5 reasons why you should try gouache + video process
What is gouache paint? It is a kind of watermedia, very similar to watercolor, but opaque. Used mostly in an opaque painting style. There are lot more reasons why you should give gouache a try. I will only mention 5, which were very surprising or attractive to me. If you have never tried painting with […]
Easter illustration + Easter wishes
I like making illustrations to celebrate important holidays. It may seem boring to paint an Easter illustration over and over every year, but I consider it as a challenge for imagination. This time on my Easter illustration is a girl in a folk costume and water. It is a reference to our Polish tradition of […]
Is the tool important? Digital painting – tutorial
I planned this post for February because of winter feel of illustration, but the world has different plans, and guess what? I had to match up, as always. This illustration is an excuse to raise the subject of tools in an artistic process. It is because I left my favorite Photoshop brushes for a completely […]
Love-hate Instagram 2018 – is it worth to be on Instagram?
Hate love it is the most accurate way to describe my feelings to Instagram 2018. Not so long time ago, a year from now, I found Instagram the most pleasant and fun social media of all, especially for artists. Do I still think this way? To understand my feelings we have to go back in […]
Christmas wreath watercolor process video
I really wanted to make Christmas themed watercolor tutorial before Christmas. I had all video material because Christmas wreath watercolor was made in November as a commission for my client. Unfortunately, the time at work was extremely busy that is why I can show you only speed up time lapse without any comment. Maybe when […]
Christmas wishes illustrations and choices
Christmas cards timeChristmas wishes illustrations commissioned by clients were ready in November. But due to very busy time at work I made my own Christmas wishes illustrations this week only. I prepared two versions and I stuck because I couldn’t choose just one. I had a feeling that, when I will show only one the […]
Scary stories – my greatest inspiration
Inspiration boxIt is the name of the category where I am going to put my biggest inspirations which make me want to draw and paint all day long!T Today I am reaching almost the very bottom of that box because I travel to my childhood and to all that scary stories which made my child’s […]
Haunted House – ink illustration tutorial
Why a Haunted House?When I was painting Inktober illustrations on dark, cold evenings, spooky themes just went to my hands. Even during past Inktobers, all kinds of ghostly figures were included to mine artworks: creatures from Slavic mythology: Midday Ladies, nymphs, vampires ghosts, little devils and so on…I hope I will have an opportunity to […]
Inktober ink illustration tutorial – how to paint with ink –
How is your Inktober going?My flies so quickly! I have only 7 works done!But I don’t care so much. I knew, I won’t be able to create all 31 illustrations due to a busy time at work. That’s id why I have decided, I do as many as possible.I don’t follow any rules (except using […]
7 reasons why you should participate in Inktober 2017
Inkto… what?Inktober it is the initiative created in 2009 by illustrator Jake Parker.It is starting every October and during the next 31 days artist from all around the globe creating ink illustrations, which you surely will find on social media soon. In this way, this autumnal, inconspicuous month has become somehow fete of all artists and […]
Coffee Shop -watercolor illustration tutorial
I thought, my first watercolor illustration tutorial will be about painting face. I even recorded all process, but then I saw wonderful videos of Mateusz Urbanowicz (Polish illustrator based in Japan). It was a pure inspiration. I am totally in love with his old Tokyo buildings series. That is why urban theme, not very typical for my […]
Hello creative world – the start of illustrator’s blog!
Who? Kamila Stankiewicz – that is me! Illustrator based in Poland. Totally in love in fairy tales! Not only for children… On desert island I would take a tons of papers, sketchbooks, watercolours and color pencils. I am sure I would still complain for too little time to drawing and painting… and I would miss […]