Baby step by baby step, you have what you
need right now to start moving in the direction
of your happiest dreams.
~ Marta Davidovich Ockuly
Back in June my daughter
participated in a wonderful program
at the Savannah College of Art
and Design {SCAD U} for
high school students interested
in trying on art college for a
week. She lived in the dorms,
rode the bus to classes
and came away with a suitcase of
memories.
Baby steps from
the nest.
Today, she is attempting
to take more steps with
her art and when she
asked me Do you think
your blogging friends
might be able to help me?
I didn't hesitate to give
her a resounding
YES!
So, without further
ado, here is a guest
post from an aspiring
15-year old artist who
needs your assistance.
My girl....
Hi, Elizabeth.
Hello!
Tell us about what
inspires your art.....
The world around me. Every morning I look out
my window and there is an abundance of inspiration.
Autumn colors, birds, trees and just nature in general!
The world is a beautiful place, and you just need to pause
a second every once in awhile to take it all in.
What is your favorite medium to work in?
I mainly work digitally when it comes to personal art. While many people tend to think that because you are creating something
on a computer you aren't doing actual work, in reality it's
quite similar to painting with traditional mediums.
One of the nice things about digital art is that
there is NO mess, you get a very vibrant range of colors,
and it's much less expensive to do. That being said,
it takes a while to get used to creating digitally.
Here are some examples of what I do!
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A collage I made for a contest based on
my memories of vacationing in the Pacific NW. |
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My logo-- Artistic-Aviary
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| My take on a Secretary Bird! {Sagittarius serpentarius} |
How do you create digital art?
I use what is called a tablet pen. It is like using a
computer mouse--in pencil form-- to draw right into the computer.
The one that I own is the Intuous 4 and it is BRILLIANT!
While I was at SCAD, however, I had the opportunity to use the
amazing and even more brilliant Cintiq tablet, which made
it possible to draw directly onto the screen.
As far as programs go, I do most of my drawing in Photoshop, but
recently discovered Adobe Illustrator... which basically uses
algorithms to help draw smooth {or "vector"} lines. All of my drawing is done completely by hand!
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| coolest-gadgets.com-- The Cintiq tablet. |
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I created this at SCAD on the Cintiq
for my graphic design class! |
Do you do any traditional drawing in a sketchbook?
I always keep a sketchbook. What a
journal is to you, a sketchbook is to me! Almost everywhere
I go, it comes along with me... a place to deposit random ideas that I might forget... and a place to doodle during class!
What is your dream job?
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| The Pixar Logo! |
Working at Pixar Animation Studios!All my life my interest has been captured by the process of
animation and although I haven't had the chance to try my
hand at it {yet!} I think the idea of working with a team of
fun, creative people to bring a story to life for millions to
enjoy would be a fantastic way to make a living.
The whole process behind creating the characters and their world
is just magical to me. I love ALL of Pixar's movies, and couldn't
possibly pick a favorite.
{Alright, my favorite is UP! :) I love Dug the dog.}
Explain to our readers what you are currently doing with
your art and how they can help.
Well, what started out as a little sketchbook doodle evolved
into a real, full-blown piece of artwork! It's being entered as
a poster into a local contest. I also submitted it to an excellent tee-shirt website called Threadless, where artists can enter their shirt designs to be voted on by others. If the design gets enough top scores {as well as enough people who say they'd wear it}), then the design will get printed. This helps artists to gain recognition and art admirers to get awesome
tee shirts!
{BTW....all their tees are made in the USA!}
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| Threadless.com! |
Tell us about the design!
Well, the design is supposed to be a sophisticated take on a Halloweenish theme. I've been told it's a bit creepy, but I intended for it to be more beautiful than scary. Hopefully I've succeeded!
How can blog readers help out?
You can click on the thumbnail picture at the end of this post to vote! If you've never scored a Threadless design, click on the link in the top right-hand corner where it says "Join us," follow the steps and then start voting! {Once your account is activated, you re-click the link below to go back to the page. Make sure to click the box under "I'd buy it as" that says "a tee!" before voting for the number you think it deserves. The higher the number you click, the more likely it is my design will get printed!The polls close for my design on Wednesday night, October 20th. If it gets chosen, my mom and I will do a giveaway from Threadless at the end of the week. I know that you are all super busy, so thank you in advance, from the bottom of my heart!
How do you like having a mother who blogs?
It's nice. It makes her happy!
k-ee]
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