Underwater Friends – Digital Drawing

Recently, I tried streaming my digital drawing process. The most positive effect that came from it was the ability to follow a schedule. It’s surprising how many distractions are there that keep me from actually drawing or painting. However, if I commit to a streaming schedule, I’m more likely to draw that day! I think it’s an interesting motivational strategy that I might adopt and make it a permanent feature.

Result of those Streams

Here’s one of the digital drawings from those streams. If I remember correctly, I drew it over the course of three or so days. I began without an agenda really, just had a general idea to draw some underwater creature. Therefore, I started with humanoid forms and went from there. At first, I felt like making a jelly-girl, but then it seemed to get too busy with the tentacles and large jelly-hat. I ended up changing her to a squid-girl. Then, she got a dolphin friend, and they kept playing among the orange jellies happily ever after! Watch the digital drawing process video on my YouTube channel and subscribe!

Funny, how I haven’t done digital drawing in forever, but I still remember the shortcuts! My Wacom drawing tablet had to be updated with new drivers and all of the settings got reset. I tried to remember button mapping, but couldn’t. However, when I started drawing, my hands kept moving toward the correct shortcut! It seems that I got muscle memory of the shortcuts, how cool is that!

Anyway, I might continue the streams in the near future; especially now, since I got my new Blu Yeti microphone working. For sure, I’ll continue my digital drawing adventure, as I enjoy it as much as any other type of drawing. And there’s a less of a chance to ruin clothes with paint xD

By TrueNoir

Hi! My name is Oksana Ossipov, and I’m a visual artist and photographer. I was born in Ukraine and currently reside in the area of Dallas, Texas. My formal education includes a BFA in Digital Media Art from San Jose State University. After moving to Texas, I started to focus on my fine art skills and figurative art in particular. I studied for 5 years under Michael Mentler at the Society of Figurative Arts. Through my life, I’ve also acquired a multitude of skills that include web development, sculpting, photography, art studio and business management, and baking awesome blueberry scones! I’ve been trying to fully devote myself to the art over the past few years. I’m trying to learn and practice as much as I can. However, the workshop, class, and art supply costs present a certain financial challenge. If you like my work and want to support me, I would truly appreciate it! I have a shop full of artworks and creations, but even just sharing my art or social media pages would help a lot. Thank you so much!

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