From the Studio 4 Wherever I go whether it’s online or at one of the many events we attend people are always asking about how I make my illustrations. I recently did this image for Illustration Friday’s topic Beneath so I thought I would you it to talk about my illustration process. The Idea First I sketch out idea thumbnails on the computer or an a scrap of...
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People have been hand lettering as long as there has been writing. But in our modern age hand lettering is becoming a disappearing art form. I had been trying to find a font for my website logo and just couldn’t find one that looked right to me. I have never been know for my penmanship skills (they are normally really bad) but when I found a page of scribbled notes...
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Greetings KatGirl Studio Followers that was a crazy summer wasn’t it? We were so busy we hardly had time to work on any personal projects. But now that we are swinging into fall the Studio blog should see more frequent updates. This image was intended for Illustration Friday’s topic “Old Fashioned” but I had too much client work to get it done in...
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KatGirl Studio will be at booth #133 again this year at the Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival September 18th& 19th. So if you’re in town for the event come say hi and view our brand new releases! We will have Matted prints, Giclées, postcards, bookmarks, buttons, shirts and much more! Central Park Santa Clara, CA Sept. 18 & 19 Booth #...
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Art Cards for a Better World Many of you have no doubt heard about the Deep Water Horizon Gulf Oil Spill that occurred recently. This left many feeling helpless as to how to help. Well illustrator Kelly Light has created the Ripple Project for artists the world wide. Artists can now donate gulf wildlife themed artist cards to the Ripple Project to help benefit the...
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Fanime was awesome thing year! Thanks to everyone who came by to see us. The Fanime Staff did a fantastic job and we can’t wait till next year! Deviant Art Meet-up Thanks to everyone who came to the first ever meet up on Sunday night. It was nice to meet so many deviants in real life. We took all your suggestions and will make next year’s meet-up even...
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Cosplayers looking for their photos from Fanime, they are available here. Feel free to tag yourself or your friends and download your photos for you own use. Thanks again for stopping by KatGirl Studio and we hope to see your even more awesome cosplays next year!
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KatGirl Studio will be at Fanime 2010. We will have Matted prints, Giclées, postcards, bookmarks, buttons and our brand new Nom Nomshirts! I will also be hosting the first ever Deviant Art Meet-Up at Fanime which will be held in Panel room 1 Mariott Salons I & II on Sunday May 30th at 10pm. This event is open to all attendees of the convention. There is no need to...
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Illustrators Do you ever get to that point in an illustration where it just looks ugly to you and you can’t bear to look at it. And most of the time everyone else things it looks great? We have all been there and today my current WIP is wallowing in the phase for me. Articles for Writers How manuscripts should be formatted Articles for Illustrators Marketing...
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As illustrators at some point you will be asked to make multi-page PDF’s so here is a simple guide for you. I’m using PSD CS3 and Windows 7, so your windows may differ slightly if you are using a different version or a MAC. First you will need to create and save all your required pages in whatever image format you like. Make sure that these saved files are all...
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What is a favicon? The favicon is the little logo in the address bar next to your url. Take a look at the ones on Google, Facebook and Twitter for example It’s a great way to help your site stand out amongst many bookmarks. When you have a favicon installed, your visitors will see your favicon icon instead of the current black page graphic. If you bookmark...
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This is a new blog feature where we at KatGirl Studio talk about what we’re working on and mention useful articles of interest. The Phoenix and the Water Nymph WIP 2 A few years ago I started work a Graphic Novel which resulted in this project here. More recently I came back to this project and revamped this image here for a client. I’m now revamping the whole...
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