Archive for April, 2008

Wed 30 Apr 2008

Brushy Boy & Illustration Friday

 

I’ve been experimenting a lot in Photoshop and Illustrator recently, trying out various techniques to get a non-digital look. It’s funny, because when I used to make videos in college, that is exactly what I was trying to do back then - make video look non-video and replicate film. The wrinkly socks and undies [...]

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Sat 26 Apr 2008

5 minute doodle - kawaii

The theme this week was a great one for me - ‘kawaii’ is a Japanese word, meaning “pretty; cute; lovely; charming; dear; darling; pet”
I had so much fun with this idea, and the inspiration to be found in the Kawaii group on Flickr is endless!

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Fri 25 Apr 2008

I love tadpoles

I guess the name says it all. Mike thinks I subconsciously drew Caity in this illustration, but it’s not meant to be.
I was checking out many of the lovely Gocco creations on Etsy and Flickr, and would absolutely love to get my own Gocco machine some day. Mike and I are planning to [...]

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Wed 23 Apr 2008

5 minute doodle #26 - hybrid animal

Just some silliness for today :)  Another of my Flickr 5 minute doodles…

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Wed 9 Apr 2008

A wonderful illustrator…follow the line!

I borrowed a lovely book for my 3 year old from the library - ‘Follow the Line’ by Laura Ljungkvist, and I just love it - of course I borrowed it for my daughter, not me - honest! ;o)
I’d love to post an image here, but Laura’s copyright is strict.

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Tue 8 Apr 2008

Princess Hobby Horse

I’m finally posting this painting I did several weeks ago….
I’m proud of this because I did it while surrounded by utter chaos - kitchen renovations, packing going on in the living room, balancing precariously on baby toys etc, and just spent about 30 minutes on it, if that. I can see this is the [...]

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