An unusual six colour limited palette! Watercolour mixing and sketchbook exploration Daenafae 2025-03-20 | Greetings! Today I'll be exploring a new six colour limited palette of watercolours, with a slightly unconventional set of colours 🫣I put this selection of paints together in order to have fun with pigments I am loving at the moment, and to challenge myself by using a very extremely split primary yellow. Split primary palettes are often recommended to beginner artists to learn colour mixing. When I first started using professional watercolours, I began with a split primary set. The idea is to have a warm and cool of each primary colour: yellow, red, and blue. Due to this system setting up the foundation of my colour mixing studies, I still view primary colours in warms and cools when it comes to mixing and often reach for various combinations of split primaries to set up limited palettes. This "split yellow" though is the furthest I have ever pushed the idea lol.🦋BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/odd-six-colour-limited-palette🦋NEW LIMITED PALETTE🦋Azo Green PY129 by M GrahamAzo Orange PO62 by M GrahamRose Madder Lake PV19 by SennelierPhthalo Turquoise PB15:3+PG7 by Sennelier Ultramarine Deep PB29 by SennelierBurnt Umber PBr7 by Da Vinci🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - changing my travel palette00:54 - swatching the colours on a wheel04:09 - colour mixing09:38 - sketchbook leopard painting🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#watercolorpaint #limitedpalette #painting #artaupplies
Come draw hands with me! Sketchbook Chronicles 006 Daenafae 2025-10-08 | When I asked you all to pick one of my favourite pencils to sketch with, the Mitsubishi 9850 HB pencil was the most asked about. So today I'll be drawing a full sketchbook spread with just 9850 pencils and hopefully you can see why they are one of my favourites for drawing. I decided to combine this topic with one of my studying sessions. Enjoy watching a slice of my never ending journey of learning to draw hands 🫠 🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - mitsubishi 9850 HB pencil03:03 - drawing hands05:45 - how I structure studying art06:19 - the easiest and hardest pose07:53 - September was interesting08:47 - community challenge09:45 - how I draw hands14:38 - sketchbook so far🦋ENJOY ART BLOGS?🦋daenafae.com/blog🦋COMMISSION ME🦋daenafae.com/commissions#sketchbook #drawwithme #handdrawing
Revealing my ENTIRE pencil collection as an artist Daenafae 2025-09-21 | Touring my pencil collection for drawing, sketching, and writing. From my daily essential pencils to those I keep around just for fun or for something different.🦋BLOG POST MENTIONED🦋daenafae.com/blog/favourite-sketching-pencil-essential-art-supplies🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Pick a pencil for me to sketch with02:15 - Mechanical pencils and leads12:52 - Wooden pencils19:45 - Charcoal and chalk pencils21:30 - Favourite erasers23:12 - Pencil leads and misc28:18 - Pencil storage36:30 - Outro#artsupplies #pencilsketching #drawing
How I mix earth tones from orange in watercolour Daenafae 2025-08-24 | I love a good earth tone pigment, but how do you mix earth tones without them? Today I'll be sharing how I like to mix a variety of yellow and brown hues by mixing orange with primaries and secondaries. All while showing you the painting process of a mountain lion portrait using those mixes!Colour theory is one of the earliest things beginner painters will start learning, and there are a plethora of resources out there covering the basics. This builds upon the basics, and assumes you are already somewhat familiar with the most basic concepts. I will mention some foundational concepts such as complementary colours, as well as near-complements. Some of the colour theory covered may offer you a surprising new range of mixing options. Such as using yellow-greens and orange to mix muted yellows, and how to mix muted blues from purple and green.🦋RELATED BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/mixing-earth-tones-from-orange🦋WATERCOLOURS USED🦋Pyrrole Orange PO71 by Maimeri BluAzo Green PY129 by M GrahamIndanthrone Blue PB60 by Daniel SmithPerylene Violet PV29 by Jackman's PaintsPhthalo Green Blue Shade PG7 by Daniel SmithRose Dore Madder Lake PV19 by Sennelier🦋TOPICS🦋00:00 - colour mixing01:30 - mixing references02:51 - yellow earth tones06:40 - brown earth tones07:09 - mixing with complementary colours09:48 - mixing with near complements14:34 - finished big cat painting#howto #watercolor #colortheory
Can I fall in love with Pyrrole Orange? PO71 Watercolour Pigment Exploration Daenafae 2025-08-09 | Pyrrole Orange by Maimeri Blu is two first-time experiences in one for me. I haven't tried Maimeri Blu watercolour paints before, and this will also be my first time trying the orange version of the pigment PO71. Its redder variant, the now discontinued Transparent Pyrrol Orange by Daniel Smith, is my favourite "warm red" on my main palette that I am currently trying to find a replacement for. I know I can't find an exact replacement, but it's fun to explore and experiment with pigments to see what fits my preferences.In this video we'll have a look at Pyrrole Orange's pigment properties, and colour mixing with some of my favourite pigments. Towards the end I'll share the scan of the mixing chart with you, and compare it to the mixing chart for Transparent Orange PO107/DPP by Winsor and Newton. For the colour mixes I used the same pigments for both charts, so we can get a proper look at how the two paints compare.Choosing watercolour pigments can be a very personal choice, and comes down in part to subjective opinions based on your individual needs and preferences. My hope is that by sharing my own journey finding a new orange/red it may help beginner artists see how you can discover more about your individuality and voice as an artist through forming your own thoughts on art supplies. Grab a cuppa, and let's talk pigments.🦋RELATED BLOG POSTS🦋Pyrrole Orange: daenafae.com/blog/pyrrole-orange-po71-maimeri-bluTransparent Orange: daenafae.com/blog/po107-transparent-orange-pigment-exploration🦋FULL RES SCANS🦋patreon.com/Daenafae🦋TOPICS🦋00:00 - pyrrole orange PO7100:36 - pigment properties03:01 - indanthrone blue PB6003:34 - french ultramarine PB2904:18 - quinacridone magenta PR12204:54 - perylene dark red PR17805:22 - permanent red deep PR25405:44 - nickel azo yellow PY15006:04 - azo green PY12906:26 - phthalo green PG707:00 - phthalo blue gs PB1507:42 - perylene violet PV2909:13 - final pyrrole orange PO71 chart09:51 - transparent orange PO107 chart 10:34 - differences in value, hue, and mixes17:47 - next time#watercolors #paintingsupplies #artist
