Quick mornin' coffee sketches

Some quick mornin' coffee sketches I drew up in about 20 min or so, just for fun.

Good Girl / Bad Girl Art sketchbook study

I feel that it's important to exercise my painting skills every now and then with a fun and quick sketchbook entry. Getting away from the computer and working with traditional painting materials is something I enjoy doing in my spare time.

This week my exploration focused on Good Girl/Bad Girl pin up art. I used classic photography of Veronica Lake and Betty Page as reference. I painted in duotone colors to help emphasis the good girl/bad girl personality.

After doing a few Veronica Lakes and Betty Page studies, I experimented with some Japanese Sumi-E painting sketch paper. I still am getting used to its organic texture but after a few test runs I created these two mermaid pin-ups. I'm somewhat happy with the results but I will want to explore this more.
Enjoy!

Coffee Girl Pin Up sketch

Although I'm in the middle of a lot of projects right now, I always still find myself sketching!
Here's a little coffee girl pin-up I did just for fun, with a little 50s feel to her. Enjoy!

20 Minute Sketches- Coffee Music Girl Concept

Here's some concept art of a Coffee/Music girl that I'm adding to my 20-minute sketch category.
I like the concept of notes playing above her head in the subway.  I may evolve the sketch into something more final. :)
Hope you all enjoy!

Doodlin' round...

Just doodling around and came up with this plant girl illustration. :)

Molly from The Halloween Legion

Did a quick water color last night of Molly from THE HALLOWEEN LEGION.
I wanted to show her devilish and inquisitive side.
Hope you all enjoy! 22 days till Halloween!

For prints of this piece or more of my artwork please go to my store website here or feel free to contact me at diana@dianaleto.com.

Geek Girl Tech Support

Here's my most recent pin up.

I love personalities that are both cute and and strong, with a smart edge.

Kaylee from "Firefly" is definitely one of my all time favorite characters.

I decided to create my very own confident lady who knows how to get a 
job done and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty!

Here's my take on gutsy tech chicks that are more naughty than nice!

Sketch of the day

Here is my sketch of the day. This is pretty much what I look like 24/7. I'm either reading or drawing. :)