Steemit inspired me to get out of my comfort zone and draw something completely different from what I normally draw. For me steemit represents something new and mysterious. Something uncertain, but exciting - an opportunity. I feel super motivated by all the great content on this site, and I'm so exited to be a part of all this ^_^
The wolf and the ice blue forest
The wolf is one of my favorite animals, representing freedom, self reliance, endurance and intelligence. The forest represents the unknown and mysterious. It's a beautiful place full of life and energy. The light that shines through represent the endless possibilities that steemit brings.
Size: A4
Paper: Arches hot pressed watercolor paper
Tools: Copic Sketch markers, Prismacolor Premier pencils, Sakura white gel pen
Close-ups
The watercolor paper gives a really nice texture to the drawing.
How the drawing was made
The sketch
I started out with a really simple sketch, using a regular pencil. Some of the areas are lined with a gray multiliner, the eyes, nose and some of the face. I actually regretted outlining those areas, so I decided not to outline the rest of the drawing.
For the forest I used a very light marker to draw a guide for where I wanted the trees to be.
Coloring
Then I started using my markers. Being the first time I made a drawing like this, I didn't really know what I was doing, so I just went with the flow...
I used the following markers for the entire drawing:
- 110
- B91, B93, B95, B97
- B0000, B000, B00, B01
The drawing without details and highlights
This is what the drawing looked like when I was done with the markers, but before adding details with colored pencils and white gel pen
The finished drawing
I added some details using black and blue color pencils, and added highlights using a white color pencil and white gel pen.
Love the art! It's always great to see people contribute quality content like this on steemit, this is what most differentiates it from reddit and other networks. I often post some of my artwork on deviantart but rarely do I make a profit off of it. It's amazing that awesome artwork like this can be properly rewarded! Great work!
Thank you so much! Yeah, I started out a year ago, and have a pretty big instagram account. But as you say, all you get are likes without any real value. So artists have nothing to loose by posting in steemit instead, if you're lucky you make some money, and if not you haven't lost anything. So it's amazing having this opportunity. ^_^
Great pictures. What is your instagram? I'd love to follow and see more of your work. I'm @Benbrick on IG :)
Thank you, it's the same name as I have here: @pixielolz
I have mostly drawn pokemon, as you can see if you visit my insta, but I'm going to do more stuff like the wolf in the future. :)
Beautiful! Love the Steemwolf. :) You know what I love most? The gentle smile on the wolf. Can I vote for this to be the official Steem mascot?
Also, great touch to run us through your process.
Look forward to your next piece. :)
Thank you so much. You have no idea how glad this comment made me, I really appreciate it :D
And yes, I gladly take your vote :D Thank you again :)
You're most welcome. Do keep posting your work.
Holy wow, that is amazing. Thanks for the pics showing the process @pixielolz
Thanks you :D glad you enjoyed it ^_^
really great work. the colours work so well.
Thank you so, so much ^_^
That is beautiful! you master very well the color :-)
Thank you so much ^_^
Bought! \o/
My first sale through steemit, woohooo ^_^
God damn, that is the hottest painting I ever seen. Amazing! Great job! :0)
Thank you so much, you just put a huge smile on my face :D
No, thank you for sharing! Always glad to make someone smile! :0)
Really amazing work! Thanks for letting us know what markers you used. I wanna get back into drawing and those details help.
Thank you so much, and you're welcome. I remember how hard it was to choose what markers and colors to buy when I first started out. The B9'series are one of my favorite copic blues :D
That's good content
Thank you!!
You're really talented. If you want to get more SteemDollars, consider to show nine pictures of yourself and only one of the blue wolf, instead of nine of the wolf and only one of yourself. - Steemers understand this joke. ;)
Thank you :) And lol, that's really not my style XD
Thanks for that. :) What are the blue tubes below the head? Blood vessels?
Really cool painting. Great work!
Thank you :)
Cute Wolf~
Thank you!! ^_^
Beautiful Wolf Art! The blue hues are pretty and pleasant to look at. I like how you took the extra step to show how your art was made. Can't wait till your next piece of art :D
Thank you so much, I feel so honored getting so many awesome comments ^_^
You're welcome. You deserve them!
Stunning! Steem Wolf will protect us all! ^_^
Yes he will, and thank you <3
nice work
Thank you!
Aaarrrooooooo! Love your wolf picture pixielolz, keep up the good work.
Haha, thank you so much :D
👍great post, great picture, great tutorial... Keep up ur work....
Thank you, I really appreciate it :D
That...Is good art!
Thank you!! :D
You did an amazing job. You are really good with Copic markers!
Thank you, I really appreciate it ^_^
hi @pixielolz, that is one awesome wolf you've created there! Really beautiful composition and colours. I'd love to see more of your artwork, thanks for sharing :)
Thank you so much ^_^
Very nice work!. Just for curious, how log did it take you to draw it?
Thank you :) It took me around 6 hours of non stop work from start to finish.
Gorgeous work!! Really creative! :)
Thank you so much, I really appreciate all the feedback and amazing comments from you guys :D
Winter is coming!
Liked Your wolf, pixielolz.
:D Thank you!
wow! you did a great job pixielolz! Beautiful Steem Wolf :)
Thank you so much ^_^
Excellent work, thanks for sharing. :-)
please check out my work and see what you think
those blends make me wanna orgasm, very smooth, friggin great, i've always wanted to get into copics but they're expensive, maybe steem it can buy me some ;) I love the depth they bring to the table
hahaha, love your comment! Thank you so much :D Yeah, they are expensive at first, but with the refills they only cost about a dollar to refill.. So now you just gotta go buy them ;)