Can this odd orange become my new favourite? Transparent Orange PO107 Pigment Exploration Daenafae 2025-07-26 | In my ongoing quest to find a replacement for my favourite red-orange watercolour pigment I have been exploring alternatives. Today we'll be taking a look at Transparent Orange by Winsor and Newton, the pigment PO107/DPP.First we'll dive into its pigment properties, then some colour mixing using my favourite gradual mixing method, and then finally we will look at an illustration using PO107 as part of a limited palette.🦋RELATED BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/po107-transparent-orange-pigment-exploration🦋FULL RES SCAN🦋patreon.com/daenafae(you can also find the direct link through the blog post)🦋TOPICS🦋00:00 - PO107 pigment info03:11 - colour mixes08:38 - finished pigment chart13:30 - limited palette illustration🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋daenafae.com#watercolor #painting #pigments #artist
Brush pen sketchbook drawing // Fantasy knight warrior Daenafae 2025-07-24 | A little brush pen fun in my sketchbook with a fantasy warrior knight guy.Talens Art Creation sketchbook, 0.9 mm mechanical pencil, sakura pigma FB brush pen, microns.#sketchbook #brushpen #drawwithme #knights
A sketchbook & the forest Daenafae 2025-07-20 | Nothing like a little bit of forest time to refuel the inspiration gauge. Touching moss absolutely required for full effect.🦋TOPICS🦋00:00 - forest inspiration walk01:34 - plein air sketch02:09 - finishing the sketchbook page🦋SUPPORT ME🦋patreon.com/Daenafae🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋daenafae.com#sketching #artvlog #creativeinspiration
Making the right choice in art - Sketchbook Chronicles 005 Daenafae 2025-07-12 | Some thoughts I had while sketching about the fear of possibilities in art, and whether pure drawing mileage helps on it's own.🦋RELATED BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/to-ink-or-not-to-ink-that-is-the-question🦋TOPICS🦋00:00 - an invitation to create00:20 - sketchbook contemplations01:56 - fear of possibilities06:05 - "it's just one drawing" advice10:30 - what actually helped?🦋SUPPORT ME🦋patreon.com/Daenafae🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋daenafae.com
Is my new palette system working? Daenafae 2025-06-29 | A few months ago I curated my watercolour palettes into a system that I thought would fit my current painting needs and preferences. Since it has been a few months, I thought it would be a good time to share with you how the three-palette system is working for me. Theory is all well and good, but how does it hold up in practice?🦋RELATED BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/new-watercolour-palette-system-review🦋MATERIALS🦋For more information about the expansion palette, see the "Expanding my horizons" section in the blog post above. For a list of my current watercolour paints, see the FAQ on the same website. 🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - the 3 palette system02:30 - out of sight out of mind04:07 - trying new things05:30 - pigment experiments07:43 - changing my painting process11:32 - personal preferences15:47 - Holbein RP-24 palette review#watercolor #painting #holbein
Celebrating my favourite (discontinued) warm red! Daenafae 2025-06-20 | Art supplies change or get discontinued entirely more frequently than people may realise. Rather than letting discontinuations be all doom and gloom, I want to share with you all the joy and help that an old pigment has given me in my painting practice over the years. Today we’ll be looking at Transparent Pyrrol Orange by Daniel Smith - but the much redder version that was discontinued before 2019 - and the process of a tiger painting. Despite its name being "orange", the hue fits my needs and preferences as a warm red in a split primary palette. It was one of the first pigments I picked up when I started using professional paints, and it helped me build the foundations of my colour mixing knowledge. Comparing it with other reds and oranges didn't just help me with colour theory though, it helped me learn about my own preferences for when to use certain pigment characteristics over others. There's a lot of joy and value that this paint has given me over the years, and I want to share and celebrate that with you all. Go out there and enjoy every second with your favourite supplies. Through all the highs and lows of creativity, they are right there along with you.🦋RELATED BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/my-favourite-warm-red-po71🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Colour mixing02:18 - My favourite warm red05:35 - Tiger painting process09:20 - Favourite mixes with the warm red#watercolorpainting #animalpainting #watercolors
Inking my first comic page | beginner exercises and addressing art fears Daenafae 2025-06-14 | One of the most common pieces of advice I've heard for starting and improving at comics is to... make comics. Mind-blowing, I know. There are more nuanced explanations and exercises to that though. So join me as I ink some comic panels, and let's talk starting comics.🦋MATERIALS🦋Saunders Waterford hot pressed watercolour paper, 10 by 7 inchesHB 0.9 mm mechanical pencil (P209 with Ain Stein leads)Faber Castell kneadable eraser Sakura pigma FB brush pen Micron fine liners🦋BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/learning-to-make-comics🦋COURSE MENTIONED🦋Introduction to Comics with Victoria Ying🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - learning to make comics04:49 - inking (+ filming oopsie)06:45 - Norse mythology inspiration08:38 - overcoming art fears🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#comics #artist #drawwithme
Art Supply Haul: Restocking favourites and finding alternatives Daenafae 2025-06-06 | Restocking some of my essential art supplies that I'm running low on, and attempting to find a replacement for a discontinued watercolour pigment.My superpower is making short videos 20 minutes long 😎🦋ART SUPPLIES🦋Kuretake Bimoji (medium real brush) penFaber Castell kneadable eraserMaimeriBlu Pyrrole Orange PO71 15mlHolbein Phthalo Blue Yellow Shade PB15 15mlHolbein Imidazolone Brown PBr25 15mlDaniel Smith Quinacridone Burnt Orange PO48 15ml🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - art supply unboxing01:04 - brush pen02:41 - kneadable eraser04:18 - MaimeriBlu PO7107:51 - discontinued watercolour alternative10:39 - Holbein PB1512:11 - Daniel Smith Quinacridone Burnt Orange PO4814:47 - Holbein PBr2517:34 - why I'm not restocking Quin Rose PV19 yet20:23 - nothing lasts forever🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#artsupplies #watercolor #arthaul #painting
Nudibranch-Inspired Mermaid Illustration | WIP Ink Drawing Process Daenafae 2025-05-31 | A few real-time moments of me drawing a mermaid inspired by the ocean's nudibranchs 🐌🌊 Tis the season, after all! 🧜♀️(the very end of it, but I'm posting this just in time yippee)Want to see the full process of the ink & watercolour illustration from sketch to finish? Check out the related video!#art #mermaid #nudibranch #drawing #illustration🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋Love art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blog🦋MUSIC CREDIT🦋"Feather Waltz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
