Friday, February 25, 2011

IF_Layers WIP

curtains? what do you think?

No time to finish this weeks post either, and it's very last minute, again.  Actually, I just realized it's already Friday.  Oh well, better late than never.  
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52 comments:

  1. micheleFebruary 25, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store- I'm sure it's great! And it's still Thursday here! Hee hee! :o)

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  2. Leen ChristensFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:17 AM

    I think it's gonna be great! I already like the composition and the lazy like posture of the princes.

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  3. KristaFebruary 25, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    What a beautiful bedframe! Somehow it won't "click for big" but I can tell anyway that this is going to be magnificent!!

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  4. k.h.whitakerFebruary 25, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Thank you Michele, Leen and Krista, I don't know why it keeps doing the business about not letting you click big. I just have to delete it and re-post it. I've been having trouble with that and the thumbnails for IF since I installed the newest Adobe Creative Suite. My thumbnail ended up being crazy blurry because it kept saying it was too big to post.

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  5. MrBibleHeadFebruary 26, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    Wow! I can see a masterpiece in the works! Great start Karen! Your eye for detail is extraordinary! Great take on the topic! Thanks for posting :o)

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  6. Bella SinclairFebruary 26, 2011 at 2:57 AM

    Oh, Karen! I am already in love with this. I can smell a new favorite brewing. I LOVE this fairy tale. And what a fantastic, fantastic bed. The trees are so cool! Her very relaxed posture and expression are spot on. Such a nice touch to have her dangling her crown over the edge. And the dog! Wow, what a great pose on that one! Love it!

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  7. Vanessa Brantley NewtonFebruary 26, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    I want that bed for sure!!!! Oh my goodness. Like Bella, it's not even finished yet and I know it's going to be awesome. I love this. You have out done yourself even with the sketches. Great illustration. Love it. Thanks so much for stopping by and I am glad that you found sometime for yourself to do this project. Keep going girly. Can't wait to see the rest of it.

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  8. k.h.whitakerFebruary 26, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    awwwww... ya'll are so sweet :)

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  9. Linda HensleyFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Great start! I'm with everyone else in loving the bedframe and the princess' pose. I'm sure it will come out great. Love the orange balloon illustration too.

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    I cant wait to see it finished. I love the bed frame and pose.. I don't think y last comment posted, so please forgive me if it magically appears and I have 2 comments

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  11. k.h.whitakerFebruary 26, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    thank you Linda and Collette :)

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  12. ShirleyFebruary 27, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Wow, Karen...this is turning out wonderfully...you're tackling a BIG illustration and I know it will become one of your finest. She has a great pose way up there on top! I look forward to seeing the finished piece.

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  13. Andrew FinnieFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    soft and delicate and ethereal - apart from that I like it :)

    Just kidding, it's great, wonderful compostion, the framing arch of the trees. looking forward to the end product. Now no slacking off !

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  14. k.h.whitakerFebruary 27, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    argggh, slacking off eh? I've been working on catching up on school work with Cyan all day... we missed two days last week for the Bodies Exhibit and an exhibit on Mythological Creatures and we are ever so far behind now... We were working until 1:00 am and now all day today too... so tired... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, and I still have so much more to do... I want to paint... :(

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  15. Ces AdorioFebruary 27, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Ooooh This is most excellent! Where can I get a bed like that? Your know Edmund Dulac illustrated something with a bed so high, I always thought that must be so much fun to have one of those!

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  16. D. LindseyFebruary 27, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    Looking wonderful so far, Karen!

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  17. theartofpuroFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:40 AM

    It looks great!I'll wait to see it finished:)

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  18. MônicaMarch 1, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Sooo cool! I love the transparent curtains too, very nice effect. Great work!!

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  19. Richard EwingMarch 2, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    boy this is a perfect concept for layers, didn't even occur to me! I like how it's building. Near symmetry is a good approach too.

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  20. ShirleyMarch 2, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Wow! It's coming along brilliantly, Karen! I think your curtains are beautifully illustrated, but I'm leaning towards keeping the image unobstructed even with the fine curtains..I don't know why (it may be personal preference). Can't wait to see the finished piece and how you're going to handle the background, Karen! : )

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  21. poppylockeMarch 2, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    This is lovely, very dream-like :) I love the delicate shape of the trees and the different mattress textures

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  22. k.h.whitakerMarch 2, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    thanks everyone, I'm definitely going to lighten the curtains at eh very least and maybe just get rid of them altogether...

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  23. Andrew FinnieMarch 2, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    well the curtains are exquisite actually, but you are right they are taking away from the thrust of the image. Pity, you have done a magisterial job on them (whatever magesterial means :) )

    hope everything is going okay.

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  24. k.h.whitakerMarch 2, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    thanks Andrew, things are about the same

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  25. Paige KeiserMarch 2, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    This is VERY eye catching! I love the curtains personally.

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  26. Ces AdorioMarch 3, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!!!! This is so beautiful, Karen! This is magnificently rendered. I love this one very much. It is coming along so beautifully!

