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Published: 2009-05-18 05:44:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 44387; Favourites: 725; Downloads: 2177
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Initially spent about a week on this particular illustration and was unhappy and frustrated with the way it was turning out, so I've just left it sitting on my hard drive for the last 12 months, where it has mocked me ever since. Finally cracked, fixed the stuff that wasn't working and finished it off. Put lots of detail into it, much of it completely lost at this size, but it was great to get this bug bear off my back!Pencil sketch on paper, painted in photoshop.
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I would love this as a print. Such a fun picture.
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Cheers ma'am! Got to look into this whole print thing properly one day. If I ever work out a good solution, I'm sure to put it up in my journal
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Stunning! Love the playful mood, and it's sexy & cute all at the same time!
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Thanks - and thanks for the faves!
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Wow, incredible rendering! But even more importantly, great pose, fun colors and all around superb piece! WOW!
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Thanks man - cute funny cowgirl is one of my favourite themes to paint, so I'm always pleased when a piece like this gets some lovin'!
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Looks like a real life version of the girl from toy story 2
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I certainly can see that, even if it wasn't my intention!
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Can never go wrong with the cute cowgirl theme if you ask me!
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Shades of Gil Elvgren and Haddon Sundblom--nice work!
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Thank you very much!! - HUGE Gil Elvgren fan and am famililiar with Sundbloms work, so I am most flattered!!
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Now those are some chaps! Niiiiiice!
Your technical skill never ceases to amaze me, from the texture on the clothing to the rendering of the skin and facial features.
Do you find photo reference to work from, or do you simply go from your brain and figure it out as you go?
This one reminds me of the movie "Toy Story", except yours is better cuz it's really hand illustrated!
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Cheers!
This particular piece began, like most of my stuff, as a quick and silly cartoon sketch out of my head. I then redrew it as a tight, detailed and more realistic sketch - a lot of details are just made up, but some of the wrinkles are based loosely on a friends jeans I photographed and I referenced a belt, some gardening gloves and the roller skates all from stuff I have at home in a costume wardrobe - I have a headless maniquin in my studio which I sometimes use to study cloth folds on too, but I didnt use it for this piece. The trick for me with the chaps, was I wanted to make the two different coloured bits feel like they were made from different matterials - the olive being lighter and thinner - so I gave the those bits more wrinkles and folds, tighter and closer together.
Anyway, I'm just blathering now, but I hope I answered your question!
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Fantastic style, exquisitely balanced composition, and rendering that makes my jaw drop! This is like being handed the perfect ice cream cone with that soft, sweet, shocking cold rushing straight to the core. It gives me chills. Your works are simply gorgeous and I love these concepts. They have all the class of unforgettable cheesecake masterpieces and execution that registers to my eye as unique achievement. I tried matching this against the best of the best of everyone that I know and it stands up as being every bit in their league. I can only say thank you for showing your work because this exposure to it has been a true pleasure and I'm sure will be a great inspiration for me from now on!
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Thanks for the glowing praise good sir and the faves! Come visit again sometime.
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Haaaaaa now i understand what was about the cow XDDDDDD
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totally love the movement, i can feel the lazo move and all!, it's something I seriously need to practice more
awesome work master!
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Gorgeous!!!!
Cheers!!!
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OMG I love this! You're pinups rock! Love the motion and and all the wheels!
I totally have pieces that are nagging at me too lol
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Thanks man! SO happy to have finished it - now I can deal with all those other pieces that are nagging me!
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I know the feeling well! But you really did knock this one out of the park! I love the ultra clean look of your work!
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nice,... 
only weirdo's might notice such thangs
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Thanks. And I mustn't be weird enough, coz I didn't notice it when putting on the watermark.
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i know,... it's just me being extra silly
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The world needs more silly - so keep it up!
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ain't hard - cuz I resemble that remark
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