Stephanie O'Brien's Blog

Snowflake-Drawing Montage: Silver Forest Flakes

15/5/2020

I thought silver snowflakes on a dark green background would look elegant, so I decided to try it.

You can see the drawing process in this video, set to peaceful music:

MUSIC CREDITS:

Final Reckoning
By Asher Fulero (YouTube Audio Library)

Meadow
By Density & Time (YouTube Audio Library)

Gently, Onwards
By ELPHNT (YouTube Audio Library)

Escape
By Eveningland (YouTube Audio Library)

Tiny Spaceship
By Mike Relm (YouTube Audio Library)

You can see the individual snowflakes, and get the links to my art tutorial and physical products, by clicking "Read More".

Snowflake-Drawing Montage: "Gilded Space Snowflake"

21/4/2020

I wanted to do a space-themed snowflake-drawing montage, and I ended up basing the color scheme on the Undertale AU "Outertale".

Due to having two colors on each snowflake, this ended up being the longest montage I've ever done.

Music credits:

Intro:

Etherial Choir Ascends
By Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions (YouTube Audio Library)

The rest of the video:

Psychic Need
By Chasms (YouTube Audio Library)

Aurora Currents
By Asher Fulero (YouTube Audio Library)

Sunstroke
By Geographer (YouTube Audio Library)

Stranger Danger
By Francis Preve (YouTube Audio Library)

The Long Voyage To Outer Space
By Sir Cubworth (YouTube Audio Library)

Fall Colors
By ann annie (YouTube Audio Library)

Metamorphosis
By Quincas Moreira (YouTube Audio Library)

A Stranger Thing
By Bruno E. (YouTube Audio Library)

I'm torn between the gilded and ungilded versions of the snowflakes - I like them both - so I decided to share all of them.

You can see the individual snowflakes, and get the links to my art tutorial and physical products, below the cut.

Snowflake-Drawing Montage: "Drifting Snowflake, Gentle Rain"

7/4/2020

I found some soft, sad, beautiful songs, and I wanted to make a snowflake-drawing montage that would fit with them. So I created a rainy, misty background, and used vivid but gentle shades of blue for this snowflake series.

I also added rain and thunder sounds to the video, to help complete the mood.

Music credits:

Intro:

Etherial Choir Ascends
By Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions (YouTube Audio Library)

The rest of the video:

A Quiet Thought
By Wayne Jones (YouTube Audio Library)

We'll Meet Again
By Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library)

Renunciation
By Asher Fulero (YouTube Audio Library)

Aletheia (Unforgetting)
By Devon Church (YouTube Audio Library)

Sicilian Breeze
By Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (YouTube Audio Library)

Below the cut, you can see the snowflakes I drew in the montage.

Frosted Sky: 12 Minutes of Drawing Snowflakes While Peaceful Music Plays

4/4/2020

My last snowflake-drawing video got such a positive reception on YouTube that I was motivated to make another. :) This time I made the background slightly more intricate, and included the process of drawing the gold decorations in the video.

Music credits:

Intro:

Etherial Choir Ascends
By Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions (YouTube Audio Library)

The rest of the video:

Djinn
By Francis Preve (YouTube Audio Library)

Synth Wind
By Geographer (YouTube Audio Library)

Into the Sky
By Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library)

Reconciliation
By Asher Fulero (YouTube Audio Library)

Below the cut, you can see the snowflakes I drew in the montage.

Frozen Zephyr: 10 Minutes of Drawing Snowflakes While Peaceful, Dramatic Space Music Plays

28/3/2020

It's been some time since I did a snowflake-drawing montage, and I was getting the urge to do it again.

With COVID-19 forcing so many people into quarantine, I also felt a pull as an artist to offer those who are trapped in their homes a bit of escape and entertainment.

So if you want a relaxing way to pass the time, click the video player below to watch beautiful snowflakes taking shape while peaceful, dramatic space music plays.

Music credits:

Etherial Choir Ascends
By Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions (YouTube Audio Library)

Ladybug
By Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library)

Space Trooper
By DivKid (YouTube Audio Library)

TENFOLD
By Density & Time (YouTube Audio Library)

Below the cut, you can see the snowflakes I drew in the montage.

Soothing Snowflake-Drawing Montage: Dark Jungle Gems

3/12/2019

For this art montage, I used four dendrites - the lowest number I've ever experimented with for a snowflake-like pattern - and music that I thought had a spacey/jungle feel to it.

You can watch the video here:

Speaking of music, here are the music credits:

Destination Unknown
By Ugonna Onyekwe (YouTube Audio Library)

Deep Floor
By Houses of Heaven (YouTube Audio Library)

Seductress
By Francis Preve (YouTube Audio Library)

To learn how to draw snowflakes like this, watch my art tutorial on SkillShare.

After drawing the snowflakes, I put them together to make this:

If you want to wear this artwork on your clothes or use it to add a touch of beauty and mystery your home, it's available on blankets, coffee mugs, dresses, iPhone cases and more in my Society6 store and my RedBubble store.

Here's what it looks like on some of the available items:

You can check out all the RedBubble items with "Dark Jungle Gems" on them here.

Society6 doesn't have a "view everything with this artwork on it" feature, but if you visit the page for this art print and scroll down, you'll see a selection of products with these snowflakes on them.

