Saturday, June 19, 2010

Illustration Friday-Paisley and Sunday Sketch





This last one is Rhys' master piece!

I finally managed to squeeze in an illustration Friday piece! This weeks word is Paisley and this is what I came up with. I started with a sketch of the girl and didn't know what I was going to do with her as she was just a doodle in front of the tele then I started adding paisley to her body and it grew into a tattoo like design, I then painted it with these new pastel acrylic paints that I picked up the other day and outlined the paisley design with coloured pen!

My eldest Rhys also had a go at the paisley design, I started him off and once he understood the concept had a great time with it!

16 comments:

Penny said...

OMG!!! Nic I absolutely LOVE this one! It's a very clever take on the word and Rhys' design is GREAT too. Love the smiley face! :o) xxx

Anonymous said...

I love your paisley girl! :) And Rhys' painting is so cool too! ☺☺☺

Val's Dragonfly Whimsy said...

Nicola, this painting of yours is my favorite of your artworks to date - she is stunning, the tatts are amazing, I love the sky behind her - she is perfect in every way - LOVE IT! She would look stunning also as a tile pendant, a sort of tough mermaid! I hope you have framed this gorgeous illustration and it hangs proudly in your home. It is too lovely not to be shown off! Hugs, Val xo

Val's Dragonfly Whimsy said...

ps Rhys' masterpiece is great :D - he has inherited his mom's artistic talent!

roberto M. said...

Hi, Nicola, this is a beautiful girl, tattooed-paisley. very nice.

Lauren said...

I just love her!! She is so whimsical, and I love her eyes! I like how you used it as a tattoo design, very creative. Rhys' drawing looks great too, and I love the colors he used :) ~Lauren

Kelly Berkey said...

I'm always amazed at what you come up with! I joined illustration friday and have yet done a painting...ugh, I take too long on everything!! Soon, hopefully soon I will feel more confident and let my creative wings fly!
Hugs to you!

Julia Christie said...

This looks like a full body paisley tattoo and I just love it. The sketch was fab, but the painting is really wonderful. You are so very creative!

Smiles

Kristin said...

You and Reys are both stars!! I love your new work too, BTW . . . I just wanted to congratulate you on your 100 followers! I am so happy for you Nicola, Kristin xo

Tammie Lee said...

Nicola,
I absolutely love this, her body is wonderful as is her face! So creative. I did separte posts for each of these, wonderful idea to do them together. Happy Solstice to you!

Marlene said...

Wonderful sketches by both of you.

Alexandra MacVean said...

Nicola,
I love her eyes and lips on this one. Very beautiful and captivating!! :)

Happy SS!

Lenora said...

Great outfit! Wonderful face - especially the eyes!

Alexandra MacVean said...

PS Rhys'masterpiece is adorable, too! Love that little smiley face in there. :)

WrightStuff said...

Genius! I almost want to go out and get a paisley tattoo now!! (yeah, I did say almost!)

Heather said...

WOW! I love this Nicola! What a great idea! great way to showcase your creativity with a paisley tatoo! how cool.

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