Alanna Cartier

Find Your Illustration Style in 6 Simple Experiments

These experiments are so lovely! I'd love to know what you learned about your style in your reflections!

My favorite style was painting with watercolors, especially the wet-on-wet technique, and then outlining with thick paint.  
For the beetle, I enjoyed using the charcoal pencil.  
I didn't enjoy using the oil pastels for the ladybug, but I loved it for the fly experiment with negative space.  I also loved using gouache for the fly and was surprised how much I would have fun painting a fly. 
For texture on the bee, I had fun using table salt on wet paint and removing it when it dried.  I feel it gave a nice effect of pollen falling on it.  
I enjoyed this class and it solidified that I love using watercolors especially the wet on wet and then outlining with thicker paint when it dries.

So glad you discovered so much about your style and preferences! It's so empowering when we start to notice the things we love when we are painting! I hope those insights lead to more joy and more painting

<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/73c43f75.jpg 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/73c43f75.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/73c43f75.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Stylish bugs - image 1 - student project">
Line - Beetles
<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/18d605b4.jpg 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/18d605b4.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/18d605b4.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Stylish bugs - image 2 - student project">
Shape - Ladybugs
<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/0ab87370.jpg 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/0ab87370.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/0ab87370.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Stylish bugs - image 3 - student project">
Negative Space - Flies
<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/8f056201.JPG 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/8f056201.JPG 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/8f056201.JPG" loading="lazy" alt="Stylish bugs - image 4 - student project">
Value - Butterflies
<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/f090fda3.JPG 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/f090fda3.JPG 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/f090fda3.JPG" loading="lazy" alt="Stylish bugs - image 5 - student project">
Color - Dragon Flies
<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/b25380e2.jpg 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/b25380e2.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/78a764cbde643b372e02c15f0730c6d0/b25380e2.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="Stylish bugs - image 6 - student project">
Texture - Bees

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