Here are the links to the items in the collage:

Tote Bags
Wall Clocks
Throw Pillows
Comforters
Skirts
Towels
iPhone Cases and Skins
Shower Curtains
Wall Tapestries
Coffee Mugs
Rectangular Pillows
Dresses

Look under the cut to see what the individual snowflakes look like at full size:

Fire in the Night: 10 Minutes of Me Drawing Snowflakes While Dramatic Music Plays

21/11/2019

I decided to make another snowflake-drawing video. :) This time I used slightly more dramatic music; there were a few songs I wanted use that included some more energetic parts, and red seemed like the appropriate color to go with them.

Music credits:

Heaven and Hell (Part 2) By Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library)

Bittersweet By SYBS (YouTube Audio Library)

Etherial Choir Ascends Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions (YouTube Audio Library)

After drawing the snowflakes, I put them together to make this:

If you want to wear this artwork on your clothes or use it to decorate your home, it's available on blankets, coffee mugs, dresses, iPhone cases and more in my Society6 store and my RedBubble store.

Here's what it looks like on some of the available items:

You can see all the RedBubble items with this pattern here.

Society6 doesn't have a "view everything with this artwork on it" feature, but if you visit the page for this art print and scroll down, you'll see a selection of products with these snowflakes on them.

Here are the links to the items in the collage:

Tote Bags
Wall Clocks
Throw Pillows
Comforters
Skirts
Towels
iPhone Cases and Skins
Shower Curtains
Wall Tapestries
Coffee Mugs
Rectangular Pillows
Dresses

Look under the cut to see the individual snowflakes from this montage:

New Videos: Watch Snowflake Patterns Take Shape While Peaceful Music Plays

8/11/2019

Over the last few months, I've shared a variety of symmetrical snowflake patterns like this one.

Today, I'm got something new for you: a 3-video series in which you can watch new snowflakes take shape, while soothing, peaceful music plays in the background.

Each of these videos is a little less than 10 minutes long, and they're a lovely way to wind down or learn more about how to draw snowflakes of your own.

Amethyst in the Ocean

Music credits:

Shoulder Closures
By Gunnar Olsen (YouTube Audio Library)

Darkest Child A
Darkest Child A by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100783
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

That Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos
That Kid in Fourth Grade Who Really Liked the Denver Broncos by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/uvp/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Frost in the Void

Music credits:

Retreat
By Jason Farnham (YouTube Audio Library)

Through The Crystal
By Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library)

Absolutely Nothing
By Jeremy Blake (YouTube Audio Library)

Prelude No. 6
Prelude No. 6 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Iced Velvet

Music credits:

Gone Beyond
Gone Beyond by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100752
Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Getting There
By Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library)

Ticker
By Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library)

Meadow
By Density & Time (YouTube Audio Library)

Want to learn how to draw patterns like these?

I've got a handy art tutorial that walks you through every step of the process. You can watch the first video in the tutorial here:

In this art class, you'll discover how to draw symmetrical snowflake patterns in Krita, and sell them on sites like Society6 and RedBubble. This video provides the intro; you can see the full 41-minute tutorial on SkillShare here.

Want to decorate your clothing or home with these snowflakes?

I've got you covered.

Amethyst in the Ocean

To view all the RedBubble products with this set of snowflakes on them, check out this page.

Society6 doesn't have a "view everything with this artwork on it" feature, but if you visit the page for this art print and scroll down, you'll see a selection of products with this artwork on them.

(Note: in my stores and on Patreon, I called this one "Amethyst in the Sparkling Sea", because I added stars to the print-on-demand version.)

Frost in the Void

To view all the RedBubble products with these snowflakes on them, check out these two pages:
Frost in the Void, series 1
Frost in the Void, series 2

Society6 doesn't have a "view everything with this artwork on it" feature, but if you visit the pages for these art prints and scroll down, you'll see a selection of products with these pictures on them:
Frost in the Void, series 1
Frost in the Void, series 2

Iced Velvet

To view all the RedBubble products with this set of snowflakes on them, visit these pages:
Iced Velvet, series 1
Iced Velvet, series 2

Society6 doesn't have a "view everything with this artwork on it" feature, but if you visit the pages for these art prints and scroll down, you'll see a selection of products with these patterns on them:
Iced Velvet, series 1
Iced Velvet, series 2

Want to see these snowflakes at full size?

I drew A LOT of snowflakes during these recording sessions, so getting them uploaded and shared on all my public channels will take time. For now, my supporters on Patreon can get early access to the full set of snowflakes here:

Amethyst in the Ocean
Frost in the Void
Iced Velvet

Farscape Meets Five Nights at Freddy's: A Farscape Music Video Set to "Survive the Night"

7/3/2017

After a long period of YouTube silence, I finally published another Farscape music video!

John Crichton, meet the Uncharted Territories. Uncharted Territories, try not to kill John.

Farscape visuals, meet Five Nights at Freddy's music. Now kiss.

Support me on Patreon to get early access to videos like this, as well as exclusive access to sketches and works in progress!

Undertale Comic Dub: Sans in the Hoodie

23/8/2016

Remember that cute Undertale comic I made with Frisk carrying Sans around in a hoodie? Now you can watch it in comic dub form. :)

If you'd like to get early access to videos like this, as well as
songs, artwork, stories, lyrics, works in progress, and other goodies,
please check out my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/StephanieOBrien