Tuesday, June 12, 2012

I.F. SHINY

Elves are pretty gifted at making toys but their true expertise lies in making things shiny.



Created this week for Illustration Friday's topic "SHINY".

23 comments:

  1. Amazing! Really love your style. So much depth. So whimsical and wonderful technique. Love it!

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    1. Thanks Cindy! You've always been kind with your comments, I appreciate it.

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  2. really wonderful! what a creative idea for shiny :)

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    1. Thanks K.H. It's a challenge to create something new each week for Illustration friday. It's sometimes tempting to use something from my past that fits or not for the topic. After I fight through it I'm usually glad I did.

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  3. This is my favorite IF submission.....so creative!!!

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  4. Thank you Sherri! And thanks for following along, I'll try and post creative stuff each week.

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  5. That's one impressive buffing job! Seriously, that is quite shiny indeed!

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    1. Ha, thank you, nothing like having an aerodynamic top.

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  6. Very clever and creative! Your solutions are always top notch.

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    1. Thanks Rob. Someday I'll have to have you show me some texture secrets... I'll keep it secret.

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  7. HAHAHAHA!!!!! now I know who snuck in and shined my dads head like a bowling ball ...finally off the hook for last years April Fools! :P Love the illo...such great detail and quality! EXCELLENT!!!!

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  8. Thank you michelle! I like turtle wax for my head:)

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  9. Genius!!! I absolutely love the idea. Excellent piece ;)

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    1. Thank you Kamaira, very thoughtful of you to say:)

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  10. LOVE this concept! Those elves are more versatile than we knew! Great illustration!

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  11. Haha this is great! I've seen some bald heads where I wondered how on earth they could be so reflective. Maybe they hired these little guys :)

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    1. Melissa, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your comments. Elves prolly do more than any of us will ever know:)

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  12. This is great! That's the shiniest noggin I've ever seen!

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  13. Brilliant piece ,absolutely creative and shiny!!! Love all the details in the illustration!

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  14. Love the sense of humor and gradations on this! If you have some time, I would love to ask you about your process over email!

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