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Cute. Love the kitty too. lol Getting ready for V-day already, eh? =)

I just love this. Particularly love the way you've used the text with it.

this lovely, dd! and there's more of you to look at...lemme go scroll and see these other pieces you posted. ::))

simply adore the top! the patern really works in a lovely synergy with the rest of the piece

Your work is so amazing :) The characters are really unique and precious!

Hi Diane...

love all the wonderful stuff you have been working on!!!

CHeers,
Diana

I love these frogs... so stylish :D And I guess lollipop kid is me :p hehe :D Did you create these stuff by paper cuts? There is a kind of 3 dimension but I couldn't figure it out :D

Leo
www.leogra.com

Love all your works, Diane!

Lots of super stuff, you been really busy.

THE FROGS ARE MADLY GOOD, DD! love love the colors, their portraits, ohmygosh...i wannnnnnt em!!!! :-O

the angel twins and leo are very very sweet but you know me....rrrriiibbbiitt!!!!

I am SO a dog person, so naturally I love "dog person". Will you be putting it on ebay?

it's there right now. i think it ends on the 26th.
and thanks! :)

di

these are beautiful...and I love the song too....great work...

thanks for popping by my blog....else I would not have found your place...

Cheers...
Diana

I posted on your blog about these pieces and still can't seem to get over how lovely they are!

Hi Diane! I can't get enough of your work.I'm your fan now!

Awww... they are adorable, Diane! I love their outfits :)

These are so charming, old-fashioned and sweet. I love them!

Beautiful painting! Their expressions are so sweet... Happy November to you, too! =)

AHHHHHH!!!!! HARRY! HARRY! HARRY! (can you tell i'm a SHAMELESS FAN?)

wonderful piece, sam! lookit all that stained glass! the translucency! watercolor is TRULY your calling...

poor hermoine...that's what she gets for getting too close to the chamber of secrets. tsk, tsk!

And they never actually held hands in the film... You see how I'm bending reality to my will?! (insert maniacal laughter here)

By the way (and this might inspire accusations of heresy or blasphemy) I think this was the best film of the lot and better than the book! The only one at that but still...

I have not seen any of the films nor am I familiar with the events in the books. I read the first one with my son when it first came out.
The painting, however, is beautiful. The angles, the rendering, the window... all beautiful.

I've never seen any of the films either, nor have read any of the books. But your illo is fantastic!

Read 'em all, seen 'em all, knew Dumbledor was gay from book one. :)

Excellent rendering! BTW: Got your comic today! Beautiful! The pictures are very striking and moving. I just can't read it. :)

I'm working on the translation...

wow thats watercolour? its BEAUTIFUL!!!!!! Im so jealous of people who are good with watercolours.. I find it to be SO hard

DITTO!

I would saw the same exact thing! Super. I sure couldn't do that, I love it.

Wow, great work!!

I can't get my watercolors to look like this! This is beautiful! Love it :)

Lovely painting! And the composition is great.

gorgeous, sam....really. the best one so far. truly. :)

This is just beautiful..

This is so beautiful, Samuli! Her dress is so shimmery with your technique. I just love your watercolors!

Thanks, JC! I love my watercolours too - Schmincke really makes good ones. I especially love the new cerulean blue I got and the payne's grey - I use it in everything.

Ok, I'm a big fan of bad punning, sorry...

haha, well, I like my light cerulean blue color pencil! =)

This is beautiful! nice brushwork and colors!

Bearuh asked me how I did the grass and a few others asked about the background. The trees are drawn free hand, separate from the main illo. Then they are painted in PhotoShop with masking and the paint bucket, texture and shading is added with brushes set on multiply, highlights are added with brushes set on lighten, and more shading is added with soft brushes set on multiply. The grass is a PhotoShop brush that I used with several colors, opacity, and sizes. Then I added more texture. You need to be careful using brushes that paint a whole image (like grass blades) so that it doesn't look cheesy.

You pulled it off quite nicely - I would have thought they were drawn freehand as well! I'd have just used acrylics and cleaned up in Photoshop - and taken three times as long doing it. Thanks for sharing!

BEETLEJUICE BEEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE!

(is it gone?????)

grass brushes, eh? ahhh...only in sunny california...time to quit that day job my friend...i'm so not kidding. but YOU'RE not gonna listen to MOI! <| :Y

I made my first attempt at coloring in Photoshop HERE.
It took me 4 and a half hours and it ended up looking like I colored it with marker (my usual medium). I made one more attempt a week or so ago and abandoned it halfway through. So, I am back to plain old markers and a little bit of Photoshop enhancement. I have no patience.
You, my friend, have the patience of JEEEOOOORRRRBBBB!

This is so neat and a refreshing take on 'boo'.

I love this!!!!!! The show of hands is fantastic, and the lighting on their faces is superb!

