Grandmother Willow

 

I've always loved Grandmother Willow from Disney's Pocahontas.  I thought it would be fun to see if I could replicate her a bit.  Didn't quite get there, but I still liked how it turned out. The top picture shows the original with my creation below and the very bottom picture is a larger single version, just if you're interested in seeing it as a stand alone picture? 

(Character and design is copyrighted to Disney.)

Practice pieces

 I didn't have a lot of time to work on much last night, so I took a few precreated items and added a few new simple shapes to create this as a quick web design idea. I really like putting pages together like this and working on my placement. I definitely need that kind of practice and it's been very inspiring so far. :)  I'd have never imagined that trying to think of a web page design would give me so many ideas. LoL!

Just something silly I created.

Read

I've been trying to push this latest style into something a bit more fun.  I really like where it's going so far.  This is a little practice piece I came up with over the weekend.  I added some texture to the layers.  And I've been trying to create more 'scenes' or idea pictures, rather then just random items with no concept or design.  It's definitely helping to get my creativity flowing.  Creating this way is more about creating shapes then dealing with lines so it's more like putting a puzzle together. 

Butterflies and houses

 Another simple image while trying out this style. I'll probably post more of the butterflies later. I was really pleased with how they came out.  Not really sure what this one is supposed to be though. It reminds me of some sort of logo or a simple card idea, even though I can't think of any sort of idea this would represent for either item. LoL!

Along with my fortune feather teller from yesterday, I created this and couldn't help seeing it in various colors. I'd like to make an entire village of these.

Sketches and more people

 Some quick sketches and color/line/whatever else practice while recuperating from a nasty cold.

The pet here was originally a cat. But it looks more like a dog to me. :/ But I liked the way the girl came out.

Blobs of practice

A couple of scarfblobs based off of this persons animal world creation.

Some random digital practice. Just some quick stuff to try to work on my strokes and digital penmanship.

Just mostly playing around with layouts here as the piece is clearly unfinished and needs much work. But I like the way it all fits together myself. I have other ideas I'd like to use the frame for so I may try to eventually get to those instead of going anywhere with this.

Something silly for Valentine's day. ;)

Onward

I guess it's 2013. Time to journey on to see what the new year will bring. :) Happy belated new year.

Happy Holidays

Just wanted to say Happy Holidays to everyone. I can't believe it's almost Christmas! I've got lots and lots of shopping left to do....

Something of a self portrait

I did this in Windows Xp's "paint" program with my mouse, and I guess it's something of a self portrait. I don't exactly look like this (my glasses don't look ANYTHING like Harry Potter's either), but I supposed it's how I imagine a version of my cartoon self to look. Still, I thought I would post it and let you see what I've been working on this weekend.

A picture frame?

I made this about a month or so ago and absolutely love it! It's not great and I'm not sure if it's a picture frame or what, but it's so unique. I can't believe I made it! :) In case you can't tell, it's supposed to be a frog, even though he's blue, and he has a crown on.

Silhouette

I absolutely love the look of these two. One is a silhouette of one bird on a blue background and the other is a silhouette of two birds on an orange background. I thought this style would make a good theme for someone's room.