A Day In Our Lives #5
Hey guys!
This week I decided to focus on a common winter activity that I know a lot of artists like to do. A lot of my art friends take up crocheting or knitting when it gets cold. This year for my family I am crocheting scarves. I have about twenty-five people on my list to make scarves for. I can make about one daily, so I am on a very strict schedule. I like to sit with my MacBook and just watch TV next to my snowy window. I am excited about the upcoming break. I like drawing these little windows in the back of the images because I feel like it gives the image more depth.
See you next week!
Marissa 
Chroma #6
It’s almost time for our 5 day break, before we get right into finals! I hope everyone will take some time to relax. In the mean time, I was able finish the WIP I posted last week, with this palette:
As mentioned in my last post, this illustration was based off of chīwěn (蚩吻), one of the nine sons of the Dragon King in traditional Chinese mythology. I wanted to add a very colorful background to match with the woman in the foreground, and I’m pretty satisfied with the results! This method of shading is something I’m less familiar with, but I always like trying different drawing styles.
Evolving Emotions: Surprise- Photography
Surprise! I’m a disfigured alien sent to mildly disturb and/or befuddle you!
LOG-016: (Two) Eye(s) in the Sky
KHEPRI-1B
SPECIES NO. [ 009 ]
ARTICLE ARVHIVED FROM [ MARIAH BERGGREN ]
ARTICLE NOTES:
[ These streamlined, omnivorous creatures seem to spend most of their time gliding and soaring at high altitudes in the atmosphere of Khepri-1b. Their body structure is rather unusual; they have three pairs of translucent, thin wings; two large, simple compound eyes — one dorsal and one ventral; a dorsal, ventral, and tail fin for flight stabilization and steering; a small beak-like mouth at the anterior. Most of its body is covered in fibrous hair- or feather-like material, which lightens in coloration from top to bottom. They are clumsy when grounded, only able to maneuver by pushing with its second pair of wings and its short, stiff tail. ]
Fable Friday: Naiads
This week I decided not the focus on one specific myth, but a group of mythological creatures: the Naiads. In Greek Mythology, Naiads are spirits/nymphs that preside over freshwater streams, rivers, etc. They are one of the three types of water nymphs. The other two are the Nereids and Oceanids. The Nereids are usually associated with the sea. Oceanids are associated with the oceans, and there are over three-thousand of them according to myth. Naiads are said to be the least helpful to humans compared to the others, often leading humans to get lost in swamps, and otherwise seeking revenge against their cheating lovers.
