The prompt on Illustration Friday this week is Subterranean…I’ll probably do another pic for IF this week, but I thought this was cool.. Which do you like better?

I was playing around with a fun little online drawing tool called Harmony that I found via Drawn.ca.

So I sketched part of the idea I had for illustration friday this week!  I really like the sparse feel to this… and it was fun   I’ll probably do another IF for Subterranean, but if not, here are these two!

Speaking of robots.. check out my news from yesterday about my robot cake being featured on MSNBC…

And it’s perfect for today’s Illustration Friday: Brave.  Doesn’t this king look Brave and True?  You know he had to be a robot.

About the project at Super Punch:

So, about this project. I wanted to do something special for the third anniversary of Super Punch, and three weeks or so ago, the idea popped into my head of inviting my favorite artists to create tarot cards.

See all the fabulous cards thus far at Super Punch.  There are some incredibly cool ones, from some very cool artists, and I’m honored to be part of the group!

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Illustration Friday prompt this week was Propagate… I’m not really sure HOW these dolls propagate, but I’m sure it’s interesting

This seemed to be begging for a caption, this was the one I came up with… any better ideas?

If you missed it..Earlier today: Clothes Tutorials – recycle your wardrobe!

And the latest from Foodwhirl.com!

• How to Steam Asparagus
• Spotlight: Mehndi Cookies
• Dinner in 15 minutes: Broccoli and Cheese Frittata
• Shrimp & Fish Fajita Tacos
• Lemon, thyme and Sea Salt Shortbreads

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For my Illustration (not quite) Friday, this is my take on ‘adrift’..

I’ve always loved The Beautiful South (and the Housemartins before), but when we hear I’ll Sail this Ship Alone, my sweetie and I like to say “Sail this Ship of Gnomes”.. not quite sure how it started, but that’s why we have a lovely little sketch of a ship of gnomes for your perusal today.

I’ll Sail This Ship Alone (BBC Session – Mark Goodier 10/6/89) by The Beautiful South

Oh, and go check out my latest food post at Foodwhirl.com: White Chocolate…

Just a quick sketch for Illustration Friday, since the week’s almost out, and I’ve been so busy working on Foodwhirl.com… (Which you should now go check out!..details here.)

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I use Photoshop all the time, but I hadn’t ever made any brushes.  I figured there are a ton of good brushes out there, why make my own? And I figured it was complicated.  But then I realized how easy they were to make, and that they could be really useful web work, using them basically as ’stamps’ to create graphics that you use over and over. I used this technique to make the swirl for the Foodwhirl logo into a brush I could use whenever I needed it — easy peasy!

Here’s a quick 2 Step tutorial on how…

I’ve been such a slacker on drawing lately, sorry… I’ve been working on Foodwhirl (Go check it out..)!

For Illustration Friday today (yeah, I know it’s actually Sunday), I decided to work on a logo design for a friend’s organic food business. She’s a very focused person, and I thought this illo had a very focused look to it!  Here’s the design, and also, the steps I did to come up with it!  (They are similar to the process I used for the black & whites recently.)

Finished prototype:

So, wanna follow along with the process?  You should never watch how they make the…

Wanna buy a print for your Valentine? Been wanting some Dot artwork? Conveniently enough, Imagekind is offering free shipping on prints right now through Feb 8! Code VDAY10 (details below*)

I have a few images up there, and if you have another you’ve seen that you’d like as a print, just email me and I’ll see about uploading it for you.

Here are a few cute ones for Valentines Day!

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Another Valentine’s Day free download for you… This cute little squid made his debut in 2009, and is back as a printable for your valentines day needs! Plus, instructions on making your own quick envelope for this or any other homemade card!

Downloads:

Single Card – Tentacles are for Hugging

Set of 9 mini-cards – Tentacles are for Hugging

2 cards – Tentacles version, Happy Valentine’s Day version

Download either the larger single card, or a set of 9 mini cards for school giving.

Quick Homemade Envelopes

If you want envelopes for your cards, the process is simple. (See the photos below for visual instructions!)  I like…

This little Code Monkey made his debut a few years ago, but he’s back as a downloadable/printable PDF for a geeky Valentines Day card for 2010. Perfect if you or your significant other is a Code Monkey, a Jonathan Coulton fan*, or at least always on the computer! Available in 2 tagline versions: “Code Monkey Likes You.” and the simple “Happy Valentines Day”.
Just print, fold, and give!

Download :

–Code Monkey Likes You version: Code Monkey Likes You Card

–Happy Valentines Day version: Computer Monkey Valentines Day Card

*Code Monkey song reference link

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