Hello 2018!
NORWEGIAN FALL FAVORITES
Here in Norway, fall is over and it even started to snow yesterday! It was actually my first Norwegian fall since I moved here, and I loved this season, here! When I used to live in Paris, fall was synonym of rainy, grey, cold, sad weather so I was never really fond of this time of the year. But in Norway, i learnt a special word : "Koselig". It could be translated as "cosy", i guess. And this is what Norwegian fall felt like, to me!
So I wanted to share my Norwegian fall's "koselig" favorites:
- Lighting candles in the evening. My favorite lately is the linden tree candle from Yankee Candles.
- Walking in the nature and see all the trees dressed in orange, yellow and red.
- "Kanelboller". A traditional cinnamon roll. I am developping an addiction!
- My warm clothing kit. Burgundy must be my color!
- "Nype te". I discovered this here. It's Rose hip tea, and it's delicious with the cinnamon roll!
INKTOBER 2017
Not so many drawings made this year for Inktober. But still happy that I could participate a little bit to it.
Next year I hope I manage the 30 days challenge!
Next year I hope I manage the 30 days challenge!
MY TOOLS FOR INKTOBER 2017
Inktober is back! And I decided to participate again.
Last year I didn't find the time to do the whole 31 days challenge, so I hope this year I will do better!
I will follow Jake Parker's prompt list as I find it quite challenging, especially this year.
Last year I only used one tool to draw. This year I want to experiment different pens and techniques. I also want to train and try include more environments to my drawings, so I'm adding this as my own challenge on top of the prompt list.
Here is the list of the tools I'll work with this year:
1- Faber-Castell Pitt superfine pen, which is great for the line work and details.
2- Uniball Sign Pen. A medium tip pen with a great ink density.
3- Pentel pocket brush pen. Last year I used the Kuretake Fude brush pen. It's very similar except the Pentel brush is synthetic and the cartridges that come with the pen hold permanent ink.
4- Pentel touch pen. A great pen to do very thin lines as well as thicker ones.
5- My sketchbook is slightly bigger than the one I used last year, which will allow me to play more with the environments.
6- A thin and a medium brush to add shades with ink.
7- Uniball Signo white pen to add some thin details on top of the ink.
8- Muji thin gel pen for line work and details (a bit different from *1 as it's a ballpoint pen)
9- Prismacolor col-erase pencil. My favorite is the lavender colour.
10- ArtGraf Graphite ink . This tool is the one I am the most curious to test. It's a block of graphite that is used with water to create ink.
Good Inktober!
THE RASPBERRY HIDEOUT
SUMMERY ILLUSTRATIONS
Back to share this exciting project with you, guys. My first Norwegian commission since I moved here!
Some time ago, I was commissionned some illustrations for a Norwegian summer music festival, called Stavern Live. They wanted something happy and colourful, with elements that represent the location where the concerts take place. The location, Fredriksvern Verft, used to be a shipyard, and it holds some nice monuments that I was asked to draw. I had to go there to take some reference pictures and this is a place I definitely recommend to visit, if you plan to discover the region of Vestfold in Norway!
The naval base
The Citadellet fortress
Minnehallen's memorial
MERMAY
It's been a while since my last post... But I am back with a few drawings from my participation to the Mermay Challenge!
BACK WITH SOME FAVORITES
I've missed doing this! This drawing is gathering the months of October and November together.
Also, since I got myself some fineliners not long ago, I wanted to test them and this was the perfect time to do it!
So here are all the things I enjoyed the past two months :
1/ The Handmaiden movie by Park Chan Wook is probably the best movie I've watched in a while. Every single shot looks like a painting, and the story is so catching! Until the end of the movie, one is not sure what's going to happen and what will be the conclusion...
2/ Inktober. I'm not going to write too much, because I've been talking so much about this event already, I think everybody understood how much I enjoyed doing this challenge! My only regret is that I didn't have enough time to complete it. Oh well...next year!
3/ Chanel N°5 perfume. I wanted to get it for so long, and finally got it! Its scent is so warming and perfect for the winter time.
4/ My one-way plane ticket to Norway. Two months left, and I'm there! So many exciting things coming up!
5/ Verbena jelly. My guilty pleasure of the moment. I just eat it from the jar...!
6/ I'm so glad I can start again to wear my comfy sweaters and pullovers. Cosy feelings...
MY INKTOBER JOURNEY - DAY 17 TO 19
Hello there! These are the last three drawings I made for the Inktober challenge.
It's a bit too late now to continue this challenge, so I decided I was done with it for this year. October and November have been very busy for me and I am still very happy with what I managed to produce for a first participation to this amazing challenge.
