0 Doodle 4 Google

Hello!

Now the winner for the doodle 4 google competition (Canadian, of course) is up! I competed in this competition, too, but I didn't get anything. However, I do think the winning doodle of the contest is very nice. Here it is! You can also find it on the homepage of google.


This year's theme is inventions, and the creator of the winning doodle is Cindy Tang, from Dr. Norman Bethune C.I. in Toronto, in grade 12. Her drawing is called "Sea Telescope." It is supposed to be a telescope that can see all the way to the bottom of the ocean, which, according to her, we've only uncovered five percent of. Here is Cindy's description of the doodle.

"I would invent a telescope that would show us the depth of the sea (all of it). I've heard we've discovered less than five percent of the ocean with 95 per cent still left unseen by human eyes."

I personally have a great fascination with marine animals, since that is, really, where we come from. Naturally, this doodle was intriguing to me. I do love the brilliant colours, and the cute fish. I especially think the way the letters of google were modified is very clever. This design is amazing.

To read more about the winning doodle, go here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/cindy-tang-s-sea-telescope-wins-doodle-4-google-canada-contest-1.2549879

Thanks 4 reading this!

0 Project of the Week 1- Patterned Bookmark

Hey, people!

I've decided to start a periodic post called the "Project of the Week." I'll be posting a new project idea on a weekly basis. Here's a bookmark I actually made a while ago.



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The inspiration of my bookmark actually came from my backpack. I loved how random the plaid patterns were, and how the whole theme was based on rectangles. If you don't know, my favourite shapes are rectangles. They add an urban feel to everything. I especially liked to look at the polka dots, and the various designs inside the rectangles. I decided that I wanted to recreate something like my backpack, except, with more colour.

Hence the design of my bookmark. Since I didn't feel like doing a whole page, I just cropped a section. I did what I could with the rectangles. Although it turned out very different from the original backpack design, it looked pretty cool to me. I used thick and thin sharpie, sparkly yellow gel pen, purple gel pen, and pink gel pen. Long after I completed this bookmarks, I suddenly decided to add the silver and gold swirls of dots.

I glued my bookmark to a piece of green bristol board, to give it a hard back. As an afterthought, I hole punched the middle to attach a string of beads. And tada! There's my bookmark.

You don't have to use this design, but whatever patterns you see, on a backpack, binder, maybe even the wallpaper, can be some really nice inspiration for a project. When you're not sure how to express that pattern, you can always do a bookmark!

With love,

1 iPad Art

Hey, all!

Have you ever heard of drawing on iPads? Well, now you have. There are many great ordinary apps out there for your iPad. Some apps are free, and others are paid. A few professional apps I really want to get some day are Auryn Ink, Procreate, and Art Set, but that's for the next time I get an iTunes gift card. However, out of the free apps I have tried, I believe these are my favourites.

1.Doodle Paper HD
Doodle paper is officially my favourite iPad art app. It includes pencil, pen, calligraphy pen, marker, watercolour, and eraser. There an undo button, which is useful if your hand slips. You can also 'play' your drawing, stroke by stroke. It's great, so download it!
http://www.iosnoops.com/2013/05/29/doodle-paper-hd-new-app/








This is a black and white apple I did. I also sketched a coloured one, but unfortunately, it would not load.

         

                   

2. iPastels
This is a detailed pastel app, and includes chalky, smooth, and bold pastels. There are six different sizes to choose from. There are also options such as smudging with your finger (very realistic), smudging with a cotton swab, and simply erasing the pastel. Lots of colours and an undo button! http://www.iosnoops.com/appinfo/ipastels-for-ipad/489302558













This apple didn't turn out the greatest; at least, not with the shadow. I'll have to work on it.







3. Bamboo PaperThis app is really simple, and doesn't have more than pen, highlighter, and marker. Each of these have three different thicknesses, which are really just small, medium, and large. It's more of a doodle tool than something for fine art. You can also take notes easily here. Go to http://www.iosnoops.com/appinfo/bamboo-paper-notebook-for-ipad/443131313






Here's a quick doodle I did on Bamboo Paper. It isn't really my best artwork or anything, but it looks cute.

Hope you guys all get one of these apps!

0 Hello, World!

Hello, everyone!

I'm just a regular art girl who wants to share some creativity with the world. This is the first blog I've ever tried to write. I'm going to be putting some of my art ideas into this blog.

On this blog, you'll find most of my projects recorded, as well as some insight into drawing apps, materials, and those types of art mediums! This site is going to help me keep track of what I've done, and (hopefully) inspire others, too.
I really honestly hope that this blog is successful, and helps many others find their own creative spark inside them.

Thanks for reading this, world!