Thanks very much to everyone who has subscribed to the Miraculous Mosquito You Tube Channel. There are almost 1000 subscribers! That's exciting! I have also been working on a few different videos which are almost ready to publish, so if you haven't already subscribed, now would be a good time to. Every time someone subscribes, You Tube emails me and lets me know, and I usually go and check out their channel as well. It's always a nice morning when I open my inbox and out jump a whole lot of new subscribers!
Thanks also for all the great comments and feedback on the videos, it is always encouraging and gives me the motivation to do more drawing and recording. A video takes a while to edit and upload, but it is always worth it when I get all those nice comments and I can see that you have enjoyed what I made. I can't wait to click on that 'upload' button, and wait impatiently for it to finish. It is also nice to hear from other people who like drawing, painting and creating. I always rush to get all my other jobs done around the house etc, because when I have finished, I reward myself by working at my favourite job...the world of Miraculous Mosquito! It is so exciting to share my art with all of you, and be inspired by all the amazing things that you make too. I hope you continue to join me and enjoy my creations, and spread the word about my blog and channel. You can also catch me at a few other different places, such as Pinterest, Twitter, and Facebook (Links on the left sidebar).
Stay tuned, more exciting things coming soon!
Thanks again,
Luv From...
PS: Does anyone have any ideas about what I should do to celebrate if I reach 1000 subscribers? Let me know in the comments below!
Building up layers is a great way to give perspective to your artwork. Make the top layers bigger than the bottom ones, and voila! You have instant perspective...because we all know that things look smaller as they get further away.
My 5 year old daughter and 3 year old son were mesmerised by the idea that things look smaller far away but are really the same size as the same object close up. I guess it is something we understand but take for granted as grown ups.
Anyway, here is a Dangerous Doodle tutorial for you called 'Over and Under'. I have made it fairly simple, but you could easily embellish this with more shading, colours, and patterns to make it your own. The sky is the limit!
Join the Dangerous Doodles Flickr Group.
How can this be a dangerous doodle, I hear you ask? Well just be careful not to get caught up in those vines or fall through the spaces as you draw...doodling can be a risky business, you know!
I can't wait to see what you come up with! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss the next tutorial, and please share this article with all your doodler friends :)
Send me your doodles at miraculousmosquito (at) gmail (dot) com.
Have fun!
Regards,
P.S: (You are welcome to use the 'Dangerous Doodle' pattern designs in any of your own creations, as I have provided them for free, however I would really appreciate it if you have the chance to link back to my articles so that others could share the doodly fun! Thanks :))
Well to be exact, these doodles are not exactly dangerous, but we all love a bit of alliteration now and again, don't we? I had to think of something dramatic to get your attention!
This first video might not be dangerous, but don't eat too much before you watch it...there are a lot of wavy lines. Hence the name 'Sea Sick'.
Some of my YouTube subscribers have commented that my drawing videos are a tad too fast for them to follow, so I have come up with a series of pattern drawing tutorial videos which are a bit more simple and straight to the point. That way people can use the designs to adapt to their own artwork, and whatever shapes they want to fill.
I have named them my 'Dangerous Doodles' Pattern tutorial series, and I hope you like them. Let me know what you think in the comments below this post, or under the video itself on YouTube.
If you would like to have a go at drawing these patterns yourself, don't forget to use the pause button if you want more time to think about each line and shape before you put it down on paper. Don't get too caught up in trying to make your drawing look exactly like mine. The idea is that you express the lines and shapes in your own way. After all, we all think differently and hold our pens differently, so no two drawings are ever going to turn out the same...that's what makes art so interesting! Just relax, go with the flow, and overall make sure that you enjoy what you are doing.
Use different colours and materials. You don't have to stick with ink. Try a thin paintbrush with some different coloured inks, coloured pencils, aquarelles (water colour pencils), or whatever takes your fancy.
Made a mistake? Fantastic! There is no such thing as a mistake in this sort of drawing, in fact mistakes are a great way to come up with a new pattern or idea for another artwork. Just draw around or over it and turn it into a masterpiece. After all, no one will ever know that it was a mistake except you....shhh!
I have so many more ideas for these tutorials, and have already recorded about eight of them so far, I just have to edit them, and hey presto! So make sure you subscribe to my blog and youtube channel so you don't miss a thing.
If you use any of the patterns in your artwork, I would love to see it, and maybe post it on this blog to inspire others. You can send it to me at miraculousmosquito (at) gmail (dot) com.
Have a great day (or night, depending on where you are on the Earth!)
Regards,
P.S: (You are welcome to use the 'Dangerous Doodle' pattern designs in any of your own creations, as I have provided them for free, however I would really appreciate it if you have the chance to link back to my articles so that others could share the doodly fun! Thanks :))
