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Inktober – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 6: Black Lagoon – Sword

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 Carolina Russo

– Black Lagoon . Sword –
Day #6 MabsDrawlloweenClub – InkTober 2017

Day #6 Entry double challenges Mabsdrawlloweenclub and Inktober is for the prompts “Black Lagoon and Sword“

Today painting is mainly inspired by the prompt from Mabsdrawlloweenclub which is “Black Lagoon” referred to Creature from the Black Lagoon a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film I honestly had to do my researches to know more about this old movie. I have then created my own character that you see in my painting. And the prompt for Inktober is Sword so I had to find a way to add a sword so I had my character carry it which I think did work out great for the combination of the two promps!

Details about my paintings:
My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens. Pentel Pocket Brush black ink. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05 . 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 .

Day #6: Black Lagoon – Sword – Supplies Used

Today I wanted to post more photos, this one is to show you all my supplies for today painting! What you see in the picture it is everything I have used 3 different size and colors of Micron pens: Dark red 0.5 – Brown 0.1 – Black 0.5 – Sakura White Jelly Roll – Pilot Turquoise Precise V5 extra fine – Sennellier watercolors, Alvin Draftmatic pencil.

Day #6: Black Lagoon – Sword – Pencil Sketch

This is the photo of my starting pencil sketch just, that you can see a little of how my drawing progressed and turned in a watercolor, outlined ink painting! I hope that you enjoy to see this daily challenges and how prompts can inspire to create paintings that you never thought about it!
My first three paintings of this series are listed as Limited Edition Prints in two sizes on my Etsy Shop!

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

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Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Have fun creating!

Thank You!

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Inktober 2017 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 5: Grim Reaper – Long

October 5, 2017 Carolina Russo

– Grim Reaper Long –
Day #5 MabsDrawlloweenClub – InkTober 2017

Today my illustration for Day #5 entry for my double challenge MabsDrawlloweenClub prompt is Grim Reaper and for Inktober prompt is Long!
I loved to create this one, including an unexpected character that we all pretty much love! I decided to extend the theme to our loved “Alice In Wonderland” with a quote into my drawing! I think she deserves to be included in our #drawlloween

❤ Details about my paintings:
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 .

❤ 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 #drawlloweentober

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Have fun creating, keep going!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Inktober 2017 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 4: Mothman Underwater

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017 Carolina Russo

– Mothman Underwater –
Day #4 MabsDrawlloweenClub – InkTober 2017

Double challenge #Drawlloweentober Day#4: “Mothman Underwater”

Prompts:
> MabsDrawlloweenClub: Mothman
> Inktober: Underwater

Today painting wasn’t a easy one and surely a subject that I don’t usually paint, but that’s why these challenges are so interesting for your creativity because they push you to create out of your comfort zone! I never heard before about the Folklore of the “Mothman” I had to search about this legendary creature, so in end I had to combine the two prompts which seems to go pretty good together in my painting!

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Have fun creating!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Inktober 2017 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 3: Vampire With Poison

October 3, 2017 Carolina Russo

– Vampire With Poison –
Day #3 MabsDrawlloweenClub – InkTober 2017

Today my illustration for Day #3 entry for my double challenge MabsDrawlloweenClub prompt is Vampire and for Inktober prompt is Poison!
I loved to create this cute one, I am having fun letting to spike my creativity combining two prompts and being able to come up with an interesting drawing!
“Ohhh don’t get fooled by my little sweet vampire and her lovely possum you will get love ❤️ poisoned! ”

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Have fun creating!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Inktober – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 2: Goblin Divided

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Carolina Russo

– Goblin Divided –
Day #2 Drawlloween – InkTober 2017

Today my illustration for Day #2 challenges Mabsdrawlloweenclub and Inktober is for the prompts “Goblin and Divided” my painting is for an in love sweet goblin looking shy behind a net the girl of his dreams! 💕 I got carried away with this drawing, experimenting textures and lots of line work ink and watercolor!

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Have fun creating!

Thank You!