18 drawings in total, and I like them all. There are things that I would do differently if I were to restart it, but it taught me a lot about ink technique, and I really enjoyed doing this.
There is no doubt that I will participate again next year!
WINTER IS COMING!
Yes guys, this is the Norwegian flag!
The past few months have been very busy for me. I haven't been able to post articles as often as I would have liked. The reason is, I am preparing to move from France to Norway, to join my boyfriend!
I've been preparing my move for more than 3 years, and it's finally becoming a reality in January!
A lot of things are going to change for me.
It will be my first time living in a different country. I will probably need some time to adapt, but I know it's going to be great.
Also, until now, I have been working in an advertising agency. Once I have moved to Norway, I want to work as a freelancer and dedicate my career to my passion for illustration. So I will have much more time to develop my artwork, post more regularly on this blog, and I hope you guys will enjoy it! I have so many ideas in my mind and can't wait to begin this new life!
I think it could be fun to share my move and my experience of Norway here, so I'll probably take you with me on this great journey! :)
MY INKTOBER JOURNEY - DAY 1 TO 6
I finally scanned some of my Inktober drawings!
As some of you guys know, I was very excited to start this challenge, because it was the first time I participated to it!
For those of you who may not know what the Inktober Challenge is, let me explain quickly what it is all about.
Inktober was created by an illustrator named Jake Parker. He decided in october 2009 to challenge himself and draw one piece a day, only using ink in order to improve his inking skills and drawing habits. His challenge got so much success, that people started to do it too. Then it became a yearly event on Instagram, that everyone can attend to, professional or not.
I highly recommend visiting his Inktober official page to have a look at the archives of all his drawings, since the creation of this challenge. His artwork is very inspiring!
Jake Parker posted on Instagram the prompt list for 2016, that I decided to follow.
One drawing per day is not something I am used to. Especially since I am working in an agency during the day, and only have the evenings to figure out what I am going to draw, and then, actually draw it !
We are now in November, and I am only half way. But it's so much fun to do it, that I won't stop, and complete this challenge, even though it's supposed to be over now. Next year, I'll manage better for sure !
Here are Day 1 to 6 (Day 5 is missing, I unfortunately couldn't find the time to do this one...)
The rest will be following in the next article.
SUMMER'S FAVORITES!
The holidays are now over and it's time to go back to work... Still, I managed to find some time to draw a bit today !
I decided to gather everything I enjoyed during July and August into my "Summer Favorites".
What I liked the most this summer :
1/ Norway is a place I often travel to, because my boyfriend lives there. But it was one year since last time I went there. So I was super excited to spend my three weeks of holidays there. Norway has amazing landscapes, with fjords, and very green nature. It's a great place for inspiration and to relax.
2/ As you could see in my previous article, this summer, I participated for the first time to a drawing challenge! The Potterweekprompt. I had so much fun doing this, and I received so many nice comments on Instagram about my artwork. Thank you again guys! :)
3/ My new sandals. I love them! I wanted flat shoes with long laces for a long time. When I wear them I feel like an antique greek lady...
4/ The best brush pen I ever owned. It's the Kuretake Sable brush pen N° 40. Boyfriend gifted me for my birthday. I love the effects you can get depending on which paper you draw. I am still training how to use it, because the brush is so soft and sensitive. It's not that easy to use. I want to participate to the Inktober challenge with it !
5/ Like a lot of people, I looooved the series Stranger Things! So I had to draw Eleven in my favorites. It's just a shame that it was only 8 episodes! Now, I can't wait for the second season!
POTTER WEEK PROMPT ILLUSTRATIONS
Back from the holidays with a new article! I've been pretty busy during the summer with an event that occurred on Instagram, and I wanted to share this here!
During July, the talented illustrator Taryn Knight decided to post an illustration every day on the Harry Potter theme, during one week. As a challenge, she set a list of 8 things from the Potter world and posted it on Instagram, offering to other people to join it.
Of course, I was in! So here is the list and my illustrations for the challenge.
1. No Post on Sunday / 2. Expecto Patronum / 3. Ickle Firsties / 4. Animagus / 5. House Pride / 6. Perfect Pair / 7. Favorite Character / 8. Happee Birthdae.
I really enjoyed taking part in this, and it was fun to see what everyone else drew for each day.
I will definitely participate to more drawing events!
The Inktober challenge is coming soon, and I'm thinking about doing this too... :)
If you are interested in seeing what all the other participants did, you can search on Instagram with #potterweekprompts. So many nice stuff there!
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