Courtney Armstrong

Norma WIP

2012-02-07T19:09:00.002-08:00

Work in progressssss

more progress

2012-01-11T17:58:00.001-08:00

more progress using Loish's video tutorials.
the hair still needs some work, but it's getting there...
more to follow.....

Digital Painting

2012-01-01T10:17:00.001-08:00

been working on a new style/approach to digital painting that i've always wanted to try -- watching some video tutorials by my all-time favourite artist Loish. this is what i've come up with so far, but i hope to take it to a finished and more polished level. eventually.

Cake Fairy

2011-10-20T05:57:00.001-07:00

A recent commission.

Doodle

2010-11-17T14:40:00.002-08:00

just a doodle i did the other night :)

Finally....

2010-09-26T20:08:00.002-07:00

...finished! enjoy :)

Treasure

2010-09-21T16:49:00.008-07:00

soooo....

here' a painting i've been working on for the last little while that i just finished the other night. it's my first mixed media painting and includes acrylic paint, fabric, and metalic sharpie (sharpie paint marker). This was a lot of fun to make! and it was also my first attempt at epoxy resin (that thick clear glossy finish over everything), which was quite messy and nerve-racking, but really worth the end result. I think i'll try it again on my next piece :) anyway, hope you enjoy! (sorry for the crappy lighting/photo quality).

Sneak Peek WIP

2010-07-24T11:16:00.002-07:00

well, i've started my epic painting, and it's taking a lloooooonngggg time, so i wanted to post something while i'm working on it......so, voila! more to follow!!!!.......

Moon Prism Power

2010-03-29T20:04:00.002-07:00

just a little ol' meatball-head tribute ;P

Fairy Sketch

2009-12-03T18:43:00.005-08:00

here's a quick sketch i did tonight that i'm hoping to paint at some point...y'know, one of these days before i die.... :S

Longboarding

2009-07-18T19:44:00.002-07:00

Star Wars Painted

2009-05-18T19:16:00.002-07:00

Star Wars Creature

2009-05-03T17:49:00.003-07:00

Here's a Star Wars-esque inspired charcter I've been meaning to draw for a while now. I'm hoping to paint it soon-ish....;)

Fun With Textures

2009-02-16T18:42:00.001-08:00

Yes, I'm a Slacker...

2009-01-04T12:12:00.002-08:00

uummm, yeah...about that painting i've been "working on" of the previous post...there's a good chance that may not be finished any time soon :( i'm just too busy with school. But i WILL finish it, one of these days, before i die...
anyways here's a sketch i did last night for the mean time....enjoy!

Here We Go...

2008-07-04T19:04:00.005-07:00

Aaaaalllright. so here's the lineart for a painting i'm going to do (added a quick gradient), and it is going to take me a LOOOONNG time! so i thought i'd post the lineart to have something up while i paint it. also, this is my first time doing digital linart, and i must say, i really like it. it's so much easier! i'm still slow though, this clean-up probably took me around 15 hours :S ...but i've only just begun!.....

Little Creature

2008-06-12T21:23:00.002-07:00

Honestly, i have no clue what this is. i just started doodling yesterday and this is what came out....some weird cat-fish-octopus-bird-thingy....call it what you like ;P

Life Drawing

2008-06-04T19:03:00.005-07:00

sooo....i went to life drawing last night for the first time in 7 years!! it was a lot of fun, and i hope to start going more often :) these vary from 10-20 minute poses and were done in blue ball-point pen, then texture added in photoshop.

Sophie & Calcifer

2008-05-22T19:05:00.002-07:00

Voila! <3 love this movie so much <3

Howl's Moving Castle

2008-05-16T20:58:00.003-07:00

Here's a quick sketch i did tonight of my interpretation of a character named Sophie from one of my favourite movies, Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle. This is when her long hair is burned off by Calcifer, the fire demon, and i love how it stays grey in the end. (if you have no idea what i'm talking about, then shame on you! you need to see this movie!! ;P right now)
i hope to colour this one soon to show off her pretty grey hair....

Mmmm, Patio Season....Bliss

2008-04-19T18:41:00.002-07:00

I should be studying....

