My Art - The Process

I am excited have begun working on a set of 3 mermaids.

They will be available individually but I think they will look amazing hung three in a row, with white frames, in a little girls or even teen girls bedroom.

I am going to give each slightly different colouring, but all will be pastel, beachy-type colours. And I will give them all a little friend, this one has a cute little jellyfish, was thinking maybe a turtle in my next one and not sure about the third yet, any suggestions? 

Will also have to come up with some mermaid-esque names when I list them in my shop! Hmmm..

Here is a peek at my original sketch... 

And the final product... 

Now to get working on the other two! Watch this space : )
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My art - the process

Just thought I would give you a sneak peak into my sketchbook and share a couple of my original sketches with you today, as well as a little overview into my art making process...

My usual process is to illustrate using black pen (any ol' black ballpoint pen will do me) 

and I draw straight into one of my many Canson drawing pads I have floating around 

my home. I prefer to draw straight on using pen, rather than pencil, as I really enjoy the permanence of pen - I embrace and work with any little mistakes or flaws (I find they add to the quirky nature of my artworks). With a pencil I find I can start trying to be a bit too perfect and the essence of my usual illustrations is often lost as it all becomes a bit too rigid.