Aikya

I have five commission slots currently available. Please note me if you are interested or have questions.I am offering animal portrait (upper body/face) or full body commissions in traditional media only. I use watercolors paints and watercolor pencils/prismacolor pencils with white gouache/waterproof ink for highlights.Paper size and type: 8.5X11 inch watercolor paper. I tape down the paper to prevent it from buckling due to exposure to water as I use lots of it to create the effects I am after. This takes away about ¼ inch around the entire piece of paper, so the actual colored image will not be a full 8.5X11 inches. You can request that...

Hello everyone! I wanted to touch base with everyone and ask some questions regarding productivity.I'm struggling with working full time and finding enough creative time to focus on my artwork. I am very grateful to have a good paying job in this day and age with full benefits, but I am struggling with balancing work, daily life routine, outdoor time, boyfriend, artwork, etc. My goal is to eventually become at least a part time artist, working around 20-30 hours on art a week when finances permit. My dream is to become an illustrator primarily focused on nature/fantasy subjects, but right now it is not an option, unless I find a way to bri...

:heart: Hello everyone, it's been a busy summer and I'm happy to say that I'm down to working one full time job again, with a significant raise so I can pay my bills much easier now. I don't really share much of my personal life here on DA, but as you can tell from my artwork I LOVE the outdoors and nature. I love where I live and plan on spending the last few weekends of summer outside before it gets cold. I was lucky enough to work a seasonal job at Garden of the Gods here where I live in Colorado Springs. Here is a website to the park: Garden of the Gods I worked as park safety patrol staff and LOVED IT. Because I was outside so much I...