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March 2016 1 Hr Illustration-a-day Challenge

I've challenged myself to take up to 1 hr each day to create an illustration during the month of March. These may be on paper or on the computer. The goal is frequency and exploration; to get better at using tools and skills I haven't had much cause to use over the last several years doing graphic design. I have also challenged myself to complete all illustrations without referencing any other images. The purpose of this restriction is to see what comes out of my imagination; get a sense of my own artistic voice (as opposed to mimicking or being influenced by the stye of others).
 
Note: All the photos of the illustrations on paper are quick snapshots I took with my phone. I plan to replace them with higher quality photos.
Day 1: Fish
Photoshop, Wet Media Brushes
Day 2: Hockey Bear
Prismacolor Pencils, Paper
Day 3: Windy Weather
Watercolor Paint, Paper
Day 4: Crazy Cat
Watercolor, Archival Ink Pen, Paper
Day 5: Fantasy Landscape
Prismacolor Pencils, Paper
Day 6: Elephant March
Pencil, Paper
Day 7: Peek-A-Boo
Watercolor, Paper
Day 8: Twisting Vines
Photoshop, Cintiq
This image is unfunished bc I bit off more than I could chew under the challenge restrictions. The concept was just too complex for the 1 hour challenge time limit. Also, I got too wrapped up in the details and lost site of the time. Still happy with the look of the parts I completed. May finish it at a later date.
Day 9: Signs of Spring
Prismacolor Pencils, Paper
Day 10: Grumpy Duck
Watercolor Paint, Archival Ink Pen, Paper
Day 11: Self-Satisfied Man
Archival Ink Pen, Prismacolor Marker, Paper
Day 12: Monster Lookin' Guilty
Adobe Illustrator, Blob Brush Tool
Day 13: Buzzing Bee.
Prismacolor Markers, Archival Ink Pen, Pencil, Paper.
Day 14: Playing in the Mud
Prismacolor Pencils, Pencils, Paper
Day 15: Creeping Nightmares
Archival Ink Pen, Paper.
Day 16: Anxiety Pangs
Archival Ink Pen, Prismacolor Markers, Paper.
Day 17: Sunny Days
Watercolor, Paper
Day 18: Road to Nowhere
Adobe Illustrator, Cintiq.
Day 19 & 20: Duet
Prismacolor Pencils, Paper.
Day 21: New Friends
Photoshop, Cintiq.
I was unable to complete this image within the 1 hour challenge time limit. May finish it at a later date.
Day 22: Hi
Pencil, Paper
Day 23: Hair Doodle
Archival ink pen, paper.
Day 24: House Guest
Archival Ink Pen, Prismacolor Markers, Paper
Day 25: Nope
Prismacolor Pencils, Paper.
Day 26: Bubble Lobster
Watercolor, paper.
Day 27: Easter Cannibalism
Prismcolor Pencils, Pencil, Paper
Day 28: Outdoor Living
Adobe Illustrator, Cintiq
I started coloring it in but ran out of time. Also, I may prefer it in B&W, so I included both versions.
Day 29: Where to Focus?
Pencil, Paper.
Day 30: Back into the Barrel
Prismacolor Markers, Paper
Day 31: Friends
Watercolor, paper.
March 2016 1 Hr Illustration-a-day Challenge
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March 2016 1 Hr Illustration-a-day Challenge

In March 2016,I challenged myself to take up to 1 hr each day to create an illustration. These could be on paper or on the computer. The goal was Read More

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