It’s a stylized old portrait of me and our studio kitty Crash the Stampede in Steampunk Victorian wear. This image was intended for Illustration Friday’s topic “Old Fashioned” but I had too much client work to get it done in time. You can watch the evolution of the artwork below [tabs slidertype=”images” auto=”yes”][imagetab width=”400″ height=”500″]https://www.katgirlstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/old-fashioned0011.jpg[/imagetab] […]
Spooky
Last year I did this painting of Spike, the Rose Goblin from my friend Seanan McGuire’s book Rosemary and Rue. I decided to rework the illustration for this weeks Illustration Friday’s topic Spooky. You can buy the book here, it’s awesome! This image was a speed paint completed in approx. 5 hours. Here’s another version […]
Behind the Process
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 […]
Beneath
My entry for Illustration Friday’s topic Beneath. I recently went to the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco and in their Rainforests of the World exhibit they have a section where the fish swim over you. The photos I took inspired this image. I mean how often do you get to see fish swimming above […]
Hand Lettering in the Digital Age
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 […]
From the Studio 3
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 […]