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Category Archives: Illustration Friday
Illustration Friday – Propagate
As well as being contrary, Mary was a little slow on the uptake!
An experimental vector workout with the line art of the character added latterly.
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Illustration Friday – Adrift
Adrift
Adrift in tropical waters, almost heavenly if it wasn’t for the fact it’s five miles from shore and that air valve doesn’t look too clever! Still, better than being buried alive in an avalanche! Hand drawn, scanned and then traced and coloured in Illustrator.
Illustration Friday – Muddy
Muddy
In homage to the late great bluesman Muddy Waters who was born McKinlay Morganfield and nicknamed “Muddy” for his fondness of playing in the dirt as a child. Seems an obvious link to this week’s topic with a little humour thrown in for good measure.
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Now playing: Muddy Waters – I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
via FoxyTunes
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Illustration Friday – Clumsy
Clumsy
… or, more specifically, how to be clumsy to your advantage at work. Warning – This technique only works under certain pre-determined conditions and even then, there are no guarantees. Useful hints. 1. Check the individual you are trying to attract is actually in his office and not on the golf course, this can save [...]
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Illustration Friday – Confined
Confined
…or what happens when Rapunzel takes delivery of the latest must have hair accessory. Grimm!
Created in Adobe Illustrator for Illustration Friday
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Illustration Friday – Crunchy
CrunchyThe credit crunch would be a whole lot more acceptable if was renamed credit crunchy! And who better to safeguard the key to irresponsible spending than Captain Credit Crunchy! So any leaders of the economic world reading this blog entry in need of a mascot ………..(credit crunchy rates apply!)An adobe illustrator creation.
Illustration Friday – Music
MusicIn the true spirit of rock’n'roll! A rough’n'ready cartoon for a change, as an antonym to my vector stuff! Apparently these sets are not flying off the shelves in time for Xmas, although the intricate attention to detail is quite staggering. Comes complete with gaffer tape. Line art scanned shading added in Photoshop.
Illustration Friday – Unbalanced
Unbalanced
Modifying an old illustration for this week’s topic. Illustrator and photoshop.
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Illustration Friday – Perspective