Sunday, April 19, 2009

Illustration Friday | Impossibility

For some, anything is possible. So go ahead and reach for the stars :-)

Para alguns, tudo é possível. Então vá em frente e alcançe as estrelas

28 comments:

  1. Geat illo, and great concept.

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  2. That would be cool. Just to pick them right out the sky. Lovely work.

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  3. I adore this!

    Monica, what brand of watercolors do you use? I love the muted look to them. I have been enjoying playing around with watercolors. Do you ink first or after the watercoloring?

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  4. beautiful! I always love your work...

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  5. this is absolutely gorgeous....

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  6. This is so adorable....and he is so cute! nice work!

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  7. Thank you all for your lovely comments!

    Loni: I use Winsor and Newton watercolors, Cotman and Artist's brands. I usually ink the drawing first, and then add the watercolor (I use pen and nib, and FW Acrylic Ink). For this illustration, however, I applied watercolors first, and then I used a black Prismacolor pencil to do the outline. :-)

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  8. What an inspiration this is! Yes, reach for the stars and you won't wind up with a fistful of dirt -- who said that? Ogilvy??? I forget. Anyway, this is adorable and wonderful.

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  9. What a great idea and lovely painting. Every day I try to get my star that's makes live beautiful.

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  10. Aaah, what an endearing little bear! Lovely illustration Monica!

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  11. Thanks Monica! I bought a little field kit of Windsor and Newton half pans. I really love them and want to do more stuff with them. I would like to get some more colors. That's interesting you use a pen and nib. I usually use a micron or prismacolor pen for my outlining, but find that many times the pen doesn't hold the weight of the ink and feathers a lot. I will have to try your technique sometime. Maybe ink and brush for me though would be more my style. Thanks for the info. Your work is beautiful!

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  12. Beautiful illustration. Oh I just wish this wasn't impossible ;)

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  13. This is so cute! the colors are beautiful

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  14. Fantastic work. I love your delicate touch and soft colors and lines. Nice!!

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  15. Wonderful sentiment and a sweet bear to match!

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  16. Oh... I love this idea Mon!! This would make a great card too! :o)

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  17. beautiful. as always I love your night skies

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  18. Wonderful! Charming and uplifting. I hope he tucks that star right into his pocket. =)

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  19. "catch a falling star and put it in your pocket...." ^_^
    cute teddy!

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  20. MONICA THIS IS BEAUTIFUL SUCH A SWEET LITTLE ILLUSTRATION X KAS

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  21. Lovely illustration of a sweet sentiment :)

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  22. Bonito trabalho e texto tambem hehe..
    gostei muito das cores tambem
    Parabens
    Ate mais e grato pela visita e comentario

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  23. not only to reach for the stars but to grab them!

    awesome, good blue too!

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  24. SO cute. Reminds me of something I just heard on NPR--shooting stars aren't really stars. They're space dust, no bigger than a grain of sand, but magnified through our atmosphere. I had no idea!

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  25. You constantly amaze me with your adorable characters and wonderful color. I want to take that lil bear home.

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