©Copyright Carolina Russo – yesterdayafter.com

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Inktober – Drawlloween Day 1: Werewolf with a Swift

October 1, 2017 Carolina Russo

– Werewolf with a Swift –
Day #1 Drawlloween – InkTober 2017

Today is the first day of October and the start of InkTober 2017!

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 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 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 my way, use also hashtag #drawlloweentober

I have a second Instagram account dedicated to my Art please follow me there! @carolinarussoart

Visit my DrawlloweenTober GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Good luck to everyone join the challenges!

Thank You!

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2017 InkTober 31 Days 31 Drawings!

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Carolina Russo

31 Days 31 Drawings

Every October, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month.

Anyone can do InkTober just pick up a pen and start drawing!

Hello everyone InkTober 2017 is behind the corner I can’t believe how fast time goes! Last year I loved to participate to this amazing challenge which gave me the opportunity to refine my sketchy skills and creativity! During the event, following the “Official Prompt List” I have created a fantasy character her name is ©Ylia and I have illustrated her adventures inspired by the prompt words. If you follow me before last year, then you remember Ylia, here there is one of my 2016 InkTober entry so that you can see her, also if you like you can see all the other entries on my InkTober 2016 Gallery:

Day #17 – BATTLE – InkTober 2016 ©Carolina Russo

I loved to create Ylia, she is a futuristic kind of superhero- warrior with a nod to the past, she is also a Messenger of “Love and Peace” most of my drawings were accompanied by quotes or Haiku that I wrote. Maybe one day I will publish an illustrated book of @Ylia Adventures! We will see what the future brings! For now I just got the InkTober 2017 “Official Prompt list” I don’t know yet what I would be creating, I need to brainstorm! This challenge is open to anyone that love sketching with ink pens but for the #worldwatercolorgroup we are free to add a dash of watercolor, I hope that someone of you will join me this year, you don’t have to be drawing every day if you can’t, you can do a drawing every other day, or every few days, or one entry a week! Doesn’t has to be a complicate drawing, it will help you to develop a habit and skills.

Here is the Story of this event: Illustrator Jake Parker is the creator of this great challenge and initiative started in October 2009. Jake created InkTober 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. Here are the 2017 Official Rules:

I am very excited this year to join Jake once again and participate to this great challenge with artists all over the world! Sharing on the Blog and on Instagram @carolinarussoart I really would love to create all the 31 ink drawings but I think I wont have much time this year, because I would be participating also to another challenge event (I will tell you about this later on!) So I will pick all the prompts that inspire me to produce great drawings.

Visit Jake Parker website for more details, videos, inspiration and lots to learn. I exported here the Official prompt list for the month.

The Official 2017 InkTober Prompt List:

If you like to join the challenge don’t forget when you post to always add the hashtags #INKTOBER2017 #INKTOBER and if you add watercolor hashtag #worldwatercolorgroup post your ink drawing online on your Blog and/or on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter…add all the tags to any place you share your drawings online!

I hope that my friends artists here on WordPress will join this challenge with me, that’s why I made this post early in advance so that you all can get prepared!

Now let’s get paper, inks, watercolor and have fun in October! ❤

Thank You!

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Art For Music Series! – New Release: Plike Portrait

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Carolina Russo

ART FOR MUSIC Series!

New release! Plike Portrait

Today post feature the release of my new ink drawing, a portrait part of my Collection Series “ART FOR MUSIC” a series inspired by music artists reflecting my passion for music. In this series I create artworks using several media, traditional watercolor paintings, ink drawings, digital art, photo manipulation and any other media that will inspire my creations. At the same time this art series is a feature for the music artists here on my Blog.

This is the portrait of “Mad Madam Em” also known for her solo project Plike she is an American electronic music producer and composer, Em creates unique beautiful mysterious, haunting and dark music, she is also the sound designer music composer for the upcoming independent video game “Momo Ichigo” Em is also creating music for Independent Film. At the moment she is working on her fifth EP that would be released in July 2017. I can’t wait to listen what she is creating!

This is the photo of Em “Plike” that inspired my Portrait!
Em is also working on a collaboration with music composer Ewian Christensen, who follows me remember that I often featured Ewian music and recently I had a Blog post as my interview with him and mentioned their future collaboration.

