Skillshare class and Be Fancy

I am in a hand lettering class on Skillshare which has turned out to be a pretty fun little social experience. Lots of amazing artists, 1279 to be exact, collaborating on everyone's projects and pushing each other to higher design.  Check out how Skillshare works here.

Interested in getting in on this class: click here for Lettering syllabus

This is where my designs are now; going to bring them into the computer this weekend and decide which one is more suiting to a Kentucky derby invitation (which is the unicorn below).

This paper is a lifesaver, it is a free download at www.dottedpaper.com

Little Red

This is the direction my next project is heading. Fairy tales, maybe even getting a little grim.

I finally got my Etsy shop up and running. Taking orders as of today:) Take a look. 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SketchCharacter

©Melissa DiPeri

Character/Letter a Day E - Elephant

E is for Elephant.
This is Ella the Elephant.

Coloring on Ella is not quite up to par with the doodle, scanning has been my enemy this week. Bottom  image is from my iPhone, you can see the difference is significant. Any kind of advice would be welcome on how to make this color the same as the illustration. I have tried using levels in photoshop but to no avail.

Character/Letter a Day D - Duck

D is for Duck

OctoWoman

I have been working a lot. In between files uploading and downloading, I like to doodle. This is a doodle of a dream I keep having about my legs turning into octopus arms. One of my friends made a good point that I could buy more shoes. God knows I need more shoes.

Hammerhead for shark week!

I recently started a new blog to feature my sketches on so I can differentiate between my work and work that I love out there! Take a look here sketchcharacter! Here is one of my most recent from Sharkweek and vacation at the beach:)

Sweet Love

I did a sketch of this a couple days ago and decided to give it a whirl with the watercolor accents.

Lama

I have recently been trying out some new artist mediums that don't involve a mouse and Adobe Creative Suite. This lama is water color and pen on bristol paper (type is photoshop). I love her! Her name is Lama the Llama....due to me missing a "l" in the original.