tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61160533468094256012024-03-05T09:11:09.108-08:00Christina's SketchblogChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-24600317696242813522011-04-15T14:39:00.000-07:002011-04-15T14:58:30.033-07:00invitations sneak peakHere's a sneak peek at the wedding invitations I designed and printed over at my internship. I'm pretty happy with how they came out. I love the look of letterpress.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYha31QKRVQ3-aGLeWZmVbfvFZshhWwMUagFTif6M2kQo8Gkad-4OBhPv6V-AAYVMMkd4p5heromBYIPOx-DNG7dQmIoWrUU4CjzVm6SiCZgq5D_fIfZFz635I-FCiaardQTK8BN8nt_4/s1600/IMG_0154.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYha31QKRVQ3-aGLeWZmVbfvFZshhWwMUagFTif6M2kQo8Gkad-4OBhPv6V-AAYVMMkd4p5heromBYIPOx-DNG7dQmIoWrUU4CjzVm6SiCZgq5D_fIfZFz635I-FCiaardQTK8BN8nt_4/s320/IMG_0154.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595930121966795906" /></a><br /><div>And here's the press they were printed on. This baby is an antique (dated 1926), but great. Kelly of <a href="http://www.paperstories.com/">Paper Stories</a> was super amazing and helped me to print- not to mention letting me use her press in the first place!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq2HcDPyFsWd5YgfTKBzfCXOiXnowzf2VU563kIMJNymAHoiR3_LXBPOVfzWlGB8r8VD_eTWmu2m2LiDbGpl_symIjlHO1rOgHQot_Wb99NxyCFmwDZ7llyMQBYG1-sWnxFgqswQc7XI/s1600/IMG_0143.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWq2HcDPyFsWd5YgfTKBzfCXOiXnowzf2VU563kIMJNymAHoiR3_LXBPOVfzWlGB8r8VD_eTWmu2m2LiDbGpl_symIjlHO1rOgHQot_Wb99NxyCFmwDZ7llyMQBYG1-sWnxFgqswQc7XI/s320/IMG_0143.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595929974218848930" /></a><br /></div><div>They were a lot of work.. and I'm not quite done yet. I'm waiting for patterned paper to arrive so I can make envelope liners, as well as two flat printed cards that also go with the set. There is lots of cutting and gluing in my future.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qqXN8-c2C5feBUdohRc_KbB03JHnOTed_MqczLak7fIf1vf6BgpCURE3VosRI9lObuN1Me1Luc0y2mXiL0LL5vI4iWubwvEIkSHmNNDndZmIRPpRZd-swF48Tcc1sEUD4WHYKCDN5SM/s1600/IMG_0146.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-61544847726908766392010-11-12T22:02:00.001-08:002010-11-12T22:10:23.688-08:00Crochet!I've been getting into crocheting lately, it's a very calming activity. I've been working on a scarf, but recently I've been seeing a lot of these crocheted dolls and animals- called "amigurumi," which means "crocheted doll" in Japanese- it seems like there's a huge movement for crocheted cute things there, which has spread here. I started noticing them I think at ACen 09, but I really noticed them at ACen10. I'm a sucker for cute things, so I decided to try making one myself.<div><br /></div><div>So here is a baby chick! I marathoned this today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpB2UC4u6njQoM-stpsnsYe3e0dBH14yqXCd2X7aH8spHd0L1nYqSlYI68IINUi_uH1d5XwB7Ftv6LiFciL46N0aEwXkqXmL9j4en1eUTiwT7EQFj1uUO4TF0QV1UUozW_ahovJoDAHYE/s1600/P1040784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpB2UC4u6njQoM-stpsnsYe3e0dBH14yqXCd2X7aH8spHd0L1nYqSlYI68IINUi_uH1d5XwB7Ftv6LiFciL46N0aEwXkqXmL9j4en1eUTiwT7EQFj1uUO4TF0QV1UUozW_ahovJoDAHYE/s320/P1040784.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538910968767599026" /></a><br /></div><div>Look, he has a little tail!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3Aa91Oy5gcHbMBmwKkSYKqRoCbzMgb-DmzTUJOHNA63ec519QaF9i-uZK4qST8AbWtbXoIHGSrWI5uvcOapnI13UWBBewvITVCqcj1T6OivrowT2DSvA0rTR1AG1Ln-6TahEEQa3NLM/s1600/P1040786.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3Aa91Oy5gcHbMBmwKkSYKqRoCbzMgb-DmzTUJOHNA63ec519QaF9i-uZK4qST8AbWtbXoIHGSrWI5uvcOapnI13UWBBewvITVCqcj1T6OivrowT2DSvA0rTR1AG1Ln-6TahEEQa3NLM/s320/P1040786.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538910859368782066" /></a><br /></div><div>Definitely learned a lot about crocheting doing this. It actually helped me learn the basics more than the scarf I'm currently working on (I did most of that backwards, oops), but I think he came out cute for a first try. I definitely want to try making more! Including Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq9mizLXdAPCcuTxoMdCGX7_yE_KQPx9-734Q2d4-7kJ8vcSNPDfkxNWKW_yLWw_J1H1ZHFNJI6ULXYsRyNaF1Zab1VZScOrQdG5kW3hB13DuEKl-skGrAO4llvzssR0KIEnvljM1uaI/s1600/P1040785.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQq9mizLXdAPCcuTxoMdCGX7_yE_KQPx9-734Q2d4-7kJ8vcSNPDfkxNWKW_yLWw_J1H1ZHFNJI6ULXYsRyNaF1Zab1VZScOrQdG5kW3hB13DuEKl-skGrAO4llvzssR0KIEnvljM1uaI/s320/P1040785.