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The idea for this print came to me late at night, looking out on the dark forest behind my house, and so I called it the Dark Dreams colorway. Most days on the west coast the ocean is more silver than blue, and this print conveys the feeling of the mist rolling down the hills and over that shimmery icy water.
See the Dark dreams print on the artist collective website Red Bubble in my jesschampagne section.
In 2021 I was I had the privilege of participating in the promotion of the Capital Regional Districts new exploration of using iNaturalist to encourage community awareness about biodiversity as part of the Environmental Protection department. This was also the first time that were able to use instagram to it’s full potential, by using not only instagram and Facebook, but instagram stories as well.
Note: This was part of my work as part of the capital regional district (the regional government in southern Vancouver Island). To view other corporate items, view my graphic design portfolio.
If you're at all like me, you might find portrait painting a little intimidating.
This rainbow skin tutorial feels more accessible to the beginner portrait artist because the goal isn't really accurate colors and values. The effect is a little wistful, ethereal and sometimes somber.
A fun pairing with these colorful portraits are Prismacolor Color-ase pencils. I like red, vermillion, purple or lavender.
Red
Yellow (or Peach)
Blue/Purple
Green
You can find a good speed paint of rainbow skin at the following: Rainbow Skin Class!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8NSeJnajs8
You can find a full, short tutorial on Skillshare: Rainbow Skin - How to Create Colorful, Confident Skin Tones in Watercolor
(Note, this is not a sponsored post. I am receiving nothing from Skillshare!)
