Since copying seems to be something I'm half decent at, I thought I'd try and copy a cartoon baby.
Using this as a guide:
(originally seen here), I give you this:
I'm embarassed to admit, it was a long journey. Here are the stepping stones I took.
At least the final product is pretty close to the original!
2006-12-31
Baby Pebbles
2006-12-24
Toddler crafting - Santa and gingerbread
These were created at our local Ontario Early Years Centre.
Instructions for Santa and gingerbread man can be found at CraftDay.
2006-12-19
If at first you don't succeed....
Try, try, try and try again ....
The following were done after I received this insightful comment. Apparently I haven't completely internalized my Preston Blair lessons!
I found that rotating the head more gave me a better chance to use "solid" object guides than the "head on" approach.
Clearly I've still more work to do on this. But for now, I'm putting this baby to bed!
2006-12-18
I've been published!
Check out the beta of a techie resource for SQL tips and tricks for Oracle developers. Then see the artwork!
Making realistic snowflakes
Tired of making snowflakes that look like they're squares with holes in them? I've posted instructions for making realistic six-pointed snowflakes!
2006-12-16
Quick and dirty
Spurred on by a little prodding from Matt I'm posting two quick scribbles.
The first one in honour of the TV show my daughter can not see often enough. (With humble apologies to Chuck Jones)
The second one inspired by this year's brilliant Pampers seasonal commercial positioned in the spot.
You'll notice that when I copy other people's cartoon creations, they look pretty cartoony. However, when I try and take a real-life image and make it cartoony it always ends up looking more sketchy than cartoon-like. (For example, compare the above with Matt's excellent baby post.) Must resist the tendency towards realism!
2006-12-12
Toddler crafting - plate for Santa
2006-12-07
2006-11-24
Instructions for making pop-up cards
I finally got my act together to publish instructions for creating pop-up cards.
Vertical fold and horizontal fold directions can be found at CraftDay.
2006-11-20
Animator vs Animation (I and II)
"A simple stick figure created in Flash gets sick and tired of being tortured,
so he fights back. Check out this John Woo-style fight scene that takes place
entirely within a Flash program (which gets trashed in brilliant fashion). "
Animator vs. Animation II
"The badass stick figure is back and this time it's personal. In this
episode, victim becomes victimizer as he breaks out of Flash and takes on mighty
opponents like Firefox, the AOL IM guy and the Photoshop* icon. "
2006-11-06
2006-10-26
2006-10-13
Line drawing
I hesitate to call this style a caricature. Mostly because it doesn't really take any artistic liberties with the subject matter. So I'll refer to it as a line drawing. I'm working on this one for a client of mine. (This is being displayed with his permission.)
Later I'll post some that I did a few years back so you can see how the style has changed over time.
2006-10-07
Random drawings
Here are some random drawings from September. I'm not that comfortable drawing with ballpoint on paper -- and it shows!
2006-09-17
Poem: Friendship Wish
Somewhere out there,
There's someone who needs a smile.
Somewhere out there,
There's someone who needs a touch of your hand.
There's someone who needs a kind word,
Some understanding,
Forgiveness,
A whisper of appreciation.
Somewhere out there,
There's someone who needs something to eat,
A place out of the cold,
A pair of warm socks.
Somewhere out there,
There's a soul who needs to be remembered,
Just remembered,
Even that will do.
As you live your life from this moment to next,
Please think about those whose paths you cross,
Even if they stand right in front of you,
Take one little step that can,
And will,
Make all the difference in the world.
There's someone who needs a smile.
Somewhere out there,
There's someone who needs a touch of your hand.
There's someone who needs a kind word,
Some understanding,
Forgiveness,
A whisper of appreciation.
Somewhere out there,
There's someone who needs something to eat,
A place out of the cold,
A pair of warm socks.
Somewhere out there,
There's a soul who needs to be remembered,
Just remembered,
Even that will do.
As you live your life from this moment to next,
Please think about those whose paths you cross,
Even if they stand right in front of you,
Take one little step that can,
And will,
Make all the difference in the world.
copyright 1992, Susan Simmons
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