Red lipstick, Animated short

                  Red lipstick Melissa Bailey Illustration from Melissa Bailey Illustration on Vimeo.

Check it out! My first animation! I created this animated short using after effects and it's great to see my illustrations in motion. I drew all of the artwork separately, including each moving part, which took some time, but I've certainly learned a lot and can't wait to create my next animation.

Etsy store: Céleste print

A new illustration entitled "Céleste" 

is now available as a print over on my Etsy store 

as a mixed media/print piece.

It is essentially a print wjich I have then 

drawn on top of with pencil, 

and also painted onto using silver paint.

The result is that no two pieces will ever be exactly alike.

I like to work this way as i like to have the basic lines form which to draw 

from, but also be able to add more definition and subtlety

 which I feel are things that can often be lost when a 

drawing is transferred to digital media.

My printer, although good, never gives me the full range of tones I want.

I want to be able to experiment and play around with a drawing 

and not be too precious with it. 

Scanning it and reproducing it gives me this freedom to play.

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M