I've been getting into the holiday spirit by posting my Christmas/wintry illustrations as an Advent Calendar over on my Instagram. As a greeting card designer it's no surprise that I have amassed quite a few Christmas designs and I thought this might be a good way to show some off. There might also be a few fresh ones that are just illustration thrown into the mix. I'm posting daily over on IG but I'll be posting them in batches over here for those who aren't on IG.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Advent Calendar: Days 1 thru 7 of my Christmas Illustrations
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Happy Mother' Day!
Happy Mother's day to all the mom's, and mother figures. We are who we are because of you.
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Hoppy Easter!
Hoppy Easter!! Happy Spring to my fellow creatives!
Here's hoping everyone finds a way to grow and bloom wherever they're planted.
Sunday, April 10, 2022
April: KidLitArtPostcard: Kazu
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Good Fortune Fortune Cookie
Recently I got an amazingly auspicious fortune from a fortune cookie. I should point out that these days an actual fortune in a fortune cookie seems to be rarity. Nowadays they're mainly pithy sayings or quotes like the early bird catches the worm or something about being diligent. Which may be true but really, I don't need a cookie to tell me that. So this was an exciting moment.
"Look for the dream that keeps coming back. It is your destiny"
Yup this fortune is a keeper and I'm taping it to my desk. Mind you, I do take these things with a grain of salt, but it's still nice to see when you have a picture book dummy out on submission with your agent and a grant application out as well as numerous other things out that you won't get a response to for awhile if ever. Never mind the projects you're currently keeping busy with to keep your mind off of everything as well as the real need to have something new to: submit, share, always keep moving forward. It's like the universe sending you a message that all your efforts may come to fruition one day. No harm in finding a positive sign among all the negative voices that makes you question your illustrator/author dreams.
Here's to all my creative friends ever working, illustrating, writing, submitting and promoting: Good Luck and may all your creative dreams come true.
Sunday, March 31, 2019
SCBWI Long Island March Newsletter Art
Winter Friends © Diana Ting Delosh Colored Art and digital |
Winter/Spring 2019 Kid LIT News Cover |
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Of Life and Dreams - MATS Boot Camp February
Of Life and Dreams © Diana Ting Delosh Mixed media: Ink, Pencil, Digital Mock Journal or Book Cover |
Here's one of my minis, Bunny Amongst the Lily of the Valley © Diana Ting Delosh Derwent Inktense Color Pencil Sketch |
Of Life and Dreams © Diana Ting Delosh Rough Pencil Sketch layout of journal / book cover. |
For more samples of my art check out my web portfolio at dianadelosh.com
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Art Process Experiments 4 - 6
Experiment No. 4A and 4B - Squirrel with Snowdrop: Semi Reverse Process
4A: Sketch. Watercolor. lines added with brush Scan. Add digital details.
4B: Sketch. Watercolor. Scan. Add all the lines and details digitally.
Sleeping Giraffe - Hate the colors. Had problems picking colors amongst other snafus. |
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Art Process Experiments 1 - 3
Experiment No. 1 - Old English Sheepdog: Reversed my process and No sketch.
Results: It felt daring working backwards. However, I can't imagine doing a whole piece this way. It does open up more possibilities. I like the less outlined look. I also like that I used less black lines and feel the gray lines give it a softer look.
Painted basic shapes with watercolors. Scan |
Added more shadows and lines with my Wacom tablet and Photoshop. |
Experiment No. 2 - Owl flying in a Pine Forest: The OWL only - Digital. NO sketch.
Experiment No. 3 - Squirrel: Oil Pastels. NO sketch.
I haven't used oil pastels since high school! Rediscovered why I stopped using them. |