illustrator – Page 3 – Carolina Russo Art

#INKTOBER, #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Challenge, Creativity, Drawings, Events, Fantasy Art, Illustration, Ink, Ink Drawing, Inktober2019, Mabsdrawlloweenclub, Quotes, Sketch, Uncategorized, Watercolors

Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 4: Freeze – Candelabra

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Carolina Russo

Day 4 Freeze – Candelabra ©CarolinaRusso

“Bring out the light within you and shine upon all” – ©Carolina Russo

Day 4: Freeze – Candelabra
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Freeze
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Canelabra

Today drawing is ethereal and surrealistic it took long time to finish it! There is lots of detail work in these drawings especially my latest three! Today I have used black and white inks! It was challenging to combine prompts in a interesting and original way and I am very happy with what I did! Today I used black and white inks and watercolor for my “Candelabra lady” almost a kind of Snow Queen in the freezing snow wearing candles on her shoulders a icicle crown and a forest dress 🖤❄️❄️❄️🖤 I added one of my older quotes that in my opinion fits pretty well with the drawing. I hope you like it!

❤ Details about my drawings:
Supplies used for my Ink drawing ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #, brown #003. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches. .

❤ Details about these Challenges:
Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober2019

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available as Limited Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

78315df6f0f901f4-weblogo — #INKTOBER2019

Have a great weekend and happy drawings!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 3: Bait – Bat

October 4, 2019October 5, 2019 Carolina Russo

“ The wind is blowing vibrations at dusk in a skirt of leaves I feed bats “ – ©️CarolinaRusso

Day 3: Bait – Bat
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Bait
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Bat

Today drawing is another scene with soft color tones and a hint of Victorian – Gothic style in brown ink I am liking drawing these! prompts are Bait an Bat and I wanted to create something more ethereal than creepy! So the girl in my drawing is a nature and bat lover she love to feed the bats at dusk wearing a skirt made of leaves, she is able to communicate with bats, they are spirit animals and they symbolize free spirit trusting in vibrations and inner guidance. They are special and beautiful creatures.

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available as Limited Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have a great week and if you are doing drawing challenges enjoy the process!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 2: Mindless – Catacombs

October 2, 2019October 5, 2019 Carolina Russo

Day 2 – Mindless – Catacombs ©CarolinaRusso

“ The storm begins and end there is a travelling time within “ – ©️CarolinaRusso

Day 2: Mindless – Catacombs
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Mindless
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Catacombs

Today drawing is almost a dreamy scene with soft tones of darkness, evoking elements that brings together the two prompts Mindless and Catacombs with a hint of Victorian – Gothic style. I made the drawing in brown ink with a final touch of watercolor and like for day 1 I wrote another quote that complete the drawing. I hope it will speak to you ❤

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available as Limited Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have a great week and if you are doing drawing challenges enjoy the process!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 1: Ring – Vampire

October 1, 2019October 5, 2019 Carolina Russo

“ I see the light through the ring of darkness “ – ©️CarolinaRusso

Day 1: Ring – Vampire
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Ring
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Vampire

Happy October! Let’s welcome the Fall Season that brings a lots of creativity and great art challenges. This is a full month of daily drawings!
Inktober begins today!
I am happy I made my first drawing starting this exciting new series! Once again I combined the prompts of my two favorite challenges.
Today my Vampire drawing is mostly created in red and black inks only a little splash of watercolor. This month you will see more dark themed art in my drawings cause the “mabsdrawlloweenclub challenge has prompts inspired by darkness and Halloween theme. It’s always interesting to see the way I can adapt my style! Each year I give myself a goal about what I want to experiment or work on during this month, last year was “Textures”, this year would be mostly “Inks and toned color papers” you will see a variety of interesting drawings. I hope you like my vision of Vampire she is not as bloody and violent as traditional vampires. To complete the drawing I have created a quote and is: “ I see the light through the ring of darkness “ – ©️CarolinaRusso

❤ Details about my drawings:
Supplies used for my Ink drawing ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on CANSON Illustration Artists Series Paper for watercolor 150lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available as Limited Edition Prints in my SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have fun creating!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

#INKTOBER, #WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Challenge, Collectible Stickers, Drawings, Events, Fantasy Art, Illustration, Ink Drawing, Mabsdrawlloweenclub, Popsurrealism, Uncategorized, Watercolors

New Release : My First Artist Sticker – Frankenstein’s Bride

August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 Carolina Russo

Frankenstein Bride – Vinyl Sticker From the Original watercolor Ink By ©Carolina Russo

New Release!
Is with happiness and excitement that I am introducing you today with something new and very special to me! My first collectible Artist Sticker “Frankenstein Bride” inspired by one of my drawings created for my past Inktober Collection 2017. I have just released the sticker few days ago on Instagram if you follow me there maybe you have seen it!

