“I used to use a lot of ink and watercolor,” remarked Lock in an interview with Catapult, “then I felt like I’d reached a dead-end with how far I could take the media.” It was while studying at the Cambridge School of Art that she began experimenting with different media within different projects.

“When I was working on Angela Carter’s short story ‘The Erl King,’ I came across this way of working by accident,” she admits, “as I tried to get some of the feeling from the story into the mark-making with the colored pencils.” Her pencils of choice? Faber-Castell polychromos which she uses generously. “I think my style has developed since then, but I still try to carry that emotive mark-making with me on different projects,” says Lock.

Each piece begins with research and some sketches. Once the final sketch has been chosen (by either Lock or her commercial client), she moves onto the final piece. “Sometimes I start with a loose, faint sketch, and then go on to draw the final on top,” she notes. “Sometimes I just start with a blank piece of paper and work from there.” But whatever she does, she’s sure to add a punch of color.

Take a look for yourself:

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Aside from illustrating and writing, Foster-Wilson also runs an Etsy store, where she sells delightful merch that includes greeting cards, pin badges, and hand screen-printed scarves, all adorned with her illustrations and designs.

“The nice thing about hand-printed goods is that they have a unique touch and each print is ever so slightly different, a work of art in itself,” she relayed on her website. “The hand that made the print can be seen in the outcome and keeping that quality is a nod to the printing days of yesteryear, before machine printed goods and mass manufacture.”

According to Foster-Wilson, her approach to art-making is messy. “I used to spend so much time procrastinating, but now I just start and see where it goes, especially with my drawing,” she shared her process with the Etsy Blog. “Just make a mess, and see what gems you can find inside. That’s my approach.”

And since having children, inspiration comes relatively easy for her. “Their little imaginations are such a good source of inspiration—they make up stories about twigs and things,” she says. Follow her illustrated adventures on Instagram.

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Trained as a ballet dancer, her interest in the way the human body moves is apparent throughout her illustrations, which tend to center around women and dancers. “Being a dancer gives you a kind of fluency in another language, in what parts of the body you emphasize, how they look, ways that they move,” she explained in an interview with CreativeFluff Magazine.

As such, she tends to incorporate hyperextended legs and arched feet in full-body positions. “Being surrounded by that for so many years really shaped my view of bodies and proportions,” she admits. “Probably in a very unnatural way!”

Her artistic style very much fluid, she’s inspired by anything from graphic novels to classical portraiture.“I really love a lot of engraving-style work, the old detailed plates, and I’ve gone back to that influence lately,” she says, adding that she “definitely went through a lot of phases,” when it comes to her illustrations.

We’re excited to see where she’s headed.

The post Part Dancer-Part Illustrator and 100% Creative: Follow Sarah Hartman appeared first on TettyBetty.

“At the heart of my YouTube channel is the idea that making the artifacts of our everyday life, things like cookies, calendars or greeting cards, into things of beauty is an important task,” she writes on her website. “It’s uplifting. First, because the process of creativity is so wonderful, and second because it’s just lovely to be surrounded by lovely things.”

Working from her home in Prince Edward Island she makes art tutorials that are both soothing and inspirational. “I’ve tried my best to make my channel a calm, inspirational space where you can approach the basics of drawing, watercolor painting, journaling, and many other crafts,” she says. “There are so many benefits to everyday creativity, so I hope you’ll grab a paintbrush and join me. Because creativity is play, anyone can do it!”

And you don’t have to be a master of arts and crafts to play along. “I think we have so much to gain by investing in our lives in a creative and artistic way,” says Campbell. “So let’s make our own hand-lettered cards, knit our own hats and bake a gorgeous birthday cake for a loved one. I know we can do it.”

All aboard!

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“I used to use a lot of ink and watercolor,” remarked Lock in an interview with Catapult, “then I felt like I’d reached a dead-end with how far I could take the media.” It was while studying at the Cambridge School of Art that she began experimenting with different media within different projects.

“When I was working on Angela Carter’s short story ‘The Erl King,’ I came across this way of working by accident,” she admits, “as I tried to get some of the feeling from the story into the mark-making with the colored pencils.” Her pencils of choice? Faber-Castell polychromos which she uses generously. “I think my style has developed since then, but I still try to carry that emotive mark-making with me on different projects,” says Lock.

Each piece begins with research and some sketches. Once the final sketch has been chosen (by either Lock or her commercial client), she moves onto the final piece. “Sometimes I start with a loose, faint sketch, and then go on to draw the final on top,” she notes. “Sometimes I just start with a blank piece of paper and work from there.” But whatever she does, she’s sure to add a punch of color.

Take a look for yourself:

The post Hannah Lock Has a Passion for Color appeared first on TettyBetty.

Aside from illustrating and writing, Foster-Wilson also runs an Etsy store, where she sells delightful merch that includes greeting cards, pin badges, and hand screen-printed scarves, all adorned with her illustrations and designs.

“The nice thing about hand-printed goods is that they have a unique touch and each print is ever so slightly different, a work of art in itself,” she relayed on her website. “The hand that made the print can be seen in the outcome and keeping that quality is a nod to the printing days of yesteryear, before machine printed goods and mass manufacture.”

According to Foster-Wilson, her approach to art-making is messy. “I used to spend so much time procrastinating, but now I just start and see where it goes, especially with my drawing,” she shared her process with the Etsy Blog. “Just make a mess, and see what gems you can find inside. That’s my approach.”

And since having children, inspiration comes relatively easy for her. “Their little imaginations are such a good source of inspiration—they make up stories about twigs and things,” she says. Follow her illustrated adventures on Instagram.

The post Lee Foster-Wilson’s Illustrations Prove Magic is Real appeared first on TettyBetty.

Trained as a ballet dancer, her interest in the way the human body moves is apparent throughout her illustrations, which tend to center around women and dancers. “Being a dancer gives you a kind of fluency in another language, in what parts of the body you emphasize, how they look, ways that they move,” she explained in an interview with CreativeFluff Magazine.

As such, she tends to incorporate hyperextended legs and arched feet in full-body positions. “Being surrounded by that for so many years really shaped my view of bodies and proportions,” she admits. “Probably in a very unnatural way!”

Her artistic style very much fluid, she’s inspired by anything from graphic novels to classical portraiture.“I really love a lot of engraving-style work, the old detailed plates, and I’ve gone back to that influence lately,” she says, adding that she “definitely went through a lot of phases,” when it comes to her illustrations.

We’re excited to see where she’s headed.

The post Part Dancer-Part Illustrator and 100% Creative: Follow Sarah Hartman appeared first on TettyBetty.

“At the heart of my YouTube channel is the idea that making the artifacts of our everyday life, things like cookies, calendars or greeting cards, into things of beauty is an important task,” she writes on her website. “It’s uplifting. First, because the process of creativity is so wonderful, and second because it’s just lovely to be surrounded by lovely things.”

Working from her home in Prince Edward Island she makes art tutorials that are both soothing and inspirational. “I’ve tried my best to make my channel a calm, inspirational space where you can approach the basics of drawing, watercolor painting, journaling, and many other crafts,” she says. “There are so many benefits to everyday creativity, so I hope you’ll grab a paintbrush and join me. Because creativity is play, anyone can do it!”

And you don’t have to be a master of arts and crafts to play along. “I think we have so much to gain by investing in our lives in a creative and artistic way,” says Campbell. “So let’s make our own hand-lettered cards, knit our own hats and bake a gorgeous birthday cake for a loved one. I know we can do it.”

All aboard!

The post Get Creative with Shayda Campbell appeared first on TettyBetty.