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538910788298168962" /></a><br /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-61603733691136553972010-11-08T15:23:00.000-08:002010-11-08T15:33:44.116-08:00Letterpress notecardsI am currently interning at a local design and letterpress studio (run by basically the nicest person ever), which is a lot of fun. To learn how to use the press, I was able to design and print custom notecards. I got to experiment with different weights and textures of paper, along with trying to align plates and mix colors. Getting colors right on a letterpress is a lot harder than just mixing them together with a paintbrush. Definitely learned a lot though!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtERr6ycnTiBH-71kQtMUqluWUV6JwW4JFfEM0YlQ2RDt8RuRPfMS57mlg7eLfekk63utNwbVAZgmwPOuKOhpLDg9b-rLym-0eAI906epiKB1NHKjMcqZxLZyKgc_au4vk-xjNciG65c/s1600/card01web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtERr6ycnTiBH-71kQtMUqluWUV6JwW4JFfEM0YlQ2RDt8RuRPfMS57mlg7eLfekk63utNwbVAZgmwPOuKOhpLDg9b-rLym-0eAI906epiKB1NHKjMcqZxLZyKgc_au4vk-xjNciG65c/s320/card01web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537323844566653266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaxj8ztlwROiLszrEylFFQ4vtUJ28c-W9nhPDSeqBpDyd7Aqxt7xuI1RYLPRv-JyCL4a1UAbwaRWQ51XAx93XjAd6BaZty7GDGMB8873qLc9_H1iQtGniu18od2xEQpshIC0AYoZLTmc/s1600/card02web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaxj8ztlwROiLszrEylFFQ4vtUJ28c-W9nhPDSeqBpDyd7Aqxt7xuI1RYLPRv-JyCL4a1UAbwaRWQ51XAx93XjAd6BaZty7GDGMB8873qLc9_H1iQtGniu18od2xEQpshIC0AYoZLTmc/s320/card02web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537323767772005474" /></a>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-19553547946895720942010-10-15T21:49:00.000-07:002010-10-15T21:54:14.527-07:00Halloweentime!<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8yK9UklFE-520-cxSWbSxTFmi1JKC3fMKiNogzcntpEuWadQ2n0P9D5WiBS9spMO9vSklggbYxZKZhu8fGSvwkqIK_V8d4R6kQAffA0K6csZREodO1GsGbFc9Qjoo0TjSDnG72ZdmRw/s1600/2010-1015witchcard.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8yK9UklFE-520-cxSWbSxTFmi1JKC3fMKiNogzcntpEuWadQ2n0P9D5WiBS9spMO9vSklggbYxZKZhu8fGSvwkqIK_V8d4R6kQAffA0K6csZREodO1GsGbFc9Qjoo0TjSDnG72ZdmRw/s320/2010-1015witchcard.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528502102192122210" /></a>It's almost that time. We always get a ton of kids for Halloween, because the farmers get a flatbed trailer, line it with lights, and round up all the farm kids and drive them to the neighborhoods. So we'll get 40 kids at a time. It's an adventure!Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-12826229854055493542010-10-08T21:24:00.000-07:002010-10-08T21:28:09.826-07:00valentineI might be four months early. Though to be fair I am contemplating possible illustrative styles for my save-the-dates. I'd like to do cute illustrations without them feeling too forced.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCONRUtRrkY5L-IS0MihPUP_AviLdV_RhUFm-cLq9mYJSaxfOT9jq7_Y9ND0YI_M7VnR3z0wW9SNGygLHpX02F-W9sNUXq14DbY67Sm1dPSf2nxTg9atUowPEYzb6sMHf5YBXiT_MzyQ/s1600/sketchbook23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCONRUtRrkY5L-IS0MihPUP_AviLdV_RhUFm-cLq9mYJSaxfOT9jq7_Y9ND0YI_M7VnR3z0wW9SNGygLHpX02F-W9sNUXq14DbY67Sm1dPSf2nxTg9atUowPEYzb6sMHf5YBXiT_MzyQ/s320/sketchbook23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525897654607804514" /></a><br /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-51936875818525874222010-10-04T13:07:00.000-07:002010-10-04T13:32:07.844-07:00sketches and patternsJust some random things from my sketchbook.<div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_r2gJEYLGp6M3CbaJzQJC-CWvasxXJ2q-rFEYhZY8WMlk_g0LBxy2zDKfSkH1cqyC_BCWztjyd2qTtAQLS4e_8GaU1YRGKI-7E9LMMYsuH8M2heUq_sFfPp6_R-_uFE-WcZlZoehNARk/s1600/sketchbook19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_r2gJEYLGp6M3CbaJzQJC-CWvasxXJ2q-rFEYhZY8WMlk_g0LBxy2zDKfSkH1cqyC_BCWztjyd2qTtAQLS4e_8GaU1YRGKI-7E9LMMYsuH8M2heUq_sFfPp6_R-_uFE-WcZlZoehNARk/s320/sketchbook19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524290042782002306" /></a>I love Iron Chef. Battle Truffle!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbhvQZWv85m8h8NloCB2V6d4Iaa4Kp0mEqPr11qiQPkDjwFZMB2WC6Vr_Q5TbbAqgP8mR2rFyxBW1P-jgClXY7zK34jGc3_lTWUCczoEXfZXnAGFQ3Ut-k9MWAM6Eg8zo3yLp7WnuThk/s1600/sketchbook20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbhvQZWv85m8h8NloCB2V6d4Iaa4Kp0mEqPr11qiQPkDjwFZMB2WC6Vr_Q5TbbAqgP8mR2rFyxBW1P-jgClXY7zK34jGc3_lTWUCczoEXfZXnAGFQ3Ut-k9MWAM6Eg8zo3yLp7WnuThk/s320/sketchbook20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524289953304398258" /></a>Illustrated based on a poem someone I know wrote.