{"id":5118,"date":"2018-11-12T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T16:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/littleviews-crafts.com\/?p=5118"},"modified":"2018-11-17T00:04:53","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T05:04:53","slug":"imaginary-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/littleviews-crafts.com\/imaginary-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Imaginary Animals – paintings by Karen Little"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several years ago I fell in love with the teachings of\u00a0Carla Sonheim<\/strong> who wrote the book “Drawing and Painting Imaginary Animals: A Mixed-Media Workshop with Carla Sonheim<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Carla is a very imaginative and happy artist and teacher who inspires others on her website, Carla Sonheim Presents<\/a>, (www.carlasonheim.com<\/a>). Her subject specialty is fantasy.<\/p>\n

I’m revisiting the techniques I learned from her with the idea that someday I might lead drawing classes to residents of my home community. Right now, however, I’m just having fun painting the\u00a0Spirit Animals<\/em> I see in rock, concrete, leaves, and other piles of stuff.<\/p>\n

The most recent paintings are shown on top.<\/p>\n

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Concept Art<\/h3>\n

Concept art, when integrated into a serious project, takes a great deal of planning and skill. At the level you see in my article, creating imaginary creatures is fun and a good way to expand your imagination.<\/p>\n

If, however, you wanted to elevate your illustrations into children’s books, games, or other types of professional reproduction, follow the advice provided here:<\/p>\n