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I finished this commissioned piece for a friend 😁 Check it out in its lovely new home!

I'm learning things.

I printed some of my work! I tried ordering some samples from a printing company to try out their papers - it's exciting seeing some of my paintings as physical pieces! The actual files can be printed much bigger than this but they still look cool 🥰 I've not really printed my digital work before so this is a learning experience. There's so much on offer when it comes to printing I'm looking forward to experimenting a bit more. This is all prep for getting my finished commission piece out into the world and the hands of its new owner. How do you think these look printed out? #digitalartist #printedwork #myartwork #swatch #finished #artist #portraitartist #realart #proud #happydance

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Some of my best work yet.

Finished portrait 😂🤣 Whew, lots of hours. I love the photo reference for this! Such unbridled joy! I wonder what made them laugh like this? If they're anything like my kids, probably toilet humour, but who could begrudge them that if it makes you this happy? I wanted to do a timelapse of this but I only noticed about 3/4 of the way through that my screen capture software had stopped recording after 5 minutes. D'oh! Next time Batman! Onto the next thing. I love painting. #art #artist #artistoninstagram #portrait #laughing #child #face #portfolio #painting #digitalart #brushwork #painterly #expressionist #realism #portraitartist #proud #beautiful #laughter #joy #lookwhatimade

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Portrait painting

Digital portrait Inspired by a photo of @anika_braun__ sourced from Pinterest. Would you buy a print of this? On a mug? Framed for your wall? Maybe one of you? I love making these and would love to get them out into the world somehow. If you have any ideas hit me in the comments :D #art #artist #portraitartist #digitalart #digitalportrait #digitalartist #drawdaily #digitalpainting #krita #kritaart #greyscale #femaleportrait #artpractice #artistsoninstagram #prints #commissionsopen

Painted boardgame minis!

This is a break from my norm. But wanted to show them off either way.

Hope this Monday is treating you well and if not that you are finding whatever resilience, support and encouragement you need.

These are characters and monsters from Bardsung, an amazing and immersive dungeon crawler/brawler by Steamforged Games that I backed on Kickstarter. I was inspired by many much better paint jobs posted by other players and gave it a go for myself. It's been many years since I painted Warhammer models in my teens but my hands remember some of the knack.

I've barely painted a third of the models in the game, there are a LOT of monsters...

Sir Terry Pratchett - pencil and charcoal on A4

In case you don't know of him - He's the prolific and well loved author of the Discworld series, Good Omens (with Neil Gaiman) and many other things. Sadly lost to us in 2015 thanks to early onset Alzheimer's (an embuggerance, in his words). Go and read his books.

If you already know who he is then good for you! Though I would still recommend you go read his books. Again.

I drew him because he's one of my heroes. I wanted a big portrait on nice paper that I could frame and put on the wall instead of my usual sketchy things in notebooks. This is the first big piece of physical art I've done in a while and I love how it's turned out.

"It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life."

Realistic pencil portrait, drawn from photo reference.

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I'm looking for commissions! Message me if you want me to draw a photo of you, a loved one, a pet. Prices start from £50 for an A4 portrait with a single subject.

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Face value sketch. Maybe I will colour this sometime soon.

Digital still life painting.

Digital painting still life - tomatoes in a bowl Lots of hours into this one, thanks to @monica.stawowy and @pexels for the reference image. I made this using Krita (free painting software if you can't afford photoshop). #art #artistsoninstagram #myartwork #practice #realism #digitalpainting #kritaart #tabletpainting #stilllife

Digital eye tutorial

I'm really excited to have a new drawing tablet! (Thanks Mike) I've not used one much before so here's a taste of what it can do. This is from following a tutorial and it's turned out better than I could have imagined possible. I highly recommend the Ultimate Digital Painting course on Udemy.

Eyes are pretty fun and rewarding to draw huh?

Footbridge after the rain - watercolour in progress

Being back in lockdown has made it a challenge to find time for artistic pursuits. I'm focusing my efforts on homeschooling and quality family time, so I choose to veg out most evenings. Now January is on the way out and we're all a bit more used to the new rhythm, it seems like a good time to pick up again. This one has sat out for a long time now - it was fun to work on and I learnt a whole lot in the process but I'm a bit tired of it taunting me from my easel. Probably time to call it done and move on to something else. Any feedback welcome!

Hope you are all coping well out there.

Practice practice practice

Overcast afternoon walk by the canal

Batsi Church - inspired by Dads holiday photos from Greece. Feedback welcome and appreciated.

Recently completed pic :) What do you think?

Here's a commission I just completed for a friend - a pic of their sisters happy little one. A great birthday gift idea to remember a lovely moment. Want me to do something like this for you?

Hello friends.

I'm excited to share what I've been working on this last month - my first online drawing class on Skillshare.

Skillshare is a brilliant website full of video classes and resources on almost any topic you can think of. When you join up you get access to all of the content created by the thousands strong teaching community. You can then sign up to classes and follow the teaching videos at whatever pace suits you.

Now that I'm one of those teachers you can follow the link below to check out my class and you can have 2 months free access to the site on me. You can cancel this anytime before then without paying a penny. I did this a while ago and loved the site enough to stick around.

https://skl.sh/2IHTBUz

Come and learn some simple drawing techniques with me, and let me know what you think. I'd definitely appreciate a review if you join my class. Also, if you like it, then stick around because I'm already planning more things to teach!

Thanks and see you there.

Tim

Drawing Practice - Draw a portrait in 4 simple steps | Tim Balhatchet | Skillshare Skillshare is a learning community for creators. Anyone can take an online class, watch video lessons, create projects, and even teach a class themselves.

Another nice one of my noisy boy on some textured paper - shouting for some reason. This is fairly common!

Its been a busy weekend/week - finally got around to posting this! The last of the 4 family pics: my eldest boy and his amazing hair.

The other half of my Dads request, his kitty cat. This is Sullivan, looking regal and alert. He's probably hoping for a meal here as well.

I'd really love to draw something for you :) If you're looking for gift ideas, or just want something special for yourself then please consider commissioning me. Or if you know someone else who might be interested, please share my page with them.

Thanks!

Tim

A nice one of one of my boys eating his hands. This was a lot of fun to draw.

This ones on the wall next to the pic of me - my beautiful wife. Thankfully she approves.

Wow, thanks for all the likes and follows! You are all good folk.

Heres another for today - my Dad. Hope you like it Pops!

First up, to challenge self consciousness as much as I can, here's me. Part of a family commission from my lovely wife. I'll post the others later.