IF: I Always Wanted To Be An Astronaut

 For Illustration Friday this week, Launch:

Harold didn't realize when he sat, that he was sending Elliot Mouse into Orbit.

I am in love with my elephant.  

As quickly as this came together, I'm very pleased with how it ended up.  :)

IF: "Pay Attention!" says Mrs. Bunn

"Who knows which letter comes next?" she asks.

Three little hands fly into the air.

"I can see these lessons have been paying off!" says Mrs. Bunn with a big smile.

For this weeks IF: Lesson.Sketched out with pencil, scanned and colored in Adobe Photoshop.

IF: a squirrel who cannot reach the pedals, won't get very far.

He's just enjoying being high up on his shiny new Penny Farthing. 

I originally drew this with colored pencils, scanned it, and made a background in illustrator. Then, I added some touches in photoshop. But when I saw the final product, I noticed that everything was so rendered and neat, and the main character was lacking.... So i re-did the entire thing in Adobe Illustrator, and I'm much happier now.  :) 

Here is my colored pencil original anyways...

I like that its a bit wonky, but the whole thing needs to be wonky for it to look good in my opinion. :)

IF: Follow Me.. if You Dare!

This is inspired by a special I watched recently on the Irwin family. I would love travel to the Australia Zoo. Anyone been there? I thought about a really difficult journey down the path less traveled deep into the jungle. I've got my boots and my compass, Who's with me?  :) 

Done in Illustrator, and tiddled around with in Photoshop...

IF: Jill and the Sunflower stalk

For this weeks Illustration Friday, I decided to make a very Spring Picture. All of the plants are popping their little green heads out of the ground, but this sunflower is mighty early, and mighty big!

Jill didn't know how good her gardening skills really were, that is, until she looked up...

 Sketched with pencil, outlined in ink, colored with markers & colored pencils and finished up in photoshop.

This is my sketch/ line drawing.

IF: You better layer up! it's 6 degrees outside!

Lately the weather has been an absolute tease. It was about 60 degrees on Saturday (NY). And now it's turned to only 6 degrees at night. Totally unfair! I just got back from Chicago and it didn't even snow! I was looking forward to some real Windy City storms (as long as it didn't interfere with my plane ride back of course, haha).. but nothing. It was quite warm actually.

Anywhoo... I was chilly as I was drawing this, coloring it, and now I'm chilly as I am posting this. Make sure to wear as many layers as possible!

She's got a felted cloche hat with feathers, a green scarf, a yellow dress, a teal skirt, 

a purple and pink striped button-down shirt, an orange cardigan, 

something that looks like a blue "Members Only" Jacket (haha), purple leggings, 

grey knee-high socks, orange frilly socks and T-strap mary janes. I'd say that's a good start!

IF: Silly Fox, Rabbit's already HAVE Bunny Ears!

This is my first official post as the tweed fox! This is now my official Illustration blog!
My old blog will be strictly crafts and recipes.

I hope that you'll stick around for more! :)

Sketched this out for IF during a lull at work yesterday.
I couldn't wait to draw it out better, so that's what happened last night and most of today!

I say two in a sweater is better than one. More warmth!

And this is my sketch. :)

Rabbits and Foxes are my favorite animals. i couldn't decide which one to draw in a sweater, so i figured I'd draw them both!

IF: Bunny in Reverse

A Sassy bun in a cute car. :)

IF: Chet Chicken & Farmers!

IF: Surrender the Fort!

IF: Detective

Posted over at my MAIN BLOG!

SKETCH:


Colored with Colored pencils:


Finished in Photoshop!:


"Who's Been Eating my Carrots?"

IF: DIP

i posted this over at my Main Blog www.astoriadesigns.com. A very good Coat Rack

But i figured i'd share here too!



i liked the theme and posted again!


More illustrations over at my WORDPRESS BLOG!

thanks for checking me out. :)