{"id":713,"date":"2019-02-02T22:54:16","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T22:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=713"},"modified":"2019-02-02T22:54:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T22:54:16","slug":"saturday-more-like-sketcherday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=713","title":{"rendered":"Saturday? More like SketcherDay!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re over 24 hours in to #EMGSketchFest 106! Have you been by the gallery yet? We&#8217;ve got 18 participants so far who&#8217;ve contributed over 40 creations to the gallery &#8211; including unicorns and mermaids and baby dragons. There&#8217;s even sculpture! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our five featured creations below, then hop on over there &#8211; and, if you&#8217;re not registered, sign up! It&#8217;s free, and you can leave prompts for the participants and comment to encourage them. You can even get in on sketching or knitting or crafting or writing yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/EllenMillion-SnowUnicorninTack.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-714\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/EllenMillion-SnowUnicorninTack.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/EllenMillion-SnowUnicorninTack-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Snow Unicorn in Tack&#8221; by Ellen Million<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First up, we have a sketch from the founder of our Sketch Fest feast, Ellen Million! Drawing on Nicole Madden&#8217;s wintry prompt of &#8220;Unicorn in a snowy scenery,&#8221; Ellen Million said about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"her ACEO pencil sketch (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22870\" target=\"_blank\">her ACEO pencil sketch<\/a>: &#8220;Well, I didn&#8217;t get the snowy scenery in, but maybe it&#8217;s snowing really hard\u2026&#8221; You can snap up the original drawing for only $5!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/JillBritt-BattyforYouValentine.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-715\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/JillBritt-BattyforYouValentine.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/JillBritt-BattyforYouValentine-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Batty for You Valentine&#8221; by Jill Britt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"sweet little bat (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22874\" target=\"_blank\">sweet little bat<\/a> was sketched by Jill Britt, inspired by Rosie Wells! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LindaSayegh-Kitsune.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-716\" width=\"368\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LindaSayegh-Kitsune.jpg 491w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LindaSayegh-Kitsune-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 85vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Kitsune&#8221; by Linda Sayegh<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linda Sayegh drew this gorgeous fox &#8211; or &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Kitsune (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22900\" target=\"_blank\">Kitsune<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; with colored pencils and sharpie paint pen on toned Canson Mi-Tientes acid-free paper. 5&#215;7 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MariaGonzalez-TwoofHearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-717\" width=\"525\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MariaGonzalez-TwoofHearts.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/MariaGonzalez-TwoofHearts-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 85vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Two of Hearts&#8221; by Maria Gonzalez<br><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarah Alden left the prompt &#8220;Little Hearts&#8221; and Maria Gonzalez spun that seed into this lovely and fanciful 4&#215;6 inches sketch. Titled &#8220;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Two of Hearts (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22883\" target=\"_blank\">Two of Hearts<\/a>,&#8221; this drawing was done in colored pencils on toned paper and the original is available for $18!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LornaCowie-Viola.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-718\" width=\"394\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LornaCowie-Viola.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LornaCowie-Viola-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 394px) 85vw, 394px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>&#8220;Viola&#8221; by Lorna Cowie<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lorna Cowie, inspired by Sarah Alden&#8217;s prompt &#8220;Violet Flowers,&#8221; drew these <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"violet flowers and amethyst crystals (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/sketchfest\/sketchfestart.php?id=22879\" target=\"_blank\">violet flowers and amethyst crystals<\/a> in the style of her coloring pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loving these illustrations? Head over to the full gallery and enjoy some more! When you share on social media, make sure to use our official hashtag: #EMGSketchFest.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re over 24 hours in to #EMGSketchFest 106! Have you been by the gallery yet? We&#8217;ve got 18 participants so far who&#8217;ve contributed over 40 creations to the gallery &#8211; including unicorns and mermaids and baby dragons. There&#8217;s even sculpture! Check out our five featured creations below, then hop on over there &#8211; and, if &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellenmilliongraphics.com\/blog\/?p=713\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Saturday? 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