Wow! That is really cool.
I like it!
:)

You're quick, I gotta tell ya! I'm always amazed when people just do these things and don't need to ponder every step for hours like I do... And then the work looks great as well.

the effects are beautiful, good choice of color!

ILLIO-AHOLIC?

there are worse habits, dude...seriously. um, gopher chucking, truck drivin women chewing tobacco, um, steak ums consumption...need i really go on? her shoes just send me there...her lil tippy toes. :))

this is so cute

wow that so beautiful photo ,
keep it up. a good job

BTW: this image was done with gouache paints on 8x10 bristol paper. The background was done with a sponge (no masking) and a stipple brush. This took about 5 solid hours.

WOW thats amazing I thought it was digital.. 5 hours!!! WOW!!! But well worth it! I bet it will be alot of fun!

this may seem like a dumb question but how different is gouache than acrylics?

Acrylics are plastic, more difficult to mix and blend. Gouache is an opaque watercolor, easy to use but some people find the colors difficult to keep clean. Gouache was used a lot by children's artists and animation designers in the 40s through the 60s which makes it perfect for achieving a retro look.

congratulations mike!

i forgot to say that i had spread the news to all my friends and relatives over there in CA.

These are all so pretty, love the backgrounds and the colors you chose.

All wonderfully pretty!

Wonderful! Is the one holding the kitty at your etsy store per chance?

sorry laurel. it sold on ebay. i'm thinking of doing a few more similar ones though.

Please do!!! I am in love with each one! they are so sweet! I adore your illustrations.

Awwww..! I love it!

Te ves preciosa, Zari :D

What a cool self-portrait! And so awesome how you incorporated the cards into the picture!

Hooray! I'm glad you liked my ATCs! Great illo by the way!
I still haven't recieved any ATCs, hope they're safe. :(

I still haven't got yours either, Maryam! I sent yours the same day I sent Zari's. I just got Zari's today!

Yay, Zari! I'm so happy your happy! And I'm so happy with the cards you sent me!!! :)
Check it at My ATC site!

Very wonderful illo!! Congrats on being the monthly winner too!

thanks a lot everyone!

Maria...still haven't received mine either?!

it almost looks like the mouse is hugging that elephant. :)

oh maria....this is so cute...i love it! weird, original, sweet and funny!

zari said it best - weird, orig, sweet, funny oh and nekked! :))

very very cute, maria! :)

Darling! ;)

Yes, funny! Love the background. :)

We love Backyardagains too! :) Your little guy is cute enough to compete, though, I think. Even though he peeks when trying to hit a pinata. Love that pink pencil he's using!

There is something about this picture that makes me feel so much better about everything. Whenever I scroll by it my worries temporarily take a step back. Wonder why?

oh MIKE...thanks! the character peeks...so i hope the pin-ate is like those of the game...that rerun back better than they were! ;)

wao ULF BORGENSTAM...it's so good to help people feel better...just
hope your worries dissapear permantly very soon!

Very nice drawing, Maryam! I recognized your style right away. :)

I've seen these sculptures. You captured it well.

this is really lovely, maria...love the highlights and the surface...it really looks polished. :)))

This is just WONDERFUL!! I LOVE IT!

Too much coffee, Zari?

Very cool. ;)

I'd love to have a few napkins like that one when i invite people over (well, maybe not with a starbucks logo on them) :P

Love how the design enhances the napkins design. Excellent, lots of fun.

I ddodle on napkins too!!! not this good though!! AWESOME!!!

Piu - that's my contribution!

Nester

thanks...
My own sugestion is ZAPPY...what do your think of that, i also received ARWYN and INKY DINKY...haha

I had also thought of "Inky". "Zappy" doesn't seem to cover how cuddly he is. :)

Jack? Tarbaby? Merlin?

mel?

ummmm, "mr. contrast?"

uhhh...gilbert?

Tache Noire? Beetle?

Mr. Contrast?
Tache Noire???! mmmm...interesting...

I like Zappy ;)

Zip

Poco Noche!

Cute and clever, Maryam!

I love papaya too. Hawaiian papaya is sweet and firm, Mexican papaya is huge, orange, pungent and great with lime, and Thai green papaya salad is spicy and delicious. How do you like your papaya?

Well since you asked Mike, my sweet tooth won't let me dare having it spicy or as a part of salad. I like eating it orange and chopped up with a dollop of fresh cream! I'ma try it your way, is it delicious? Can you give me one of your all time favorite recipes?
By the way Mike, I missed your comments and it really feels grrrrrrrreat having you back! While you were away, we chose a name for my girl character; "Ida"! Hope you like it, I wish you were in her naming ceremony! XXX

thai! :)) um, papayas, green chiles, a splash o coconut milk! :))

ida is just the right name for her, maria. :)

Very nice perspective Maria!!! I am always developing a style myself. Its very hard work! Good luck to us both!

Very yummy!!!!

very cute cats! a very happy drawing!
JPiC

lol. very cute!

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