Fearless Friday, Fantasy Owl
Happy Friday!
Fall is flying by…
I am having fun this month participating in the Doodlewash November Art Challenge
Drawing or painting something everyday from the prompt list
AND!
My 11 yr old grandson is doing it with me!!
We both had fun drawing owls and I want to share my process with you for this week’s Fearless Friday
This might look complicated at first, but when you break it down,
step by step and shape by shape
it becomes simple
Because my owl is symmetrical I opted to do him in pencil first so I could get the shapes right
When you’re drawing something symmetrical it helps if you turn your paper
this will help see it from a different perspective and help you get it equal
Once I was happy with the drawing I inked over it
with a waterproof .03 micron pen
I embellished the drawing as I went along with whatever designs popped into my head
When I had the basic shapes inked in I erased the pencil
I continued to embellish areas in a zentangle like style
Ok, now he’s ready for color
Using a watercolor brush pen I applied brown to the areas I wanted darkest on his wings
and then blended them out with a water brush pen
I continued to color in this fashion,
adding color and blending out
I also used colored pencils in some areas where I wanted solid color
and also for the background
“Fantasy Owl” 5″ x 8″ watercolor and colored pencil on mixed media paper
Juicy Details
materials:
Arteza Real Brush Pens set of 96
Master’s Touch mixed media sketch book/Hobby Lobby
I highly recommend this mixed media sketch book, Master’s Touch from Hobby Lobby. The paper is very thick and holds up well to watercolor and markers generally don’t bleed through, it’s very affordable at $6.99 for 60 pages and if you use the weekly 40% off coupon it’s really a bargain!
This fantasy owl flew over to Society 6 and landed on a few things too…
Fantasy Owl card here throw pillow here framed print here lucite box here
I highly recommend doing an art challenge
creating something from the daily prompts can take you out of your comfort zone
and make you try new subjects, techniques and improve your skills!
Be Fearless!!
🖋 🦉 🎨
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Meal Plan Monday Love Your Creativity What’s for Dinner?
Between Naps on the Porch, Make it Pretty Monday
Turn About Tuesday Celebrate Your Story, You’re the Star
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Full Plate Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Creatively Crafty Home Matters
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Jenna… so beautiful. I love owls as we have them in our backyard. Your painting is gorgeous! And your grandson is fabulous! How wonderful that he enjoys doing this with you! 🤎
I know, and he has kept up and only missed 1 day so far! Thanks Nancy! I have only seen an owl in my yard 1 time!
I really enjoy your tutorials Jenna. They give me an idea of the fun of this art. You are truly an amazing artist and this guy is a true work of art! I’m sure you enjoyed the time you spent with your grandson. Special……..
Thanks Emily! He got so interested watching me do drawings for Inktober, hmmm…it might have been the day I did the baseball glove 😂 that I told him he should do the Nov challenge with me. When he’s not here we text each other our drawings, so fun!
That fantasy owl sure does get around! I think he should fly into a deck of cards and take over as King!
ha ha, thank you Dorothy!
Jenna, how wonderful that your grandson and you are doing this together! Your fantasy owl is fabulous, love the color and detail! Happy Friday!
We are having a lot of fun with this, thanks Pam 🙂
It must be fun to know your grandson has inherited your artist Gene and draws with you. I love his owl.
thank you Nancy!
Oh, Jenna, your stunning owl made me smile. A great way to start the day! It must give you great joy to know your artistic talent has been passed down to your Grandson. What a special connection you will always have with him.
Thank you Rosie, we are having a lot of fun with this!
Adorable. Thanks for showing how your work was created.
Sure, thanks Laura Kate!
Your Fantasy Owl turned out great, Jenna, and so did your grandson’s!
thanks Kitty!
I love both owls. 💚 That’s wonderful that your grandson is creating art with you. Great step by step tutorial. 👍😊
thanks Patty Anne, I am surprised at how well he is keeping up with the daily prompts and drawing things other than his favorite airplanes and battleships 🙂
Hi Jenna, I so LOVE your owl!! It turned out amazing! 💗
I’m enjoying seeing you and your grandson’s art on IG too! 😍
Thank you Jill! Funny thing is he’s pushing me, he’ll text me with his daily drawing and ask to see mine, so I have to be sure I’ve done it!! I’m thinking about getting CC involved too, even though she’s only 6, she loves loves to draw, paint and color….Maybe in January
Your fantasy owl is such a hoot Jenna! LOVE him and your grandson is quite the budding artist too! ♥
Thanks Mary, Mr. Owl is quite popular 🙂
What an awesome activity for you and your grandson. Your owl is adorable! I appreciate the tutorial. Pinning.
Michelle
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Thank you Michelle, we are having fun doing the challenge and now his younger brother, 7 is doing it too!
Loved doing the fearless owl. Thank you for sharing. These instructions were SUPER easy to follow!
Oh thank you for the feedback, so glad you had fun!