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHVchqNd8jQ9G6iez5JhbVXVH4YuvE9XkeeKcMm0O8YWlSi588lZHCGRbxqGjz1yIvZC73afVCcnoZQFkdPbUx4L7-hT1OVHbn9b6BX_j5LhKcNWNEg3B9yGO3THeBkexVMSZEqD3VRg/s1600/sketchbook21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHVchqNd8jQ9G6iez5JhbVXVH4YuvE9XkeeKcMm0O8YWlSi588lZHCGRbxqGjz1yIvZC73afVCcnoZQFkdPbUx4L7-hT1OVHbn9b6BX_j5LhKcNWNEg3B9yGO3THeBkexVMSZEqD3VRg/s320/sketchbook21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524289816292504738" /></a>Hanging out with a dear friend watching Where the Wild Things Are.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SUy0zfJ2wk6GYny-JH1KTN1vg1JbBckMKd5cUfxXwSHuKQqNKcjr8tg40I0xlEfcFmbu8i_1bxNdmsXaArO42dRzZhOXbz07MyuHrB5VzxTDT6BbamGqNLM-zx6tq53dDWpAiBCEXoI/s1600/sketchbook22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SUy0zfJ2wk6GYny-JH1KTN1vg1JbBckMKd5cUfxXwSHuKQqNKcjr8tg40I0xlEfcFmbu8i_1bxNdmsXaArO42dRzZhOXbz07MyuHrB5VzxTDT6BbamGqNLM-zx6tq53dDWpAiBCEXoI/s320/sketchbook22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524285223847865266" /></a>Pattern!</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-39808694577762363102010-08-07T19:46:00.000-07:002010-08-07T19:48:19.312-07:00OptionsHalf a year ago I had no idea of the various wedding "silhouettes". I know differently now.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ90tPYoAkFltrGMItWsMTMyXuBjqBU2eI1B9k8MNKwBJGuXSscrbzpcSNJPz0bZ0j1FGiEL3Dl5GBVRCdBDzsNI657csp1CEMrEH_7t66EmPabDjyddU42_Xzo_k_xVhO3WrpPzQTdUA/s1600/sketchbook18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ90tPYoAkFltrGMItWsMTMyXuBjqBU2eI1B9k8MNKwBJGuXSscrbzpcSNJPz0bZ0j1FGiEL3Dl5GBVRCdBDzsNI657csp1CEMrEH_7t66EmPabDjyddU42_Xzo_k_xVhO3WrpPzQTdUA/s320/sketchbook18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502865048737041426" /></a>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-84057147609394541192010-08-04T20:18:00.000-07:002010-08-04T20:34:33.288-07:00Hearts & Tetris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZQXNDthlz61EpRTb4Y8o_KGhFVcRaDLgxEWebi1_oCcHLJhdH9grHfA5Ps_GWLtHjjBmU18n9OGtXiaD5mKIJL5It5JBNq9f2l4sAqOzXu_abVOp953h_iypkbcvSkO7_mi8rNysNT8/s1600/sketchbook07-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZQXNDthlz61EpRTb4Y8o_KGhFVcRaDLgxEWebi1_oCcHLJhdH9grHfA5Ps_GWLtHjjBmU18n9OGtXiaD5mKIJL5It5JBNq9f2l4sAqOzXu_abVOp953h_iypkbcvSkO7_mi8rNysNT8/s320/sketchbook07-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501760936759942226" /></a>Odd face, odd, vaguely Alice-inspired character, and tetriminos. Otherwise known as Tetris blocks. I love Tetris.<br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaLWHeiR78SljZemwGqZvQCF5KancA06qM0Y57BDAFgQ9GoyI50ycj1t53lAv11L03XrtWdo_gua2C92I9vKX2ARuU19_K968LWrFxvrS_4p2USPxbYYmZ00TlzsEyl3AAv5xCN_EwlM/s1600/hearts.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaLWHeiR78SljZemwGqZvQCF5KancA06qM0Y57BDAFgQ9GoyI50ycj1t53lAv11L03XrtWdo_gua2C92I9vKX2ARuU19_K968LWrFxvrS_4p2USPxbYYmZ00TlzsEyl3AAv5xCN_EwlM/s320/hearts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501760841782205634" /></a>Inspired by some fabric I saw in the basement of the woman who owns <a href="http://www.southernpursenality.com/">Southern Pursenality</a>. I don't think the particular swatch is on the website, but she makes amazing purses.</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-75547512034826779402010-08-03T21:08:00.000-07:002010-08-03T21:15:22.237-07:00Cupcake adventuresNo new sketches today, but I did make cupcakes!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGszWSKnEVRYIa4h430-IyFwt39AD0P3yiGUyyMz5z45kKQkRgoP3RExexOHvcl8bDgFkp_jYeVgsH5F-yHX_gekptUSa0KvrDRLat8VVu90jTzMdYpnKTZjhFklLszh9md43jTdNn0c/s1600/P1040534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGszWSKnEVRYIa4h430-IyFwt39AD0P3yiGUyyMz5z45kKQkRgoP3RExexOHvcl8bDgFkp_jYeVgsH5F-yHX_gekptUSa0KvrDRLat8VVu90jTzMdYpnKTZjhFklLszh9md43jTdNn0c/s320/P1040534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501402336465174770" /></a>I've been meaning to be in the kitchen more often, but I usually don't get a chance to- my Mom rules there. But I found a box of funfetti cake mix in the store and I swear it called to me. Funfetti is kind of magical.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also found food coloring. And sprinkles. I decided to make some pink and blue frosting and see what happened when I smeared it together. My workstation that probably doesn't make any sense at all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCtOpzsZWj8qtSv92a5OIOrsMibweraJvH310n9NtE-eokdT_5Vuob79MpVWyPMRTrCFOZFQhwm2l6hLzaGnU6FqO1M9gjzQW0C5ocuMSYzYHFLbD_uzFHB0HymQuVj9FobPvn_2tR58/s1600/P1040533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCtOpzsZWj8qtSv92a5OIOrsMibweraJvH310n9NtE-eokdT_5Vuob79MpVWyPMRTrCFOZFQhwm2l6hLzaGnU6FqO1M9gjzQW0C5ocuMSYzYHFLbD_uzFHB0HymQuVj9FobPvn_2tR58/s320/P1040533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501402109089944802" /></a><br /></div><div>Cupcakes en route to small children! (aka my 8 year old nephew and 6 year old niece.) I need a better camera.