Showing posts with label illustrators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illustrators. Show all posts

Friday, March 4, 2011

Ms. Red Flashback Part 4: an old Penelope Red postcard



I have always said I am not the best illustrator, but when I try, I can do it. The above postcard started off as a lead pencil drawing, A3 size, of a woman wearing a corset. I then coloured it in in black marker. Once it was photographed, I loaded it into adobe illustrator, and created the hard black line- to make it look like a comic.

I had only just learnt how to use Illustrator and I wanted to experiment! So this postcard is one of the designs I created. I did this about three years ago. The postcards for Penelope Red have changed, but I still like this one as well.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Discovered: Nikki Catalano

So I have decided to create a new segment in my blog: "Discovered" in which I feature an artist/designer/etc who I have found recently....





Love Birds (mounted) Large
by Nikki Catalano


A friend and I visited Finders Keepers Markets last Saturday, and along with many talented designers and artists, I found these amazing illustrations by Australian designer, Nikki Catalano.




Circus (Mounted) Med by Nikki Catalano

I thought they were so sweet, original, and have a little innocence about them which I guess is what attracted me to them... kind of like "looking at the world through rose tinted glasses".



Bluebirds (Mounted) Med
by Nikki Catalano

All of the colour combinations are just gorgeous, and her prices range from $7USD for a pack of three cards, to $46USD for a large mounted print of her art work.

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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Artist's on Etsy

Ok, so I am taking a break from "Wednesday is Accessory Day", because I just love these Etsy finds, and I couldn't wait to show you!

I am always astounded by the illustrators that are on Etsy (and everywhere else for that matter). I also LOVE colour and detail, so I guess these artist's have caught my attention for this reason as well.

smallmuse is a collector of paper, and her one-off collages are stunning! At the time of writing this blog, there were only two designs on sale in her shop, but hopefully there will be more to follow.



Bird 17 One of a Kind ACEO by smallmuse

I am always in awe of people who can paint... it is something that I have admired, and have always wanted to learn properly, but I have just focused on everything else!

I love virtually every design/artwork in the BirdNerd artist's shop. The contrasting colours and textures are just beautiful!



Eastern Bluebird - Painting
by BirdNerd