My Everyday Sketchbook Tour | 10 Months of Sketches, Process & Notes Daenafae 2025-05-30 | A recently finished sketchbook tour? More likely than you think.Enjoy a flip-through of my everyday sketchbook that I finished in April 2025. Featuring drawings, self study exercises, and my illustration processes from thumbnails to rough-sketch plans. Also lots of task lists and notes. Everything is possible for my everyday sketchbook 🌠It took me 10 months to complete, which is around average for me. I didn't mention it in the video (I think?), but I use multiple sketchbooks at a time. Around 3-4 sketchbooks is a sweet spot for me at the moment.🦋MENTIONED IN VIDEO🦋Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbook (13 by 21 cm)Sara Fabrizi (@SaraFabrizi) - Zack & Sephiroth stickersDenise Soden (@InLiquidColor) - fish stickerGood Puppers card gameBiscuit (instagram.com/beaksandtalons?igsh=MXMyYzZxd2g0NnA0)Lana (@LanaGoesArt)GES DRAW PARTY (@GESDRAWPARTY)🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Cover spread & North Star page05:06 - Sketches, notes, and creative process54:53 - "Let me out of this sketchbook"1:01:04 - Back page & final thoughts🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social
Creating a Nudibranch-Inspired Mermaid | Illustration Process from Sketch to Finish Daenafae 2025-05-23 | In the process of creating this video I found out how to pronounce "nudibranch" and it's etymological origins. ✨the more you know✨Every May the art community gets together for Mermay, an art challenge focused around mermaids, mermen, merfolk, mercreatures, meranimals, meranything pretty much! I don't join in for the daily version, but I do take the energy of the season to inspire me in my sketchbook. A couple of those sketches I ended up turning into illustrations this year, and today I'll be taking you along for the process of a nudibranch inspired mermaid. If you aren't familiar with nudibranchs, have a dive (hehe) into them at some point. They're a great treasure trove of inspiration, and just fun to draw to me.Join me as I take you through the sketch transfer, inking, and painting of this line and wash style illustration. During the process I'll talk about my materials and thought process, as well as chat about what I'm up to creatively.A common question I see come up in the art community is how music plays a role in an artist's creative process. I've talked a little about how it plays a part in my practice in the past, but answered mainly in an abstract way. Since the process of this illustration and some upcoming illustrations were fresh in my memory, I decided to revisit my answer with how current examples.🦋MATERIALS🦋Saunders Waterford hot pressed cotton watercolour paper (140lb/300gsm, 7 by 10 inches)0.5 mm HB mechanical pencilMicron fine linersSakura pigma FB brush penGelly roll white gel penWatercolours (full list in my website FAQ)Polychromos colour pencils🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - sketching process02:11 - inking process04:45 - watercolour process13:34 - finished illustration#illustration #inkandwatercolor #drawingprocess #drawwithme
A moody muted watercolour triad 🍂 Trying out Jackmans Art Materials Daenafae 2025-05-15 | A lot of things aligned to bring this moody muted triad together. My current art studying goals for the year, Lana's Pigment Exploration Club, and curiosity over Jackman's Art Materials to name just a few! Triads are a great way to explore new things without burdening my wallet too much, and help push me to expand my painting knowledge at the same time. Combining that with all three pigments being new to me too, and I've opened a world of learning to explore!Join me as I take you along for my first explorations of these paints and what I can paint with such a limited palette. We'll be looking at the colour mixes using my favourite mixing chart method, and I'll share some of my initial first impressions. The earth tones in particular were a pleasant surprise! Towards the end of the video I'll also share a quick and loose plein air study I did with just this watercolour triad to you can see the results of the pigments in action.🦋RELATED BLOG POST🦋daenafae.com/blog/jackmans-art-materials-limited-watercolour-triad🦋MATERIALS🦋Jackman's Art Materials watercolours:Cobalt Blue PB72 5mlPerylene Violet PV29 5mlIsoindolinone Yellow Deep PY110 5ml🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - watercolour triad pigments03:45 - secondary mixes06:11 - colour mixing14:20 - plein air study🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blog#watercolor #limitedpalette #painting
New sketchbook, new first page! Sketchbook Chronicles 004 Daenafae 2025-05-08 | Another sketchbook is finished, which means it is time to start a new one! This is something like my eleventh art creation sketchbook now? I don't number my sketchbooks, but it's somewhere around there.I invite you to grab your favourite creative tools and join me. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy me rambling about the rise of ballpoint pens, Sleep Token, learning from mistakes, and starting sketchbooks.🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - New art creation sketchbook02:00 - Starting the first page06:58 - The rise of ballpoint sketching08:10 - Knowing how you want to draw10:51 - Drawing from reference13:07 - Challenging myself15:28 - Correcting and learning from mistakes🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#sketchbook #drawwithme #sketchbookchronicles #newsketchbook #firstpage #illustration
Pigment Exploration: Quinacridone Violet PV19 Daenafae 2025-05-01 | Do the pigments you start learning with influence your painting habits? This has been on my mind recently upon noticing my everyday cool red Quinacridone Rose (PV19) has been nearly used up again.The pigment PV19 comes in a variety of shades, typically covering the cool red to pink to warm violet range. Quinacridone Rose is a common hue found across the majority of watercolour ranges, alongside it's sister Quinacridone Violet sharing the same pigment number. With a restock now in the not-too-distant horizon, I felt this was a good opportunity to explore the cool red to warm violet range by playing with Quinacridone Violet. This will help broaden my colour mixing and pigment knowledge, but also help me figure out the answer to that initial question. Do I use Quin Rose because it's what I started with, or do I actually prefer it?For the first test of this paint, I'll be sharing my favourite method of learning about paints and palettes. This method focuses more on the range of mixes available between pigments. Instead of the typical grid method you will see in a lot of videos (which is great in its own way!), I have set up a sheet of swatches gradually adding more of the PV19 Violet to different pigments. This helps me develop a wider understanding of the colour mixing potential of a pigment. I'm not sure where I first saw this method, but other artists such as Victoria Gedvillas and Denise Soden both use it to explore gradual shifts in mixes.🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Intro00:49 - The different PV19 hues02:10 - My first cool-red primary06:48 - The mixing chart11:61 - Colour mix walkthrough22:05 - What next?23:09 - Watercolour triads🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#watercolor #painting #artsupplies #selfstudy #artist #art
