SciFi & Fantasy Artwork by Kalaina Nielson

Kalaina,
Your artwork is very impressive. I came to check it out after you commented on some of my work. You certainly have a skill for working in monochrome art. Id love to see what a color picture by you would look like
Keep up the good work.

ah another mythology fan. Youknow, what I usually do is draw out a background (and nothing but a background) on a seperate piece of paper... once I have what I like, I place the front image (done on tracing paper so I can see through it) over the top of the background image. Then I move it around untill I like where it is, then I place it on either my light table, or tape it to my window if there's something else on my light table, and place a clean sheet of paper over it. Then trace both the background and front image onto the paper, excluding all of the faults and smudges and scratchy lines.

Some times it helps to get the front image out of your head while you are trying to do the background. Since you work so much in mythology, try looking up descriptions of the setting of the mythology. Hope that helps you some. Love your work, good job, you'll go far!

I really like your donkey unicorn! And of course the rest of your gallery! Good work!

Good attempt at shading. I would add some more contrast though. A few of your pictures don't seem finished, thought they did have a good start. Keep it up!

I envy your ability to work with lighting and folds. I love the subject matter in all of your pictures.

Hi Kalaina! I just looked through your gallarie... You have a wonderful gift. I love the egyptian one with the cat... beautiful detail. >^.^< I hope you can finish these pic's before starting new ones, I think you will be alot happier with them. They are so lovely...but they are like reading an excellent story just to find out someone's taken out the last chapter. It can be enough to drive a person nuts. (for those that aren't already there )
The only other thought I have is on some of the faces... great detail, just a bit dark. 'Least that's the way I see it, compared to the rest of the picture. Could be just me though! I can't wait to see more!!

Keep up the excellent work!!!!

I saw your entire gallery, and I loved everything so much IU couldnt pick just one thing to comment on, and I'm too lazy to comment on all, so I'm gonna post my stuff here!

First, your shading and details are amazing! Your poses and eye for anaomty kick butt! It's so great to see a fellow pencil addict like you, it's quite a refreshing thing to see b/w work. I think you have a lot of wonderful talent, and I will be checking back soon!

Hey like I said before, I love your work! You show such great talent, and your a mythology fan. I like the way you use black and white and get a variety of shading. Please stop by my gallery and see my additions.

Your favorite animal is the donkey? Aw, You're automatically awesome. Great gallery, maybe try adding some color?

I find your work very interesting. I find it even more interesting that we have the same fist name and like the same kind of art. I'm a student in NY. State and I currently have taken Latin for the last 4 years. I can definitely relate these works to mythological stories and personally find them to be unique, inspired depictions and representations. I hope you will continue to create many more and hopefully once I'm done with school; I'll be able to afford to buy one perhaps.