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  27. Ces AdorioMarch 4, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    WARNING! This bed is too high. Roll over and SPLAT!!! Hahahah! Thank you for your visits and comments. Tsup. Oh here's a nut!

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  28. k.h.whitakerMarch 4, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    good idea, I think I'll finish this and use it for warning! You're so smart Ces, you and Jack save me when my brain doesn't work.

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  29. Vanessa Brantley NewtonMarch 5, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    THIS illustration is sooooooo Fabulous K! Oh my gosh how excellent! I even love the curtain, but I rather see her there trying to prove that she is a real princess! She must be seen. When the folks start calling for orders on the bed then you can show the option with the curtain! I want that bed!!!! So very well done and designed my friend. Your sweet words just made my morning. Thanks so much for stopping by. I'm glad you had a chance to smile!
    Big Hugs
    V

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  30. roberto M.March 5, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Karen, this is a very good illustration, I congratulate you. I apologize for not coming earlier.
    And I want to say thank you for your comment. I want you to know that for me is very rewarding when someone tells me that what I write or design he liked. It is an honor indeed. Thank you very much.

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  31. k.h.whitakerMarch 5, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Awww, thanks Vanessa, and thanks for the smile too! Thank you Roberto, no apologies necessary! You come by when you are able. :)

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  32. Bella SinclairMarch 5, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    AAAAAHHHH! I LOVE the curtains! LOVE them, I tell you! Every little princess wants the curtains over her bed. Even big princesses. :) And the patterns on the mattresses are divine! My goodness, they look very soft and floofy, too.

    16 ninja brothers! Whoa! It must have gotten quite crowded in his room! Your story made me laugh.

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  33. k.h.whitakerMarch 6, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Thanks Bella, my daughter and I were reminiscing about this again tonight. It's a priceless memory, I love it.

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  34. Ces AdorioMarch 6, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    Hehhe! Karen! That's because you don't have a serial problem! I am a serial inker and painter. Hehehe!

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  35. Amanda DilworthMarch 9, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    This is really lovely Karen, great composition and i love the sheer draped fabric:)

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  36. micheleMarch 9, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    Back again! This is marvelous work! I could lose myself in these layers, so cozily! Obviously, I'm no princess- hee hee!
    Looking forward to seeing the next step revealed! :o)

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  37. Vanessa Brantley NewtonMarch 10, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    Is that girl still in the bed????? Either she's sleeping on a really good Mattress or she's just lazy. he he he he he he he! It's your Buttercup just stopping in to say thanks for stopping by and leaving your wonderful comments. You made my morning. I just came by to make yours. Have a wonderful day today. You deserve it!
    Big Hugs to you .
    V

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  38. k.h.whitakerMarch 10, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    You all are so sweet, I've got to get this thing finished. I've been preoccupied with with computer issues and illness in the family. I need Java for school and can't get it to work anymore so I've been spending all my free time trying to find the issue so I can fix it.

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  39. illustration poetryMarch 10, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    sweet as you!

    and you're so clever with the tree frame, i love it!

    xo

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  40. KristaMarch 12, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    I can't even imagine how you do this! All of a sudden I got intimidated by Painter and just STOPPED! I got bogged down in the idea of creating my own brushes and was in over my head. I want to go back, but for now I'm back to the old trusty Winsor and Newton Series 7!

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  41. KristaMarch 12, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    How about a little blue bird in the nest?

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  42. k.h.whitakerMarch 12, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    Hi Krista, I really don't use many special brushes, I just have a few favorites that are standard, though I play with the settings sometimes, When I first started using it I messed around more with the brushes than I do now.
    I was thinking of adding a few little birds, and maybe trying to do something a little different with background. I just haven't decided yet and I haven't had time to go back to this one in days, maybe today's the day to get it finished :)

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  43. JuanMarch 12, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Very nice work!!!

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  44. DynamiteJMarch 13, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    LOVELYYY, so dreamy and catchy !, please keep the curtains, it's is so much better :)

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  45. Marion EldridgeMarch 13, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    This is lovely, Karen!

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  46. anil ksMarch 14, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    ..karen ,this is so lovely..nice composition..waiting to see finished piece..

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  47. Vanessa Brantley NewtonMarch 16, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Is she still in the bed????? Tell her it's my turn now. She can go and sleep in the hammock outside he he he he he! Hey Girly, Thanks so much for you sweet and encouraging words. Oh how they touched my heart. I so appreciate you taking time out of your busy world to leave me such kindness. I really do. I send you great big hugs.
    V

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  48. DoodleDesignMarch 18, 2011 at 1:17 AM

    Love it!!

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  49. ShirleyMarch 21, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    Awesome that you are doing so much for Japan, Karen!! Absolutely cool..I will need to check out your tie dye efforts!! Always so good to hear from you and I hope you and yours are well!

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  50. valerie walshApril 18, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    oh i sure do love this :) very special and the curtains are perfect!

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  51. Vilt og vakkertMay 20, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Heisann! Very beautiful, sweet and touching ;:OD)

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  52. Ms. MoffattJune 6, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Thanks for comenting on my apples/shadow piece. I love the princess piece. Just beautiful! But I can't get your shadow piece any bigger than the spot.

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