SymArt

SymArt stands for Symmetrical Artwork, a term I use to describe hand-drawn art, using archival quality inks on heavy paper or cardstock, and based on stencils designed in Inkscape or VCarve Pro and cut by the lasers out of extruded plexiglass.

The images presented on this page are at high resolution so the viewer can appreciate all the details of the drawings.

Scaled down versions of the artwork are available in the Art Gallery page from the Main Menu.

Shown below are a few examples; a complete gallery of my entire SymArt collection can be seen here

"Rainbow Wheel"

using Uniball 207 pens on 65 lb light blue cardstock

"Cosmic Burst"

using Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic pens on 65 lb black cardstock

"Autumn Awakening"

using Sakura Gelly Roll Classic pens on 65 lb light brown cardstock

"Grab the Captain's Wheel"

using PIGMA Micron 01 0.25 mm tip pens (#12 and #49) and Uniball 207 pens

(light blue and purple) on yellow 65 lb. cardstock

"Target Practice"

using Sakura Gelly Roll Classic pens on 65 lb light green cardstock

"Escaping Funnels"

using Sakura Gelly Roll Metallic pens on 65 lb dark blue cardstock

"Ring Around The World"

using Uniball Vision Fine 0.7 mm pens on 65 lb dark off-white cardstock

"Water Land and Air"

created October 19, 2018 using Uniball and Gelly Roll pens on dark off-white 65 lb cardstock.

This is my first design using VCarve Pro instead of Inkscape.

"Baseball Dreaming"

Created February 24, 2019 using PIGMA Micron, Uniball and Gelly Roll pens on white 130 lb cardstock.

This is my first design using ovals instead of circles, heavier cardstock and free handing outside the stencil.

"Football Rivals"

Created April 30, 2019 using PIGMA Micron, Uniball Signo and Gelly Roll pens on white 130 lb cardstock.

This is my second design using ovals instead of circles and heavier cardstock.

"Championship Game"

Created August 30, 2019 using PIGMA Micron, Uniball Signo and Gelly Roll pens on white 130 lb card stock.

This is my third design using ovals instead of circles and heavier card stock.

Extensive free-handing outside of stencils, particularly the nets.

"Go for the Gold"

Created on August 30, 2020 with plexiglass stencil cut on August 17, 2020.

I used 13 different pens from the Signo, PIGMA and Gelly Roll sets. 130 lb cardstock.

Soccer Frenzy

Here is the completed hand drawn soccer field artwork.

The balls were challenging because of the tiny hexagonal-like shapes; I used a PIGMA Micron 0.1 mm fine tipped pen for those tight spaces.

I switched over from Gimp to Photoshop for all of my prep work to get scans ready for publishing and printing.

Jet Blue Bird

The Cricut Explore Air 2 drew the outline based on a software design I created from basic geometric parts in Cricut Design Studio. Design Studio allows the artist to warp and morph the basic shapes.

Pens: Uniball Vision Fine 0.7 blue, Gelly Roll 0.8 Metallic M#24, Zebra Medium Brush Metallic blue, Uniball Signo 207 blue, Faber-Castell PITT brush tip Warm Grey IV, Zebra Saraga 0.5 light blue, and Pigma Micron 0.1 #36

Purple Head Snake

The Cricut Explore Air 2 drew the outline based on a software design I created from basic geometric parts in Cricut Design Studio. Design Studio allows the artist to warp and morph the basic shapes.

Pens: Uniball Blue Fine 0.7, Microline Gray 0.3, Zebra Medium Brush Silver, Gelly Roll Metallic M#551, Prisma 0.0 Purple, Stardust Orange 705

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