Orange - illustration Friday. "Back off our Holidays.." lol ^^

Illustration Friday - Topic TINY.. Illustration A4 , hand drawn and 

painted in designer Gouache. 

   

Victor the VIKING. Illustration Friday entry. 

Medium - Pencil and painted over with Gouache designer Paint :) A4-size

Baby Dragon - Farts along very nicely thank you!! :)

Gouache Designer paint illustration in a A6 Sketchbook.

Orbit  :)

Quick doodle for Illustration Friday's topic of; SPIN. 

*Felix the Naughty-lus. That bad mollusc is annoying his friend Sheena sea horse by making her a sea "race" horse.. ^^

For the topic of *ANIMAL - Illustration Friday.

*Painting in gouache. 

The base layer, creating the sea by lying cling film over wet paint.

That's "Naughty-lus" Painted..

All done and ready to scan :)

Star "Wars." - STAR. Digital 

The Witches Tree. - Illustration under the topic of INK, with respect

to Inktober. Here you see a "witch tree," with a familiar 

crow. Plus there is even the "hint" of a Cat in there also.. ;)

inktober

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inktober - thus far..

Illustration Friday topic this week - Mermaid. This is drawn and 

painted in Gouache designer paint. A4.

Playing with paint, setting out the scene.

After designing my mermaid - traced her and turtle on to the illustration

Sketching out the mermaid sitting on a turtle.. Using tracing paper.

Started painting, adding bubbles and a starfish to the mix too.

the illustration is coming along

Original sketchbook ideas/colour sampler for the piece.

Illustration *Evil Snail for: Illustration Friday topic; VILLAIN. Unfortunately

the piece is larger than A4 which is my scanner limit, so had to blend to half's the 

best I could...However, the image is all there regardless. Paint/Gouache   

Un-cropped A4 scan without full background.

Photo of artwork on watercolour paper on the desk during painting.

Background before Snail.. Loads of watery paint and blowing :)

Illustration for - Illustration Friday topic: OLD. Here you see painted in 

gouache, the oldest (only surviving) last Dodo on Earth. Recently discovered

fast asleep in a burrow on the island of Mauritius. Old Barrie.

During the painting process. Very enjoyable fun :)

An illustration based on the title; WORK. As you can see, it's a cloudy rainy

bus stop scene.. What is the reality is this: Monday morning and these commuters

are not at all happy, especially one in particular! Can you spot him?  

Original sketch ready to start painting.

Painting the scene in Gouache paint, Because that's what I use :)

 

 

An illustration based on the topic of People. This week's theme in Illustration Friday.

 

What you see here is a couple of Mental Jellyfish. Jellyfish are fun

because I just wanted to play with some paint for the first time in 120 years.

I'm slowly working my way back into feeling again. = Therapy.

 

"Jelly" Fish

 

A Pirate Cat, illustrated on an envelope containing some illustration prints for a lovely friend. 

PETS :)

 

My Terrier dog Alfie :)

 

A friends Cat, Elvis :)

 

Sock Monkey's incorporated: illustration.

 

Some illustrations based on a friends Sock Monkey's.

 

Mid-way through colour test.. Seeing what colours work together.

 

Original drawing to colour in Photoshop.

 

Original Sketchbook ideas/doodles/thumbnails. Working the illustration out.

 

More original thumbnail ideas/notes.

 

More Notes/Sketches.

 

A beautiful example of one of my friend: Karen's Sock Monkey's.

 

This one she made for me, I call him Kali 'after my favourite rainbow coloured sweet as a kid.' :)

 

And another fine example of Karen's talent. Fabulous Monkey's :)

 

A recent piece of work by me Called; Love my Kite. Hanging on a perfectly colour co-ordinated room, of a pleased buyer... Well, Bought as a gift for a youngster, - "who I hope enjoys it very much." :)

 

Made for the wall I would say. Very pleased, it's the perfect spot ^^ I hope it brings a smile to whoever looks upon it. Bless you.