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amooyong.art (🐨🇦🇺)
@amooyong.bsky.social
🐨 artist, illustrator, rollerkskater, australian
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Halloo! It's me \o/

This took longer than expected, apparently I haven't got my elevator pitch down haha.

#art #illustration #australianartist #aussieartist #meettheartist
More #portrait practice. Need to practice eyes, but not my priority right now.
Sometimes I like what I've drawn, other times it's like I took a step back 😮‍💨

#art
September 6, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Some practice doing portraits. It feels like it's taking me too long to do one of these. I think I'm averaging about 1.5hrs each 🫠

#art #sketch
September 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Egh... Faces are in my too hard / weakness basket

Does it normally take 40 mins to 1hr to draw one of these?

#art #portraits
August 31, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I went on a vacay and packed some #fabercastell watercolour pencils with me. They ended up being the perfect travel #art medium with no fussing about water, containers, or trays.

I had some trouble getting some clear lines and shapes but I had fun using these for the first time!
August 30, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Another evening of paint mixing for a new piece. Hopefully I can mix this batch better than my first try where I wasted sooo much paint 🫠

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
August 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Trying to use up excess #acrylagouache paint from a palette I've had sitting out for a week. I was hitting pan on a couple colours so I had to improvise.

Madame Frou Frou from #boxtrolls

#art #illustration #laikastudios #holbein
July 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Yesterday I took myself out on a much needed solo date.

I travelled out, sat in a park and did some sketching. I didn't realise how much I needed it for myself.

Here's a little #posca sketch of a crow buddy that came around close enough for me to snap a photo.

#australia #art #illustration
July 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Found a subject for my paints.

This cutie is the Australian Blue Banded Bee, Amegilla Cingulata

www.mountainsgourmet.com/mountains-go...

#australia #art #illustration #holbein #acrylagouache
July 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Trying to find ways to use up all this extra paint. At first I wasn't mixing enough but of course, now I've mixed too much 🥴

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
July 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yep. I'll draw/paint the same thing over and over till I get it right.

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Trying to understand how the values in colour works. Even though some colours stand out and you think they're distinct, they're actually a similar value as another colour on the page (in this case the yellow and ice blue)

#art #colourtheory #paint #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 28, 2025 at 6:57 AM
How many times can you redraw the same thing?

I messed up twice... But I'm also learning new things as I go. So each time I try again, I'm a little more efficient... I hope 😅

#australia #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Doing some colour matching. I don't expect a 1-to-1 given I don't even have some of the references colours, but I'll give it a shot 💪

#australia #art #illustration
June 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Picking out a colour scheme. Given the dessert theme I want something bright and 'sweet'.

These #colorcube cards have been so handy. I no longer trawl the web for inspiration when I've got a box of references on hand. Thanks @sarahrenaeclark.bsky.social !

#australia #art #illustration
June 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
On to the next piece. Something I've had sitting in my drafts for 2 years and finally got around to finishing the sketch.

I'll be using my paints again, hopefully my mixing skills are much better this time around 😅

#australia #artist #illustrator #sketch #augustusgelatery
June 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Final product!

I learned a lot while making this. How to mix colours, how to use mediums with acrylic gouache, how to paint a landscape 😅

This isn't my best work, but probably some of my best learning.

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A little bit of progress on this. I stepped away for a day to see it with fresh eyes and I can feel my bother is aimed at the mountains. They're looking a little 'soft' so I'm gonna angle them up a bit

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Any #australia based artists looking for art friends?

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We dial in from all over Aus

Join us! Link in bio
June 15, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Results from the overnight test! The Acrylic Flow Medium just carried the whole test on its back. It retained moisture and fluidity overnight.

I'm only using the Mont Martre brand, nothing fancy - but it's doing a fab job ✨

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Bought an 'airtight' palette to see if I can save paints overnight in a better way. The problem with water spritzing is that I keep diluting the mix every time.

Test from L to R:
A: w/ flow medium
B: paint only
C: w/ retarder
D: w/ water

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Little more work on this WIP. I can see a lot of my scuffling from charcoal work transferring in my paint dabs lol

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
WIP from tonight's art hang. Paint wasn't layering the way I expected and couldn't blend the way I normally do. Resorted to convenience colours 🫠

Still not sure how I feel about mixing. I have a palette of mixes I don't have a use for :(

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I spritzed water and wrapped the palette in a bag to leave overnight.

Very happy to see the paint hadn't hardened!

This will do wonders for saving paint I've mixed when I don't have convenience colours yet... And being a slow artist 🥹

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
More experiments. A mix of acrylic medium, retarder and water. This stayed wet for over an hour!

I was worried about the separation but it remixed and applied nicely.

I think the 3 liquids are overkill so I'm still playing with balance.

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Why does this look like a medical experiment? 😆

Learning to use acrylic medium and getting the right ratio

#australian #artist #illustrator #holbein #acrylic #gouache
June 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM