Friday, December 14, 2007

Illustration Friday - "Backwards"



Penguins dancing forwards and backwards and all over!

This little lamb is learning that watching incredible performers right before you're supposed to perform is a big mistake. I learned that lesson in college when my dance team went to Nationals for Latin Dancing. We watched the team that ended up winning first place go right before us even though our dance coach told us not to watch. We were all jitters after seeing their perfect performance. We ended up winning fourth place -not bad considering the jitters.

Click the image to see it larger. I'm working on this piece for my portfolio - not quite done yet.

26 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:17 PM

    That's a really nice piece. Good work!

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  2. hehehe. they crack me up. ice capades, ey?

    i love the richness here...the shading is perfect.

    a great illo.

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  3. Hee hee...ths made me LOL! They are so cute!

    I am also so impressed with how many booyou have illustrated. Awesome!

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  4. Very nice illo. Great charcter gesture and color.

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  5. This adorable and full of life!

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  6. Fantastic! I can hear the music, too ;]

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  7. hehe! nice really nice! good work.
    www.ruisousaartwork.blogspot.com

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  8. how adorable and so well done !!!

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  9. wow! this is so impressive--the lighting, the effects, the texture, and the rendering of their movements.

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  10. The light in this piece is terrific and I love the reflections and the movement!

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  11. Such fabulous elegant skaters. I am impressed.

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  12. Great color use here and detailing on the ice...great depth

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  13. Wow! Amazing illustration! Love all the details!

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  14. Very funny and great stile and color.

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  15. love it! i love the fact that the lady penguins wear dresses and the males have their penguin 'tux'.

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  16. accck!!!! wonnnnderful, piece, kristi! your color and composition is really great - love the reflection off the ice! and their little bendy penguin forms! :)))

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  17. beautiful work! I love your style.

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  18. This is adorable. I love the colors, especially the blues and purples.

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  19. oh! This just AWESOME! Thaks for the smile and the laugh - plus it's gorgeous art!

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  20. Hee hee, can't wipe the smile off my face. These guins are so cute! I have to forward this to my sister, she is a freak for penguins.

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my blog.

    Happy Holidays!

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  21. Ths is beautiful! I can't wait for Ethan my 18month old to wake up so I can show him! He adores penguins, calls them "mine-guins")

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