Poodles and Pugs ★

so once again i've been uber busy this week working on college stuff (for once...) + various commission bits and bobs! i've also been gathering and preparing prints for a little exhibition, but i'll tell you more about that in a few days...

in the mean time i thought i'd share some new little pieces i've been working on for college!

i have a picture of a pug dog on my desk board at college (amongst various other pics and doodles) and the other day, during a tutorial, my tutor Billee suggested i have a go at drawing some poodles since she used to have some as pets. 

i never really draw animals unless it's for a story or a commission so i figured i should at least have a go!  this was the result...

i'm still not sure how to finish them off but it was fun to have a go at something a bit different

i've also been doodling stuff to do with 'the Cupcake Princess' lately as well and drawing these poodles gave me another little idea...

all Princesses need pets right?! here's the Candy Floss Princess and her faithful pink poodle 'Sugarplum' 

and of course, the Cupcake Princess herself + her trusty little pug 'Muffin' since after all, i do have a lil' pic of a pug on my college desk board!

yeah ok, so i'm still not great at drawing dogs but hey, these were fun to do + colour.

 as you can see i have a thing for candy-bag stripes at the moment as well... 

i guess i should have a go at a little pet for the 'Popcorn Prince' but i couldn't really think of one... 

any ideas?!

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in other news... er, i can't really think of any actually! i've been so busy sorting stuff for college and commissions that i haven't really been up to much else!

hopefully this week i'll get out and about a bit more + i have a super duper Creative Café post to run soon so be sure to look out for that!

so until next time, i guess that's all folks ◕‿◕ ★ xX

Candy Characters and Commissions ★

so today i've been at home all day, curled up editing design files for a brand new commission

believe it or not but yesterday i genuinely DID have a blog post all ready to go... but it was a long day yesterday spent chained to my desk at college editing stuff, writing my SOI, talking to tutors, chatting to fellow HNDers, researching picture books, sketching storyboards and even holding a little business meeting over the phone for aforementioned new commission!

this meant that when i eventually got home i sort of accidentally fell asleep and by the time i woke up it was too late to post!!!

Anyway, in the last blog post I promised you some new Candy Characters and you know i'd hate to disappoint so...

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they're not really 'new' per se, just new outfit designs I guess! + there are some more tweaked girls playing the parts of two NEW Candy Princesses

i'm not entirely sure where i'm going with these, so i guess they're a sort of collective work in progress for the time being!

so far this term (well, all 5 days of it!!!) i've not really got a specific plan in mind for what i'd like to do so who knows, I might end up pursuing some picture book illustration again! but whether that means finishing 'Where's Charlie?” or coming up with a full story for the Cupcake Princess... i'm not really sure!

we'll all just have to wait and see...

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In other news... there isn't really any other news! I HAVE finished a new Pinup girl but i'm not going to share her with you... just yet!

back to college tomorrow where hopefully i'll get to spend the morning in the Ceramics studio whipping up some groovy little bits and bobs using clay!

so until next time, that's all folks... ◕‿◕ ★ xX 

Donuts and Drawings ★

so this morning i decided to stay in and have a nice relaxing day, maybe edit a few files, maybe start my new commission but unfortunately my email inbox had other ideas...

i had an URGENT file to work on for a local client so i spent the morning trying to sort that and to be honest this afternoon i've just lazed about listening to 40's and 50's music and eating ice cream!!!

it's been a truly gorgeous day here today though, very sunny and surprisingly mild out, yet i've still managed to spend the day cooped up inside like a recluse!!!

however i have also been busily researching a very awesome artist + art exhibition for my college research file

so today it was research about a super duper American Pop artist - Kenny Scharf

i've seen Kenny Scharf's work before and i really like his wacky and wonderful paintings and sculptures but recently a gallery has collected up some of his most  awesome (in my opinion) work and displayed it all together under the title 'three dozen'

scroll down and you'll understand why...

that's right, he also paints donuts!!!!!!! but not just any donuts... he paints the most incredible, delectable and downright intergalactically amazing donuts ever!

 he paints them using oil paints as well which makes them all the more spectacular i think

i would have given anything to have gone to the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York where the exhibition was being held, but sadly my chances of making it over to NY any time soon are pretty nonexistant! add to that the fact that the exhibition finished on February 26th and there really isn't much point me bothering!

check out Kenny's website here for more of his awesome artwork - Kenny Scharf

geez they're making me hungry! luckily i still have a donut left to eat...

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in other news, i've been busy working on two little co-characters to go with this lovely little lady

so without any further ado... here they are

in case you haven't worked it out yet, each one is inspired by a different carnival style snack so the first one was the Cupcake Princess, then we have the Popcorn Prince and the Candy Floss/Cotton Candy princess

here are some close ups

the pattern on the new princess' dress has this sort of circus/carnival theme with ballons and candy floss and clowns

you can't see the Prince's shoes in the framed version but here they are

while the girls are kind of kawaii mixed with a little dash of versailles fashion, i drew the boys outfit based on the style of some of my friends, although the little jacket was inspired by the Stella McCartney kidswear range for Gap.

i'm not sure where they'll go next but i've already started to draw some other characters, an older sister for the Cupcake Princess + some cute pets for these three

stay tuned!

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nothing else to report, i still feel kind of ill but i've got college tomorrow so i guess i have to press on with it all regardless

that's all folks...

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