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Eli Makani

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 20, 2018, 4:45 PM UTC

STEP-BY-STEP drawing process, and ANIMATIONS -- "Fly Guy" by Makani

# Hey there! You might not care to hear this, but I tend to include female bodies in my drawings more often than male bodies. A while back, my girlfriend took notice of this and was like... "why don'…

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 11, 2018, 3:18 AM UTC

STEP-BY-STEP DRAWING with ANIMATION -- How I created "Saneville" with ballpoint pens, fine liners, and white charcoal

# Hi fellow Steemians! Are you like me? Do you ever feel like you are losing your mind? Like your sanity was lost in a big ol' crowd of craziness??! Well, head on down to Saneville!! Chances are, you…

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 11, 2018, 12:59 AM UTC

SPEED DRAWING - "Giant Tree Wasp" - Ballpoint Pens and White Charcoal

Oh hello! This a time lapse video of me drawing another giant fantasy insect, from my series, "INSECT INVASION" I discuss the entire series in this post: https://steemit.com/art/@makanicreative/insec…

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 10, 2018, 9:58 PM UTC

Drawing turned into an animated GIF

Well hello there, fellow steemer :) This morning, I created this animation from one of my drawings: I used Photoshop, some javascript, and lots of trial and error! In Photoshop, I separated the wings…

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 10, 2018, 9:11 PM UTC

How To Use Ballpoint Pens and White Charcoal to Draw a Fantasy Creature (Speed Drawing)

Time lapse video of a drawing of a giant wasp-like insect. This video quickly demonstrates, visually, the step-by-step process I used to illustrate this fantasy creature, on 5.5" x 8.5" toned tan pap…

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 10, 2018, 6:49 PM UTC

INSECT INVASION! A Ballpoint Pen and White Charcoal Illustration Series

# Honestly, I love bugs... Well, maybe "love" is too strong of a word, but I really am fascinated by them. Many hours of my childhood were spent turning over rocks, or stepping stones, or looking und…

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Eli Makani
@makanicreative May 9, 2018, 6:28 AM UTC

Hello Steemit! Introducing Myself: An Artist/Weirdo Who Just Wants To Make You Smile :)

# Hi Steemians! My name is Eli Makani Smith, and I am an artist from San Diego, California, in the U.S. > Me, on the right, with my wonderful girlfriend ## Steem.what? While I was traveling around…

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Eli Makani

STEP-BY-STEP drawing process, and ANIMATIONS -- "Fly Guy" by Makani

STEP-BY-STEP DRAWING with ANIMATION -- How I created "Saneville" with ballpoint pens, fine liners, and white charcoal

SPEED DRAWING - "Giant Tree Wasp" - Ballpoint Pens and White Charcoal

Drawing turned into an animated GIF

How To Use Ballpoint Pens and White Charcoal to Draw a Fantasy Creature (Speed Drawing)

INSECT INVASION! A Ballpoint Pen and White Charcoal Illustration Series

Hello Steemit! Introducing Myself: An Artist/Weirdo Who Just Wants To Make You Smile :)