Mara Draws

Digital Painting of my sister as a First Year Raveclaw

Photoshop CS5, all done with the brush tool, 2011

Pottermore

Last Friday night I finally got the long,LONG awaited Pottermore email! Finally!! I hate to admit it but I am guilty of spending my weekend listening to the Harry Potter and Sorcerer’s Stone soundtrack while brewing potions in Pottermore. So frustrating but ADDICTING at the same time! I’m PotionSand36 and I got into Gryffindor but I will delete that account soon because I plan to make a new account. 

Anyway I got so caught up in it that I decided I wanted to paint an 11-year-old/ Gryffindor first year student version of myself but seeing as I’m planning on deleting my account soon, I decided I wanted to paint my sister instead. She’s a Ravenclaw. Here she is.

The crest is based on the official Ravenclaw crest only more simplified. I’m thinking of painting my youngest sister next. She’s in Hufflepuff but she’s also thinking of making a new account because she doesn’t like her pottermore username. Hopefully we’ll get sorted in the same houses. 

Anyway I got more homework to do >_<!! I might post commission information starting Saturday. See you then!!

anchorsandmoons asked: are you doing the pottermore pictures?

If a lot of people request it, I will post commission information :) Note that it’s going to be a commission, so it’s not free :( but yes I will do (Pottermore) character drawings if demands increase. 

New York Anime Festival

Hi guys, 

I will be at one of the Anime Artist Alley Tables in the New York Anime Festival/New York Comic Con with Minnie Wang and Hojin Chung from October 13-16, 2011. 

We will be at table NYAFB12.

Red X marks the spot!

I will be handing out free postcards (and maybe sell a print or two but I’m not sure yet). They won’t be fashion illustrations but anime/manga style illustrations like the ones from my DeviantArt (Yes I occasionally do that stuff too). 

Minnie and Hojin will be selling their awesome creations as well!!! If you come to the con, please come see us!

That’ll be all for now. More info coming soon.

~Mara

thecommunalsketchbook:

Please come visit and learn more about the Illustration Club in FIT’s Club Carnival tomorrow September 22, 2011 from 12 to 2 pm. We will be outside between the A and B buildings.

In case you miss us tomorrow, our next meeting will be at Room D617 on Tuesday September 27, 2011 also from 12-2…

Anyone interested in joining FIT’s Illustration Club?

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Painting of a Child 

Photoshop CS5, 2011

Did this for class.. We didn’t really have to do a fully rendered piece but I felt like doing a digital painting so this happened. I want to know more about Digital Painting and Oil Painting. Just wish I had more time in my hands @_@.

Oh and even though I absolutely hate it, I will start signing all my illustrations from now on… 

New fashion illustration featuring fashion blogger Manon De Sutter / Instant Flowers~!

Here’s the source of the photo. 

Some of you might remember that I did some illustrations of the Clothes Horse a while back. Manon is another fashion blogger who gave me permission to illustrate photos from her blog so a big, BIG THANK YOU MANON!!!!

For more Manon illustrations, visit Esiuol Aram.

There will be more blogger illustrations in the future so…. See you again soon!

A very quick, candid sketch of a model rehearsing in the runway at the Wix Lounge for New Form Perspective Fashion Show featuring designer Gail Travis, Sept. 14, 2011. 

Visit the WouldYouRockThis? facebook page to view photos from the event.