These ladies are based on the four queens in a deck of cards from a Vegas casino. It's what you get when you're looking around the room for inspiration, you don't find any so you start poking around in drawers and baskets to see what's actually in there and then find the inspiration you're looking for.
I was thinking of posting each of them separately, to fill up my gallery, but I like the way they look when they're all together like this. I'll put them up on their own when they go up on my web site. But I might pick my favourite of the four and make that my feature deviation.
All done in Illustrator CS2, played and practised with pattern brushes a lot.
EDIT
To my great shock and surprise, I discovered that this became a DD on the weekend! I'll be here all week answering comments and thanking people for favourites! This really is incredibly flattering. It's such a nice feeling to be appreciated and to know people are interested in what I can do and like to do. Thank you!
I love them!! They look so real! (I mean...like real cards...not so much real people)
You did perfectly. You should do up the other suits and then see if you can find a card company to make them!! (I'd buy them)
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"There is a thin line between cute and psychotic"- Leigh Young
"Beauty's just another word I'm never certain how to spell" The Weakerthans
They are all great! but, The queen of heart is excellent! her expression is the more effective one.
It's like she is more in-tune with the flower... vs what the hell am I holding... a flower? The other queens are not doing it for me.
The art, the work that you purred into this, is fantastic! but the queen of hearts is the bread winner.
Absoultly lovely! I really think you did an amazing job on them all. I love the way you kept true to the age old colorings but then also added just a fantastic personal flare the ridgid meets fantastic curves
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Great idea, makes me want to nip into Illustrator & boost up my own skills. In fact, hmmmm, yep, why not, I'm adding this beauty to my favs.
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You rock so hard Leigh.
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murphypop: the illustration of meghan murphy
kawaii not: the webcomic for cute gone bad
You did perfectly. You should do up the other suits and then see if you can find a card company to make them!! (I'd buy them)
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"There is a thin line between cute and psychotic"- Leigh Young
"Beauty's just another word I'm never certain how to spell" The Weakerthans
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The only season in Los Angeles... is television.
It's like she is more in-tune with the flower... vs what the hell am I holding... a flower? The other queens are not doing it for me.
The art, the work that you purred into this, is fantastic! but the queen of hearts is the bread winner.
I hope you don't mind me critiquing your piece.
later,
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