Back in August, I came across an old thumbnail that I still wanted to use in a book cover compostion. While working on the digital sketch, I figured it would be fun to try this in oils as my first full oil painted illustration!
I'd been dabbling in some portraits and studies before (see these two below) but I wanted to try something with an underpainting for once.
Vax (Work in Progress) | Critical Role Fanart
Something else I've been painting on and off is this fanart for Vax'ildan from Critical Role! I finished watching the campaign just a few weeks ago (after watching C2 first) and wanted to commemorate it, while also making use of another thumbnail I had sitting around. :)
Gouache!
I've been wanting to give gouache a try as well, since it's a traditional medium that's a lot quicker than oils while being very flexible.
I just started Justin Donaldson's gouache course, but this piece here is a little sketch I did before the course started. I just couldn't wait!
D&D Dress Up | The Dwarf Cleric pack is out soon!
Meanwhile, Kickstarter funds have finally landed and I'm prepping the packs to be sent out this week!
If you wanted to grab a pack yourself but missed the campaign, don't worry - the pack is available in my store too!
Cast your vote for the next race & class
D&D Dress Up is a community project! That means that you can tell me which pack I'll be creating next. The newest poll is up right now, with 5 new options!
And that’s it for this month! Thank you for supporting my work. As always, if you want to have a chat, feel free to leave a comment or email me.
-Rengin
Other newsletters full of art | Lightcrush
Ok, this is technically a Patreon. But Jenna basically uses it as a free blog too and with email notifications turned on that's basically a newsletter!
Jenna shares lots of lovely art of birds, nature and projects like woodblock printing - it's been a joy to see her posts in my inbox and I wanted to share those with you.