happy holidays

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Couple changes from client.

Tattoo Progress

Tattoo progress...new scanner is treating me well so far.

new scanner 11-28-11

New printer scanner.

  So I can finally scan things again!

Tattoo Design

Working on this for a friend-- Sketched out the idea for now.
Working on some other fine art pieces and just plain working so haven't been posting a bunch!

Day 8- Katara

Picked Katara form Avatar: The Last Airbender for animated character

Day7

I use that word alot.  It's synonymous with 'sarcastic'.

Day four, Day five, Day six

Realized I forgot to post these here---still running behind but slowly trying to pick up the slack.

(Veldan from The Shadowleague series by Maggie Fury.)

Day Three - Favorite food

Day three of the 30 day challenge---doubled up today in an effort to catch up.  God I'm so hungry for cheesecake now.

30 Day sketch challenge- Day 2

20 minute sketch--wasn't feeling spending a lot of time on this one since I'm already behind on the challenge.  Day 2 complete.

30 Day Sketch Challenge

After a busy summer, and a busy August in particular, I thought I'd kick the fall job hunting and working off with this popular 30 day sketch challenge.  The idea is to do all 30 drawings on the list in 30 days---so more to come!

-K

Album art

I also did some album art for a musician a few months back.  Here are the main snippets. 
Check out Michael's info and music and watch for the upcoming album!
http://www.michaeldermot.com/

-Kmanske

Weddin Invites

I was approached a little while back to design a wedding invitation for some friend's of the family.  They needed it quick and luckily had a very good idea of what they needed!  It was fun, and in the end everyone was happy.  I just wanted to post a couple piece from the invite package.  I also did some RSVP cards and whatnot, but the invite itself and the map are the heart of the package, IMO.
I've changed names and dates to respect the privacy of the couple. 

I have family ties in Winona, MN, which is a small town in South Western MN, so it was fun to do make up a simplified map.

-K

Random Graphic Design post

I don't do graphic design a lot--Its something I need to remedy.  I recently did a wedding invitation for a great couple who I know through a family member, and it was a nice change of pace.  I'll post it when I get it internet friendly.
But did this today and I'm relatively happy with parts of it.  I think its mostly the colors.  I usually do such toned down color palettes, it was nice to do something bright and eye catching for a change.
I 'm still usuing photoshop for all of this though.  I tried to be good and use illustrator, but its just feels so confining.  I really need to up my proficiency in that software.  Any suggestions?
Anyway..
I took this...

And made it into this...

I could have probably continued to work on it and get something better, but when I get like one day out of the month to do all of our print and internet marketing, time is generally of the essence.
Oh well! (It also print so much brighter and more fun)
I'll try to find some art to post soon.

-K. Manske

This weekend WIP

Started this pic this weekend.  the hair was different when I started it, so I'll probably post an alternate.

Only partly done with the color-glaze.  I got interrupted tonight by all the news! Happy with how it look so far though.

© K. Manske

Commissions

I've been busy lately with a few commissions and some floral holidays.

The commissions are what's relevant, and I'm going to try to post some here.
Starting with this painting I did!  It was a request for an old-fashioned romantic scene in front of the couple's favorite restaurant here in the Twin Cities.  I'll always wish I had more time on everything I do, but I enjoyed breaking from my usual and painting some architecture.

©Kmanske 2011

Just keep swimming

It's been an interesting few weeks..or was it a month? I don't even know. My concept of time continues to warp.

I'm just trying to keep moving, keep working, keep my head up (or down), and keep producing art.

Here's some I've done in the last ...while.

 This is a fanart piece from a project my good friend Bev has been working on.  It's really quite brilliant--I recommend heading over to her blog and taking a look.  She's redicu-talanted. The character design and concept belongs to her.

Just a sketchbook page.

Harry Torter

 I did this illustration for the play that the UofM's Law School Theater group "T.O.R.T" (Theater of the Relatively Talentless, I believe) puts on ever year.  Last year's production was hilarous so I volunteered to do the playbill art for this year's Harry Potter inspired production.  It was a blast.
If you're in the Minneapolis area, it'll be on March 5th and 6th at the Pantages, and it will be hilarious.  Get some tickets here!
For more on TORT, check out their site.

Thought I'd throw this up too; working on painting that Celestine sketch.  I did find those pictures of the original model as well...

10 points

to anyone who knows who this is.

I forgot how much I love doing portraiture

(you don't get the points i f you cheat and look at the file name. Ps the points are useless. )

Still not happy with her mouth but this is only after like 2 hours of work so,  happy thus far.

-Katie