2008-04-12T20:15:00.001-07:00

Coveted "Sketch Dump"

2008-03-08T11:10:00.002-08:00

Haven't done one yet, so voila. just a bunch of old stuff i found kicking around today

Mob Kitties

2008-03-06T19:53:00.004-08:00

more fun with photoshop LOL. sorry for copying you katie, when i saw yours i was inspired and i couldn't resist!

Coral

2008-02-24T06:19:00.003-08:00

playing around with photoshop today....

Alexandra Windchime

2008-02-06T09:35:00.001-08:00

Rest in peace, dearest Renee <3

Abe!

2008-01-25T11:10:00.001-08:00

My cat finally sat still for more than 5 seconds last night, so i snatched a quick sketch :)

Cat Doodle

2008-01-04T17:47:00.000-08:00

just fooling around with some new markers....

Rotten Apples

2007-12-23T21:02:00.001-08:00

So, i'm off for christmas holidays and i've FINALLY had a chance to do some artwork of my own. Thought i'd kill two birds with one stone and give some art as an xmas gift to my sister. This painting is actually of her, which i painted from a photo, in acrylic paint on canvas (sorry for the blurry photo). I also included some lyrics on the painting from a song by [non other than] the Smashing Pumpkins called Rotten Apples: "Dirty your face/ With longing, and grace"

I used a modeling paste and piped the words onto the canvas and then painted over them to create a sort of embossed look. It's been ages since i've painted so it was really nice to get back to basics.....

Brrrr!!!

2007-11-09T20:35:00.001-08:00

Here's the painted version of the previous sketch. i'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but, still need ALOT more practice with photshop!! and my clean-up! :S winter is on it's way.......

Mae!

2007-10-30T15:45:00.000-08:00

here's another "lackadaisy" inspired character i drew today. she's based on my sister's cat, mae. i eventually want to cell-paint her, so hopefully i'll be able to find time to do that soon!

Candy Quackenbush

2007-10-12T23:09:00.001-07:00

did some artwork tonight :D. one of my favourite books is called 'the abarat' by clive barker, and the main character is a teenage girl named candy quackenbush, so this is what i imagine her to look like. i started off with a sketch, and then decided to do an ink wash. i used a black sharpie and good old fashion india ink (i'm too cheap for fancy marker pens, although i would love to get my hands on some one of these days) then i altered the hue in photoshop. she's supposed to have one blue eye and one brown eye. quite an interesting character :)

Ben Bear

2007-10-03T23:20:00.000-07:00

Here's some 'key posing' i did on a show called "The Secret World Of Benjamin Bear" seasons 2&3 a few years ago. I miss those cute little bears! They were alot of fun to draw:)

Self Portrait

2007-09-29T23:03:00.000-07:00

Something i haven't done in YEARS is draw a self portrait. tonight i was feeling a little traditional, and a little bored, so voila! it was good practice :)

Photography

2007-09-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

here are a few photos i've taken, a number of years ago, most of them when i was in high school. i was lucky enough to attend a special art high school where we got to learn (among other mediums) how to develop our own film and prints. a really neat experience! the first three were taken on an old, old, manual pentax and developed myself. the rest were taken on a disposable camera, back when digital cameras weren't as popular as they are today. thank god for digital! hope you enjoy them :) i hope to post some newer sketches soon!

goodbye summer....

2007-09-03T13:18:00.001-07:00

so i'm going back to school tomorrow so this might be my last painting for a little while :( but i still would like to keep sketching as much as i can so i'll try to post whatever i've got for the next little while.
here's another attempt at comicbook-style-painting in photoshop. i've still got alot to learn!! i couldn't figure out how to make the line not transparent so.....i dunno. so annoying. gotta practice some more!!!
i guess she's getting ready for fall too :) ........

Coral

2007-08-23T21:03:00.001-07:00

a little somethin' new.........i drew today:) it's been a while!! it was nice

Coral

2007-08-08T17:45:00.001-07:00

okay, so here's a quick post of a sketch i did about a year or two ago, so i apologize it's not new but i've been SUPER busy lately and haven't been able to draw anything new, but please 'stay tuned' because i have alot of ideas i want to get onto to paper very soon when i free up some spare time! which should be in a week or two :) more to come!!

