And WOW HELLO, loads of new folks here since the last time I checked in! I'm Katie/Rowkey, hopping around the US and trying to find my place in the illustration world- currently doing a mixed bag of freelance work and convention dealing. Around here you'll probably see me yelling about mushrooms, cemeteries, orcs, and fountain pen inks. 👍
Lil badge completed at the con- the commissioner and I had a delightful conversation regarding his work with Californian archeology/biology and how he wanted CA-specific species (CA newt and blue oak). Love love LOVE bringing stuff like this to life!
A few months ago I made ink out of the hulls of the black walnut trees out back- had been meaning to try it for years! A few monster blobs with a Brause 66ef nib (which felt really, really nice to use)
"I wasn't expecting that."
Christmas turtle for all of you! Have a good one. :D
inally posting this here- ‘King of Trametes’, a fungi-mimic dragon created for issue 9 of 3DTotal’s GRAPHITE magazine. Alongside it, I wrote an in-depth article regarding my process and supplies! :D
Explored an art supply shop in Colorado with @Weavrr and found strange little water soluble pencils called Derwent Graphitints. I'm gonna do some DAMAGE with these. 8) (pardon the buckling!)
Faux stained glass conbadge shenanigans!
Drawing critters you might find under logs. twitter.com/sherowkey + katiethierolf.com