From Thumbnails to Illustrations | Sketchbook Chronicles 003 Daenafae 2025-04-25 | How can a sketchbook help your creative process? Sketchbooks are a tool with practically infinite possibilities for an artist, illustrator, creative, or hobbyist. In today's Sketchbook Chronicles episode I'll share with you my current process for coming up with ideas, and a realistic look at how I store them for later. Creativity comes in alternating flows for me, and I take advantage of the peaks to carry me through the dips. We'll be looking in one of my finished "everything sketchbooks" which is home to everything from studies to thumbnails to finished drawings to notetaking.🦋MATERIALS🦋For a list of my sketching materials and watercolour paints see the FAQs on my website here: daenafae.com/faq🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Sketchbooks in the art process01:01 - Idea recording, thumbnails and notes07:01 - Rough sketches and planning11:42 - Colour mixing notes15:33 - Building reference16:33 - Fossil travel sketching🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#sketchbook #illustration #artprocess
The final details ✍️ Bellas pet portrait #watercolor #painting #dogs Daenafae 2025-04-19 | Painting in the whiskers is one of my favourite parts of painting animals. It's also the part where I don't realise I am holding my breath until afterwards lolWatercolour and white gouache on cold pressed watercolour paper, 7 by 10 inches.🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#traditionalart #traditionalpainting #petportrait #petportraitartist #animalart #doglover #animallover #watercolours
Painting my dog for International Pet Day! #watercolours #gouachepainting #petportrait #doglover Daenafae 2025-04-12 | Meet Bella, who I painted for an International Pet Day art collaboration. Here I'm starting on the final details, starting with the highlights before continuing on to paint the whiskers. To see the full process and how I planned the composition and values, check the linked video!#watercolorpainting #petportraitartist #doglover #animalpainting #paintingprocess
Painting a watercolour pet portrait of my dog Bella Daenafae 2025-04-11 | It's International Pet Day today, and the lovely art community over on Lana's discord got together to paint our respective pets! It was so difficult to decide who to paint out of all the animals that are or have been part of my life, but I ultimately decided to give Bella some love. Bella is my partner's dog, who my partner adopted at a roughly unknown age. We believe that she is around eleven now, but since she was rescued it is difficult to know exactly. Today I'll be painting her portrait in watercolour, with white gouache details.Thank you so much to Lana for hosting this collab! Check out the artists mentioned in this video and learn more about the pets they have chosen to paint:Lana: @LanaGoesArt Dan: @Dan.B.Artist Cyane (no longer participating, but check her out!): @CyaneInkArt Yoeri (participating on discord)🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Rough sketch and thumbnail00:57 - Composing values02:52 - Art collaboration05:45 - Painting process09:47 - About Bella11:21 - Bella and the deer12:19 - Share your pets🦋MATERIALS🦋Watercolours (main palette)Titanium white gouache Arches cold pressed watercolour block (7 by 10 inches)🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#petportraitartist #dogportrait #internationalpetday #petday #watercolorpainting #watercolours
Throwing lines into my sketchbook with color pencil #sketchbook #drawing #illustration Daenafae 2025-04-04 | I had polar bears on the brain after a recent sketching trip at Project Polar, so I needed to get some of that out onto paper. Colour pencil lines were calling out to me ✍️#illustration #lineart #sketching #drawing #artist #wildlifeartist #wildlife 🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social
How many sketchbooks do you need? Sketchbook Chronicles 002 Daenafae 2025-04-03 | It's time to crack open the sketchbook once more, and talk about... sketchbooks I suppose! I have nearly finished this sketchbook (as of writing this description it is in fact complete 🎉) and as such it was on my brain when recording the voice over. I'll be sharing how sketchbooks feature in my creative practice and art self studying, including how many I use at once and why.Grab your favourite art supplies and join me for a little creative session together.🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - sketch with me01:08 - polar bears01:54 - finishing this sketchbook02:52 - using multiple sketchbooks at once05:04 - my current sketchbooks07:37 - how many is too many08:49 - starting a new sketchbook12:06 - drawing Rove from Monster Hunter Wilds14:03 - sketchbook tours and north star page16:33 - wrapping the page up🦋MATERIALS🦋Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbook Polychromos colour pencils (Deep Scarlet Red and Indanthrene Blue)The cat eraser that haunts all artists' dreams, staring, ever watching, no emotion runs through it's eyes, it simply... is.🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#sketchbookchronicles #sketchbooks #drawwithme #drawing #sketching #illustration #artpractice #artist
My realistic approach to sketching animals from life Daenafae 2025-03-27 | Drawing and painting moving animals from life is a challenge, but is there anything you can do to prepare yourself for it?I recently visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park for an afternoon, and brought along art supplies with the intention of sketching animals while I was there. Today I'll be sharing the art supplies I chose, how I prepared myself in advance, and the reality of what I created on the day.Grab a cuppa and your favourite art supplies, and let's dive in!🦋BLOG POST🦋 daenafae.com/blog/drawing-and-painting-animals-yorkshire-wildlife-park🦋MENTIONED IN VIDEO🦋Art bag: @InLiquidColor Course: "Drawing with Life, Energy, and Story" by David ColmanLocation: Yorkshire Wildlife Park, England🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - intro00:23 - art supplies08:19 - preparing to sketch animals18:45 - the sketches from life22:30 - drawing in public story23:44 - making memories24:28 - expectations vs reality29:23 - outro🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#animaldrawing #artstudy #arttour #artistvlog
Inking progress so far! #illustration #comic #bigcats #inkdrawing Daenafae 2025-03-15 | Work in progress for a watercolour and ink illustration of a sleeping mountain lion.#traditionalart #illustrator #animaldrawing #inkdrawing
