Notices by ✨Heather G. :squishygecko: ✨ (rheall@mastodon.art)

I finished it! :D

Found some discount yarn a few weeks ago and decided to knit up some toques as gifts for my family. Here's the first! I'm so proud of how it turned out!

I used this pattern here: http://cyberseams.com/article/105343/all_things_knitting/adult_loose_winter_cap_pattern_for_straight_needles.html

It's really simple for beginners! I highly recommend it. :)

#Knitting #Knit #Toque #KnittedHat #Beanie #FibreArts #MastoArt #CreativeToots #Craft #Handmade

Hey, everyone! I recently finished creating a dedicated website for my little webcomic @FriendsOfSam

http://www.samthechickadee.com/

If you could take a look, let me know if there are any glaring errors/problems, it would be a huge help!

Now to get back to making more comics… XD

I wanted to share this link with y'all: https://axesslab.com/accessible-comics/

It's about @LuBellWoo's awesome comic, "100 Demon Dialogues", and how she and her self-publishing team worked to make the e-book version more accessible for people with visual impairments.

They added alt-text to each comic, and show examples of how they look to screen readers; the difference is striking.

Thought I'd share for those who are accessibility minded, and to remind myself to make the effort. It's worth it!

Hello Mastofam! I'm feeling kind of sappy today, so I thought I'd put this out there:

What is something you're really grateful for, right now?

It could be something big, or something small… just whatever is making you feel good, fortunate, safe, or fuzzy right now. ☺️

For me: #ImGratefulFor Fresh, green grapes, straight from the fridge, ice cold. So nice to snack on on a warm summer day. 💚

A better look at the little sign I painted. ✨

Hello my lovely Mastodon folks; if any of you are Vancouver, BC-bound this weekend, take a couple hours and visit #VanCAF!

It's free

There are a bazillion awesome creators there

Really cool panels

Free comic-making workshops for kids

I'll be selling my work for the first time

It's FREE!!

Please come say hi if you can! I'm at table D12 with copies of Sable & Aster: Chapter One, my Snowflakes Colouring book with over 30 designs, snowflake stickers, and prints!

Just wrote up a blog post with a life update and exciting things coming up in my art and comic world…!! The next month or so is going to be so awesome, I can't wait!

Read it here: http://liquidflare.net/update/2018/new-apartment-and-comics-camp-vancaf-collaborations/ (There are pictures!)

I got the urge to teach myself how to do pixel art, so I sat down last night and bashed up a quick sprite of Peanut from Animal Crossing. :)

For my first ever attempt at pixel art I'm pretty proud of this! ^^ I still have a lot to learn, and a long way to go! Drawn in #Pixaki on my iPadPro.

#mastoart #creativetoots #pixelart #art #animalcrossing #pocketcamp #acpc #peanut #pink #sprite

A while back I wrote this quick little beginners look at how I use watercolour and basic techniques: http://rheallart.tumblr.com/post/116493690361/could-you-send-me-examples-of-your-strokes-when

It also has the step-by-step image showing the layers that went into painting the clothing folds on my "L'Opossum" painting. :)

Watercolour is great, very forgiving, the paints last forever, and so much fun! Give it a try! :D

Ok, so, I'm going to try and put together a horse drawing workshop. :D But I need y'all's help: What is difficult for you when it comes to drawing horses?

(Please be specific! General anatomy, gaits, hooves, basic construction, drawing from weird angles, proportions…?)

Basically, where do you struggle and what do you think would be helpful to you?

Thank you so much for your feedback! RTs appreciated. :) <3

#mastoart #creativetoots #horseanatomy #howtodrawhorses #equines #tutorial #feedback