Tag: traditional art

End of Year Drawings

Posted on January 17, 2022January 26, 2022 by Nicki Chaput

Some pen drawings and sketches from the end of last year.

kudos if you can figure out who this 80s hero is

Art Fight

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Nicki Chaput

Here are the rest of my drawings from Art Fight 2021! I mostly stuck with anthro characters, how unexpected. I had a good time experimenting with slightly different styles and converting others’ characters into my own style. I definitely procrastinated, and I would love to do more detailed pieces (and possibly draw more characters) next year!

drawing of an anthropomorphic Siamese cat — Hakura

drawing of an anthropomorphic rabbit with one eye and one severly bitten ear — Hakura

I also sketched some friendly fire that I may end up completing at some point in the future:

sketch of a young girl in a sailor top with her eyes stitched shut — Carrie

cropped version of a Chinese brush painting of a sunflower and bud

Chinese Brush Paintings

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Nicki Chaput

These past few weeks, I’ve been taking an intro to Chinese brush painting class. While I’m accustomed to Western-style watercolor, this medium is a whole new ballgame. Here are my first few finished paintings!

Week 1: Hellenium Daisy

Chinese brush painting of several helenium daisies and buds

Week 2: Black Swan

Week 3: Sunflower

Chinese brush painting of a sunflower, bud, and leaves

thumbnail with a book over a map with text that reads "August Monthly Vlog; Nicki Chaput"

Drawings, Dogs, and Dormitories

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Nicki Chaput

August was an interesting (and eventful) month, even if I didn’t really get any writing done.

photo of a group of people having a party in a dorm room

Multimedia Autobiography and Portfolio

Posted on December 7, 2019 by Nicki Chaput

Alas, I missed posting in November! Well, here’s something I hope makes up for it: my final project for my digital publishing class and my overall portfolio. This class was a lot of work, but I enjoyed most of it.

watercolor painting of an anthropomorphic coyote sitting on the edge of a dock

Watercolor Paintings!

Posted on September 2, 2019December 18, 2019 by Nicki Chaput

Here are the watercolor paintings from the remainder of my watercolor class. I had a great time, but I still have a lot to learn.

watercolor painting of a tree on a hill — Red Tree

watercolor painting of two rabbits and a squirrel in the woods — Woodland Creatures

watercolor painting of a creek surrounded by rocks and trees — Creek

Tree on a Hill

Posted on August 11, 2019August 28, 2019 by Nicki Chaput

First finished piece from a watercolor class I’m taking.

Watercolor on watercolor paper

pen drawing of a figure with an emphasis on the torso muscles below the skin

Jan Plan Art

Posted on April 8, 2019August 28, 2019 by Nicki Chaput

Well, here we are, more than two months since my last figure drawing class in January, finally uploading a few of the drawings i made then. We experimented with several different mediums, but my favorite was definitely pen, so most of my better drawings are pen rather than charcoal or graphite/pencil.

a pen drawing of a figure with an emphasis on the torso muscles below the skin

a pen drawing of a full body figure reclining

portrait sketch of a woman with a buzz cut and crosses for earrings

January Sketches

Posted on January 30, 2019December 18, 2019 by Nicki Chaput

Here are a couple sketches I’ve done outside of class; I’ve been taking a month-long figure drawing course. I will definitely upload some of that work when I finish!

Two generic felid characters. I was practicing chibi-like proportions on the left and open jaws on the right.

A Grace Jones-esque model type character. I tried to draw the same character from two different angles; I think the noses are a bit off, but she mostly looks the same.

closeup of sketch bust of Oswald Cobblepot from "Gotham"

Pilot Oswald

Posted on July 14, 2018August 28, 2019 by Nicki Chaput

Sketch of my favorite bird.

Also @ the Gotham costume department: when will we see the return of Oswald’s glorious cross ties and those cool pseudo Lennon shades he wore in the pilot?

Pencil on paper