Stephanie O'Brien's Blog

Art Dump: Rainbow Storm and Two Snowflake Patterns

30/10/2019

I visited my grandparents again yesterday, and I brought my laptop to see if I could get my Grandma into doing digital art. She seemed to enjoy drawing symmetrical patterns last time I brought my computer, though she struggled to use the touchpad, so this time I brought the mouse and it went a little better.

We ended up spending most of the visit drawing together, and by the end of it, I'd drawn a pumpkin, a basic pine tree, and the picture below upon their request, as well as two new symmetrical patterns.

Grandma also drew a couple patterns. I don't have permission to share them on the internet as a whole, so for now they're only available to my inner circle on Patreon. But here are the pictures I can share:

Rainbow Storm

Picture of a rainbow with clouds and lightning

Grandpa asked me to try to replicate a photo he keeps in his bedroom. The sky in that picture had a strange split effect; outside the rainbow, it was dark, but inside it was several shades lighter.

The photo didn't have the lightning or snowfall; those were added afterward upon my grandparents' request.

This picture was drawn freehand with a mouse, and I didn't really touch it up afterward, so there are a couple messy patches, but I like the way it turned out overall.

Amethyst Blades

Purple snowflake

I made this snowflake to show my grandparents how to use smaller, more restrained movements to make a tidier, more coherent pattern.

Woven Ruby

Here's another snowflake I drew as a demonstration for Grandma and Grandpa. I think it looks kind of like someone shredded a ruby into fine threads and then wove it back together.

If you want to learn how to draw symmetrical patterns like this, I've got a handy tutorial for you here.

Page 49 of My "Undertale" Comic, "Just Cause", is Ready!

25/10/2019

The latest page of Just Cause is finished! You can read the comic from the beginning here.

Yikes. Looks like someone isn't getting the True Pacifist ending this time.

Honestly though, I can't blame Frisk for their act of desperation. They strongly feel that it was wrong, but they've been hurt and died so many times that it's hard to remain patient and forgiving when their assailant cackles while threatening to do it again.

As far as they could tell, this was the only way to make the torture stop.

To support me as an artist and writer so I can publish pages faster, and to get early access to completed art and stories, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon!

If you want me to draw something specific for you, check out my commissions page.

And if you'd like to get my art on your pillows, mugs, blankets, furniture and more, take a look at my stores on Society6 and RedBubble!

The Work-In-Progress Preview for Page 49 of "Just Cause" is Ready

21/10/2019

Page 49 of Just Cause is a little over half finished, and Frisk is WAY less happy about that than you are.

My supporters on Patreon can see the context for this panel in the work-in-progress preview here.

And those who are new to the comic can start reading it from the beginning here.

Abstract Pattern: Stained Glass Scales

19/10/2019

I've been a busy girl! Before I even finished uploading Web of Leaves and Light into RedBubble and Society6, I was already almost finished drawing this pattern.

The concept behind this piece was simple: an array of gracefully curving frames, with jewel-like flares of color cradled between them for a rich, elegant effect.

This artwork is available on dresses, blankets, furniture, coffee mugs and more in Society6 and RedBubble.

Society6 doesn't have a "view all items with this art on them" option, but you can see my latest products from newest to oldest here, and you can see all the RedBubble items with this pattern here.

Here's what Stained Glass Scales looks like on a few of the available items:

Here are the links to the items in the collage:

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

Symmetrical Pattern: Web of Leaves and Light

19/10/2019

I was starting to miss doing symmetrical snowflake-type patterns, so I decided it was time to do another one.

I forgot that I'd set the multibrush tool to 8 brushes instead of 6, but once I noticed, I decided I liked it the way it was, so I kept it.

Once the central leaf pattern was done, I had to figure out how I wanted to decorate the background. I decided to go with dark blue threads and some smaller copies of the plant in the corners.

After that, it still didn't look complete, so I added some green vines, and then brightened it up with some fireflies.

At that point, it seemed almost done, but still a little too flat; there wasn't enough contrast between the plant and the colors behind it. So I added a dappling of darker blue, crashing my computer in the process (whoops!), then made a tiled version to see how it looks.

I'm happy with the way this one evolved - from a single plant floating like a lily pad, to a twinkling forest drifting in the depths.

If you want to learn how to draw symmetrical patterns like this, I've got a handy tutorial for you here.

And if you want to wear this pattern 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 in this pattern" feature, so here are the links to the items in the picture above:

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

Page 48 of My "Undertale" Comic, "Just Cause", is Ready!

17/10/2019

The latest page of Just Cause is finished! You can read the comic from the beginning here.

Uh-oh, Vegetoids. You're making them desperate.

You won't like them when they're desperate.

