Author: missy.hagen

Just discovered Lisa Glanz. She is an illustrator who has some really cute brushes for sale. (I could not resist and bought the set called “instant artist”) and this is

This little guy began as a water color project – but as I’ve learned in the past, it didn’t produce what I’m looking for so I added depth with the

These birds were time consuming, but I love the way they turned out. Cardinals were from an artists rendering – and as I loved the style, I found photos of

This was following character camp, but with animals. Mostly used gouache round and spray paint…my current go tos. I need to trust my art vs rely on realism!

This little guy was so fun. I took my time with him and hurried with the rest (and it shows). The beetle was done in Bardot markers – discovered the

Lots of paint brushes -mostly textured ones. Love getting the layered paint look.

I’m happy with the leaf – but don’t feel like I captured the acorns themselves. Some of the texture brushes helped, but never found the right one. I used the

Today I learned how to create a repeating pattern using the wildflower prompt. I think I would have preferred simply creating a wildflower painting – as it’s one of the