Wonderful! 🐑🐑

I use specific hashtags each month, so you can checkout #nostrartstrjan2025 to see folks doing the current challenge 👍

Beautiful! You can add hashtags like #photography #photostr #wave #surfing to your note to help folks find your work. 💙🩵🤍

GM! Keep your internal fire burning. 🔥

AI generated image from nostr:npub1nxy4qpqnld6kmpphjykvx2lqwvxmuxluddwjamm4nc29ds3elyzsm5avr7 using the Flex.1 option and the text “good morning”

#coffeechain #gm #nostronly #nostrbuild #AIart #art

I’m inspired by the work of other artists. I picked up a greeting card yesterday because I liked the art on it and wanted to try something similar in my own artwork.

Welcome! Love seeing new #artstr on Nostr. 💜 I run a monthly art challenges from my nostr:npub1wdpfy4xgam85u9wxpuau24qrddpwqk53gexvnnnmguyqqtvspjeqvc0p5m account if you’d like to participate sometime. Looking forward to seeing more of your art. 🎨

I heard he’s actually nice in person. Good luck! 👍

Is nostr:npub18ams6ewn5aj2n3wt2qawzglx9mr4nzksxhvrdc4gzrecw7n5tvjqctp424 the MC for the awards show?

https://plebmall.com by nostr:npub1f0e6xymc9hy4wmepa7em60tp8p7s6kgnq53q06grq6n5r0m27l2s6tc5r6 is a list of places that accept bitcoin for sales.

https://shopstr.store is similar to Plebian Market with specific items for sale by individuals.

Go You!

#artstr #proofofwork #art #painting #nostronly #grownostr nostr:note147nsfgffh4zdy467yjqeg3tpave3femj7jwhgm90nygxfgfrdv3snv2k63

Beautiful! 🤩

I'm making this process note Public as an example of the kind of notes you get as a subscriber to my Creatr account in January 2025.

Some of the GM art has less process photos; some are more complex like this piece. There’s also a PDF of different font treatments of GM text, like the GM used in this art, available for download to subscribers (https://creatr.nostr.wine/subscribe/npub1jdtdqz9tyf4tdvy2k0rnjqz5dv5rd3yvw5nlpefn9syjqx37dhyqxwh0c8)

8 of 24 - GM PROCESS ....

Loved this fancy font GM and wanted to use it more as a design element than text.

First I tore the edges and glued the GM to my base paper with matte gel medium. Also gave it a few hard rolls with the brayer to make sure every part of the GM paper was blued down.

Next I scribbled over the GM with a white candle. The wax in the candle is going to act like a resist which (crossed-fingers) will create a cool effect when I add the other layers.

I had a few tubes of blue acrylic paints I wanted to sue up. so I brushed them on top of the GM. Used a sponge and paper towel to add some texture, and while the wax resist did work, I wanted it to stand out more. In order to make something stand out or "pop," you add contrast beside it. In this case, I added more candle strokes, a dark blue and purple Neocolor II crayons, then activated the crayons with a light brush of water. Given the look of the piece at this point, I also added some white acrylic paint splatters.

Next up is the cup to give the GM "steam" a source. I had a leftover from an art project I did years ago (teacup t-rex) but it was too large. Using it as a rough reference, I sketched in a cut with pencil ... and wished, for a moment, that I was working digitally because it was in the wrong spot. So I had to use the IRL version of copy/cut/paste which is erase/redraw, now with saucer.

I used a Sharpie fine point pen for the outline and gently erased the pencil sketch.

For the actual beverage, I rubbed on some of the same dark purple Neocolor II I used on the background, as I wanted to keep a limited color palette. A tiny bit of water brushed the purple into a liquid to fill the interior of the cup.

I tried to add some splatter and ended up with two large blobs right on the cup - splattering is always a bit nerve wracking as you can "mess up" something that you may, or may not, be able to recover.

I was able to remove the white blobs (yay!) and added a tiny spritz of white in the center to direct the eye upward to the steam letter GM.

Also added a bit of shadow with the dark blue Neocolor II crayon, and smoothened it out with a bit of water.

Thanks!

- Rustypuppy, host of the NostrArtstr Art Challenges

#nostrartstrJan2025 #artchallenge #art #artstr #gm #nostronly #grownostr #rustypuppyart

nostr:npub1ew4qeq576v3vz4gukeseknqghx3x4jtlld8ftys9amrca6f3xfzsrm8jpd - new Nostr frens!

They’re politely observing personal space while waiting in line to the door. 👍🐱🐱🐱

New Orleans?

Baton Rouge!

Actually I only cussed when I got a severe foot cramp. And I quit until it stopped. Then I worked out again. 😬

Session #2 with fitness trainer Sam today. When he’s here, once a week, we’ll be working with bands and strengthening my core. All other days of the week I follow the listed exercises for foot strengthening, mobility, and balance.

#31days #exercise #fitnessover50

These are awesome!!! 👏

🫂 we thankfully remain snow free.