#prismacolors in action

[denisaiko]

Here's a stylized Eye of Aldhani for you. Enjoy!

[rachaelmayo]

This is another early Predator art trade with a DeviantArt friend. I made this for her back in 2004. I don't remember (as it was 20 years ago) what the specs were for this character. I vaguely recall that she provided skin color and pattern guidelines, but otherwise let me run with the design.

Ink, watercolor, and Prismacolor pencils.

[boldartbirdy]

Lights, camera, action! #art #artistsoninstagram #coloredpencil #woman #cinema #theater #matteboard #brightcolors #glasses #shine #hair #brownhair #brunette #camera #lights #action #prismacolor @prismacolor (at Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqTPEA9JyZO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bluehorizon89]

Sunset Smoke~

This was going to be a pencil sketch but my prismacolors got in on the action.

[helenetart]

Mythic May Day 18 was Zangi and Zarangi, from Armenian folklore/mythology. From what I had read, Zangi and Zarangi were either dogs or lions, and they were named 'Blackie and Goldie' respectively. They and their owner fought and defeated a fearsome dragon known as a Vishap, which is a dragon with flowing hair and poison blood. I wanted to try for a bit more 'action-y' of a scene, and this was what the resulting drawing was.

Back at the toned paper again, and once more with my Prismacolor pencils, though this time with selectively inked spots as well.

[amesliu]

SOHAE Ch.2 Process

I was gonna go do something else but my wrist is killing me so I'm making this post instead. So here's some art nerd shit.

Script

most standard professional scripts include a panel by panel description but personally i find it a bit restrictive and instead i like to just write the actions/necessary information and then let the layout come to me visually

2. Layouts/Thumbnails

super sketchy and just getting the general idea and composition down. i like using this blue colour cause it looks like the prismacolor pencils i used to use on paper + easier to distinguish when i'm inking and overall more pleasant to look at.

3. Inks

with my professional work i usually have a pencils stage but everything about SOHAE needs to be streamlined + im so accustomed to drawing these characters that I can just go straight to ink without thinking to hard about it.

4. Some shading

shading stage in SOHAE is kind of minimal tbh mostly i just put in skintones where needed.

5. Letters

i usually transfer from procreate to photoshop for this. typing on an iPad is a pain in the ass. the font i use is a custom one i made with calligraphr and is just my handwriting.

6. Speech bubbles

i draw all my speech bubbles in photoshop as well. i use the apple sidecar feature so that i can use my ipad as a drawing tablet. i usually have to draw each bubble like 5 times before i get one i like LOL

[splendidcyan]

line-of-action my beloved; doing gesture studies is part of my (nearly) daily art routine and it's literally so good.

Ballpoint on crappy paper, orange Prismacolor on moleskine. Pushing proportions but trying to keep solidity.

[masamune7905]

Todays doodle is G.I. Joe’s most deadly commando Snake Eyes. Another action figure I wanted when I was a kid but never got. Piece done with #arteza everblend markers, a #staedtler lead holder, a #rapidiograph and #prismacolor pencils. . . . . . . #gijoe #snakeeyes #gijoesnakeeyes #hasbro #hasbrogijoe #80scartoons #80stoys #actionfigures #gijoecomics #gijoeclassified #dailydoodle #everblendmarkers #coloredpencils #markerillustration #traditionalart @artezaofficial @staedtler @prismacolor @hasbro @hasbropulse https://www.instagram.com/p/CnTCmLYpOnI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[denisaiko]

Welcome home, brother!

[rachaelmayo]

This was done as an art trade for a DeviantArt friend back in 2005. I don't think they gave me much in the way of parameters other than to do the tiger character in an action pose. So that day, I chose violence.

This is watercolor and Prismacolor pencil over an ink drawing.

[tiessainwonderland]

Pen Reviews

I’m addicted to writing instruments.  It’s a problem I’ve had since I was a kid when my dad would bring home pens that office supply vendors would leave with him at the bank.  I somehow managed to find a major in college that required me to buy every color marker that Prismacolor made (and then held onto them long past when they’d dried up).

I love a good Papermate Flair pen (have you seen the Sunday Brunch collection that’s scented???) and I’m a SUCKER for a pack of Pilot Precise v7′s, especially if it’s a limited edition color collection.  Dude.  Just take all my money.

Lately I’ve been craving a little more substance in my writing utensils.  Maybe it’s because I spend most of my day either typing on a computer, or writing on an iPad with an Apple Pencil, but there’s just something about the weight of a good, hefty pen in your hand, scratching against real paper.  To that end, I’ve bought a few things lately and I wanted to take a few moments to share my thoughts. 1.  BASTION ALUMINUM SLIM BOLT ACTION PEN I found this one through a Facebook ad that I clicked on one time and then it stalked me mercilessly until I caved and bought one.  There are a lot of varieties of this pen to choose from, so it’s almost impossible NOT to find something you like.  Their standard ballpoint model is 5.25″ long and weighs 1.3 ounces.  It also comes in a Slim version (5.31″ long, 0.8 ounces) and a Mini Clipless version (3.54″ long, 0.4 ounces).  You can get various models in Stainless, Aluminum, or Titanium, and the Aluminum versions come in 7 colors.  There are some higher end limited edition finishes available, and also fountain pens, pen holders, and even a journal available for sale on their site.