Poor baby - they want so badly to be a good kid, but they're trapped in a violent, confusing world with rules they don't understand, and far too little information about what that world should be like and how they're supposed to navigate it.

It's just a matter of time before something goes horribly wrong.

To support me as an artist and writer so I can publish pages faster, and to get early access to completed art and stories, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon!

If you want me to draw something specific for you, check out my commissions page.

And if you'd like to get my art on your pillows, mugs, blankets, furniture and more, take a look at my stores on Society6 and RedBubble!

New Pattern: Glitches in the Void

16/10/2019

Me: "Now that Fly With Pride is complete, I can focus entirely on Just Cause."

Also me: "I bet a bunch of L shapes on a black background would look cool on clothes and pillows. I should do it in several different colors for good measure!"

I'd originally planned to have fewer L shapes, and to have a gradient on each one, but then I went and zoomed in to make some of the shapes and ended up packing them way tighter than I'd originally intended, and making a lot more of them. Whoops!

And now I don't want to take the time to put a gradient in every single one of them.

Oh, well - I think it still looks cool.

This artwork is available on dresses, blankets, furniture, coffee mugs and more in Society6 and RedBubble.

Society6 doesn't have a "view all items with this art on them" option, but you can see my latest products from newest to oldest here, and you can see all the RedBubble items with each version of this pattern at the links below:

Red
Gold
Green
Light blue
Dark blue
Purple
Pink
Silver

Here's what Glitches in the Void looks like on a few of the available items:

Here are the links to the items in the collage:

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

Fly With Pride Finale: Butterfly Bonanza

12/10/2019

After a couple weeks of working on my "Fly With Pride" series, I wanted it to go out with a bang.

I thought it would be great to have a version of the pattern with a richer, fuller look, so I used a night sky background with all 17 versions of the butterfly soaring together in a densely packed kaleidoscope of almost 100 individual flyers. (Also, this week I learned that a group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.)

I'd originally planned to have the butterflies layered on top of each other and overlapping, but that got visually confusing, so I went with the starry sky instead.

This artwork is available on T-shirts, blankets, art prints, coffee mugs and more in Society6 and RedBubble.

Society6 doesn't have a "view all items with this art on them" option, but you can see my latest products from newest to oldest here, and you can see all the RedBubble items with this pattern on them here.

Here's what Butterfly Bonanza looks like on a few of the available items:

Here are the links to the items in the collage:

Tote Bags
Wall Clocks
Throw Pillows
Comforters
Tank tops
Towels
iPhone Cases
Shower Curtains
Wall Tapestries
Coffee Mugs
Rectangular Pillows
Dresses

Fly With Pride: Pride Flag Butterfly Art Series

5/10/2019

Last week, I shared an open art collab that featured a butterfly with intricate stained glass wings.

Today, I finally get to unveil what I've been working on for almost two weeks: a series of butterfly designs based on 17 different pride flags!

Agender

Androgyne

Aromantic

Asexual

Bisexual

Demiboy

Demigirl

Genderfluid

Genderqueer

Intersex

Lesbian

LGBTQ/gay

Neutrois

Nonbinary

Pansexual

Polysexual

Transgender

These butterflies' stained glass wings include a few symbolic elements:

- Hearts, to represent love. This could mean romantic love, platonic friendship, or the self-love required to take the time to truly understand yourself and accept your unique orientation, gender identity, and other traits.

- Diamonds, which can represent engagement rings, strength, value, and - if you're into Homestuck - the nonsexual romance of moiraillegiance.

- Leaf shapes, to represent life and growth.

This artwork is available on T-shirts, blankets, art prints, coffee mugs and more in Society6 and RedBubble.

Society6 continues to lack a "view all items with this art on them" option, but you can see my latest products from newest to oldest here.

And here are the RedBubble links to each version of the butterfly:

Agender
Androgyne
Aromantic
Asexual
Bisexual
Demiboy
Demigirl
Genderfluid
Genderqueer
Intersex
Lesbian
LGBTQ
Neutrois
Nonbinary
Pansexual
Polysexual
Transgender

I'm not going to make a separate product preview collage for each of these - that would take WAAAY too long, especially after I've already spent two weeks working on this pattern - but here's what a few versions of this butterfly look like on some of the available products:

And here are their links:

Tote Bags
Wall Clocks
Throw Pillows
Comforters
T-Shirts
Towels
iPhone Cases and Covers
Shower Curtains
Wall Tapestries
Coffee Mugs
Rectangular pillows
Dresses

Open Art Collaboration: Butterfly

2/10/2019

Need to take a few minutes to relax and make something beautiful? Feel free to join my open collab and color in this butterfly!

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You're welcome to share your colored version online, as long as you credit me for the lineart and include a link to this blog post in the post or your image's description.

I look forward to seeing what you create!