Ilustration Friday - Shiny

Illustration Friday - Shiny 

It takes an effort to make things shiny, be it as big as a personality or as small as a silver spoon. Sometimes it almost takes being a super hero to succeed.

Just for the record, this is a splotch monster from page 6 of my book of splotch monsters.

Illustration Friday - Jump

Illustration Friday topic for this week is Jump. I was indecisive on what to do with the topic. Ballerina, parachute, athlete... When in a dilemma I usually end up with an animal and this challenge was no exception. So, here it is, my quick sketch of a dog in mid-jump:

Illustration Friday - Heights

When I first saw the topic for this week's Illustration Friday - heights - I instantly thought of a performer walking on wire between two tall buildings. When I sat down to do it, however, I decided to go with something different.

I've been making Zentangle inspired art for a while now, but this was the first time I used color with that type of creation. In a way I was reaching for new heights of my creativity with this one.

Once again I used Totally Tangled for pattern inspiration.

Illustration Friday - Puzzled

Illustration Friday subject for this week is puzzled. Here's my take:

Watercolor pencil on heavy watercolor paper - 6x4".

Illustration Friday - Swamp

The topic of this weeks's Illustration Friday is Swap. I went with an obvious association - a swamp animal, Egret bird to be exact. It's a watercolor pencil on a 6x4 piece of watercolor paper.

Shades Of Grey

Illustration Friday topic this week is "shades." For my entry I played with shades of grey using just a black watercolor pencil and drew a nude. This one:

The right edge didn't scan well, so it looks edge-less and lighter than it really is. I can't be bothered to scan it again, sorry. The main part of the image is still there and true to the original.

Yield

Theme for this week's Illustration Friday is yield. I mixed the idea of creating something for this challenge with my desire to continue learning to make new patterns and here's the result:

I think it fits the challenge theme well with all the products of nature that I fit into the picture. I tried a lot of new patterns with this one. Some I really liked, some not so much. Overall I am happy with the result, although I do think the butterfly is too busy. What do you think?