I got my Black Slim model using the promo code FB20 to save 20%, making it a really reasonable EDC purchase.  I like the weight and feel as it writes.  I did get the optional engraving and was surprised when it showed up with the engraving oriented vertically down the pen shaft (instead of horizontally on the clip, as I’d imagined).  If I had it to do over again, I’d leave the engraving off, but all together, this is my favorite of all the pens I’ll write about in this review.  5 out of 5 stars. 

2.  EVERYMAN ORIGINAL GRAFTON LIMITED EDITION MILITARY This is another one that comes in a variety of sizes and colors, including some limited editions that are pretty cool.  I got the Limited Edition Military, which actually looks like more of a patinaed brass than it does military green.  I wanted to add a mechanical pencil to make a set, but they didn’t offer the pencil in the same Military edition, so I ended up getting the pencil in Classic Silver.

These are super lightweight in the hand, which can give the mistaken impression that they’re cheap or not well made.  If I’m going to be writing a lot, these are good because my hand doesn’t get tired out too fast.  I also got these with a discount code for signing up for marketing emails (which I then unsubscribed from almost immediately).  Decent writing tools, I’d put them at a 3 out of 5 stars.

3.  BARON FIG SQUIRE PEN I’d seen this pen online a while back and thought it was good looking, but didn’t start obsessing over it until one of my coworkers pulled one out one day in a meeting.  It’s pretty small and doesn’t have a lot of heft to it, but it’s sleek and the Magenta color is GORGEOUS.  It writes like butter, and with an integrated twist top, there’s no cap, no clip, no nothing...just you and this slick little pen.  Big fan.  I still like the weight of the Bastion, but this one is my second choice, and I find myself treating it with more care than I do the others.  I actually got the Squire Rollerball Pen Stand in black for my desk to keep the pen in, like my own little hot pink Excalibur.  4 out of 5 stars.

4.  ERIN CONDREN COLORFUL GEL PEN 6-PACK Every time I get on the Erin Condren website, or even see an ad for any of her stuff anywhere, I get sucked in immediately because of all the pretty colors.  She’s the pied piper of office supplies and I’m a color-addicted leming, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that despite owning every color of Pilot Precise v7 ever made, I still couldn’t resist the pull of this 6-pack of gel pens.  The colors all together are very complimentary, and there are a couple in the pack that I actually DON’T already have in some other format, so I figured why not.  

The website advertised that I’d enjoy smooth, easy writing with these pens, and I’m sad that I have to say I disagree.  Aside from the ink skipping, these pens commit the most egregious sin a pen can commit: you can’t stick the cap on the end of the pen when it’s open for use.  It just falls off.  Who makes a pen anymore that you can’t lock the cap onto??  What are we, SAVAGES???  Now I have to take notes in this meeting AND keep track of my pen cap?  No ma’am, I don’t get paid enough for that.  1.5 stars out of 5.  Sorry Erin.  It’s unforgiveable, really.

[jonrobertpetro]

… Sinning In Silence. . . . . . . . . . . . . Posca Acrylic Paint Markers, Zeyar Paint Markers, Prismacolor Pencils, on Polaroid Color i-Type Film @ ASA: 640, 4.2 x 3.5 inches. FEB 2023 . . . . . . . . Like all my artworks, this New Media Painting is for sale on my website. Follow the link below or DM with inquiries! . . . . . . . .emerginartist #contemporaryart #art #artoftheday   #abstractdistrict #jonrobertpetro #jonpetro #modernart #modernpainters #contemporaryart #abstractpainting   #artcollector #contemporaryart #modernart #artcurator #kunst  #artinfluencer #artforsalebyartist #artistsuportpledge #bestoftheday #polaroidcollage  #polaroid #collageartist . . . . . Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. Dalai Lama … (at UNIT 18 LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co98md-u1Nx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stephan-paints]

Last night’s nocturne in the Plaza de Espana. Gouache and black colored pencil. The second photo is the live action view. I have a really hard time matching color with the gouache. I think the next nocturne I will try using watercolor and ink and see how that comes out. #mediterraneansketchtour2023 #gouache #urbansketching #travelsketching #usk #pleinairpainting #enpleinair #landscapepainting #stillmanandbirn #prismacolor #nightpainting #nocturne#gouache #mgraham (at Seville, Spain) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUmLqPMIAY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[desireedelamaterart]

My favorite drawing tools. The white prismacolor white pencil has seen some action. #blackwing pencils are the best 👌 I haven't used a normal eraser in forever. I just like smooshing all my puddy erasers into one giant meteor eraser. . . . . . . #artsupplies #artistoninstagram #artwork #arte #palominopencil https://www.instagram.com/p/ClNC3__Pv--/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[colourmanic]

#EzRepost @marinecoloriage with @ezrepostapp J’ai réalisé cette double page pour le #coloteamsummernights2022 de @color.ysera et @virgin_colo 🕷 Sans ce challenge je ne serai pas allée sur ces deux pages de si tôt mais j’ai beaucoup aimé les faire !! J’étais pas partit pour faire les deux et au final la grosse bestiole a été assez rapide ! 📔- Summer Night 🖊- Aquarelle, acrylique, polychromos, prismacolor, castle art supplies, aquarelle nacre action • #coloriagepouradulte #coloriageadulte #coloriageantistress #prismacolor #hannahkarlzoncoloringbook #summernightscoloringbook #summernights #hannakarlzon #hannakarlzonsummernights https://www.instagram.com/p/CdqdZdujJPw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tinyrarts]

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