Happy Lunar New Year! Year of the Dog
Happy Lunar New Year!
May the Year of the Dog bring joy, prosperity and strength.
I look forward to doing these horoscope illustrations every year!
Pair of Red & Gold Wedding Lion Dance Plush Toys
I was honoured to be asked to create a pair of Lion Dance plushies for a friend’s sister’s wedding. I am particularly proud of these toys, not only because I think they turned out really well but because I had only a week to make them both!
Made in lucky red and gold they are approx. 20cm long based on my existing pattern but with extra large heads to make them more “chibi”.
Like the previous lions they have silver faux leather mirrors on their foreheads and red felt “fringe” embroidered on the body and legs.
For these plushies I included extra pom pom details to the nose and head. The feet have been re-enforced with plasticard for balance and stability.
The plush lions were presented to the bride and groom in a very special lion dance performance.
Year of the Rooster
Wishing everyone peace and prosperity in the Year of the Rooster. May it bring you strength and luck.
Good Bye Year of the Monkey
Happy Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year Little Red Lion Plush
Happy Chinese New Year! Here is a little red Lion Dance plush I was commissioned to make last year that I never shared 🙂
The pattern was based on the previous Lions that I made only smaller. The plush is roughly 20cm long made from high quality fleece with felt details and embroidery.
The commissioner requested that the family name on the belly (not shown).
The name is machine cut from professional quality vinyl (vivid flex heat transfer vinyl) in black on white jersey material.
Other elements of the designs include:
– Silver faux leather Mirror on the forehead
– Pom pom nose details
– Plasticard re-enforced feet for balance and stability
– Black felt “fringe” on the body and legs.
Covert Character NEON Life Drawing
Last month I had the privilege to attend another fabulous NEON life drawing session at Covert Character. The Workshop space was changed into a black lit jungle. Our models Hamish and Lorelle were transformed into vividly painted big cats by the talented Suedy @JuicyBodyArt (tiger) and Dale Proposch @daleproposch (leopard).
With the large number of artist attending art supplies ran low and I stuck with my humble white colored pencil for the session.
Photograph by my BFF and art buddy Nicole McGrath -http://bleedingheartprints.tumblr.com/
Bonus Inktober 2016 Time lapse Video !
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Bonus Inktober 2016 Time lapse Video!
I wasn’t able to get this video posted before the end of Oct but I thought I would still share it. Learning from my first video – the camera is moved to my left side so the drawing isn’t covered by my hand and I’ve tried to have more light. Nearly all of my inktober drawing were done after I finished everything else for the day meaning they were done often late into the night.
The video has been sped up 16x to show a little over half and hour of inking. My tools for all of my inktober drawings-Castell XF 0.7 mechanical pencil, Mircon pens on toned paper and A3 LED light pad.
I hope to share more process videos in the future and perhaps some tutorials as well.
Custom Bahamut Dragon Plush from FF7
This custom designed Bahamut plush dragon from Final Fantasy 7 is probably one of the most complicated plush toys I have made so far.
The plush is made from fleece and felt and stands at only 8 inch tall – roughly 12-13 inches tall including the wings and spikes.
He has glittery gold felt eyes and the claws are silvery grey. The wings are fully wired and pose-able and help the plush stand on its own. All the embroidery details have been done freehand by machine.
Inktober Day 30 – Cockatrice
#inktober2016 Day 30 – Cockatrice
The equally deadly brother to the Basilisk, the Cockatrice has the added advantage of flight.
Inktober Day 29 – Basilisk
#inktober2016 Day 29 – Basilisk
Basilisk, King of the Serpents, huge and deadly.
Inktober Day 28 – Kraken
#inktober2016 Day 28- Kraken
The mighty Kraken, a rare sight to be seen, its size beyond measure hides in the deep.
I finished off this drawing too late to post last night…I’m struggling a little to find time to do these everyday but I’m determined to see out the challenge.