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuma2cHk28ZldC6BDM938IHikkZ1cnf1WniYYz0L6BT-2ezwX0c3nIiO06EiLnx_JsbALNMaIL8D-AtA33nicmUNxdHGmC_kiLym6i1ZpA3OJi9YBTEqCIq8cSHc9QAmh-jC1-rHGe27Y/s1600/P1040532.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuma2cHk28ZldC6BDM938IHikkZ1cnf1WniYYz0L6BT-2ezwX0c3nIiO06EiLnx_JsbALNMaIL8D-AtA33nicmUNxdHGmC_kiLym6i1ZpA3OJi9YBTEqCIq8cSHc9QAmh-jC1-rHGe27Y/s320/P1040532.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501401863946802354" /></a>Baking lessons learned: Don't overfill cupcake liners, or you wind up with weird mushroom cupcakes.</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-89372127292150199292010-08-02T20:34:00.000-07:002010-08-02T20:36:53.729-07:00Superhero Princesses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Tqg-xag3kfRWUFcqqfrHnznC2IbGA67e6As8Kzc8hOj3Rlb_YnBTAOWIXHOlsnD-PMLSvXKH2SQfGN-IhpuMKcBis2pL5Bnz1c9Vl215_EcFeLSiKFKrURkruCU9SWV5Y6mfU3_uGhY/s1600/sketchbook17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Tqg-xag3kfRWUFcqqfrHnznC2IbGA67e6As8Kzc8hOj3Rlb_YnBTAOWIXHOlsnD-PMLSvXKH2SQfGN-IhpuMKcBis2pL5Bnz1c9Vl215_EcFeLSiKFKrURkruCU9SWV5Y6mfU3_uGhY/s320/sketchbook17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501021972621764482" /></a><br />Presenting Superhero Princesses! Wonder Snow White, Aquamaid, Sleeping Bat Beauty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Jasmine, Super Alice, and Wolverine Belle are ready to take you down, evildoers of the world.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-44055244512124189852010-08-01T18:28:00.000-07:002010-08-01T18:36:55.025-07:00Rydia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVEmbMMjQ5O5LDBa0riENx_WnEalYf97anVIYnUOngC_gt4aw71GwJLdKn6Buv9GInY5kUZ3BnIQrgs6rku5kcTTlIsfE50dZHyivYMypW-Q3K4v3Q70YRaZy2-LOShNOIM3gJvUbx_g/s1600/2010-0801rydia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVEmbMMjQ5O5LDBa0riENx_WnEalYf97anVIYnUOngC_gt4aw71GwJLdKn6Buv9GInY5kUZ3BnIQrgs6rku5kcTTlIsfE50dZHyivYMypW-Q3K4v3Q70YRaZy2-LOShNOIM3gJvUbx_g/s320/2010-0801rydia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500618488439390226" /></a>Another fun, quick photoshop sketch today. I was listening to the Final Fantasy IV soundtrack and so here is Rydia, who was always my favorite character from that game. FFIV came out in 1991, and my cousins and I basically grew up with it. I swear the stars are part of her design.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-65415271201195246292010-07-31T17:15:00.000-07:002010-07-31T17:34:26.394-07:00Alice<div style="text-align: left;">I just realized I never introduced you all to Alice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Meet Alice.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrptKW3U93fzSvOeqLwr5IlrawUPS39xMT8j8_bjgYhIAgEfaIDaaPH-K2vQ6YGmMQxEwrawQactnTB8OHbgFKil8SfubAZLOkeEwxK4hkWAI3RMTYc5Sw_QgrEWKs8dnuu6QnMC3dCls/s1600/photo03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrptKW3U93fzSvOeqLwr5IlrawUPS39xMT8j8_bjgYhIAgEfaIDaaPH-K2vQ6YGmMQxEwrawQactnTB8OHbgFKil8SfubAZLOkeEwxK4hkWAI3RMTYc5Sw_QgrEWKs8dnuu6QnMC3dCls/s320/photo03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500233150393182690" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Based upon my own redesign of the main character from the original <i>Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland</i> novel, Alice stands at about 8" high and is made from a conglomeration of things.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Look! She even has striped socks and mary jane's!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1_iqmcBOiLQSi5aXx_O-2zd-YO27pM78R7CQ_ijtl57zxbf8t_Bu5PRjisLFY_v0xN5BcjxGkgVx1KQwz62ZyxuA3UWtabeKv0ZrGThzDoU90Quj1UASiKSLpB_Atd5dhNLd5jcODww/s1600/photo02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1_iqmcBOiLQSi5aXx_O-2zd-YO27pM78R7CQ_ijtl57zxbf8t_Bu5PRjisLFY_v0xN5BcjxGkgVx1KQwz62ZyxuA3UWtabeKv0ZrGThzDoU90Quj1UASiKSLpB_Atd5dhNLd5jcODww/s320/photo02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500229947366357938" /></a>Alice was a part of John Hendrix's Narrative Sketchbook class. We had to redesign a character from a given list, and after we had created the character, we had to recreate our design out of Sculpey (+various other materials). The trick was, we didn't know ahead of time we would be translating our characters into the third dimension. It was tricky, but fun!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The original character sheet that I made, pre-3D. Essentially my "blueprint."