Sunday, October 17, 2010

Sunday Cyclops

So I painted that little cycops doodle and am not terribly pleased with how it came out. it think i overworked it. The thing about watercolor is it's supposed to look effortless, and I'm still dabbing and rubbing and scrubbing at it like Acrylic or oil. Blaaah.





Anyways, I'm working on this assignment for the childrens book illustration class, and struggling. The assignment s to take a very normal scene or character, then add an element to it that makes it abnormal, or throws the viewer off, or adds an element of storytelling or danger. This is what I did yesterday and I think I'll try a different scene today, see if I can come up with something less terrible.






I'm working on another one that has to do with a swing set. Hopefully it will be less lame!

8 comments:

  1. The cyclops is cute! the old lady is pretty cool as well!

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  2. Aw thanks! I keep coming up with really neat scenes.. but no variations and they don't stem from anything boring... bah.

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  3. miss nettlebottom is all in a huff... i may have put a pound or two on since my girlhood my dear but that is outrageous

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  4. Heeheehee. I imagined Miss Nettlebottom being much more compact. Like the lady on the right here http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_46U3Sk-0jPM/TEi8Rjw9WgI/AAAAAAAACXM/D_C_1wSURj8/s1600/page_008.jpg But with a bigger hand and gardening gloves.

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  5. yup looks alot like her... :)

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  6. I love these so much! (Btw) I have an idea for a children's book that I would love to have you illustrate one day.

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  7. AMy, I would love to do that, there are just some.... hangups involved in that. =/ Wait until I get into the business more an maybe we can figure it out.

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  8. I like watering plants in the rain :)

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