Plike – Original Ink Drawing ©Carolina Russo

This portrait is an ink drawing. I have made a pencil sketch first and worked over with the ink pens this is not like my usual watercolor painting it is all black ink. I love the minimalism and contrast of the black ink on the white paper with a touch of precious gold ink between the hair and filled in the background’s oval shape. I loved drawing this portrait while listening to Em music and I hope I was able to deliver the spirit and essence of Plike if you like to discover her music, you can visit her website where you find the links to her YouTube channel and Bandcamp.

Special Limited Edition Hand Embellished Fine Art Prints:
This portrait is available in a very Limited Special Edition of #25 prints hand embellished with gold ink to get the closest real effect to the original. Prints are numbered and hand signed, size 8×10 inches unframed and unmatted, printed by me in my studio on heavy acid free paper. Price is $40 + $8 Shipping via USPS Priority Mail within US for International shipping contact me first. If you are a Plike fan or like to reserve one of these beautiful fan art prints, just fill in the form Shop Art Prints for preorder here on my Blog! If you have any question please don’t hesitate to contact me.

***When these 25 prints are sold out there will never be another “Hand Embellished” prints run.

❤ UPDATE ❤
❤ I just got a wonderful surprise because this! ❤

Plike love this portrait so much that she wants to have it hanging in her music studio and it make me really happy! She just wrote a wonderful post on her Website Featuring me there I am so grateful of such kindness!

You can read her post here : Artist Carolina Russo releases limited edition Plike portrait in Art For Music series

Amazing things happens while sharing our talents and art! Thank you Em for featuring me!

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Details about my ink drawing:
I Sketched on a mixed media large sketchbook size 9 x 11 inches and I used a Draft/Matic Pencil 0.3mm Mab Graves Limited Edition by ALVIN. Black ink pen used COPIC Multiliner 0.03

You can see more of my Paintings visiting my GALLERY there are several Galleries you find them in the drop down menu under Watercolors.

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Have a great week!

Thank You!

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A Pink Feather #WorldWatercolorGroup

February 27, 2017 Carolina Russo

A Pink Feather - Original Watercolor ©CarolinaRusso — A Pink Feather – Original Watercolor ©CarolinaRusso

– February Adventure: Natural Beauty!

tomorrow is last day of Charlie’s February Adventure and challenge, this month I only have joined few days because I have been working on commissions. Today prompt list says “FEATHERS” and I am going to join doodlewash

I love feathers their lightness and their beautiful colors that distinguish the beauty of birds. A feather inspire in so many ways not just for a painting and illustrations often are beautiful subjects for photography or poetry. I like to collect feathers that I find lost in nature, there is always something special about them.

Details about my watercolors:
watercolors are outlined with black pens. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box Ink pens used Pigma Micron Black ink #02 and a black ink Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib . I painted on a mixed media sketchbook.

You can see more of my Paintings visiting my GALLERY pages, there are several Galleries by theme or events, you find them in the drop down menu under Watercolors.

All my watercolor paintings and illustrations are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints

Please follow me on Instagram account dedicated to my Art! @carolinarussoart

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Have a great week! ❤

Thank You!

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Whispers – #WorldWotercolorgroup

February 1, 2017February 1, 2017 Carolina Russo

Whispers - Original Watercolor ©CarolinaRusso — Whispers – Original Watercolor ©CarolinaRusso

Happy February! ❤

Today painting is about a portrait that I am working on. What you see is a work in progress. That’s why I only posted a small section of the face just to anticipate what I am working on. This is a portrait inspired by the words of a beautiful song. I will post it when is completed and I will add the words that inspired me. The portrait Is in black and white and gray, no colors, another limited palette between wash and ink.

Details about my watercolors:
This watercolor painting is outlined with a black ink Copic Multiliner #003 pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box Ink fountain pen used is a black ink Pilot Prera fountain pen fine nib and a Pentel Poket Brush. I painted on a 9 x 11 inches mixed media sketchbook.

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All my watercolor – Ink Sketch are available for Pre-Order in Limited Edition Art Prints
❤ Commission are welcome read Custom Art for details.

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Have a great rest of the week stay creative ❤

Thank You!