tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52497864798379533002024-03-13T05:32:40.719-05:00¿"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." -Mark TwainLizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-80911352161124276262011-04-02T15:10:00.001-05:002011-04-02T15:15:36.850-05:00Yapra City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31nlU1g9Wd2YseZn-5A03ezwSey65CeUKadx-VafaG8PkKLxr3G7Cdie23JJnsPYQYMfluyrvkxxP2FAAviZETObL9me0-ReRfRVBbkwybbIEhMAxLdpZiizOnrSC1fQvv3xhcvQG3-0Q/s1600/YapraCitySmall.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31nlU1g9Wd2YseZn-5A03ezwSey65CeUKadx-VafaG8PkKLxr3G7Cdie23JJnsPYQYMfluyrvkxxP2FAAviZETObL9me0-ReRfRVBbkwybbIEhMAxLdpZiizOnrSC1fQvv3xhcvQG3-0Q/s400/YapraCitySmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591081689198909666" border="0" /></a>The final Yapra city for Star Lost<br /><br /><a href="http://www.hudspethgames.com/StarLost">Hudspeth Games </a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-64085284401251149192011-04-02T15:00:00.004-05:002011-04-02T15:09:24.855-05:00Cover Art for DoThe <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_solis/5580859571/">cover for Do</a> is coming together! Keep up with the process on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_solis/">Daniel's Flickr,</a> Here is where it's at right now!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_solis/5580859571/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5CEucU3ru3aPjWNNlMQbyzFmiDX6a_1nbxR7I5HvlOQXLsD_bPbqHfHeJqfKaizrEXgOwhDPzmbxwU2_8a6ezJEW0Htn_soheShtPaKSPOl_OrgNRTXV5SMgd2GKfqsAnsnLo2haCOn6E/s400/5580859571_2623f3c787_z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591080251771407362" border="0" /></a>For those who don't remember, "<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_solis/sets/72157613764943169/">Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple</a>" is a co-op gaming book I illustrated for, the line art for the cover is mine, but it is the magic of Daniel that is coloring it and making it come together! WOW! This is going to look GREAT!</div></div>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-71414368070403667752011-03-10T13:21:00.003-06:002011-03-10T13:24:04.133-06:00Bunny BrideSecond in my animal head series, this is trying to be fashion illustration here, imagine that? This bunny is wearing the wedding dress I wish I had! Yes, I am a sucker for the big butt bow, I can't help it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5515060827/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TeyDrzVhe-araCm4xde4itlQN9R-R2KhNYzapNvswlS-uejDQJoe-eZoJTwhSFGheZLy-F1-9Naci0TJ2LS0cnjDNl-7VxSAitCRwN1ws071sOuX0QfMrb-Gsa6__G_QxLaQEjzGFpnF/s400/BunnyBride.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582533735759032834" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5515060827/">See it bigger on Flickr - clickity click.<br /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Comments always welcome!<br /></div>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-85679874484646301282011-03-08T07:37:00.002-06:002011-03-08T07:43:45.306-06:00Green LeopardTrying out something new, I've really wanted to draw people with animal heads, ideas bumping around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5509322194/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaXBHPHzACeMSvjQjCtwypJgNxzEoxWe7OpdlubvmKLTNCYQBIYR_aCKthxPE_le2etqh0KfO_spGjYW0rFNf4hr2ltme2_suY7CjQpN0gQbFzZbH5v2xYJVP9QMtnwoiick8RBgiXSo5/s400/JamiLeopard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581703966248363010" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5509322194/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5509322194/">Click for big on Flickr</a><br /></div>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-81958536543645517762011-03-07T00:43:00.004-06:002011-03-07T00:47:26.524-06:00Scanner is OK!False alarm on the scanner break, it's A-OK! My cat sat on some buttons in the middle of the night and woke me up - I looked and what the heck the cat was scanning pictures. Sometimes I really wonder about the world.