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7dNctEgZMuyhCXpccoIG9nfiqtl7ix5e43P1frSw5VOlXz_FoB-kX_zAf9sUHLqZixmhkFBFkNwuhZ8ZraFApr6KQOBJUCbnhO-WnqqqMdcr4MaP9O081gB0TnoB72A2hyphenhyphenBR87XCwHc/s1600/2010-0303alicesheetWEB.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7dNctEgZMuyhCXpccoIG9nfiqtl7ix5e43P1frSw5VOlXz_FoB-kX_zAf9sUHLqZixmhkFBFkNwuhZ8ZraFApr6KQOBJUCbnhO-WnqqqMdcr4MaP9O081gB0TnoB72A2hyphenhyphenBR87XCwHc/s320/2010-0303alicesheetWEB.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500231427103214978" /></a><br />Also, her arms are opposable! And her little dangly hair curls.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-39391788276488456982010-07-30T18:05:00.000-07:002010-07-30T18:13:03.644-07:00Valkyrie<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8FpOxILKV5COOtafF-x_OZe13yFVBUM3GM6uP5lAi0DtVJh4gxeDymDP-1gLgC-KWnRIeg_k393y6Eqh7zrsa0WYuIVXgcwOtAAviezzEKC36xY5pgkSZUS2R-_IFA1fTvQb6PRbKO8/s1600/2010-0730gwen"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8FpOxILKV5COOtafF-x_OZe13yFVBUM3GM6uP5lAi0DtVJh4gxeDymDP-1gLgC-KWnRIeg_k393y6Eqh7zrsa0WYuIVXgcwOtAAviezzEKC36xY5pgkSZUS2R-_IFA1fTvQb6PRbKO8/s320/2010-0730gwen" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499870437879291522" /></a>I spontaneously felt like doing a digital painting/sketch today. This is a quickish portrait of the valkyrie Gwendolyn of the game Odin Sphere. (The art for that game is pretty fantastic, by the way. You can check some of it out <a href="http://www.creativeuncut.com/art_odin-sphere_a.html">here</a>.) Normally I start with a line sketch, but for this I focused on blocking out big sections of color instead. I wound up having a lot of fun with this, it got my brain thinking in different ways.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-77779078087489650762010-07-29T09:47:00.000-07:002010-07-29T09:56:27.343-07:00Flowers, Lake, and a Groomba<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX73jmGloo08adJ5VVbGHAb6CrFwRnKjUfRMGO8RGSWyycAt56m1FOP-lqxjlTH_94t6JiHA2hPEnyjCSRhzJaclbutc_PEWm-z-POwoxyGCb9VGBcLxV4jILs1HmPTngty-KAInDQv_I/s1600/sketchbook08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX73jmGloo08adJ5VVbGHAb6CrFwRnKjUfRMGO8RGSWyycAt56m1FOP-lqxjlTH_94t6JiHA2hPEnyjCSRhzJaclbutc_PEWm-z-POwoxyGCb9VGBcLxV4jILs1HmPTngty-KAInDQv_I/s320/sketchbook08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499371855513561186" /></a>Another spread from my sketchbook. Silly grooms cake ideas and orchids. I think this was also part of an assignment, what foods did I eat over spring break, but I always wanted to eat my food, not draw it... so I usually drew what was on the table, or what I didn't eat.<br /><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLSz-qxb9KvjkruNBBT4RYAvO6EXbT5rk2ly1n9dkk2egLWjiXpv82c9_u4YEac1eoOyRwJypdGZ_887tIr7fCsmVzKFQt9rrXdO0JFbJciK_YbAg7J6h0dOJojI93FK9ej_lxKv83U4/s1600/P1040497.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLSz-qxb9KvjkruNBBT4RYAvO6EXbT5rk2ly1n9dkk2egLWjiXpv82c9_u4YEac1eoOyRwJypdGZ_887tIr7fCsmVzKFQt9rrXdO0JFbJciK_YbAg7J6h0dOJojI93FK9ej_lxKv83U4/s320/P1040497.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499371554520325298" /></a>I have returned from vacation, so here is a photo I took while in Minnesota! There is a beaver dam somewhere back there. I love this lake.<br /><div><br /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-38282597040570212072010-07-15T18:07:00.000-07:002010-07-15T18:10:20.484-07:00hello tangles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrf_VlcaTQ8q_MpXlCT1a2Y8hgAVaYCmGx87LadO2ByVL0AjByvkA-S2ziA34TNbsB7JhH-hC3OWEvs1LVEI5UQF_tLdpFtB-soRFrA7U415j5QyDG_4W1goaEwa-WUi6Lq67uR7F65OQ/s1600/sketchbook09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrf_VlcaTQ8q_MpXlCT1a2Y8hgAVaYCmGx87LadO2ByVL0AjByvkA-S2ziA34TNbsB7JhH-hC3OWEvs1LVEI5UQF_tLdpFtB-soRFrA7U415j5QyDG_4W1goaEwa-WUi6Lq67uR7F65OQ/s320/sketchbook09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494304824648351042" /></a>Another sketchbook spread. Stringy tangly hair is fun to doodle.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-15706923945208676512010-07-14T10:04:00.000-07:002010-07-14T10:15:15.420-07:00friends and cupcakes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHBeCxLc1yAnO1fHJfPcUeJxtpbOmw3QnSVQp9zAXR_1ISO6jrNNkvJ4Fq5sVc1-3m0QFRxwztfegwFfmcZlZJ_EEmgChMUqFYOQ6cZvYrFxFE3dT1P65p8cYG9pFmlVPV4GsGlL7HTk/s1600/sketchbook16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHBeCxLc1yAnO1fHJfPcUeJxtpbOmw3QnSVQp9zAXR_1ISO6jrNNkvJ4Fq5sVc1-3m0QFRxwztfegwFfmcZlZJ_EEmgChMUqFYOQ6cZvYrFxFE3dT1P65p8cYG9pFmlVPV4GsGlL7HTk/s320/sketchbook16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493811409927613106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvLZJMJBSv0idFNKVk1nfAtmeXSpRUzJ1M-p4YclBTDUFX_pWsFtJT6nnA9sVKFm4Peti48-90xEOfaQI2ZLP21Pyi0-Ww5rF7iM__tcY_EJ9uRYiyK2Zy1lvm_F1nAV7IrjTtEvs14k/s1600/sketchbook12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvLZJMJBSv0idFNKVk1nfAtmeXSpRUzJ1M-p4YclBTDUFX_pWsFtJT6nnA9sVKFm4Peti48-90xEOfaQI2ZLP21Pyi0-Ww5rF7iM__tcY_EJ9uRYiyK2Zy1lvm_F1nAV7IrjTtEvs14k/s320/sketchbook12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493810915310046930" /></a><br />Some more spreads from my sketchbook. Two awesome people from my undergrad studio (plus notes and reflections about studio... and printer hate) and some toxic looking cupcakes.