Coreyartus ImageryDec 10, 2023
I finally completed all the images I had in my head which were inspired by this year’s 2023 Folktale Week prompt words. I took a lot longer to do this challenge—I wanted to really let them sink in and percolate in my brain. They directly influenced the trajectory of the story in my adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood, and made it SO much stronger!!

I am so excited about progressing on this project. it’s going to be epic!

This moment is when Little Red discovers the spirit of her dead father, deep in the dark woods, where the three Fates have captured it and prevented his soul from transitioning to the afterlife. They’re using it as leverage against Little Red, so she’ll be forced to follow the path they’ve decreed as her destiny. And she’s fighting it.

It’s very complicated, but I’m incredibly stoked to make it happen. This has been a pet project of mine in the back of my head for a long time, and now I’m finally taking steps forward to making it real. It’s going to be a very long-term thing, and I’m sure I’ll lose my enthusiasm at points in the future, but I can picture the finished book in my head, so I’m gonna keep going. :)



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Coreyartus ImageryDec 6, 2023
Got this one done on my livestream tonight—an image inspired by the 2023 Folktale Week word prompt, “Illusion”. I used the words to help guide the trajectory of a future adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood cast as an epic fantasy.

This is a part of the story when Little Red is reading her father’s journal and the words start lifting up off the page.

I’m still having a blast doing these!!

Here’s the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/hu78qzA8MLy4un8hKPCP9a


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Speedpaint Video of Coreyartus Imagery's “Illusion" Image for Folktale Week 2023

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Coreyartus ImageryNov 29, 2023
So happy with this piece! It's for the 2023 Folktale Week prompt word "Sleep". I've incorporated all the prompt words from this year's event into my adaptation of the Little Red Riding Hood tale, and I'm illustrating it as I write it. It's so much fun!!

Here's the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/fJhxtwN5AMqYQqCdLxcCGF

Here are the livestreams when I made it:

#1: https://makertube.net/w/hsw4fAo9yttQMGY4nch8F6

#2: https://makertube.net/w/q69vEbtoiac2MWPo2ZnsMN

#3: https://makertube.net/w/dhJf5Zj7d3gzHM72BTja1m

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Speedpaint Video of Coreyartus Imagery's "Sleep" Image for Folktale Week 2023

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Coreyartus ImageryNov 28, 2023
I wrote a new blog post about how I feel I'm writing "image to image", and how I'm okay with that.

This new image is what I created after being inspired by the prompt word "Sea" for 2023 Folktale Week. I am not able to do the prompts all in a single week, and I'm not doing them on Instagram anyway, so I don't feel like I'm missing out... hehe...

Wonderfully, the prompt words this year were directly influential on my adaptation/variation of Little Red Riding Hood, which I'm currently writing and which is the topic of the blog post on my website. This particular image is a part of the story where Little Red and her two Apprentice Woodchopper friends start to step out of their world and into something completely off the path.

I am having SO much fun doing these!!!



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Coreyartus ImageryNov 26, 2023
I'm livestreaming today from 1-3:00pm PST (GMT-8) simultaneously on Twitch and MakerTube.net.

I'll be working on parts of the image for "Sleep", a word prompt from this year's Folktale Week.

Come join if you like soothing music and a narration of my process in Procreate!

https://makertube.net/w/jjNqk4ww6gvMw1jFm3tS5S?autoplay=1

https://www.twitch.tv/coreyartus

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Coreyartus ImageryNov 25, 2023
I got to draw all day, and put the world behind me. What bliss!!
I drew another illustration inspired by this year's 2023 Folktale Week word prompts: "Underground".

This is another part of my story when Little Red and her two Woodchopper-Apprentice friends are descending into the depths of the earth to rediscover the secret her father secreted away in the lining of her cloak.

I know--"Wh-What?" No, it doesn't make sense right now, but in my head is fanTAStic!!! ROFL!

I am loving doing this so much!!! I have so much more to do and I plan on sharing it each step of the way!! Fun fun fun!!!





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Coreyartus ImageryNov 15, 2023
I got the speedpaint done for my "Lost" image!!

https://makertube.net/w/2yvgBfUW5N3giR4zmHEbp3

I also have a new blog post about the event here: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/2023-folktale-week



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Speedpaint Video of Coreyartus Imagery's "Lost" Image for Folktale Week 2023

This video is a speed paint compilation of Coreyartus Imagery's "Lost", a prompt word for 2023 Folktale Week. Folktale Week is a week-long image "challenge" focusing on folktales and fairytales, with a very loose set of dictates: make whatever you want. The week is centered primarily on Instagram (with several commensurate hashtags) but is expanding to other platforms. You can sign up for Coreyartus Imagery's bi-weekly newsletter here: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/newsletter-signup It was created using Procreate on a 2021 12.9" iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. The video was formatted in LumaFusion's LumaTouch. The music is "Tap of the Drum" by Dawn, Dawn, Dawn, found on Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Aap4J06asD/ *****Use this referral link for a free month trial: ***** https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/51wksn Corey Johnston, the artist, is available for commissions and for hire. He is currently seeking representation. Inquiries should be directed to: [email protected] If you're interested, here are links to his other sites: My website: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/ Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@Coreyartus Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CoreyartusImagery/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?me=A2BRE0S3KAZ436&rh=n%3A11260432011 Behance: https://www.behance.net/coreyartus Procreate Folio: https://folio.procreate.art/coreyartus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coreyartusimagery Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/coreyartus Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/coreyartus PixelFed: https://pixelfed.social/Coreyartus #speedpaint #folktale #2023FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeekLost #LittleRedRidingHood #childrensillustration#phone #digitalart #digitalillustration #procreate #art #illustration #LittleRed #storybookart #storybook #kidlitart #kidlit #sandiegoartist

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Coreyartus ImageryNov 13, 2023
It's #Folktaleweek, and I wanted to deep dive into it because I love all the resources and wonderful storytelling the week encompasses and encourages.

But my day job as a costume educator is not going to allow that.

So I'm stretching my involvement over the longterm, enjoying the prompts at my own pace, and deep diving into them.

Today's word is "Lost". Here's the piece I did around Little Red's tale.

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Coreyartus ImageryOct 30, 2023
I got them all done! Whew!

My series of 100 Birds is done. I've been doing these since the start of the summer, and now that they're finally finished I can move on to something else.

These birds have been a great learning experience and an awesome opportunity to practice doing something with repetitive consistency but with enough variety to keep me feeling like each one was a new thing.

I now have a LOT of visual assets out of which I can make greeting cards, notepads, bookmarks and a variety of merch. I already have a 2024 Art Calendar I print at home that features 14 of my favorites!

Onward!!

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Coreyartus ImageryOct 27, 2023
The latest new print available on Etsy is a Madagascar Magpie-Robin.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1549754676/illustrated-madagascar-magpie-robin-bird

I don't know why it's called a Magpie-Robin. I guess things are different in Madagascar. 🙂

I don't use AI to make these. Here's the speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/cXFFWDnMEbaZGcGjedhRV6

And here's the livestream of when I made it: https://makertube.net/w/xhxrSypmZehvtWAtWmeqFn

Those seeking HD versions for their phone or tablet can find them here: https://www.playbook.com/s/coreyartus-imagery/LM2qG8oAZQXZ9vF4dTGH78KW

The original photograph this image was inspired by was taken by Saketh Uphadya on Unsplash here: https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-bird-on-brown-tree-branch-Y8sccxr3VbA

More birds like this are featured in my 2024 Bird Art Calendar found here: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/stationerystore/2024-bird-calendar


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