Sleepy morning painting of my character Lady Isabella Daenafae 2025-03-13 | Join me for a sleeping morning of painting this traditional illustration of my original character Lady Isabella. Grab your favourite art supplies and let's get creating!I'm working on Saunders Waterford hot pressed natural white watercolour paper in the size 7 by 10 inches. The ink line art was drawn with a 0.25 micron fineliner pen. For the watercolours I am using my "main palette", details of which can be found in a video earlier in the year or in the FAQ section of my website. I am also using a new paint off my "expansion palette" for painting the background of this piece, which is Twilight Purple by Holbein. A heavily granulating mix of three pigments that splits into pink, purple, and a peachy-orange. Inking process and DTIYS blog posts:daenafae.com/blog🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - sleepy painting prep02:19 - colour mixing and pigment talk07:54 - painting process12:30 - twilight purple granulation13:05 - tape peel and illustration reveal🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#illustration #watercolorart #characterart
Adding two new watercolour paints to my expansion palette #watercolor #artsupplies Daenafae 2025-03-08 | Fresh pours of two new paints I'm exploring. Both of them heavily granulate, which is when pigments settle into uneven textures. The pinkish paint is Twilight Purple, which separates into orange, pink, and purple. The blue paint is Ocean Blue, which separates into a cool blue and granulating yellow. I have already used the Twilight Purple for the background of a recent illustration. Sometimes I can only really see how a paint behaves through actual practice on a painting or illustration, versus doing swatching.#watercolorpainting #watercolors #painting #paintpalette
Looking at my old beginner art! 😱 Starting watercolour, learning head drawing and fundamentals Daenafae 2025-03-06 | As requested, here's a tour of one of my old art archive folders! This covers mostly 2017 to 2018, when I was beginning watercolour and starting to study anatomy. In this art tour you'll see sketches, colour mixing, experimenting with mediums and techniques, attempting illustrations, and various exercises I did as part of my self studying. At the time I didn't really use sketchbooks and instead stuck to loose sheets of paper. So in a way this archive folder is my sketchbook for that time period.Looking back through my art has been a wonderful source of inspiration and an educational exercise in self-evaluation. Rather than becoming caught up in comparison with others, self-comparison can be a helpful tool. Especially for self studying whether as a beginner artist, or once reaching intermediate and advanced stages. 🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - Art archive folder01:45 - Learning watercolour12:19 - Underpainting exercises13:32 - Learning from other artists15:20 - Gouache and watercolour16:48 - Attempting illustration20:25 - My first professional paint set22:11 - Learning anatomy25:25 - The building blocks of how I paint27:13 - Why no sketchbooks?36:12 - Watercolour thumbnails39:28 - Why look through old art?🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#arttour #beginnerartists #artprogress #selfstudy #artinspiration
7 Things to Consider BEFORE Buying Art Supplies - Beginner Artist Tips Daenafae 2025-02-27 | Beginning art or a new medium and don't know where to start with art supplies? Do all the different and conflicting recommendations leave you confused? You are not alone! I remember how overwhelming and confusing it was to navigate all the information out there as a beginner. In this video I have compiled a list of seven things to consider before buying art supplies, based on things I had to learn the hard way in my own art journey. These are particularly helpful for beginner artists to keep in mind, but are also beneficial for artists at any level to be reminded of. Before you are tempted into buying the latest shiny art supply everyone raves about, I encourage you to keep these things in mind. My hope is that sharing these will help give you the tools to recognise why so many different recommendations occur, why they do not fit every artist, and how you can learn about what you need as an individual. As always, take what resonates and leave what doesn't. I share these points about why artists have different opinions while recognising I too am in turn giving my own opinion by making this video lol.🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - determining what art supplies suit you01:22 - location03:37 - budget05:31 - frustration level you can handle11:07 - your interests12:46 - limitation helps creativity14:44 - building a collection15:50 - is it inspiration or OOO SHINY?🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#artsupplies #artadvice #beginnerartists
Another fresh tape peeling - Lion edition #watercolorpainting #lionart #tapepeel #asmr Daenafae 2025-02-22 | Another piece of tape to stick in my sketchbook! I started keeping a piece of tape from every painting I complete in the back of my sketchbook, with a little note about what I did. To see the painting process and how I got the textured background, check out the related video.#watercolor #asmr #tapepeel #animalpainting
How understanding watercolour granulation helps plan paintings - Expansion Palette in action Daenafae 2025-02-20 | Curious about granulation in watercolour paints and how to plan paintings around it? I recently set up a palette with all my favourite "special effects" paints. Rather than just swatching out the colours, let's take a look at my expansion palette in action! I'll take you along with me to show you how I use my own knowledge of pigment properties to plan a painting of a lion portrait. By understanding how the paints on my palettes act, I can start to plan on advance how to approach the lighting, colour mixes, and more. In the video I will focus on how even just one heavily granulating paint can affect a whole painting.With deadlines over, it's finally time for some creating and I have been itching to wind down with a comfort-zone painting. Not too much comfort though, because there's a twist. I picked a comforting subject for me (big cats, surprise anyone? haha), and then combined it with two "challenges". One is to only use watercolours from my expansion palette, which houses all the pigments I use less often or for special effects. There are a lot of heavily granulating and opaque colours in there! The second mini challenge is to tackle a new lighting situation. Lighting is something I want to improve at currently in my self-studying, which is why I picked it for this. I chose a subject that is mostly in shadow, with very distinct dark shadows and light lights. The reference is from the Big Cats of Africa No.2 reference pack by Dustin Blaise.This video is split into the tight-sketching process, colour mixing to determine which pigments to use and decide on a colour palette, and the painting process.🦋PAINTS USED🦋- French Ultramarine by Schmincke- Terra Rosa by M Graham- New Gamboge by Daniel Smith- Perylene Maroon by M Graham- Phthalo Blue GS by Daniel SmithWith the addition of Titanium White gouache to add final details.🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - painting plan & palette explanation01:55 - sketching process06:25 - colour mixing tests09:17 - painting process31:44 - finished painting🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social🦋MUSIC CREDIT🦋"Serene" - theCecile x Nycto x Isaak Wolfyoutu.be/TqVQS-ayMJk?si=iydY3kn7ndreoR35Song used: Delectation by Nycto#watercolor #painting #illustration #wildlifeartist #paintwithme #paintingprocess #watercolorpalette #granulation
Moving old paint into a new watercolour palette #watercolor #asmr #paintpalette #artsupplies Daenafae 2025-02-15 | Rehoming old paint from full pans into their new home. This was the first step in setting up my new expansion palette, where I now keep all the watercolour paints I use for particular properties or effects. Think lots of granulation or pretty hues.🦋🦋🦋#watercolor #watercolourpaint #paintpalette #artsupplies #traditionalpainting #asmr
Expansion palette set up! Reusing old watercolours and pouring fresh paints Daenafae 2025-02-13 | Today I'm setting up my expansion palette, which will be the new permanent home to a bunch of my favourite professional watercolours I like to use on occasion for particular hues or effects. This palette is designed to compliment my main palette and the everyday colours I use frequently. I'll take you through the pigments I'm adding to this palette, and why I am adding them. Some have qualities that are ideal for my line and colour illustrations, while others have qualities that I use for "special effects" such as the incredibly granulating French Ultramarine. Quite a lot of these are from the first professional watercolours I picked up when I was a beginner artist and moving on from using student watercolours. Still firm favourites, but no longer in daily use.I answer a few questions I received about why I am making the palette, and why I am not using this as my main palette. If you have any further questions please leave them in the comments, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!The palette I'm using is a Holbein RP-24 palette, which has removable slanted wells around the size of a full pan. For more information about the palette itself, check out the first impressions video from a couple weeks ago. The concept of an additional palette to compliment the main colours you use is not something new. Plenty of artists have a similar concept in their practice, and I feel like it will work well in mine. The first time I heard the term "expansion palette" in particular though was by the artist Victoria Gedvillas. I love the term, as it makes me think of video game expansions. Which is why I sometimes think of this as a non-DLC palette. Non-downloaded expansion pack haha.There will be no swatching in this video, but do not worry! I will be challenging myself to paint with only this palette in next week's video so you can see the paints in action.🦋PAINTS USED🦋Hansa Yellow Light by Daniel SmithNew Gamboge by Daniel SmithPyrrol Scarlet by Daniel SmithPermanent Red Deep by Mission GoldQuinacridone Rose by Daniel SmithFrench Ultramarine by Schmincke Phthalo Blue GS by Daniel SmithCobalt Turquoise Light by Winsor & NewtonTerra Rosa by M GrahamQuinacridone Burnt Scarlet by Daniel SmithMaroon Perylene by M GrahamNeutral Tint by M GrahamLunar Black by Daniel Smith🦋TIMESTAMPS🦋00:00 - palette intro01:00 - rehoming old paint08:17 - fresh paint pours🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#watercolor #paintpalette #palette #watercolorpainting #art #artsupplies #illustration
How I test illustration ideas - Sketchbook Chronicles 001 Daenafae 2025-02-06 | Curious about the process of coming up with and testing art ideas? Join me as I'm back in my sketchbook to plan for an illustration I keep thinking about. To iron out the idea and identify any roadblocks I'm testing the idea in my sketchbook first. That way I can figure out what I need to adjust or keep the same, and what subjects I may want to study further before attempting the actual illustration! This sketchbook process helps inform my self study curriculum.Of course, I was able to identify a couple things through this practice which I will talk through in the video. Once I work on those, I'm most likely going to pursue this as a watercolour painting 🙂 The main thing I want to explore in this illustration is the composition and how the arm of the character features in it. In this sketching session I'm using a Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbook, a 0.9 mm HB mechanical pencil, pigma FB brush pen, and blue posca marker.This video also marks the beginning of a video series I have wanted to do where I take you along with me in my sketchbook practice. I want to dive a little more into how I use my sketchbook in my art practice and self studying, and this will be the place where I do so. It combines things I have done in the past such as sketch with me/draw with me videos (and I encourage you to create along with me if you'd like!), and videos where I discuss things like my art journey, my creative process, my self studying process, and my favourite art supplies.🦋TIME STAMPS🦋00:00 - a creative invitation00:26 - this sketchbook session's aims02:40 - today's art supplies06:05 - studying clothes and folds07:38 - interest-focused self study08:38 - no music11:34 - what I need to work on13:28 - deer watercolour painting & limited palettes17:21 - acrylic marker & sketch finish🦋CONNECT WITH ME🦋For more artwork and sketches check out my website: daenafae.comLove art blogs? Read mine here: daenafae.com/blogInstagram: instagram.com/daenafaeBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daenafae.bsky.social#art #sketchwithme #drawwithme #sketchbooksession #characterdesign #illustration
Painting tape peeling #watercolorpainting #asmr #traditionalart #animalart Daenafae 2025-02-01 | There's nothing that makes the feeling of finishing a painting complete quite like peeling away the tape to reveal the border 😌In January I took part in an art community collab where we all had the same theme and same limited colour palette to use. The theme was deer, and for the watercolours I used Prussian Blue, Azo Orange, and Quinacridone Rose. Alongside the triad, we were allowed to use white and black paint. I chose to only use white, in the form of Titanium White gouache, to add details towards the end.#watercolorpainting #animalpainting #artist #illustrator #tapepeel