If you don’t know what Inktober is, let me tell you a little about it! Inktober is a wonderful worldwide art challenge happening every year during the month of October. It was created in 2009 by illustrator Jake Parker as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year. Participating artists create 31 ink drawings for 31 days sharing their daily work online on social media, groups and websites. There is a huge participation to this successful event, thousands of artist around the world join this challenge every year, it’s amazing! I have participated creating my Inktober series since 2016. Coming soon the new official prompts list for the 2019! I am so curious to see the list and what I will create this year! I hope you will follow my challenge in October or join in if love drawing! ❤

About my Sticker: This is a high quality, vinyl Die Cut Sticker of my original watercolor ink illustration. I love this cute Frankenstein’s Bride character, she always brings me smiles since the day I’ve created her! I hope she will make you smile too and that you will grab one of these stickers until is available, it’s $4 Free shipping within USA and I do ship Internationally for $2 fee only! They are opaque vinyl weatherproof great for a cute touch to embellish your Bullet Journal, Hobonichi Planner, Sketchbook, skateboard. Or to gift it to a loved ones, you can also frame it or place it on any flat surfaces you like to add it on. Great for trading if you are in a collectible artists stickers trading group 🙂 ! If you would like to support my art please grab one in my >> ETSY Shop

Also enjoy my LABOR DAY SALE! Reduced prices + 20%Off and Free Shipping within USA I do ship internationally for a small fee! Sale ends September 2nd!

How all this happened?
Well this month I was thinking about the coming soon challenge brainstorming what I would like to do and experiment this year for my series. I thought that right now was the right time to create a tangible product out of one of my favorite Inktober drawings. From a long time I had the idea of a “Collectible Sticker” which is a fun and nice way to share my art. Stickers have been always very popular and still now more than ever.

Original Watercolor Ink by ©CarolinaRusso

Day #13 InkTober 2017 Challenges Official Prompts:
> MabsDrawlloweenClub: Frankenstein
> Inktober: Teemed

My original watercolor ink painting was inspired by the Bride of Frankenstein! Created in 2017 following the official combined challenges prompts. I painted this in my inspired Blythe doll style! Creepy but cute she is holding a bowl full of hearts (for the prompt Teemed) ♥️ with a black Crow posing over a cracked… back side skull? I guess…💀 not sure what it was a skull or a sphere! Halloween theme for this one!
Limited and Open Edition Prints of this painting are also available now in my >> Etsy Shop

Inktober 2017 Day #13: Frankenstein – Teemed

❤ Details about my original painting:
My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .

Instagram @carolinarussoart

DrawlloweenTober2017 GALLERY

#carolinarussoart
Have a wonderful week don’t miss out my Sticker check out my Etsy Shop

and if you do have fun creating!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

#WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Challenge, Creativity, Drawings, Ethereal, Fantasy Art, Illustration, Ink Drawing, My Paintings, Nature, Uncategorized, Watercolors, World Watercolor Month

New Painting – Princess Isadora – #drawthisinyourstyle Challenge

July 17, 2019 Carolina Russo

Draw This In Your Style Challenge

Princess Isadora – Watercolor ink painting ©CarolinaRusso

This month I have participated to another inspiring painting challenge the second hosted this year by Artist Annie Stegg Gerard on Instagram.
Annie challenged us for a “Draw this your style challenge, posting her oil painting “Princess Isadora”. I have participated to her first challenge painting “Princess Cordelia” and of course I wanted to participate again. I loved to paint Isadora in my style. Annie gave us no restrictions and pure freedom to re-create her beautiful painting in anyway we wanted. Her Art is ethereal and dreamy, make you think about fantastic fairytales. I loved to paint my vision of Princess Isadora, according to Annie she is Cordelia’s older sister, so now I have re-created the two beautiful sisters in my style and medium. I am happy with the outcome.

