mel ell:
Sketcho and light coloring from a #figuredrawing session back at the Conservatory in Georgetown #gouache #colerase #digicolors #whoneedsshieldswhenyoicandual-wield?
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Bizarro #jigglypuff #graffiti found in #caphill #seattle #pokemon #streetart #cartoonnoses
mel ell:
Another delightful Sunday drawing session (costumed #figuredrawing) with model Emily @ateliercoffee :). All the crazy lines, colors, and textures of costumes feel really intense after basic figure stuff, happily durdling along trying to figure those out!
mel ell:
Costumed #figuredrawing of Jade Cheung @AtelierCoffeeCompany was so much fuuuuun! Hella excited to find regular costumed model sessions :D #colerase #gouache #art #painting #sketch
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Question1: where'd you get that amazing child-sized #spiderman #couch? Question2: how could you bring yourself to dump this treasure in a business park near Renton? #sweetcouchbrah #Spider-man #whyyougottabelikethat #poorlifedecisions
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"Sam and Max: Hit Fury Road" Very likely the most niche piece of fanart I've made (I hope the Venn diagram of people who know both these things is more than the 1.5 I know in person) :). But man do I love Sam and Max--the original is one of the reasons I
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Rats! I forgot to snap the final of this "Dapper (veloci)Raptor"....here's the WIP shot. most notably the final version had Pangaea painted onto the globe :) (but not pictured here. Sigh) #art #dinosaur #raptor #painting #gouache on #birch. Painted fo
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Janet (25 min pose). Part of me wants to try for much looser line work and shapes, the other wants to be super literal about proportion. Hopefully I can eventually tell the latter to go away at least for a little while :) oh figure drawing I missed you!
mel ell:
First time in a long time doing Sunday morning figure drawing. It's a very meditative experience to try to get your hands to recreate what your brain perceives. I love the excuse to stare at faces and bodies and wonder about how they relate to the peopl
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Gray skies, magpie songs, and #springtime grasses swaying under strong winds on top of #SteamboatRock in #WashingtonState overlooking the #ColumbiaRiver and the #Devil'sPunchbowl (for reals its name). Looking down from the tall cliff sides makes you feel
mel ell:
Shrubby meadows, big dusk clouds, early #springtime #wildflowers looking over the top of #SteamboatRock in #WashingtonState. Note to hikers, trails on top of the rock are not clearly marked, easy to get lost on the deceptively large top! Thanks @WTA_hik
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Casual #hike around #GoldCreekPond near #Snoqualmie with @mainshawn....snow on the ground (with beaver tracks!) with gorgeous #WashingtonState springtime #nature colors. Thanks @WTA_hikers for the great rec!
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Celebrating a late, great night of lab data analysis making some #valentinesday themed #noveltybakedgoods ... Anatomical heart white chocolate hollow shells with red sprinkle veins filled with homemade strawberry sauce blood and #cheesecake filling. Obli
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Printed (from Thingiverse), painted a little snowy winter birdhouse for Mom (<-- out there in not-so-snowy Florida) <3 #birdhouse #3dp #Thingiverse
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#ABS test prints for funsies and some #CAD practice. Clockwise from top left: Modron, Bulbasaur, squirrel with nunchucks token, automaton progress, birdhouse with internal lighting uh, #ModronMondays ? #3dp #3dprinting stl files made in Solidworks CA
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Mom: so, I got you these light up Legos, but we could always give them to your little nephew if you don't-- Me: NO. BEST. <3! (Seriously these are Awesome. Power base can light up to four different contiguous structures...all different color modular par
