Day 52: Sheeeeep

I'm getting closer to finishing my farm illustrations. I can't help but to keep it up. It's too fun making these cute animals! Today I drew a sheep. He looks like the best pillow ever! Gigi commented that these drawings would make a good children's book. I didn't really think about that when I was making them. I know that's what this blog is for, but still! Anyway, it doesn't hurt to have lots of extra animal drawings.

Here is the final farm background. Some things may change in this drawing, but it's basically what I came up with. Most of the things are the same from the sketch I did, but I added the window. I was sad looking at the drawing where there would be all these animals that didn't have a window to look out of it. Yes, I'm a big sap sometimes.

Hopefully the animals will love their new barn. At one point I had hoped to have a little spider in or around the barn. It didn't really make much sense, because none of my animals have feet. I don't think I could make a successful spider without feet. Even if I could, I'd be sad that he didn't have feet. Yes, there is something wrong with that last statement, but I stand by it!

I don't know if this format works better for my blog or not. I thought I'd try something new, and if it doesn't work I'll go back to the old way. I'm not sure if I'll finish my farm today, but I'll give it a go. 

Day 51: 2nd Farm Background and a Plane

Terrible, terrible day today... Photoshop crashed again for the Nth time. Really annoying because I was just moving to save. I think my computer knows when I'm about to save something, because that's always when I have the most trouble. Oh well, I did get the second farm background done:

I had planned to have a bird in the sky in one of the first two farm scenes, but I figured I had way too many birds already. I decided a plane would be more fun. It's a little brighter than most planes, but more fun than another yellow bird... though it is very yellow.

Day 50: A Rooster Almost on the Farm

Today I did a rooster. I figured if I didn't include him he'd come to my house and wake me up at the crack of dawn.

I also did the line work and colours for one of my farm pictures. Now to populate it with animals.

Hopefully I'll be able to finish all three of these farm pictures this weekend.

Day 49: A Horse is a Horse and a Post is a Post

Today I braved the crowds and did a little exploring of down town Vancouver with my husband. We didn't have tickets to any of the Olympic events, but we still had a lot of fun. It was really nice to see the Olympic Flame in person (first time ever seeing it in person!). It was beautiful, but seemed much smaller than it looked on TV. There were lots of street performers, and people selling anything from decorative pins to fine art. There was a small outdoor area for ice skating and people six stories off the ground zipping across cables on  Robson Street. We weren't there very long, but it was nice to get caught up in the high spirits and fun of the Olympics. Hrm, there was something else... oh yeah I did a drawing today!

Today's drawing is of a horse. Everyone knows you can't have a farm without a horse!

Here are all my sketches from week 7:

Day 48: A Puppy!

I knew there would have to be a puppy. Everyone knows you can't have a good farm scene without a puppy. I tried to make sure this puppy had a few, very important, features:

1. He had his head up in the air. Every puppy I've known had a habit of throwing his head in the air when he was playing a game.

2. He had to have a long tail. Dogs are cute no matter what, but I love the long tails.

3. He had to have his tongue sticking out. What dog doesn't have his tongue sticking out?

Without further ado:

So, how did I do? I think I struggled with this one the most, because I really wanted this to look good.

I'd love to have a dog myself. Unfortunately, I don't have a big yard or the time to take care of one. Hopefully in the future I'll get one. My husband thinks he prefers cats, but that's just silly.

I've also updated my personal information. I've also signed up on Technorati. Apparently my blog is 27846th. Yay me!

Edit: Oh, I forgot! My husband got his bonus recently so I will soon be getting a new computer! I want to run out right away and buy one. I'll be a good girl and do my research. Weeeeeee doggies!

Day 47: A Family Member and Some Farm Scenes

Ever had a day where you couldn't find anything you need? I have a few days during the month that aren't like that. Today I couldn't find any markers, but I found the pastels I was looking for when I was doing the Humpty Dumpty images (don't worry, no more Dumpty for now... that egg has cracked). I used watercolours instead to colour my Farm images. The final images may be different (No, I didn't get a kid to draw them. These drawings are all me, baby!).

And then there's the family member, Mr. Ducky! There were several people who laughed hysterically when they heard what my married name was going to be. I don't see what's so funny. Duck is a perfectly dignified and classy last name. Quack! ...excuse that.

As you can see I finally have a nice new template. I'm sticking with this layout until I design one of my own. No takebacks! I like the fact that it's raw and a bit messy. Reminds me maybe too much of myself.

If this is your first time visiting my blog, welcome to you. You may not want to read some of my old posts, because I've just now gotten warmed up (after only 40 odd days). If you have been here before, then keep checking back because there will be lots more stuff soon! Please stick with me, because things are just going to get better from here. 

A Sleeping Cat

So I did get my kitty done today. I've been meaning to draw a kitty for a while now, so I'm glad I got him all done.