Taking a look at the new Holbein RP-24 palette for making an Expansion palette! Daenafae 2025-01-30 | Let's take a first-impressions look together at the Holbein RP-24 watercolour palette, which I plan to make into an "expansion palette". More about that in a future video! For now I'll take you through the features of this palette, why they are useful to me in my art practice, and some of the technical info like palette dimensions! This isn't a review so much as a first-look, as I like to really know a thing inside out through continuous use before forming a full opinion on it.Over time I have noticed things that make me happier when painting, and one of those things is using slanted (or sloping) wells. For some reason using them makes the process of painting much more enjoyable to me. However, when it comes to storing paint I like the flexibility of using pans. With half pans and full pans you can take them out of a palette and move them around easily. When I was first coming up with the ideas for what I want in an expansion palette (the term being inspired by the artist Victoria Gedvillas), I realised I would need to make a compromise between the two. Or do I? Enter this palette 😎 Something that is important to me in my practice as well is being mindful about using, reusing, and rehoming art supplies. I go over that a little bit in regards to palettes and reusing old paint towards the end of the video.What do you enjoy in a palette? Are you a sloping well enjoyer or an avid full pan fan? Let me know! I love chatting about art supplies❄️TIMESTAMPS❄️00:00 - Intro and first look01:10 - Sloping (slanted) wells vs pans03:19 - Removable sloping wells07:24 - Palette dimensions09:00 - A look at the box info10:23 - Are the pans loose?10:50 - Can you get extra wells?12:06 - How substantial is the palette?12:40 - Mindfully using art supplies❄️MUSIC CREDIT❄️"Music for Manatees" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0❄️DISCLAIMERS❄️The palette was bought with my own money and I am not receiving any compensation for this video :)#watercolor #watercolorpalette #palette #holbein #painting #artsupplies #arttalk
My new sketchbook fell in mud. Now what? (muddy sketchbook tour) Daenafae 2025-01-23 | So my sketchbook intended for finished drawings fell across mud and grass. Watch as I think through how I plan to deal with this unforseen art challenge hosted by nature and my lack of balance. You get to enjoy a little spontaneous new sketchbook tour out of it too, I suppose? HahaMost of the dried on dirt can be removed with an eraser, which I have started doing. However the splashes of muddy water and grass stains won't budge. I take this as a moment to pivot and readjust my intentions for using this sketchbook, rather than viewing it as something that has ruined my sketchbook. If you are curious this is the large square format Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook in sage green.❄️MEET THE ARTIST❄️Hello! I go by Daena (daenafae), and I hold pencils over paper for fun and to sate the inner art creature that won't let me do otherwise. I love to illustrate fantasy characters and creatures, alongside nature and animals. I share my art journey online as I self study and grow my skills and style. I also share the ups and downs of this, and how I overcome them.❄️MUSIC CREDIT❄️"Leaving Home" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#sketchbook #studiovlog #illustration #drawing #sketchbooktour
Layering watercolours ✍️ tiger in a fallen tree 🐅🌳 #watercolorpainting #animalpainting #tigerlovers Daenafae 2025-01-18 | A moment of the painting process for a tiger on a fallen tree. Even big cats like climbing trees 🙂↕️ I used only 2B pencil for the linework, which I'm enjoying lately for the softer look it lends to watercolour illustrations. You do sometimes have to be careful applying watercolour over graphite though, as some can be picked up and carried in the water which can cloudy up light washes. That seems to happen more or less in different pencils I've used and the 2B pencil held up well here.This was inspired by a trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park in 2024, where I saw tigers climbing huge logs lodged into the ground. I'm hoping to paint them from life next time if it doesn't rain the whole time 🫠
6 ART BOOKS I use for self studying and inspiration! Animals and Creature Design Edition Daenafae 2025-01-16 | Let's dive into three educational art books I use to study and three inspirational art books I use to inspire me for animals and creatures! I was about to film some of the painting process of a tiger illustration when I got distracted by an idea for a video, and since I already had the filming set up going I decided to roll with it haha. I have shared some of these in the past, but since this is focused on animal drawing and creature design there should be an interesting combination for you here. I use these books in my art practice to self study and keep me inspired (say no to art block 🙂↔️). If you're a beginner artist I hope this can help inspire you too! We all need different things to learn and grow, so find what works for you :)❄️TIMESTAMPS❄️00:00 Educational art books then Inspirational art books00:48 - Fundamentals of Creature Design by 3DTotal03:24 - The Weatherly Guide to Drawing Cats by Joe Weatherly10:50 - Animal Anatomy by W. Ellenberger14:01 - Sketching from the Imagination: Creatures & Monsters by 3DTotal16:56 - Iguana Bay 2.0 by Claire Wendling19:26 - Alnwick Parks Sketchbook by Peter Phillips❄️MUSIC CREDIT❄️"Unwritten Return" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0❄️DISCLAIMERS❄️All of the books shown in this video are shared for educational purposes.#artbooks #selfstudy #artinspiration
Adding whiskers to the tiger 🐅 #illustration #tigers #animalart #pencildrawing Daenafae 2025-01-04 | Starting off a new watercolour illustration with some graphite library. Just sticking to pencil lines for this one! I'm sure I'll share some of the painting process for this at some point. For now enjoy tiger whiskers 🐅 0.3 mm 2B pencil on hot pressed cotton watercolour paper
Everyday pencil case tour 2024/25! Prepare yourself for art supply rambling Daenafae 2025-01-02 | Touring my everyday essentials sketching pencil case. Woo that's a mouthful!I'm embracing the hibernation time of year between Christmas and New Years by sharing this art supplies tour as a cosy chat complete with dressing gown and tea ☕ There are some sketching classics for me, and also a few new additions to the kit for 2024. The main goal of this pencil case is to have some variety while reducing decision paralysis and any roadblocks to drawing. Get your sketchbook or drawing tablet out and squeeze in some drawing time while I ramble about art supplies!Thank you to the people who asked for this tour over on Instagram! 💜❄️TIMESTAMPS❄️00:00 - pencil case03:16 - erasers06:00 - pencils08:40 - ballpoint pens12:29 - inking pens14:29 - fun pens20:12 - what do you use?❄️MUSIC CREDIT❄️"Valse Gymnopedie" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0#sketchingideas #artsupplies #pencilcase
Carefully sketch a tiger 🙂↕️ scribble the stripes 🙂↕️ Daenafae 2024-12-21 | Trying out a new-to-me pencil in my sketchbook with a not new-to-me subject matter: tigers! 🐅 If you know me, you know I love animals and especially love cats big and small. So here's some moments of me sketching a tiger portrait, including carefully laying down the structure and then gradually getting more and more scribbly towards the end. It's those stripes 🥲Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbook Blackwing Natural pencil#animallover #bigcatswildlife #tigerart #animalsketching