SP Forever

2007-07-14T19:11:00.000-07:00

okay. so for those of you who don't know, my favourite band E-V-E-R is The Smashing Pumpkins, and in 2000 they broke up :( but this year they've officially gotten back together to release their first album in 7 years! unfortunately, the only original members in the 'New' Pumpkins is Billy Corgan (lead singer and guitarist) and Jimmy Chamberlain (drummer) whom are above. so i guess inlight of the new album and all, i felt compelled to do a little tribute of sorts. everynow and then i like to do some 'fan-art' just for fun. so here it is! Smashing Pumpkins Forever <3

Fire Witch

2007-07-14T16:41:00.001-07:00

sooooo..... here's my first attempt at comic-book-type-style painting or whatever. i'm not sure if i like it or not, i haven't really got the hang of it yet. but i guess practice makes perfect so.... time to practice!!! if anyone has any tips i'd love to hear them, i'm kinda new at this type of painting....

Lady Cinnabar

2007-07-07T20:35:00.001-07:00

a drawing i did today of 'Lady Cinnabar'. i was inspired when i saw a magazine cover of kirsten dunst, and her expression really reminded me of this character.

Lackadasiy Belle

2007-07-01T15:52:00.001-07:00

a character i created of my cat Belle, inspired by an online comic called 'Lackadaisy'

Malingo

2007-07-01T15:50:00.001-07:00

my interpretation of a character from one of may favourite books ('The Abarat' by Clive Barker) named Malingo

Gaudi Cat

2007-07-01T15:49:00.002-07:00

starting to get the hang of digital painting....
I painted this from a photo that i took in Gaudi Park while visiting Barcelona Spain. Gaudi was an incredible artist/architect, google him!!!!

Barcelona Zoo

2007-07-01T15:47:00.001-07:00

more photoshop painting....
painted from a photo i took at the barcelona zoo

Beach Bum

2007-07-01T15:46:00.001-07:00

another attempt at photoshop painting, loose and sketchy

James Iha

2007-07-01T15:44:00.001-07:00

yet another highschool sketch that i never finished (2000) it's of the guitarist from my favourite band, The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha

Pet Sea Monster

2007-07-01T15:43:00.001-07:00

a sketch i did back in highshool on a road trip with my dad (2000)

Coral Airbrush

2007-07-01T15:41:00.001-07:00

my first attempt at photoshop painting, the program actually crashed and i lost this work >:( so i tokk a picture of it

Coral Lounge

2007-07-01T15:39:00.001-07:00

a drawing i did this year for a friend of mine

Coral & Windchime

2007-07-01T15:37:00.001-07:00

an old favourite of mine, drawn when i was in highschool (approx. 2000) of Coral and a character developped by a friend of mine

Coral

2007-07-01T15:35:00.001-07:00

my first character i created many years ago, which has been developped a great deal over the years. she's the character i draw the most, 'Coral'

Lady Cinnabar

2007-07-01T15:33:00.001-07:00

a character i've had for years, 'Lady Cinnabar' inspired by my sister. a sort of "evil nemisis" character. this sketch was drawn a few years ago approx 2005

Fisherman Abe

2007-07-01T15:30:00.002-07:00

here are a few sketches of a character i started to develop based on my cat Abe

Courtney Armstrong

Norma WIP

more progress

Digital Painting

Cake Fairy

Doodle

Finally....

Treasure

Sneak Peek WIP

Moon Prism Power

Fairy Sketch

Longboarding

Star Wars Painted

Star Wars Creature

Fun With Textures

Yes, I'm a Slacker...

Here We Go...

Little Creature

Life Drawing

Sophie & Calcifer

Howl's Moving Castle

Mmmm, Patio Season....*Bliss*

I should be studying....

Coveted "Sketch Dump"

Mob Kitties

Coral

Alexandra Windchime

Abe!

Cat Doodle

Rotten Apples

Brrrr!!!

Mae!

Candy Quackenbush

Ben Bear

Self Portrait

Photography

goodbye summer....

Coral

Coral

SP Forever

Fire Witch

Lady Cinnabar

Lackadasiy Belle

Malingo

Gaudi Cat

Barcelona Zoo

Beach Bum

James Iha

Pet Sea Monster

Coral Airbrush

Coral Lounge

Coral & Windchime

Coral

Lady Cinnabar

Fisherman Abe

Mmmm, Patio Season....Bliss