sewing project // frozen // anna's coronation dress

Hey everyone!

   I know I haven't been posting much, hence this update post...

   I don't know if I've ever told you, but Willow and I have been taking sewing lessons for a while now, and we've finally come to the point where we can sew princess dresses (with much assistance, of course).

   Originally, I wanted to do Cinderella's dress from the new movie, but Willow wanted to do Belle's dress at the same time, and seeing that we still haven't got a good look at it in the trailers, we though it would be better to wait and do them together.

   Anna's coronation dress is going to be a tough one, especially compared to Elsa's coronation dress, which Willow is doing. There's a thousand patterns on the skirt. I'm sure mine will take much longer than hers to complete.

   At the moment, I am working on her bustier, which is velveteen. I have all of the fabric, and have cut out most of the applique.

Pattern wise, I'm using this Simplicity pattern for adults.

Look at that. Just look at all of those designs on her skirt.

Groan...

I have a bad feeling about this (jinx!).

Sincerely,

Darrion

may the fourth be with you // revenge of the fifth // star wars fanart // pen

   Hey everyone, and may the fourth be with you all! :) And... you know, if you're a Sith, the fifth is your day of revenge, I guess.

   Yes, it's fandom time. The wordplay in May is two days all for the Star Wars fandom to pull on their Wookie T-shirts and do their hair up in Rey buns. And for me, it's time for the fanart to begin.

I did this in my new (and third) sketchbook, which is a mixed media 9'' by 12''.

supplies:

white gel pen

red sharpie

thin black sharpie

thick black sharpie

black prismacolor brushpen

 red scholar (prismacolor) brushmarker

blue copic brushmarker (BG02)

Hope you all had a great May fourth and fifth, and may the force be with you all!

Sincerely,

Darrion

ninjago cole fanart // pencil, pen, watercolor

hey guys!

first off, we're gonna try and make this post a quick one, so here we go... 

this is cole from the ninjago tv series, and this sketch illustrates how i put the proverbial cherry on the cake to finish off a sketch.

a simple sketch... nothing special, tucked in the corner of my sketchbook

framed with a green rectangle of cheap coloring pens

lined with a dark green le pen and a few details added to his face in pencil

quick wash of watercolor over the green to smooth it out

finished

if you've got a special way to finish off a sketch, let me know in the comments!

i'd love to hear it and try it out :)

sincerely,

darrion

3 marker challenge // colored pens

Whew, finally, some art's come back on here.

   Okay, let's dive right into this...

   I've been watching a lot of artists on Youtube, including Drawing Wiff Waffles, Love Teacup Kisses, and Doodle Date. The last two have done videos on the 3 marker challenge, so I'm giving it a shot :)

   If you don't know how it works, the 3 marker challenge is when you randomly pick three colored markers (not including the lineart pen) and color a sketch with only those three.

   I got a bright blue Copic (BG02), a regular old grey pen, and olive green. Originally I got a different blue, but then I decided that there might not be enough ink in it to use it on this sketch, so I picked again and got one of my two Copic markers.

   I sketched this out and finished off the lineart before I picked the colors so that wouldn't influence what I drew. Overall, I like the way she turned out, and I loved the colors, too :)

I'd love to see your sketches if you end up doing the challenge!

Let me know in the comments :)

Sincerely,
Darrion

trip to the lego store // photography

   Hey guys! It's me again, and I'm going to share with you one (only one, mind you) of my childhood obsessions.

   Yep, the toys for boys! The bucket of bricks I inherited from my older brother when he moved out drove me into a world of buildable fun.

   My favorite sets were Star Wars, the biggest of my collection. I'll have to show you sometime. I've got a bunch... but, quick tip, don't get the retired Endor Base set. It falls apart and will make the cheese slid off your cracker.

   I also really like the Ninjago sets, as well as their movie and TV show. But no spoilers, I've only gotten as far as the tournament of elements!

   The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit sets are also really great. I love my Hobbit Hole :) Not to  mention my wisdom (oh glory, there goes my ego again) in saving up my VIP points for the big purchase.

   Anyway, while my sister was checking out the American Girl Store (check out her blog with many of the photos taken by myself here), I raced over to the Lego store to get a few pictures.

   But dude, whoever sets up this whole display thing should really rethink their scheme! It was hard to get any good pictures, and even with major editing, most of them didn't turn out at all.

Quick note... these pictures are rather old, so the sets displayed are outdated.

One of the Ninjago sets on display, with Lloyd in his... elemental car... thing...

One of Chen's sets

Kai, Master of Fire key-chain

Smaug the Terrible, chiefest and greatest calamity of our age

Fili mini figure with an adorable expression. Yay! Let's go kill a dragon with hugs and flowers!

Terrified Bilbo (as usual)

Kili doing nothing helpful with a dramatic face (as usual)

And the Jurassic World sets! I loved the movie, and am pretty excited about the sets. The only setback is that they're a bit too expensive for my taste, and that Claire's stubby Lego legs aren't high-heeled. Humph.

Adorable Mini Cooper! I wish they had made it red, though.

Aw! I spotted this minifigure proposal. So adorable.

Out for a movie date in one of the displays!

Pick-a-Brick brick holes

I love that they're doing this, it's super fun to just pick the bricks you want.

Tiny round pieces

Thanks for visiting, friend! Come back soon!

Sincerely,
Darrion

P.S., comment below with your favorite childhood toy, Lego or not! I'd love to hear 'em :)