Red Rose Illustration

Hello!

After a long hiatus I am back to drawing again! It's been a difficult few months; I've moved house again, and had two part time jobs. But now my schedule has calmed down and I have a routine in place, which means I can get back to work!

I have drawn a simple rose that I am going to use for my Zazzle store, and for motifs on a few different Valentine card designs.

RED ROSE

January 2015. Coloured Pencil on Paper.

This was a nice piece to easy myself back into drawing again, and get reacquainted with my scanner and editing software, Now I'm just looking forward to having a play around with it and seeing what I can do! 

I post regularly on Instagram with what I am upto and Facebook, both links are on the sidebar. 

Stop Motion Video: The Making of the 'Infinity' Illustration

Here's a little stop motion video I put together that roughly shows the process and stages that I go through when colouring my work. I used pastel, pencil and paint all together in my work. I usually use the pastel for a base, the pencil for the detailed shading and the paint for the highlights.

I hope you enjoyed this little video and if I get a good response I'll make another for my next illustration! I know it skips quite a few steps, and next time I am going to take more photographs so it will be more indepth! 

'Infinity': New finished Illustration

So here is the illustration that I have been working on for the past couple of weeks. I decided to go with a space/galaxy theme as I am really drawn to the colours and wanted to create an unearthly ethereal piece.

I went with ombre pink and mint green hair. Pastel hair will always be a hair envy for me as I know my hair would never stand the constant bleaching. So I will have to cope with that by allowing my girls it and revel in all their pastel shade glory. I also added a few pink freckles in there (because who doesn't have a weakness for freckles?!).

For this piece I also took pictures throughout the whole colouring process so that you can see how I approach my illustration process. The link will be HERE when I have uploaded the video.

This illustration will also be on my Society6, where you will be able to purchase prints, mugs, cushions etc. The link is HERE.

Disney Themed Illustration: Snow White

She's finished! Here's the next illustration in the Disney series. I chose to draw Snow White as she has such a classic look and I was looking forward to seeing how far I could take her look but still make her recognisable as Disney's Snow White.

I also experimented with a new hair technique in this one where I block coloured her black bob, and I really love the stark look. This makes me want to experiment with ink in my drawings in the future!

The original Snow White illustration should be up on Etsy within the week,  just have to wait for good weather to photograph her. 

Disney Themed Illustration: Ariel from The Little Mermaid

Here is the next illustration in my Disney fanart series. I chose to draw Ariel from The Little Mermaid as she has such a strong recognisable visual aesthetic and it was very clear in my mind what I wanted to do with her.

The red hair was especially fun to draw, as it's been a while since I've draw brightly coloured hair. The little details that I added to this piece to tie it in closer The Little Mermaid include her Dinglehopper, a 'Part of Your World' tattoo, a seaweed lace top and starfish ring.
This original piece will be available on Etsy as soon as it gets sunny enough her to photograph anything! I'll update this post when it's for sale!

NEW ETSY PRODUCT: Framed Original Ladybird Illustration

I have just put a new listing up onto Etsy and it's the original illustration of the Ladybird I drew a few days ago. It's been float mounted on top of neutral brown paper so it looks like a piece from an entomology collection. It's been framed inside a white IKEA Ribba box frame with the PH neutral mount included.

I really love the finished look to this and when I draw some more insects I will most likely treat them in the same way! Imagine a whole wall of these!!

BUY HERE

New Ladybird Illustration

Da-Ta! Here's my new ladybird illustration. I've had a project in the back of my mind for a while now and just needed to get it down on paper so I can empty out my 'ideas tank' a little. I'm going to be putting this ladybird design on Zazzle and trying to make coasters from them. Yay!
I have always had a passion for insects and there are so many of them I want to draw!!!

I'll be posting my progress shots of my coasters on my instagram: @natashahuttonart 

Disney Themed Illustration : Belle from Beauty and the Beast

I've finished my first Disney themed illustration! I've always wanted to draw my favourite Disney characters in my style and I chose to start with Belle as she is my all time favourite Disney princess. As always this illustration is made with pastel and pencil, with white paint for highlights.

I have also spent the day photographing her so I can list her on my Etsy page. I will put a post up on all my social media (links on the right) when she is up as there will only be one original for sale!

Who is your favourite Disney character and who would you like to see me draw next?

EDIT (27/06/14) This piece is now available in my Etsy shop! BUY HERE

Moving House and Iced Gem Illustration

So I have moved house and just finished a new biscuit illustration. 

I have moved from Wales back to my home county of Somerset. It does feel like I have moved back home! It took a week and a bit to unpack, get the internet connected and have a birthday party! So it's been pretty eventful this pack fortnight.

I've moved onto my next illustration in the Biscuit Series. I have chosen to draw an Iced Gem as I have fond childhood memories of these biscuits! I remember that I would pick off all the icing parts off of the top, eat the biscuit and then save the lush crunchy sweet icing till last! If I have time during this series I will do the different coloured Iced Gems by hand.... if not I might digitally colour them.