onesunnyafternoon: illustration

Friday, 17 May 2013

Baa says Hello

Once upon a time when I was still at school, I used to draw little sheep. Often doodling them in my books and drawing them all over the Christmas and birthday cards that I gave to my friends and teachers.

I can't really remember how I started drawing them but I liked to use them in my doodling because they were really simple (like the sheep equivalent of stick men) and I could draw the sheep in various guises without needing to think too much about correct proportions or lighting or anatomy etc.

There was a phase where I drew the sheep digitally, named her Baa, and uploaded the pictures to my deviantART gallery, but it's been a while since I last drew her.

I might just start again...

Thursday, 25 October 2012

ilovedoodle by Lim Heng Swee

I saw this incredibly funny image of an ice cream cone...emm...doing its business (!) on Pinterest and just had to find out who the artist was. After a search, I finally landed on Lim Heng Swee's ilovedoodle page.

Everyone poops by ilovedoodle

An illustrator/visual artist based in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, I love how his simple illustrations are so fun and whimsical, and sometimes also carry little messages of encouragement.

Good news is on the way by ilovedoodle

The Backpacker by ilovedoodle

Dande(Lions) by ilovedoodle

Try to see things from different angles by ilovedoodle

Dare to Dream by ilovedoodle

His little catchphrase is 'doodling a smile' and they certainly put a smile on my face. For lots more of his work, visit his website and follow his doodle everyday project. =D

Friday, 16 March 2012

Of woodland sprites & ocean critters in rainbow colour

Parade

Allow me to introduce you to, if you are not already acquainted with, the wonderfully whimsical world from the imagination of May Ann Licudine, aka MALL.

In the Hidden Lanterns

She posts as frecklefaced29 on deviantART and I've been a fan for ages - many a times I've wanted to show her work on my Thursday ♥ features, but I kept delaying so that I could do a full post on it because I just couldn't choose only one piece.

Cat Nudibranchia I

An artist from the Philippines, her beautiful colour pencil drawings and acrylic paintings evoke the magic of cute spirit worlds with lanterns and Japanese festival masks, forest sprites and deep sea creatures.