Back on the Illustration Friday challenge! This week’s word: Underwater. I’m playing texture and depth in my digital work. Over the past few years I have been dedicated to the task of meeting some financial goals for my family. While I’m blessed to be illustrating and designing almost full time, I’ve put speed and efficiency […]
Illustration Friday – Underwater
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2013/10/illustration-friday-underwater/
Zoos and Libraries
Some of the exercises I do to keep my work fresh are to simply copy images out of books and magazines I might have laying about. I went to the library and raided the children’s section to give me a stack of fresh material to work from. Simply using the internet for reference tends to […]
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2010/02/animals/
Surprising Myself
I’ve learned that the most elemental part of creativity is surprising myself. Creativity means staying fascinated by what comes from my brush, and motivated by the curiosity I have in what may happen next. Some driving forces for my art are books and movies that inspire me. Even the occasional dinner recipe or interesting day […]
https://www.mandieanderson.com/2010/02/test-post/