Portfolio 1 by Gabrielle Nance https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm Hiya! My name is Gabrielle Nance. I am a black, bi, artist from Chicago. Currently, my main mediums are photography and illustration. I ultimately want to be a storyboard artist. My main inspirations are animals, fantasy, and cryptids. Click on images to enlargen. Drawing Program: IbisPaint X. Camera: Samsung Note 8. Editing Software: Photoshop and Photo Editor on Samsung Note 8 en-us 2020-03-25 21:36:05 UTC 2025-12-13 02:04:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Snow Steps dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481331787 2020-03-30 06:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481331787 "Sorry, We're Closed" dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481333286 2020-03-30 06:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481333286 Abandoned dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481334653 2020-03-30 06:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481334653 Step Down, Square Up dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481343170 2020-03-30 06:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/481343170 Hand Hold dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498122286 Shadow 1]]> 2020-04-08 07:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498122286 Sun Touch dracstar7 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https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498194981 Dark Sun Forest dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498196769 Snapshot]]> 2020-04-08 08:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498196769 Dark Sun Forest dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498198499 Artshot]]> 2020-04-08 08:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498198499 Moon Boughs dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498288484 Light]]> 2020-04-08 09:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498288484 Lit Silence dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498289872 Light]]> 2020-04-08 09:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498289872 School's Out dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498291391 Light]]> 2020-04-08 09:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/498291391 Crystal Clear dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522723586 DoF]]> 2020-04-22 11:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522723586 Crystal Clear (color) dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522725183 DoF]]> 2020-04-22 11:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522725183 Flower Focus dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522728115 DoF]]> 2020-04-22 11:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522728115 Flower Focus (color) dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522731137 DoF]]> 2020-04-22 11:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522731137 Mr. Handman, Hand Me a Sand dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522733518 DoF]]> 2020-04-22 11:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522733518 Vibration Sensation (color) dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522737692 Shutter Speed]]> 2020-04-22 11:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/522737692 Vibration 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layering, image cutting/reflection, filters]]> 2020-05-05 07:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551268835 FrostBurst dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551278541 image layering, lots of filters, cynotype and border .]]> 2020-05-05 07:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551278541 Tender Hold dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551295166 image layering, image reflection, border, filters]]> 2020-05-05 07:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551295166 Oni Gate dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551307574 image layering, filters, image reflection]]> 2020-05-05 07:48:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/551307574 s u n s e t s e r e n i t y dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623475255 2020-06-12 04:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623475255 Break the Bond dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623476980 Shadowville #9]]> 2020-06-12 04:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623476980 Last Stop Home dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623479040 Shadowville #8]]> 2020-06-12 04:19:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623479040 Drinks with a "Deer" Friend dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623480218 Shadowville #7]]> 2020-06-12 04:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623480218 Golden Garden Tea dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623480797 Shadowville #6]]> 2020-06-12 04:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623480797 Subway Scramble dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623482834 Shadowville #5]]> 2020-06-12 04:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623482834 Smoke Secrets dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623483828 Shadowville #4]]> 2020-06-12 04:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623483828 Sea Serpent Snack dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623484466 Shadowville #3]]> 2020-06-12 04:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623484466 Goatman Guidance dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623484866 Shadowville #2]]> 2020-06-12 04:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623484866 Enter the Shadows dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623485234 Shadowville #1]]> 2020-06-12 04:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623485234 "Shadowville" dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623485604 Shadowville is a photography and illustration mixed media project. 
The series is about the viewer entering into a world of shadows, spending a day among its denizens, and returning home.
I am often confronted by things that terrify me. But just often I find that the things I'm scared of isn't as terrifying as I thought they'd be. Sometimes I even enjoy myself! 
Therefore, the idea behind this project was to take something that's normally scary, and put a fun, positive spin on it.]]> 2020-06-12 04:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623485604 Shadowville Process 1/4 dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623496593 First, I would shoot images from locations I would walk to in my city. For instance, this image is from the Metra stop near the University of Chicago]]> 2020-06-12 04:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623496593 Shadowville Process 2/4 dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623521009 I then edit the images. The edits can range from touch ups to complete overhauls. For the train station image, I mirrored it, removed any text, changed the lighting, and altered the colors.

Before After]]> 2020-06-12 05:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623521009 Shadowville Process 3/4 dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623531096 After editing, I transfer the photo to my phone (drawing device) and mess with the colors more. I then start to sketch over the image, editing the image even more to make sure it works with my idea.]]> 2020-06-12 05:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623531096 Shadowville Process 4/4 dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623539427 After I finish the drawing, I do a final edit to intensify the colors and sharpen up the lines.
Then, BOOM. A finished image!]]> 2020-06-12 05:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623539427 Star Sight dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623548474 2020-06-12 06:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/623548474 Pretty Draining, Isn't It? dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656899272 2020-07-17 13:48:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656899272 A Desert Realization dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656899983 2020-07-17 13:49:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656899983 It's A Lot dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656902565 Hi! I recently made it into a gallery show and this was my submitted piece. Please follow the link for my artist statement and check out the rest of the submissions as well!

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]]> 2020-07-17 13:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656902565 Abstract 1 dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656903643 2020-07-17 13:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656903643 Abstract 1 Greyscale dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656903925 2020-07-17 13:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/656903925 "Coming Together or Falling Apart?" dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/658052516 2020-07-20 02:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/658052516 Distant Living dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/702877335 This Image was a test for my main gallery project "Distant Living"]]> 2020-08-27 15:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/702877335 Deaf Ears dracstar7 https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/702882729 2020-08-27 15:57:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dracstar7/c300dapoh3fm/wish/702882729