Friday, February 25, 2011

Illustration Friday - "Swarm"

I might be pushing it just a bit, but hey, its BEES, and they SWARM, right? This is close enough. They're swarming at the office. Yeah, that's it.




I'm thinking of resurrecting this style, with an update.
It was so much fun to do.
Not sure why I stopped.




You know how it is - you get an assignment where the client wants to you to tweak things in a certain direction. So you do, and several portfolio samples later you've tweaked yourself into a whole new style.




It happens gradually, so at first you don't notice.




I mean, how did I go from this, to doing tight renderings of food with colored pencils?



I think I'm going to throw all my styles into a big pot, give it a stir, and see what happens.



After all, making art is a lot like cooking, right? You have a recipe (assignment), ingredients (characters, 'things' you have to draw), utensils (pencils, digital brushes, etc.), and then you. Your unique talent is what makes the recipe (art) successful, or not.

So I am off to go putter in the art kitchen to see what I come up with.

15 comments:

  1. PattiFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    these are so funny!

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  2. Sarah MellingFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    I think it's wonderful that you do have the capability to express your talent in such a variety of styles, depending on your mood at the time. (And this would make a fabulous poster...what size was the original?)

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  3. CCFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:37 PM

    Its perfect!! You're the busiest B or P. I know.

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  4. IndigeneFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Wonderfully clever and well done!

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  5. AngelFebruary 25, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Total eye candy. Can't stop looking. So fun and funny, definitely a swarm of activity! Really great.

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  6. Juliana FonsecaFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    perfect!

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  7. momo-tomoFebruary 25, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Great work! I respect you.

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  8. Mindful DrawingFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Very nice and endless fun for a child magazine.

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  9. HannahFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:19 AM

    How fun. There is so much to look at. I love it :)

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  10. jucaFebruary 26, 2011 at 1:44 AM

    it is so funny. :-) and a lot of work and time. great!

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  11. poppylockeFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    This is brilliant, I've loved looking into all the honeycomb offices :)

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  12. Linda HensleyFebruary 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Really nice :)

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  13. Leanne FransonFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:04 AM

    Very funny, really cute. Love all the detail, and love how the hive cells tie them all together visually. Fun! I'd love to see you throw your styles in a pot and stir too! :D

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  14. Elizabeth O DulembaMarch 4, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Gads, I love it! :) e

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  15. UnknownMarch 22, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    this is so smart

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