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Friday, March 07, 2008

Welcome to March! I decided that it was high time I was involved with Illustration Friday again, and so I spent a few hours this morning working on an illo for it. Then painter crashed on me. I am a crash-a-phob and so normally save every 15-20 minutes. Normally. In the last year I have been blessed with a machine that has never fully crashed and only had a few programs crash less times than the number of fingers I have. I love my Mac. So, I tried to look at the positive in this situation, being thankful that it didn't crash on a contract job. Then I decided (after opening an earlier saved version of it) that it basically sucked anyway. So I started over and did this this afternoon.



Take care,

-Mike

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

Incredibly delightful!! He's too presh!

a : )

van dyke said...

Wow. Great expression. You've really captured the childhood feeling of wonder and confusion. Sweet

claudine hellmuth said...

love your work! this little guy is so cute!

Eric said...

Fantastic work. I love your style and your ability to capture children's expressions is amazing.

Candace Trew Camling said...

LOVE IT! Seriously, this is amazingly cute!

marcisenders said...

This is soooo sweet!

Aspa said...

Beautiful. Very nice illustration.

Anonymous said...

I love your illo. Great job!

Heloisa

Anonymous said...

great illustration. and the caption makes you want to turn the page to see more of his adventure!

Anonymous said...

I love this so much. His expression is just perfect.

zime said...

Amazing work mike!! This's really magical...
(^v^)

Willie Baronet said...

Great expression. :-)

Anonymous said...

I'm left wondering what is he looking at. I hope he's not in any danger. Your character is so cute. Love it!!

Deb Johnson said...

William needs a squish! He's adorable. I love what you do in Painter. I'm trying to learn..but it messes with my PC!

Awesome work!

Donna Farrell said...

I love your work, this piece is great, fab expression, nice color!

NANCY LEFKO said...

absolutley adorable...

Anagc3 said...

Love the illustration!

roz said...

Very impressive work.
Lovely.
I'm amazed that you created this in an afternoon.

Dot said...

aren't technology problems grand? You really do have a great style - his expression is fabulous!

"Maggie & Kevin" said...

Love the expression and style!

Anonymous said...

Oh wow! I love the colors and your style too. Great illo. ;)

Stef Ernst said...

THe cutest thing ever!!!

Stef Ernst said...

o, And I really think you should get into children's book art!!!

Leanne Ellis said...

This is really great!! He's sooo cute!! I love your style!!

Bee said...

Just wonderful! The expression is adorable as is the rabbit outfit. A fantastic scene, beautifully done.

Anonymous said...

that is amazing! love the expression!

Richard Cardona said...

Very cute - quite magical!

Paola said...

Nice work, soooo good!

Kristi Valiant said...

Wow, that is truly wonderful. I love the perspective, his bunny outfit, and the awe on his adorable little face. Great color palette too.

Anonymous said...

oh my! what a magical scene---great expression, color, character, ..all of it! love your style.

Natura said...

Great chiaroscuro! Love the whole atmosphere.

Matt Schuler said...

Your talent makes me want to cry and hang up my WACOM for the dust to collect.

Glad I stopped by to see this wonderful piece. 32 comments? Now I am not just jealous of your talent, but now also your popularity.

:(

-matt