My latest piece of work already started making the rounds on my other social media yesterday, but I didn't want to forget to share it here on Hive and also add it to my PeakD Portfolio!
I'm calling it "Always Growing" which is a nod to the story, character, and nature of Julie, the spirited dryad from my comic "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..."
This was a fun exercise in some brushes and materials that are not typically in my stylistic wheelhouse. As I progressed my more natural tendencies emerged and it evolved into a hybrid of my normal hardline ink style and some more expressive textures and markmaking!
This piece was done in Clip Studio Paint on an iPad Pro. I utilized a selection from Ittai Manero's paper collection to complement the watercolor and textured ink brushes I used.
I shared the work in progress of this image a bit over a week ago. Man! I already cringe looking at that... but I was excited by the possibilites and overall direction it was starting to go and I'm glad I stuck with it.
That's a recent trend in my art that is becoming rather consistent. I find myself developing sketches and layouts that I'm initially excited by, but I thankfully find a lot of flaws and really wrestle with the work to refine it into a finished piece that I'm much happier with. It's always a balancing act between letting go too soon or too late though!
Much has occurred in the last week as this image was finished! I quit my job to explore a creative career full time! The outpouring of support and encouragement on that post has been wonderful and I can't thank everyone here in the Hive community enough.
And a huge thanks to those supporting me on @NFTShowroom! It is one of the many avenues of exploration I'll be devoting more time to as I enter this new phase of life! I minted "Always Growing" there last night in a limited edition of 5. @kommienezuspadt snapped up an edition straightaway and has also been a huge advocate for me in my pursuit of an artistic career. So a huge thanks to Lars, and if you're not already following and supporting him, start!
Thanks for reading, and again a huge thanks to everyone for all you've done to help me in my creative endeavors! I plan on being back tomorrow with a special "Follow Friday" post highlighting a couple new Hiveans to look out for!
Until then!
-Bryan "the Imp" Imhoff
Follow me for more behind the scenes looks at the creation of "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..." Your votes help support its production! Also look for limited edition digital artwork for sale on NFTShowroom.com
Follow Friday sounds good, I'm interested in discovering creative talents. I also checked out that showroom (would I be richer, I'd take a cover art. If any remain), theres still so much to get my head around it seems
Slow & steady! There's a lot to explore but there's no rush! You'll have a bit less to discover in the Follow Friday post since I was planning on making you one of the talents to discover... 😁
Thats very surprising, and greatly appreciated. I will figure out a way to return these gestures, until then I'll continue trying to make progress to actually live up to expectation
Nice work! The paper effect is cool. I need to look more into the NFT stuff, but have to prioritise where my crypto spending goes. Hope yours sell well.
!LUV
Thanks @steevc! I totally get it on the crypto spending. I feel guilty I'm not out there buying much art myself, but I do have to shift my focus to establishing some income streams!
You are a pro, man!
Thanks @bindalove!
Sorry, out of LUV tokens to be sent today. Try tomorrow. (Having at least 5 LUV in your wallet allows you to freely give 3 per day)
these artworks look so great! Wish you good luck :)
Awesome job! It looks great.
We have a demon here. Imagine a zombie demon. :D