Aisling D'Art

In the past, I’ve placed a steady stream of freebies online. Many of them are still available.

Here’s a partial list of items that you can download and print for your personal use.  All links open in a new window.

EBOOKS

Journaling Your Past (full description)

Family History Shrines (full description)

Fresh Designs (quilting patterns)

ZINES

ATC Zine from Dragon*Con 2009, prints on two sides of an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper.

Musing – Volume 1:  Issue 0 | Issue 1

TravelA single-sheet zine.  That is, it’s 8 pages, printed on a single sheet of letter-sized (8.5″ x 11″) paper.

ART PRINTS

Reality/Imagination, the 5″ x 7″ (at 150 dpi) version of my digital ATC

Dreams Come True, a torn-paper collage (TIF format)

Edgar Allan Poe shrine print (best printed small-ish)

My digital ATCs – a dozen ATCs, ready to print, full size or larger

WORKSHOP AND CLASS NOTES

The Art & Science of Pocket Shrines (online version)

Breakthrough Shrines (online version)

Painting for People Who Can’t Draw – a 12-page supplementary lesson based on my Artfest 2004 workshop.

CLOTH DOLL PATTERNS

Margaret Mary Fitzcalory-Smythe - Designed to fit on an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper. Some people prefer her larger, as — at this size — her limbs can be difficult to turn and work with.  (Fatten as necessary!)

Dangerous Women, Reaching for the StarsAlso designed to print on an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper.  This is the pattern that I used for my very popular doll series.

ARTICLES, ETC.

Aisling’s Camp Memories project, from Astarte Mega-Zine

Paper doll parts – from my article in Art Doll Quarterly’s 2nd issue (TIF format, print to fill an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper)

VINTAGE IMAGES AND ART TO PRINT
Vintage postcards & paper items – print from the screen. Some are small. Most are in the public domain. (If you find any that aren’t, let me know immediately.)

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As my priorities shifted in late 2009, this concept became obsolete… for this website, anyway.

I hope to resume my focus on Steampunk-related arts during 2010, when I have more time. For now, these are just a few cool links.

Gizmodo: Art Deco is the New Steampunk – A review of the sleek modified keyboard by Datamancer, who made the elegant (as in: suck-in-your-breath-in-awe) Steampunk Laptop and other delights.

CGSociety: Steampunk results - The winners of the 2008 contest hosted by the Society of Digital Artists.  Juicy images and awe-inspiring videos.

WebUrbanist: Steampunk & Lego – I’m not sure that I’d call all of these mods steampunk, but all of them are very cool and start my mental gears turning.

WebUrbanist: 173 Radical Retrofuturistic Designs & Technologies provide ample visual inspiration for your steampunk and retro artwork.

Resources

The Steampunk Workshop – In which we see numerous extraordinary examples of  fantastical art.  Look.  Drool. Covet.  Derive inspiration.  Share.

Brass Goggles – A continuing blog of interest, featuring all things steampunk.  If they don’t have it, you probably don’t need it.

The Willows Magazine - If you like steampunk-ish fiction, this magazine is among the best in the genre.

Steampunk
Price: USD 10.17

49 used & new available from USD 8.25

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Widescreen Edition)
Price: USD 12.49

224 used & new available from USD 1.71

US Forge 108 Shaded #5 Economy Cup Brazing Goggles
Price: USD 8.09

6 used & new available from USD 6.27

Can you recommend other steampunk sites and blog entries?  Add them as comments, below!

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Summer is an ideal time for sketchcrawls. Here are a few links to inspire your travel journals and sketching in general.

Bibliophilia: Sketchcrawl the Tron

Meliors Simms’ first sketchcrawl notes and sketches.

Urban Sketchers: Bozeman Sketchcrawl

Photos and sketches from a sketchcrawl in Montana.  I almost didn’t include this one because the art is intimidatingly good.  Also see their sketchcrawl post from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and — my favorite at their website, so far — early sketchcrawl in Mauritania.

Idle Minutes: Make a Mini Watercolor Palette

This concept is so brilliant, I can hardly wait to try it.

Sketching in Nature: Sketchcrawl in Excelsior Springs

Gorgeous and inspiring sketches, exactly what you’d expect from this brilliant group of artists!  (Also at that same site:  WildflowersWaterfall. Those links are the tip of the iceberg. Stay and browse that blog.  You’ll be impressed.)

Chicken Pot Society: First monthly sketchcrawl

Sketches with lots of brilliant colors. Wonderful!

“Thumbs” O’Neill: sketchcrawl boston

Another example of vivid colors, though I’d describe my own sketchcrawls a little differently.

vicky’s journal: sketch crawl, 16 may

Wow! Another lovely sketch from someone who enjoys nature.

SketchCrawl Bologna: 18.04.2009

Be sure to look at the thumbnail sketches, too.  The approach is dramatic and a good choice for this kind of art-on-the-go.

Zooman’s Sketchblog: June Sketchcrawl

I’m amazed at the number of artists who take the time to include so much color in their work.  These are two-page sketches with considerable color and detail.

Journey Juju: Denver Sketch Crawl – July 11th

I’m including this one not because of the art (it’s a photo of someone sketching) but because the description of the process is so nice. (There are many lovely sketches at this blog.)

Jana’s Journal & Sketchblog – Monday night sketchcrawl: Shattuck and Vine

Great line drawings, showing a wonderful sense of style.

Improvising versatility: Sketchcrawl on The Times of India

Click the newspaper image to see it larger.  It’s a good idea for additional publicity for this wonderful art activity.

References

Sketchcrawl.com

See the schedule to join an organized sketchcrawl, or announce your own!

Sketchcrawls – how to by Danny Gregory

Two books that I really like:

Moira Huntly’s Sketchbook Secrets
Price:

27 used & new available from USD 5.95