This is a piece I simply traced and colored over. Not the most appreciated form of art, but it can be a little tricky in deciding which lines to actually use. What makes this project very fun is that you can apply any style you want to it, and almost just concentrate on the style.
Plus you can add your own inventions like the starry disco-ish background. She just needs a dance partner.
Taken from some image I found on the Internet. For some reason, I couldn’t tell if it was done or not, I guess you be the judge. Again, done all in Photoshop.
Continuing with sketching of lovely woman, I drew up a version of a Vanities magazine cover in a comic style in just black in white. I think I messed the eyes up a little, but i like the style. Done completely in Photoshop.
I picked up a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet this past week – and this thing rocks. For only $199 bucks, you can the Wacom professional quality pressure sensitive tablet, the same as the professional level Intuois series for half the price at this size. The pen area measures 8.5 x 5.4 inches with plenty of room to move around.
I got to sit down and sketch – this started as doodle and turned into a character illustration of someone who is a great inspiration to me. I tried to make her eyes the focal point, since she has these great bright eyes that light up. I feel much of personality comes from here. She’s always inspiring and uplifting to be around. The resemblance isn’t supposed to be 100% accurate (I drew her from memory) but as long as that sense of someone warm comes through the illustration, it’s what I was aiming for.
This clip is from The Changeling – definitely one of the scariest movies ever.
An oddity I came across today in FireFox, is when I apply height to the input selector, it also defines and shows hidden elements.
Those white stripes are because of the following rule:
#paypal_form input {
margin-left: 200px;
display: block;
height: 15px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}
There may be some other Cascading rules, but I couldn’t find it, and I’ve never seen it before.
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