A knock on the door and I find a nice UPS man handing me a parcel which contained my advance copies of Eerie Entangled Art!
It’s always exciting to see my art published, and I feel a little proud of myself.
I feel a bit of a giveaway coming up in the near future …
Oh, Eerie Entangled Art is released on the 18th July 2018! So, only two sleeps to go!
I’ve been busy today, doing this and that and the other.
First was a #sneakpreview of one of the templates in the soon to be released #eerieentangledart book of mine. I made the #sneakpreview an exclusive to the #angelaporterscoloringbookfans #facebookgroup, so if you’d like to pop over there, you can see it and one from #entangledbutterflies.
I also worked on a #dangledesign for #dangleday #tomorrow, so that’s all ready to be posted in the morning. My book #adangleaday is available for preorder now and is due for release in September.
Then, this afternoon, after a #walkinthepark and a trip for some #shopping I decided to have a go at creating some #atc #aceo #artisttradingcard sized pieces of #entangledart. These are the results. I #handlettered the quotes on two, and then I remembered I had some sticky sayings from #timholtz #ideaology range #chitchat so thought I’d have a go with them.
Not sure which I prefer … which do you prefer? Let me know!
I’m still struggling with accepting my hand lettering as #goodenough
These would be cute as #greetingcards. They’d also look rather nice on a #bujospread. They’d be a nice #gift for someone to #colourin that’s if I don’t colour them in first! That’s my next job I think…maybe
Can you tell I’m really enjoying drawing intricate illustrations and designs at the moment?
Pen and ink on paper, with pencil shading. Some dangles have crept in at the top, a touch I rather like.
I meant to leave some space to add a quote or inspirational word, but got so engrossed in the dangles that I forgot!
A Dangle A Day, Eerie Entangled Art and Entangled Butterflies are books of mine available to preorder now.
Over on the Angela Porter’s Coloring Book Fans facebook group it’s work in progress wednesday. Pop over and you’d be made to feel welcome I’m sure!
Here’s the cover for Entangled Butterflies, due out in November 2018.
Don’t forget, Eerie Entangled Art is available to pre-order too; it’s released on 31st August 2018.
Friday is #dangleday as often as I can create one.
This Fridays design features stylised hawthorn blossom and daisies, along with hearts, leaves and berries. Oh, and a pastel feather.
It would make a charming piece of framed art, or a greetings card, or a cover page for May for a BuJo, planner or journal. I’m sure there’s many other uses that the design, or parts of it, can be put to.
If you have any ideas for how this design could be used add a comment, or visit my facebook page – Angela Porter Illustrator – and drop me a line there. You could also try tweeting me @wyrdsmithing if you wish too.
It’s been a nice way to start the day, and to get those #weekendvibes working. I started by doing a quick sketch of the design on paper, scanned in, inked in using Autodesk Sketchbook Pro on my Microsoft Surface Book using my Microsoft Surface Pen, and then simply coloured with some texture added.
It helps me to calm down a bit; there’s still a lot of anxiety floating around my body after the saga of my car, and I’m waiting for a call back from sales about the possibility of me having a new smartcar. I find it all very stressful, even though there’s a part of me that’s very calm, the surface emotions are all over the place, sometimes overwhelming me like an emotional tsunami. Having poor sleep because of the anxiety isn’t helping too much.
I just remind myself to breathe, that ‘this too shall pass’, and find things to do that help me calm.
Talking of calming down, over on the facebook group ‘Angela Porter’s Coloring Book Fans it’s #furbabyfriday. Why not pop over and join in the fun with the lovely group members there?
If you’d like to learn a bit more about creating your own dangle designs, my book A Dangle A Day is available for preorder, just click on the link!
Eerie Entangled Art is also available for pre-order from Amazon and other places. It’s my next book in the Creative Haven series from Dover Publications.
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