Thursday, May 24, 2012

Illustration Friday - Sight


This weeks Illustration Friday topic is "Sight." After thinking of many different things I somehow ended up on a bit of a tangent with this magnifying glass. 

It helps Louise's eye sight when she reads old love letters. This one is from Carl, confessing his love for her. I had fun coming up with a story and writing the letter. I started out knowing that I wanted the "I love you" to be in the magnified area. 

I'm posting a bit late in the day because I got lost in the painting, forgot to eat lunch till 2pm (normally I barely make it to noon), and spent way way too much time on the stamp part of the painting. 

I typically spend too much time on minute details that aren't very important to the picture over all and I need to work on that. 

But the beauty of digital work is that I can zoom in and give you a close up look at the stamp: 


What do you think? Do you spend too much time on the details like me? 


12 comments:

  1. HI Lily--great little smile on your stamp. I think the details are worth it!

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  2. I do spend too much time on details but it's so worth it on this one, Lily! Lovely. Just lovely!

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  3. I love old postcards so much AND I'm obsessed with details. This fills me with delight!!

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  4. Great idea! I love your take on the theme :)

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  5. Absolutely love it! The stamp makes it perfect :)

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  6. Great illustration! I love the story and the facial expression of the man in the stamp :)

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  7. Great details, totally worth the time! Lovely concept!

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  8. Thanks everyone for your kind comments! I'm glad you like the details!

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