Elin Anderson

End of Year Sketch Dump

2011-12-30T00:08:00.004-05:00

Here are more pieces of random sketches done on class paper!

More stuff...

2011-09-05T17:11:00.005-04:00

I finally have a scanner again! (years later, lol!) Scanners sure have come way down in price since I last had one. Most of these sketches were made on recycled paper from my college classes.

Macaroni Backgrounds

2010-11-21T17:54:00.004-05:00

Lately I've been into repeatable designs and patterns that would be useable for backgrounds or for cloth. These are a few backgrounds for a project that I've been working on that has to do with macaroni and cheese.

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Portraits in the dark

2010-10-18T17:20:00.005-04:00

I drew these at the beginning of October. How time flies! They are portraits of speakers at a conference. I drew each one in +-15 minutes and in very dim light, so I couldn't really see what I was doing, so some of them look better than others. Overall it was a good exercise.

School Doodles

2010-08-28T15:05:00.004-04:00

I was throwing away some old school papers and didn't get very far before I realized some of them had some doodles on them. And then a few other sketches I did while I was at work on scrap papers.

little bitty pretty one

2009-02-18T13:14:00.003-05:00

The past few weeks have been really difficult. If there's anything I'm learning from it, it's when to say no and know your limits. Sometimes you just can't do everything on your own, so don't kill yourself trying. I have a feeling that things will probably get worse before they get better. But after that, there is only one direction to go and that is up.

Anyway, there is a sketchbook that has been circulating around the store where I work with each employee adding decorating a page or two with their own artwork. The book is huge, probably about 4 inches thick. Much of what others have done in it is super nice, so when it was my turn to take it home, I knew I had to create something extra special. At first I drew, inked and colored a picture but then I decided it looked really bad and I didn't want that representing me as an artist. So I took out the page and inserted my own with a new sketch I did in a couple of hours. But it turned out great and it was five times better than what I had done before.

I'm back!!

2008-12-17T16:51:00.035-05:00

My scanner has died, may it rest in peace. But I guess that's what I deserve for not using it enough!

^This picture has some great potential.

^This picture is like seventies love or something...

^I tried to draw my sister, but her eyes look kind of scary I think. But she has really bright eyes so I was trying to capture that sparkle.

February Fun

2008-02-06T15:15:00.000-05:00

It has been simply too long since I last posted. So ... Here are a few doodles that I've done recently. Lately I've had a lot of inspiration to do more work and it comes from finding new magazines, artists, working on my new drawing desk and of course the mini cartoon network exhibit at the Time Warner Center! =D

Doodling on post-it-notes is all the rage.
Elvis! Is this you? No wait, seriously though...

My first ACEO...but I'm keeping it!

2007-11-30T13:52:00.000-05:00

So I tried to make an ACEO. Yes, with all good intentions I set out to make something quick that could be sold for a couple bucks on etsy. It started with a simple sketch and then ended up taking a lot longer than I had anticipated. It's my first time painting in quite a while and I think I did a pretty good job. I think it looks super cute! Now I want to make more! But any thoughts of selling it for five bucks on etsy are now out the window, heh.

Here's one for the road

2007-11-12T21:42:00.000-05:00

I've just discovered that scanning really dark pencil can be hard because the light bounces off the lead. But this one came out okay.

Back just in time for winter!

2007-11-02T21:53:00.000-04:00

I've been super busy lately which has resulted in a lack of posts, but now that things have let up a little I can reveal some of the pictures I've been working on. I've added some new pieces to my portfolio and I'm working on a new layout for my website. From the time I last posted, so much crazy stuff has happened- it is amazing how you can be in one place & situation and then in a completely new one in 3-4 months of time.

All of the pictures I've added were done in Illustrator, which is pretty much my new found love when it comes to coloring. I've picked a couple favorite parts of my pictures below:

It's fun to color jewelry- and I thought ^these beads^ came out pretty well. These are taken from this picture:

I like how this bag came out. I could probably tweak it a bit more, though:

Take from:

Just a few favorites. Gotta love that vector art! :)

Etsy, here I come!

2007-06-30T22:28:00.000-04:00

Yay! I just posted 5 cards onto Etsy. If you would like to purchase them, then go here: http://www.westendgirl.etsy.com/ You can get all of them for only 20 dollars. Otherwise they are 5 dollars each.

I'm really not fond of computer copies and printouts of artwork. So for now I've decided to create the cards by hand. Yes, I know it's a little daunting, but it helps me to stay creative by constantly having to physically ink and color stuff. It will keep me in creative shape. I'm sure after a while I'll get tired of them and make digital copies of them instead, but until then I'd rather do it the old fashioned way. I mean, why would you want to pay 5 dollars for a computer printout? Ha, posters don't count.

Anyway, the five cards are the first in the Line of Hipster Girl series. I got the idea from one picture I drew last year, I think. And the idea was about a girl who looks like a big cross between gothic lolita/geisha and to include hipster fads like owls and strawberries and deer. Or a cracked out doll, hehe. But I think they have turned out pretty well and I can't wait to see what sort of response I get. Here are the pictures from the cards I'm selling so far:

^ Irene ^

^ Aubree ^

^ Kelsi ^

^ Momo ^

^ Paloma ^

New Layout, yaaaaay!

2007-06-24T18:46:00.000-04:00

Okay so I've deleted my animation news blog and decided that if any juicy news comes up, then I'll post it here. Too bad though, because I thought 'animation for your consideration' was an excellent title. But one blog is far easier to maintain. The new layout design will have to make up for a june post, although I may be able to squeeze in one more entry before the end of the month. The new layout looks pretty good if I do say so myself!

flames are fun

2007-05-06T20:47:00.000-04:00

2007-04-28T13:46:00.000-04:00

mmm some blotchy markers :/

Alice.....colored!

2007-04-23T13:24:00.000-04:00

Wow, so I actually finished coloring something! Finished it in illustrator- first thing I've ever done in that program.

And the line art--->

Happy Cactus!

2007-04-14T21:29:00.000-04:00

I have no idea why this girl has a banana in her pocket. ^^^ Just lucky, I guess? The girl with the handbag is channeling kirsten ulve.

First post! smashes bottle against the ship

2007-04-03T22:09:00.000-04:00

So I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and start posting some sketches like everybody else. I figure it will be a good exercise to actively post at least two times a month and it will encourage me to draw even more frequently. Mostly it will be quick doodles- stuff that isn't good enough for the website and drawn under 30 minutes w/cheap mediums.

And of course here is the mandatory disclaimer that all artwork posted on this blog belongs to me and no, you cannot use it without my permission- even if you do have the best of intentions. :) Naturally if you do I will hunt you down and you will cower before me in utter fear.