Many people recognize hand drawings as art. And many of them recognize that there are a number of different styles of art that are created by hand drawing. Humans have been drawing since the beginning of time, and the talent has only developed complexity as time marched on. Children frequently start out with the basic stick figure artwork, and progress overtime. Some get better, finding that art is a field that they enjoy. While some decide art isn't a field for them.
The artist behind Silly Panda's Artblog is Brenda Long. She draws a variety of different cartoon like characters and styles, although she admits on her facebook page that she doesn't enjoy drawing buildings or cars. You can't really blame her for that. Every artist has their specialities. She enjoys the anime style chibi's and other cartoon like creatures. She also finds nature as an art detail appealing.
The image you see on the right is actually one of her newer pieces that she's called Princess Ai. Personally I think this cute drawing shows off a practiced hand at drawing the ruffles and folds necessary to create the lovely dress the character wears here. I also find the coloring choices to be light and refreshing. Some people who create anime images color them very dark, and the more pastel shades are refreshing to see.
She does on occasion darken up her palette choices, as you can see here in her Aiyumi piece. There are darker colors utilized, yes but they're not darkened to a point that it distracts the viewer from her line work.
What I find interesting about her pieces is that even though they can be viewed by some as being simplistic(chibi's are often simplified versions of a character), they still have details giving them depth. You see their shoes, and in this case there's a tiny flower tucked into the bow of Ayumi's obi.
She really seems to have a good handle on a variety of kimono details, which she makes good use of in a number of her drawings. The different sleeve lengths as well as the skirt pleats are nice to see. I know that there's plenty of art to see, but sometimes it's nice to enjoy the small details that aren't always pointed out.
Why is this something notable? Expressions are something important to people. They help to give context to speech, a companion to tone, which is important to human communication. This is what we understand, poses, facial expressions help create visuals that we can interpret.
Some emotions are easier to express through art than others, so I think it's amusing that this piece can be interpreted with more than one. But art is created often to help an artist express an idea or an emotion. Yet at other times pieces may be created in response to something that the artist enjoys.
Which is what the fourth piece we're sharing with you exemplifies. The piece to the left is a fan art piece showing characters from The Last Unicorn. Many artists like to create pieces inspired by characters that they like. This is one of Brenda Long's favorite pieces that she's done, even though she feels that it is incomplete. So who knows in the future we may see another version by her.
Yet that shouldn't be the end, because this piece is interesting. Not only is this one of her favorite pieces so far, this is an example of where she draws her inspiration from. As an artist she was drawn to the anime style, the characters and music of the pieces inspiring her. A diligent artist, she'll sometimes spend hours planning out her piece in the hopes of getting the results that she can see in her mind. This determination to meet her own expectations is admirable.
When Brenda Long, the artist behind Silly Panda's Artblog, was asked what her advice would be to someone who is hoping to create pieces similar to her own, she responded in a manner similar to some of the other artists we have spotlighted. It's her belief that practice makes perfect, so one shouldn't give up easily. After all, every talent needs to be cultivated.
Well, thank you for joining us for this artist spotlight! Remember you can check out Silly Panda's Artblog on facebook , instagram @sillypanda3991, as well as on deviantart. Feel free to contact her about commissions, as we've been learning, artists love the challenge!
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