How I incorporate traditional art into digital illustration Daenafae 2024-12-19 | Greetings 🌜 I absolutely love the feeling of pencils and pens on paper, and it's a part of the art process that brings me a lot of joy. Today I'm going to take you through how I incorporate my love of traditional drawing into my digital illustration process. Both by incorporating traditional elements into the process, but also by considering how parts of the digital process can reflect things I usually love to do in my traditional illustration work. You'll take a look into my sketchbook to see my concept thumbnail and rough drawing for a fantasy character based on the "veiled lady" fungi.❄️MATERIALS❄️Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbook PencilClip Studio Paint❄️TIMESTAMPS❄️00:00 - sketchbook ideation02:28 - digital process06:50 - each medium is a language07:22 - why?09:50 - digital to physical❄️MUSIC CREDIT❄️“Serene” - theCecile x Nycto x Isaak Wolf youtube.com/watch?v=TqVQS-ayMJk&t=0sSongs: Insouciant, Harmonic Melancholy, Motion Without Motion - Nycto
An hour and a half in my sketchbook | Finishing a forgotten sketch Daenafae 2024-11-30 | Is there a half finished sketch hiding away in your sketchbook pages? There is in mine, and I'm going to do something about it! Get comfy, and let's get our creative time in ✍️☕🍂SUPPLIES🍂Stillman and Birn Nova Grey SketchbookMicron finelinersKuretake Bitmoji brush pensWhite Gellyroll 08Copic markers: cool grey 03, 05, 07🍂WHO AM I?🍂Heya! I go by Daena online, and I'm an illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate animals, characters, and fantasy creatures in a mixture of mediums from traditional to digital. My traditional love is inked lines and watercolours for finished pieces, and my sketchbooking practice is mostly traditional media. I share my sketching practice, art studying journey, and illustration processes across platforms, as well as the realistic ups and downs of creativity in order to connect with (and hopefully help) others. I also love talking about and comparing art supplies so that inevitably pops up from time to time! 🍂SOCIALS🍂Find me at daenafae on IG and TT🍂MUSIC CREDIT🍂"Lost Time", "Magic Forest", "Mesmerize"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Sketching on toned paper || Coyote portrait #sketchbook #pensketching #animalart Daenafae 2024-11-21 | A moment of finishing off the last few details in my grey toned sketchbook ✍️Here I was drawing a coyote portrait in black and white ink with the addition of a couple grey copic markers.🍂WHO AM I?🍂Heya! I go by Daena online, and I'm an illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate animals, characters, and fantasy creatures in a mixture of mediums from traditional to digital. My traditional love is inked lines and watercolours for finished pieces, and my sketchbooking practice is mostly traditional media. I share my sketching practice, art studying journey, and illustration processes across platforms, as well as the realistic ups and downs of creativity in order to connect with (and hopefully help) others. I also love talking about and comparing art supplies so that inevitably pops up from time to time! 🍂SOCIALS🍂Find me at daenafae on IG and TT
A raven, some ink, and a splash of watercolour Daenafae 2024-11-16 | Welcome to another video where I put ink and paint on paper. Grab your favourite art supplies and join me for some creative time ☕✨ Yes I finally decided on the last colour for this palette, yay! It fits my current painting needs so well, I'm surprised I didn't go with it from the start haha. Today I'm illustrating a raven flying free, starting to untangle a ribbon and string. The concept was originally from one of my sketches earlier in the year, and I recently plucked it out of the pile to make into a finished piece.🍂WATERCOLOUR PIGMENTS USED🍂Prussian blue PB27Indanthrone blue PB60Yellow ochre PY42Nickel azo yellow PY150Quinacridone rose PV19Dioxazine violet PV23Brown red PBr25🍂WHO AM I?🍂Heya! I go by Daena online, and I'm an illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate animals, characters, and fantasy creatures in a mixture of mediums from traditional to digital. My traditional love is inked lines and watercolours for finished pieces, and my sketchbooking practice is mostly traditional media. I share my sketching practice, art studying journey, and illustration processes across platforms, as well as the realistic ups and downs of creativity in order to connect with (and hopefully help) others. I also love talking about and comparing art supplies so that inevitably pops up from time to time! 🍂SOCIALS🍂Find me at daenafae on IG and TT🍂MUSIC CREDIT🍂"Music for Manatees" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Testing palette changes by painting a bison calf! Watercolour palette 2024/25 Daenafae 2024-10-31 | Let's take a look at one of my oldest watercolour palettes, and see how I can change it to fit my current painting needs. I'll be using paint swatches and a test painting sketch to choose which pigments to switch out, and if I need to make any changes after that (spoilers, I do!) This palette needs to be able to handle the subjects I love to paint, such as animals, characters, and fantastical creatures. This first test painting of a bison calf tackles the first, and helps me figure out strengths and weaknesses of the pigments I've chosen. I say buffalo instead of bison a few times in the video due to a fluffy brain!Watercolour palettes can be an ever evolving thing in an art practice. As your tastes and experience changes, so too will your needs when it comes to pigments. Pigments can also change and go out of production as well. I've noticed that there is a level of need to balance consistency yet also adaptability when it comes to the materials I use for that reason.Grab your favourite art supplies and let's hang out for a bit while I play with pigments and paint a buffalo calf ☕🍂WHO AM I?🍂I go by Daena online, and I'm an illustrator based in the UK. I illustrate animals, characters, and fantasy creatures in a mixture of mediums from traditional to digital. My traditional love is inked lines and watercolours for finished pieces, and my sketchbooking practice is mostly traditional media. I share my sketching practice, art studying journey, and illustration processes across platforms, as well as the realistic ups and downs of creativity in order to connect with (and hopefully help) others. I also love talking about and comparing art supplies so that inevitably pops up from time to time! 🍂SOCIALS🍂Find me at daenafae on IG and TT🍂MUSIC CREDITS🍂"Leaving Home" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
An hour in my sketchbook Daenafae 2024-10-10 | Spooky season is upon us! Birds of prey have been on my sketching mind for the last few weeks, but that's turned to crows and ravens as we've entered into October. In today's sketchbook session I'm drawing ravens 🐦⬛I put together a long real time video for those of you who like a drawing companion as you create. I hope you enjoy ☕💜For those of you curious about the ending, we have two fledglings nesting by the house and they're learning to fly. They haven't quite figured it out yet. 🎃SUPPLIES🎃Royal Talens Art Creation sketchbook Blackwing matte pencil🎃TIMESTAMPS🎃00:00 - first impressions07:10 - you don't need fancy tools11:51 - healthy comparison19:45 - drawing textures23:21 - art plans27:37 - reference30:17 - music59:26 - something happens🎃MUSIC🎃"Anamalie", "Ether Vox", "Leaving Home", "Lost Time", "Silver Blue Light"Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
