Category Archives: Step-by-Step

The Wallpaper Lady

Written by Katharina on January 16, 2012 — Leave a Comment

First new piece of 2012! This is actually something I started back in October (I think?) that I kinda had to put to the side for a little while because I was working on other things. But now I finally finished it! This one is based on that feeling you get sometimes when you’re around [...]

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Princess Thousand Furs: Part 1 Process

Written by Katharina on October 1, 2011 — Leave a Comment

A while back I finished this piece as a part of projected 4 part series to illustrate the story of Princess Thousand Furs. I’m currently working on the second part, so I thought I do a process post for this one.

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“Neighborhood 1- Tunnels”

Written by Katharina on August 24, 2011 — Leave a Comment

Painting 30 0f 30 (!): “Neighborhood 1 – Tunnels” Ladies and Gentlemen, here is painting 30! Finally. This piece is inspired by the song “Neighborhood 1 – Tunnels” by Arcade Fire. When ever I listen to the song, I always get an image of houses buried under snow and people with really long, out-of-control hair [...]

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Kandyland Game Board (updated)

Written by Katharina on April 21, 2011 — 2 Comments

I just finished this baby up this morning (last night for me since I ended up not getting a lot of sleep). Let’s take a look at how it all came together, shall we?

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Inaugural Post (or How to Paint a Horse’s Head)

Written by Katharina on April 18, 2011 — 1 Comment

  Hello all, and welcome to my blog! I thought for a long time about what my first post should be, and thought this might be a good way to start. I always like seeing step-by-step type things of other peoples art, since it gives me a chance to see how they work, so I [...]

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Start to (Semi-) Finished Painting

Written by Katharina on February 10, 2010 — Leave a Comment

I thought it might be kind of interesting to document one painting (not the best painting I’ve ever done but certainly not the worst either) from the start to an almost finished piece.

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Book Plate Sketches

Written by Katharina on September 8, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Stage Three: A refined sketch. Now I was actually looking at pictures of horses. It’s still on tracing paper though so I can still make some changes for the final sketch if I want before I transfer it onto illustration board.

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