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-69122422919053060572010-07-13T11:08:00.000-07:002010-07-13T11:14:16.939-07:00Fishies!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJs2x59X8hBWz9oGrJJ-g26vKAeFIAdtWJqdBBxLQy1lDcDyS1lHxbJoIXUAgI5POy8Pi9qlUTdRy2KqdwlLA4UAg0yL7Fv6YFhV5fOpdJqXMt7SYgPB_DQiGvzjFIhqidU1plpY1HyQ/s1600/sketchbook05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJs2x59X8hBWz9oGrJJ-g26vKAeFIAdtWJqdBBxLQy1lDcDyS1lHxbJoIXUAgI5POy8Pi9qlUTdRy2KqdwlLA4UAg0yL7Fv6YFhV5fOpdJqXMt7SYgPB_DQiGvzjFIhqidU1plpY1HyQ/s320/sketchbook05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493455384761608802" /></a>A spread from my sketchbook. I love fish!<div>Going to Canada soon, so I hope to have some sketches from that trip!<br /><br /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-1856077155086343332010-04-15T09:24:00.000-07:002010-04-15T09:28:46.287-07:00thesis is over; now I need a new life goal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JaWHDg5nZdU8KSQsEMCr9EocKlzqjryeJG_aEyo53vcKe3qv68nz86o_-Z6axrXGw7ArkxPQxxvH43DmNZQj6KaLhfzrectXZCY1VT1DpvCXKu3Lp4X1RfiXIBOWhbAMHRPEaZ3H05Y/s1600/08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JaWHDg5nZdU8KSQsEMCr9EocKlzqjryeJG_aEyo53vcKe3qv68nz86o_-Z6axrXGw7ArkxPQxxvH43DmNZQj6KaLhfzrectXZCY1VT1DpvCXKu3Lp4X1RfiXIBOWhbAMHRPEaZ3H05Y/s320/08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460401158999104146" /></a>I am officially done with my senior seminar thesis presentation!<div><br /></div><div>Well, except for the two additional copies of the book I have to make. But that's all right.</div><div><br /></div><div>The above image is one of the spots from my book, from the story Cinderella. It's actually an important part of the original fairytale!</div><div><br /></div><div>But essentially the seminar project has been the reason why I haven't been able to post much of anything. But now that that's over.. more art will be posted!</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-47888131081113981982010-02-14T12:56:00.000-08:002010-02-14T13:02:25.996-08:00Rapunzel Rapunzel let down your hair...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LaqFCqAfEwbsld7fqak9mMzLHcziYJyFObWCrtC-RkjZkMp32ytbHWcOr1wGd7isCdLKeaA0MhWr2S0f2k5glXDE1qJFEv6FxGrN2y3OawPJuhmQxS7LiwI0xJ5NQEsY_EQ9UFU-Wxk/s1600-h/2010-0214rapunzel01.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LaqFCqAfEwbsld7fqak9mMzLHcziYJyFObWCrtC-RkjZkMp32ytbHWcOr1wGd7isCdLKeaA0MhWr2S0f2k5glXDE1qJFEv6FxGrN2y3OawPJuhmQxS7LiwI0xJ5NQEsY_EQ9UFU-Wxk/s320/2010-0214rapunzel01.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438206022031862434" /></a>The first of one of my images for my senior thesis project. The colors, especially the lilac background came out so dingy in the scan, I'll keep having to mess with them in photoshop.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I'm going to be illustrating six tales from an anthology of The Brothers' Grimm fairytales. So this is Rapunzel and her long, long hair spilling down from the tower. This media is very very new to me, so there is definitely a bit of a learning curve. I like the textures and the unpredictability of painting with real paint, but I definitely need to keep practicing.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll keep trying to post, but I have 11 more pictures to finish by April 2! So back to work for now.</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-73453845871681766642010-01-05T20:58:00.001-08:002010-01-05T21:04:50.204-08:00copics and thingsI got some copic markers for Christmas, so I needed to play with them... I only have about 16 right now, cause the bigger set I got wasn't the sketch... so I don't have any gray right now, so there is some shading missing still. These are my friends' and my Ragnarok Online characters. (Mine is the green haired one.) The little emotes are from the game...