It's all go.....

[thedothatgirl]

Busy busy busy. Two more down and possibly three or four to go. Next is Badger, then the optimist in me will probably do Zoe, Book and then maybe another Mal., just in case there are any extra guests (Ok so Gina Torres is a very long shot but she is missing from the BDH line up). I can't think Summer will be there although I'd like to do another perhaps from Serenity.




The bad news is my eyesight is definitely getting worse. I think come October I will need to invest in a pair just for close work because I am really struggling with the fine detail *sigh* - on the upside though you can't see the wrinkles developing so clearly.

Art tales from Italy I am also going to make a new site of just 'normal' art that I can pimp out to the non fandom folks (Buffy and Angel Art is just a little too scary methinks ) Possibly some local landscapes that I can sell around Christmas. That's the plan anyway. It's strange as I met an expat artist on the train back from Florence and we struck up a conversation.

She has been there for years and has a studio in Florence and was very keen for me to keep in touch - she asked me if I was in the 'art world' and I said no, which then had to be retracted as hubs said 'you tell the biggest lies' - thanks sweetie..... I would have given her my card but I thought that the site might be a touch too much. It's not that I am ashamed it is just that I couldn't face all the explanations about fandom, whedonverse blah blah after a long day in Florence. I do have her site address and email so I may just contact her anyway and see if it puts her off at all. Pic spam will come soon plus some other snippets of the trip

I so need some 'art' icons.



ETA I have reworked Simons skintones and 12oclock stubble - he looked like Desperate Dan about to launch into a cowpie. Slightly better I think.

Comments

[messyjessie58.livejournal.com]

ooooo kaylee looks like a photograph! you are so talented. i would buy local landscapes from you! totally haha even though they wouldnt be local to me....
btw, what materials do you use to make your pictures?

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Haha send me a local photo Jessie and we'll do something relevant !

For these I have used water soluble pencils (Caran D'Ache) on pastel paper, unfortunately my useless Mustek scanner washes alot of the colour out and I have to alter the levels, the originals look a little better.

[messyjessie58.livejournal.com]

haha cool. you know, i bet my parents would love a drawing of their farm. im gonna keep that in mind for their anniversary or something lol you might get a commision out of me yet! haha

and ahhh i see, cause looking at it, i think pencils, but it looks so seemless that i thought, this cant be regular pencils lol

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

They are soluble pencils but I have used them dry, I just think they are quite soft and am getting used to blending.

Ooh a Farm - not sure how the livestock would turn out.....

[messyjessie58.livejournal.com]

yay for blending :)

and youre in luck, no livestock to speak of lol

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh great, crops I can manage :)

[bradcpu.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh! I love Kaylee! Something about the smile is just so Mona Lisa... weary but happy and sadly knowing... Just incredible work, Andrea! I think that might be my new favorite.

on the upside though you can't see the wrinkles developing so clearly

Here's a massive hug from a fellow aging nearly blind person. We have to stick together. So we don't bump into things. :)

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about Kaylee , indeed a half smile with all kinds of emotion hidden. It's a shame that there are so few good promo shots of the BDH', but this one wasn't that bads. Screencaps are not really the best thing to use .

I wore glasses for the first 18 years of my life and then didn't need them afterwards until last year when my arms just weren't long enough to read. Thanks for the solidarity old boy!!

[zeronephilim.livejournal.com]

The Kaylee picture is stunning :) Simon looks awesome too, but Kaylee is just so dead-on

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks Adam, glad you like them. The scan of 'Simon' has made him look a bit swarthier than the original.

I think Kaylee may be my favourite of the moment.