Zodiac Series-- #2 Aquarius

Yeah, it's been a little bit longer than I wanted in getting this post up. But real life does not stick to a schedule not matter how hard I lecture it. The Zodiac series, however, is still on schedule-sort of, kinda.

Next in line is the 11th sign of the Zodiac. Aquarius is associated with the second month of the year. Those born between January21st and February19th are Aquarius--insert the same caveat mentioned in Capricorn's posting. As far as I can gather, Aquarius is know as variously as the "water bearer" or the "cup bearer." Either way, it's
never made a whole lot of sense to me that Aquarius is often depicted spilling the very water she is meant to bear. So I made sure my version of Aquarius isn't wasting any.

She was created in Illustrator. If anyone is interested in any of the details of how Aquarius was drawn (or colored), just write a comment. If there is enough interest, I'll write a tutorial. Or if you have any constructive criticism, feel free to leave a comment as well. As always, I am open to honest critiques

Once again, thank you for looking at my post. I already have the sketches for Pisces mostly complete, and I have a good start on Leo as well. Aries, however, is being true to it's namesake and being a bit difficult. I shall persevere, and I will not bow to defeat at the hands--or horns--of a hard headed astral ram. I look forward to revealing how it all come out in the end.

Thank you for looking at my page.

Later,
NoNo

Comments

How to Draw an Adorable Vector Frog in Illustrator

Hi, and welcome to NoNotopia! I'm sooooo happy you've stopped by. Today I'm going to show you how I drew this adorable little guy in Adobe Illustrator. It's most comical that I'm declaring that he's adorable, because in real life I'm less than enamored of frogs to say the very least. But. I digress. So, back to the point . . . . . This tutorial is for anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of AI. It can be completed easily using only a mouse. For those of you just starting out the perceived expense of beginning graphic work can be a bit daunting. I suggest you do NOT let this sway you. Please, follow along as we take it step by step (or should I say as we take tiny hops) to a completed piece. Back on topic . . . This is Hoppy G. Frog. He was created using very basic Illustrator tools. mostly the Ellipse tool ( L ) a bit of the Line Segment tool ( \ ) the Shape Builder tool ( Shift + M ) This is the first part of a 2 part tutorial.

Zodiac Series-- #1 Capricornus

So, Inspiration has struck once again. I've decided to make an image for each month's Zodiac. This little jewel is the first in the intended series--Capricorn. This image was created in Illustrator. According to Wikipedia , Capricornus is a "feint" constellation. However, this does not seem to affect the mythologies associated with it. Apparently, they've been floating around since about 1000 BC. Capricorn is the 10th sign of the Zodiac, but it is associated with the first month of the year. Those born between December 21st and January 19th are Capricorns--if you ignore the whole 13th Zodiac Sign that broke the new last year. If anyone is interested in any of the details of how Capricorn was drawn (or colored), just write a comment. If there is enough interest, I'll write a tutorial. (Please view my previous post for my itty-bitty disclaimer) Once again, thank you for looking at my post. I hope to show more of my Zodiac Series in the

When I'm Feeling Blue . . .

So, I'm in a blue work state of mind. Who could blame me though? Blue is my favorite color When I'm feeling blue, all I have to do is break open the sketch book, and then it's off to Illustrator I go. Not really the ending you thought? I'm sure my college professors are all falling out of their chairs as I type this, too. It was a serious struggle to get me to sketch back then. I think I'd break out in to hives and hyperventilate, whenever I was asked (asked = ordered) to sketch something. I needed an hour or so to pout before I could put pencil to paper. Oh, those were the days. Now, back to the subject at hand . . . OK. Enough of the cheesy song innuendos. This little menacing creation is called "Sinister". Although, I'm not too sure she's really all that scary. I seem to have a real challenge when it comes to producing truly scary work. I'm marginally curious what a shrink would make of that. Oh well, I digress . . . T

NoNotopia

Search This Blog