Princess Isadora – Original Oil Painting by ©Annie Stegg Gerard

About Annie’s art world….
” Inspired by nature, folklore and mythology, her work evokes emotion and imagination in the viewer. Annie has a special love for the 18h century Rococo painters who have had a large influence on her own method. She finds inspiration in their imagination, and the dreamlike palette and lively brushwork that combine to create a wonderful atmosphere of enchantment.” I suggest you to visit her website at Gallery Gerard

Princess Isadora – Watercolor ink painting ©CarolinaRusso

Princess Isadora – Original Oil Painting by ©Annie Stegg

Princess Cordelia – Watercolor ink painting ©CarolinaRusso

Princess Cordelia – Oil Painting by Artist ©Annie Stegg

I hope that you like my watercolors and ink paintings, let me know your impressions and feelings about it! I really would like to know!

❤ Details about my painting:
My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens.. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on CANSON Illustration Artists Series Paper for watercolor 150lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .

❤ All my watercolor paintings and drawings are available as Limited Edition Signed Prints you can order them anytime in my SHOP!

❤ Feel free to contact me if you would like a Limited Edition Print of the painting “Princess Isadora” just Contact me and also ask me for the special duo if you like to get both Princess ” Isadora and Cordelia”

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have a great week!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

#WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Creativity, Ethereal, Illustration, Limited Edition, My Paintings, Nature, Uncategorized, Watercolors

New Painting – Gaia’s Anemones…

April 25, 2019 Carolina Russo

Gaia’s Anemones…

A new painting for my “Floral Series” is ready!
If you’re a follower of my Blog you know that I have dedicated this month painting flowers honoring the beautiful Spring Season where everything in nature awakens. I am painting in “Loose Watercolor” style. This painting of the series is a little less “loose” because I wanted to add some more details. (Read below if you don’t know about this painting technique).
My new painting title is “Gaia’s Anemones…” which is different from my previous two paintings Just A Rose… and Wildflowers… in this one I was inspired by the Greek Mythology and I wanted to include a face between the flowers, she represents “Gaia Mother Earth Goddess” the ancestral mother of all life found in the early Greek Mythology. I love the Anemone flowers especially the beautiful variety of colors. Also the word Anemone comes from the Greek and means “the wind’s daughter”. The combination of anemos, the word for wind, and the suffix -one, which indicates a female offspring or daughter. It gained this name because of myths involving the Greek gods of the four winds. The Anemone flowers also has several interesting meanings given by different cultures. In the Western culture it symbolize “Protection”. I like to dedicate this painting to my lovely Mother she loves Anemones I remember growing up she always had some in our house during Spring time ❤

I hope that you like my new painting and found the meanings and facts behind it interesting! Let me know I always love your comments!

What is Loose Watercolor?
I got this question a lot lately. And this is a quick explanation, “Loose Watercolor” it is a very inspiring way to paint but not easy to master. It seems effortless and quick but actually isn’t and needs confidence, the artist has to embrace a different approach and way to think from the start when attempting this technique. Each artist has to find his own way and shift thinking to explore it. The quote “Less is more” is really true while painting this way, details and overwork is left out! And instead there is the careful placement of brushstrokes that are just like a magic guide for the colors to fill the water and blend with each other creating shapes in such a beautiful softness that make it perfect for painting flowers or amazing skies and any other subject.

❤ Details about my painting:
Loose watercolor technique. I used only 3 colors palette – French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on BeePaper watercolor paper 140lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches.

Just A Rose… – Watercolor Painting ©CarolinaRusso

Wildflowers – Watercolor Painting ©CarolinaRusso

❤ All my watercolor paintings and drawings are always available as Limited Edition Fine Art Signed Prints you can order them anytime in my SHOP! All the details price, sizes, shipping etc are explained in the linked page!

❤ Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if you’re interested in an Original Painting” or if you have an idea Contact me!

Follow me on Instagram my account dedicated to my Art is @carolinarussoart

Have a wonderful day!

Thank You!

#WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Creativity, Illustration, Limited Edition, My Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolors

New Painting – Wildflowers…

April 17, 2019 Carolina Russo

Wildflowers…

this month I am loving to paint flowers in “Loose Watercolor” style and I am creating a Floral Series. Today post is my new painting for this week, the title is “Wildflowers” I love the delicate beauty and colors of the wildflowers, they bring joy and happiness this is the perfect time to see them around I see them everyday when I go out for my walk. Last week I have posted my painting “Just A Rose” check this link in case you missed my post. My Rose was very well received and I like to take chance to thank everyone for the beautiful comments and for sharing it on the Facebook Art groups and on Pinterest were received over 22K (thousands) of impressions and was pinned 35 times! I am very happy Thank You!

I hope that you like this new painting! Let me know I love your comments!

❤ Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if you’re interested in an Original Painting” Contact me!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have a wonderful day!

Thank You!

#WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Creativity, Illustration, Limited Edition, My Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolors

New Painting – Just A Rose…

April 9, 2019 Carolina Russo

JUST A ROSE…

Today my new painting is inspired by the Spring Season and beautiful roses. This painting is different from my usual style, there is no ink outline work, I painted this rose in loose watercolor style. I love loose watercolor it is a very inspiring way to paint but not easy to master. It seems effortless and quick but actually isn’t and needs confidence, the artist has to embrace a different approach and way to think from the start when attempting this technique. Each artist has to find his own way and shift thinking to explore it. The quote “Less is more” is really true while painting this way, details and overwork is left out! And instead there is the careful placement of brushstrokes that are just like a magic guide for the colors to fill the water and blend with each other creating shapes in such a beautiful softness that make it perfect for painting flowers or amazing skies and any other subject. I loved to paint this rose, first I have skipped the pencil sketch and I had no reference of a real rose or a photo it is all out of my own imagination. I only had the white paper the pure emptiness without lines and without limitations. I loved seeing the colors taking their shapes while carefully and strategically placing my brushstrokes. The rose formed almost by itself in the water. I have used a limited palette of only three colors “Alizarin crimson red, Lemon yellow and Payne’s grey” painted over a cold pressed paper not smooth, hand cut paper because I wanted the raw edges I think adds a lovely touch.

I hope you like it and if you paint in watercolor I hope that I have inspired you to explore and try this beautiful technique without fear! ❤

❤ Details about my painting:
Loose watercolor technique. I used only 3 colors palette – French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Strathmore watercolor paper 140lb, cold pressed, custom size 6.5 ×7.5 inches hand cutted with raw edges.

❤ All my watercolor paintings and drawings are always available as Limited Edition Fine Art Signed Prints you can order them anytime in my SHOP! All the details price, sizes, shipping etc are explained in this page!

❤ Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if you’re interested in an Original Painting” Contact me!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have a wonderful day!

Thank You!

#WorldWatercolorGroup, Art, Challenge, Creativity, Drawings, Fantasy Art, Illustration, Ink Drawing, Limited Edition, My Paintings, Popsurrealism, Surrealism Art, Uncategorized, Watercolors

New Painting – #drawthisinyourstyle Challenge #4

March 31, 2019 Carolina Russo

Draw This In Your Style Challenge 2019

Draw This In Your Style Challenge by Kelogsloops – Watercolor Ink Painting ©CarolinaRusso

Hello friends,
I hope you are all well another month is ending today let’s welcome April!
I have participated to “Draw This In Your Style” Art Challenge already 3 times during the past months and I have participated to one more, today. I am posting my new painting created for the Challenge hosted on Instagram, this time by a wonderful watercolor Artist known as “Kelogsloops“ #idrewthiskelogs you can see more of his beautiful paintings on his Instagram account @kelogsloops I was so inspired to recreate in my style this beautiful painting you see his original here below.
In my re-creation I have changed a few things like the figure angle, colors and added a dash of gold as the challenge isn’t supposed to be a true copy but your own take on it being inspired by his painting and made it your own in your style! So I hope you all like it please leave me comments I love to know! ♥️♥️♥️

©Kelogsloops – Original Watercolor Painting

❤ Details about my painting:
My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens.. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Bee Paper Aquabee for watercolor 140lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .

❤ All my watercolor paintings and drawings are available as Limited Edition Fine Art Signed Prints you can order them anytime in my SHOP! All the details price, sizes, shipping etc are explained in this page!

❤ Feel free to contact me or to pre-order on the above link if you would like a Fine Art Print “Hand Enhanced” of my painting for this Challenge Contact me

Also you can see her on my Instagram…

https://www.instagram.com/carolinarussoart/

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Have fun creating never stop dreaming!

Thank You!