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgQqDbWuXCKgEzYPFX_7F9qkTWy2mKTkjBwsuYVvcSy1jxPzjKp40OGeAZYfxLRXq1ABnYYLujblQkhro0q7U6oqSvhYELJo5GXtc9tFjtma0o3A7q1dKUnI3EiA4EjqLSBcoygI79H4/s1600-h/2010-0105ro"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgQqDbWuXCKgEzYPFX_7F9qkTWy2mKTkjBwsuYVvcSy1jxPzjKp40OGeAZYfxLRXq1ABnYYLujblQkhro0q7U6oqSvhYELJo5GXtc9tFjtma0o3A7q1dKUnI3EiA4EjqLSBcoygI79H4/s320/2010-0105ro" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423487145331442290" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Various sketches trying to see how the miller girl from Rumpelstiltzkin might look... and pumpkins. Pumpkins are fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBdh2XMmIDGBOZw2ST2m3-cMe7CnH839lVCY87vSA8ndXqRp6X1qfJLOYSP9Jy6bwFYu_iS1k8zri-wmhr3c4jXoC6AAxCjVt8HJfdzraM64q3YVWMQD_qZfc7vb96mU6VPH7grwmEcI/s1600-h/2010-0105millyconcept"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBdh2XMmIDGBOZw2ST2m3-cMe7CnH839lVCY87vSA8ndXqRp6X1qfJLOYSP9Jy6bwFYu_iS1k8zri-wmhr3c4jXoC6AAxCjVt8HJfdzraM64q3YVWMQD_qZfc7vb96mU6VPH7grwmEcI/s320/2010-0105millyconcept" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423487052351454530" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My friend requested a purple kitty with copics...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFSuCkeaT1Hhbjg1PgOWkueNk3UMhjkcdi1uerG1DuqJFiOb7SMhLlLovwQYT8kK3hZ3UmC27-dWc6FamldwHROD0_PI6iUpCEK77TWvms9ac9VLnmIuPwZwzCRdXdLy3O1vZ7KT7Xvk/s1600-h/2010-0105kitty"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFSuCkeaT1Hhbjg1PgOWkueNk3UMhjkcdi1uerG1DuqJFiOb7SMhLlLovwQYT8kK3hZ3UmC27-dWc6FamldwHROD0_PI6iUpCEK77TWvms9ac9VLnmIuPwZwzCRdXdLy3O1vZ7KT7Xvk/s320/2010-0105kitty" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423486944317063810" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Another friend I haven't seen in a year or two with a stuffed horse that has epic legs. Epic legs terrify said friend, though she is not terrified here...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcihjgrcamE2ToXshAlVpNu7a5Mi6r4b3itCddHZOfGYCKEF2du21uRLjuqLmGj2FhRmM4TMGtawKp6m6Ge3TTMMzHRihWHXhZ222TNzQq1ZtXDKBF6uRhqKl7IdwP4oLNP12rqvfw9I/s1600-h/2010-0105amanda"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmcihjgrcamE2ToXshAlVpNu7a5Mi6r4b3itCddHZOfGYCKEF2du21uRLjuqLmGj2FhRmM4TMGtawKp6m6Ge3TTMMzHRihWHXhZ222TNzQq1ZtXDKBF6uRhqKl7IdwP4oLNP12rqvfw9I/s320/2010-0105amanda" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423486792898601906" /></a><br /></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-30407153222261585232010-01-03T16:47:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:52:04.581-08:00decade in reflection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevru1T4cu3sbRw4Wo4vv09pxF30RrROPv_UtYVhPPQurOAKjBWPGX3F7T7aBgch7Gt-l3Vmknb_dQoXe1QGeSyqgfejQON9JUUOJp93EBmT7eiFpk_xr6NNVwXbR0uwctTaaY_LQ3Flc/s1600-h/improvementmeme.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevru1T4cu3sbRw4Wo4vv09pxF30RrROPv_UtYVhPPQurOAKjBWPGX3F7T7aBgch7Gt-l3Vmknb_dQoXe1QGeSyqgfejQON9JUUOJp93EBmT7eiFpk_xr6NNVwXbR0uwctTaaY_LQ3Flc/s320/improvementmeme.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679966529050098" /></a>Art decade memes are big right now. I found this one on deviantart... it starts at 2003, but that's fine with me, I don't have much art older than that and it's... well, it's better stuffed in the back of the closet anyway. 2009 was really hard for me to find pictures for, especially for the last 4 months or so, because the way I was drawing was changing every 2-3 weeks. I'm still in an epic transitional period. <div><br /></div><div>Ugh, the old stuff is so hard to look at... shiny kawaii anime eye desu!! I've gotten over it, I promise.</div><div><br /></div><div>I still have a lot of improvement to make, let's go 2010!</div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-67502852954409665342009-12-30T22:26:00.000-08:002009-12-30T22:38:11.474-08:00muse of music?I was at a friend's, who was showing off some awesome music he had written, and that made me pull out my sketchbook, since music tends to make me want to draw. And since the book was out, my friends made some requests...<div><br /></div><div>My friend Katie asked for a fairy...</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPBjAjP3FZlh1kjstlqq0FWS7cgwyxSRwfRCifV09qW5IvEeThto6mEbceHZPMN2i2opu5EkZ7XMaRInUItGm6K6mkmnjnq5tCcP868ADRRzxTrChycFaDDJw-kjxDMzRuGZx0CYM30w/s1600-h/2009-1230fairy.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPBjAjP3FZlh1kjstlqq0FWS7cgwyxSRwfRCifV09qW5IvEeThto6mEbceHZPMN2i2opu5EkZ7XMaRInUItGm6K6mkmnjnq5tCcP868ADRRzxTrChycFaDDJw-kjxDMzRuGZx0CYM30w/s320/2009-1230fairy.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421283784620267010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE61nwzRxGK2_z83JQNf08wYq4jLME2uCwR0EFl7Be_6vg8kVIkWjDHTf-EGtlkHo9fUN6bChoNmamiMSMSBchKcSyu02c0j6m-63McGo87cIEZ66QKuMHgeBqOB7L1R6jR9-x4sxzmC8/s1600-h/2009-1230girl.png"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is just what came to mind listening to my friend Brennan's song. It made me think of running and the wind... also of rain, but I didn't put that in.