{"id":107,"date":"2017-09-16T19:05:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-16T19:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=107"},"modified":"2017-09-16T19:05:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T19:05:26","slug":"welcome-to-emg-sketch-fest-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=107","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to EMG Sketch Fest #91!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s September&#8217;s Sketch Fest weekend, and we&#8217;re delighted to be here with you all &#8211; we&#8217;re creating, inspiring, and generally enjoying a whole diverse gallery of art over at the Sketch Fest site.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve even got handicrafts in this one, folks! Don&#8217;t miss out.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, but you&#8217;re ready for the selection of teaser images? Of course! It wouldn&#8217;t be Sketch Fest if we didn&#8217;t tease you to hop over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestgallery.php?date=91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the full gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21215\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/blopdotink-berlinstory15.jpg\" alt=\"A black blob with white eyes and two lighter grey appendages as legs stares curiously down at a hedgehog next to the suggestion of a railing before some type of waterway, with a city skyline in the background. All in watery black almost sumi-e type painting.\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/blopdotink-berlinstory15.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/blopdotink-berlinstory15-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;berlinstory #15&#8221; by blopdotink<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=2275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blopdotink<\/a> had the distinction of getting us started with this lovely and intriguing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sequential art illustration<\/a>! Here&#8217;s what they said about a blop discovering a hedgehog: &#8220;Again, I am using Sketch Fest to compile a story made up solely of prompts and it&#8217;s gonna be a love story again. But not between blops or other creatures, it&#8217;s about the love for the greatest city in the world, my humble home town BERLIN.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/JulieRabischung-theblackcatandthepumpkin.jpg\" alt=\"A raggedy black cat stares out at the viewer next to a grinning, bucktoothed jack o'lantern. The illustration is a black ink sketch on white paper.\" width=\"700\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/JulieRabischung-theblackcatandthepumpkin.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/JulieRabischung-theblackcatandthepumpkin-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;the black cat and the pumpkin&#8221; by Julie Rabishung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=953\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Rabischung<\/a> has started autumn off properly, reminding us that October is Halloween and all of September merely Halloween Eve! The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original 4&#215;6 ink sketch<\/a> of this concerned black cat and their adorable jack o&#8217; lantern is available for $12!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AmySueStirland-FallLeavesTutu.jpg\" alt=\"A well-worn stuffed bunny plush wears a tutu made of glimmering, iridescent tulle in bronze and green, decorated by silk leaves in red, gold, and green-tinged gold. (This is a handicraft and not an illustration.)\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AmySueStirland-FallLeavesTutu.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AmySueStirland-FallLeavesTutu-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Fall Leaves Tutu&#8221; by Amy Sue Stirland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Autumn is an inspired time to make handicrafts, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amy Sue Stirland<\/a> has started us off admirably here! Riffing off Mayumi Ogihara&#8217;s prompt, &#8220;a dress made of autumn leaves,&#8221; Amy used fall-toned iridescent tulle and colorful silk leaves to create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a whimsical tutu<\/a> for a well-loved plush.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21221\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MayumiOgihara-TrickorTreat.jpg\" alt=\"A woman tilts her head to the viewer's right, staring boldly out of the illustration. She wears an elaborate layered bow of light-flecked ribbon, crowned with a spider web and a large black spider crouching over it. The woman also wears a short necklace composed of two strands of black bears with a large skull bead centered. Her hair falls in waves about her shoulder and the hint of a black garment at the bottom of the illustration where her chest begins. Graphite, white charcoal, and white acrylic paint on tan paper.\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MayumiOgihara-TrickorTreat.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/MayumiOgihara-TrickorTreat-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 85vw, 353px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Trick or Treat&#8221; by Mayumi Ogihara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=876\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayumi Ogihara<\/a>, she&#8217;s gotten into the autumnal spirit as well! She created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21221\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this creepy cutie<\/a>, with her eek-inducing hair accessory and tastefully macabre jewelry. If you&#8217;d like the original ACEO in graphite, white charcoal, and white acrylic paint on tan paper, it&#8217;s a steal at $22. You can also score an ACEO print for only $6.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-106\" style=\"width: 354px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-106 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KaterinaKoukiotis-TheSorcerorsMagic.jpg\" alt=\"A woman is depicted from the breast up, and both turns to and gazes to the viewer's right. She smiles slightly and her eyes are thickly lined with kohl. She has a beauty mark on her right cheek. She's holding a goblet up and almost out to someone, held aloft a little below her chin. The small goblet has a white steam rising from it that gives off sparkles. She has dark, unbound hair and a loose hood draped over her head, pushed slightly back. ACEO size, pencils and charcoal.\" width=\"354\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KaterinaKoukiotis-TheSorcerorsMagic.jpg 354w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/KaterinaKoukiotis-TheSorcerorsMagic-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 85vw, 354px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Sorcerer&#8217;s Magic&#8221; by Katerina Koukiotis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestartist.php?id=230\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katerina Koukiotis<\/a> drew on the mysterious Red Priestess Melisandre (from <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>) and her admiration for her friend Janna to draw &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=21223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sorcerer&#8217;s Magic<\/a>.&#8221; And you can bring home this magical and engaging art card &#8211; the $12 original is currently on hold for a prospective purchaser, but you can get a limited edition print for $6!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for our early afternoon teaser post. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestgallery.php?date=91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click on through<\/a> to admire the rest of the gallery. And remember: when you share your Sketch Fest artwork or your favorite Sketch Fest creations on social media, use our official hashtag &#8211; <strong>#EMGSketchFest<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s September&#8217;s Sketch Fest weekend, and we&#8217;re delighted to be here with you all &#8211; we&#8217;re creating, inspiring, and generally enjoying a whole diverse gallery of art over at the Sketch Fest site. We&#8217;ve even got handicrafts in this one, folks! Don&#8217;t miss out. Oh, but you&#8217;re ready for the selection of teaser images? Of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=107\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Welcome to EMG Sketch Fest #91!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[26,13,5,12,11],"class_list":["post-107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-emgsketchfest","tag-amy-sue-stirland","tag-blopdotink","tag-julie-rabischung","tag-katerina-koukiotis","tag-mayumi-ogihara"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107\/revisions\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}