Recommended Artist: Caroline Morin

  I've recently been more and more enthralled by line art. Something about the doing-away of all extra details and bringing a subject down to its basic forms that really captures my attention. I love Caroline Morin's sensitivity to her subjects. The way she composes her subjects is always interesting and I recommend that you take a look at her other works.

  View more of her works here.

Recommended Artist: Joshua M. Smith

  There's something about black and white works that makes me drawn to them. The simplicity of it. Where unnecessary details have to be removed. Where there is no distraction of colours. Where you have to have a compelling enough subject to capture a viewer's attention. The symbolism of duality in those works. Good and evil. Light and darkness. The white wolf and the black wolf? Which side of yourself will you embrace?

    The details in Joshua Smith's art is insane and he consistently makes really strong pieces. You should definitely check out more of his awesome works via his website here.