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE61nwzRxGK2_z83JQNf08wYq4jLME2uCwR0EFl7Be_6vg8kVIkWjDHTf-EGtlkHo9fUN6bChoNmamiMSMSBchKcSyu02c0j6m-63McGo87cIEZ66QKuMHgeBqOB7L1R6jR9-x4sxzmC8/s1600-h/2009-1230girl.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE61nwzRxGK2_z83JQNf08wYq4jLME2uCwR0EFl7Be_6vg8kVIkWjDHTf-EGtlkHo9fUN6bChoNmamiMSMSBchKcSyu02c0j6m-63McGo87cIEZ66QKuMHgeBqOB7L1R6jR9-x4sxzmC8/s320/2009-1230girl.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421283713765093890" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br />I doodled this one today. Does anyone else feel like this when they can't seem to draw anything?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaP6IjsdogKB2PVjt753tQ8_y_c4ul9ZB3rNMlChoW9dnR2DrhJjXvkOJU6PyWSHuGwr4X40UlxJsmIWj7VyGwnpkNFaGaEAMhV34_G7P88fcnV_o4GqB3G1YLfLvubn8xaK1mm4qEeI/s1600-h/2009-1230sad.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjaP6IjsdogKB2PVjt753tQ8_y_c4ul9ZB3rNMlChoW9dnR2DrhJjXvkOJU6PyWSHuGwr4X40UlxJsmIWj7VyGwnpkNFaGaEAMhV34_G7P88fcnV_o4GqB3G1YLfLvubn8xaK1mm4qEeI/s320/2009-1230sad.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421283623744488450" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">I've found that if I feel down, drawing it helps. You should try it too.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have more doodles from the past week or two, it's been my goal to draw something every day during winter break. I'll try to put some more up soon.</div></div>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-48266828637734159302009-12-17T21:40:00.001-08:002009-12-17T21:46:20.520-08:00doodles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lUHmuckjDrCVH1IpxrhuZdeVQqr_73ecYAha48TWaRnG7i9gNS-8wdbQXKjlaCajqtkriOaVBRz1_TRfOSIKkDedMYEqekW8uP4lon_IeFevA_41xzTXRlu0UScfQCn87Wxasx45y0Q/s1600-h/2009-1217rachaelandi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lUHmuckjDrCVH1IpxrhuZdeVQqr_73ecYAha48TWaRnG7i9gNS-8wdbQXKjlaCajqtkriOaVBRz1_TRfOSIKkDedMYEqekW8uP4lon_IeFevA_41xzTXRlu0UScfQCn87Wxasx45y0Q/s320/2009-1217rachaelandi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416447427672216386" /></a><br />Finally at home for winter break. Was hanging out with my brother's kids, and my niece Rachael (who is five) and I decided to draw each other. She was so enamored that I included the flowers on her dress that she insisted on giving me a huge flower on my shirt.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-58080268070885997982009-12-13T08:16:00.000-08:002009-12-13T08:20:36.710-08:00RumpelstiltzkinStudio is finally over for this semester. While frustrating (plus the fact I didn't make a lot of "final" art), I learned a lot.<div><br /></div><div>For now, I leave you with my design for the character Rumpelstiltzkin. If you haven't read the Brothers' Grimm version, you might want to take a look. It's pretty interesting (and creepy!)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Prf8MKO0_YxFMVFpqGMqZ6a0Za13n9Zh_zEVrpqTbOSMe94gWlF3C5AI8ggjdiGV_Holn_KqMLaQK0hD4xxbf7wrjnzrf_oBHinzaAdJstlD5P_RsNaOZ7l6O0zU2N1PqVeQKCfaMgo/s1600-h/rumple02WEB.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Prf8MKO0_YxFMVFpqGMqZ6a0Za13n9Zh_zEVrpqTbOSMe94gWlF3C5AI8ggjdiGV_Holn_KqMLaQK0hD4xxbf7wrjnzrf_oBHinzaAdJstlD5P_RsNaOZ7l6O0zU2N1PqVeQKCfaMgo/s320/rumple02WEB.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414755983848683410" /></a>Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116053346809425601.post-34092007721901241812009-11-07T18:38:00.000-08:002009-11-07T18:40:13.556-08:00astronaut!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew7VXItCIpgRgCF5jYZEmnta2N2lbfC6H8BN5A_NaUk2Ge_Wqss1PVJTyoOJzu4X5tQf_5GQybRSm-UyLAeaf_eyLe-KMu5xU_s4ex08oUaZxfOPnwSzmfQy2CZLpBnLH3ula9uJWZ1I/s1600-h/astronaut.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhew7VXItCIpgRgCF5jYZEmnta2N2lbfC6H8BN5A_NaUk2Ge_Wqss1PVJTyoOJzu4X5tQf_5GQybRSm-UyLAeaf_eyLe-KMu5xU_s4ex08oUaZxfOPnwSzmfQy2CZLpBnLH3ula9uJWZ1I/s320/astronaut.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401556672632721714" /></a>I forgot to add this little guy to my last post! He was drawn in the same vein as the exploration of the cartoon characters, but this guy was probably my favorite of that set... just because you can look at him and know exactly what his deal is. He's going to go save the world somewhere by zapping you with little green lasers.Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10603458761697673725noreply@blogger.com1