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The latest entry to Illustration Friday from the prompt "Lost." I was inspired by an anti-marijuana commercial (something along the lines of, "just tell your mom you forgot about her because you were stoned). I was originally going to have a city street corner background with a lot of very large people walking past her, but I decided to go more simple (mainly because that would have taken forever).
The idea of a kid lost in such a busy, jungle of people really terrifies me. So, in a sense, this is a horror piece to me. So, I will have to add on to the story for this piece and make it a happy ending. She is scooped up moments later by her mother who (she didn't realize) was just right behind her getting ice cream. ;o)
I was also going to use Painter, but I just feel so awkward in there, still. For example, I try to select and move a small area of my drawing, and it created a new "floating" layer, and couldn't merge it.
So, I copped out and used Photoshop. ;o)
Hope ya like!
26 comments:
Wowww...Such a wonderful tecnicque. And how cute girl. :) I like it. :)
the colours are so rich. i can feel the texture of her dress, and the gloss of the balloon.
I can imagine her anywhere like that: on a city block; at the fair; in the mall...
excellent.
I've tried Painter several times and JUST don't like it! Photoshop is great and this image is extremely well done! She is beautiful and I feel like crying with her; but then I look at the balloon and feel better :)
This is beautiful and poigniant.
I've recently really got into Painter (after not using it for something like 10 years...). The brushes are scrumptious.
I like it too. You've captured the mood so well.
She is really beautiful - you captured her fragile emotion so well. Thanks for the happy ending, btw.
Well done! This certainly evokes the emotion of the word.
Well done-the colors are great.
this makes me wanna cry. it reminds me of that antidrug commercial
Wow. Thanks for all the great responses, everyone. I'm really glad you like this piece. I feel like I'm starting to get my painting style down (at least in Photoshop) and I'm speeding up a bit.
I definitely want to mess around with Painter some more, but, I admit, I got a little frustrated with it. So, another day. ;o)
Thanks, again!!
The character is great!! Nice painting!!
Very nice, dah-ling, very nice. Much better than the freshly cooked baby one from a few weeks ago. Heehee..
Hope you're well!
I really identify with your "horror piece" comment. Once I got a call from my wife who was terrified because she couldn't find our daughter. I worked a short way from home so I took off and looked for her on the way home. By the time I got to our apartment, our daughter was home and everything was fine, but I never want to go through that kind of terror again--just worrying where she was and what could be happening to her.
Thanks for the great piece.
Thank you!
Dennis, yeah, that's frightening. If I knew the kinda panic that comes from that, I would never have run away like I did when I was a kid. I had a few occurences where I was "headed for the hills," or just playing a prank on my sister. I feel horrible about it now.
Thanks for checkin' it out.
nice work, as always.
and the way she's holding the balloon - it looks so fragile, as if it's doing little to comfort her.
Thanks, kg. You're always so kind. ;o)
Glad you like it.
I can see a style developing...I always make sure to take a look at what you're doing on I.F. Nice job!
Thanks, meg! I appreciate you stoppin' by. ;o)
Hey Ray,
I really like your illustration. There's such a sense of panic in it but at the same time there is a bit of whimsy and hope. Definitely is left up to the viewers interpretation. Very good. Look forward to seeing more of your work!
D Rock
Very cool illustration. It conveys a heck of a lot of emotion.
Thanks, d rock and leezy (you guys should start up a rap group). ;o) I'm really glad you like it.
Wonderful sketch. Love these, and the one of the two boys with the dog in the snow. Great stuff.
MAC
this painting is very emotional to everyone here i love the colors in the painting yu can really feel how shes feeling like all deprested and worried that she has no where to go and that shes alone with no one to acompany her this right here is so deep i love it so much
LE BONBONS yes I am not french lol all though i am 11 and bord! I finished all my home work Yay!
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