<br /><br />Ok, it's late but here is what my cat scanned for you to celebrate:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5504919385/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi6doTG_5gqsIvy8Lmyx7FIiVCTo3_Nk0Odi-1DA_iigWztaYerFUNzKamzVCXJzjBr4CfuccnADnVf3Dn1Vph5KDz49OBM31Rm0gbFVg61TiO__kuaVNOqCItAjIexHSgiZFHFHEwy5O/s400/PinkGirl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581225554036363490" border="0" /></a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-6045419594976557432011-03-05T23:09:00.002-06:002011-03-05T23:10:02.029-06:00Scanner BluesWell my scanner stopped working, it just thinks and thinks and never does anything. Time to break out the money for new scanner. :( This one lasted only a year, what a pain.Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-73733599575301843192011-03-03T10:41:00.003-06:002011-03-03T10:43:37.267-06:00Blue Self Portrait<div id="description_div5494209741" class="photo-desc insitu-trigger"><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299170508999683">Working on this new portrait for my... resume, yes!</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299170508999679">Yes it is a bit more flattering than the last, but I'm having fun with the silly eyes :P</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299170508999679"><br /></p></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5494209741/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiursUzxVmDlW1EQY2ZI5O6NyZrxrgjDiUsmijoTs_Jdr6s8gZkWHmILP3EYO6dwKyuy_vnXVP4E0GOj1apAt4nFnWYfbuV42c_I1vSRscMX7tRHhJH-3bRrxbf-OdKbofp43Hj5aUyhcuS/s400/BluePortrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579894979054173714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5494209741/">Click for big on Flickr!</a><br /></div>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-68242744731193079102011-02-16T04:18:00.003-06:002011-02-16T04:19:15.151-06:00Yapra City SketchThe sketch for the next Star Lost illustration - a Yapra city. Click for big.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5450653698/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oBCg2WAtT0ry0wPVRUzUBa6-vR5EKaQgZ4sxpQyEsXVKtu3wOGdtpgmJiAri6lUgtTopNOGPYY6UIgo1eFNjaajIbUVghVWfrBSvk4C1MXQ-Wrlcd23i3pNe_TUUitmyvJ8tbuxfWGxA/s400/yapracitysmall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574229825700243954" border="0" /></a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-63808809686395923242011-02-11T23:20:00.003-06:002011-02-11T23:22:01.862-06:00Oldies but Goodies!Hop on over to my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/?saved=1">Flickr photostream </a>to see some "oldies but goodies" I just uploaded!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/?saved=1"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eT5YvjkdDpt_wHq7I5iswaiOr3ZmWR7nrTN96meXUw9I7TVUha3TDcCsCrvD6Jvq_TduDtlpZig9JHnObXnzHQhzPOOQx0_RJ_tyYFLLdgXi0JuxeFry3ucyaE31J_fPtjfo7x5-hNOA/s400/selection.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572668770910766402" border="0" /></a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-62428257527215036612011-02-11T01:32:00.003-06:002011-02-11T01:33:57.917-06:00Yapra Executive Office<div id="description_div5435764644" class="photo-desc insitu-trigger"><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1297409573702754">Another alien from Star Lost - these are the Yapra, a species of corporate fat cats similar in appearance to humans. The males treat the females of the species like slaves and have extreme inequality.</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1297409573702758">Star Lost is a Quentin Hudspeth game. Find the author of Star Lost at his blog here: <a id="yui_3_3_0_1_1297409573702761" href="http://www.hudspethgames.com/" rel="nofollow">www.hudspethgames.com</a></p></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5435764644/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLh4BRCEn0K6gaCd8MG83WUItbkMj-obfBrqNAMRshg2F0c13HVb3YMSIvUDsjBxKpW90Z88gzmQgb9nVbKL7jb_48oWf7RytBzNaMl2ivZOdbKdSaswZWyZInlKCsZUViIXhfO_Y1ZKwT/s400/YapraOffice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572331643010265154" border="0" /></a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-30800506369051226402011-02-02T15:24:00.004-06:002011-02-02T15:30:23.620-06:00House Girl Sketch<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5411658574/">Click for big!<img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj09bimYEhX4I5jrA3WDAyXIBEIAl91P82beUvZOBGZOXpCTTo4ydHVp464v-3q2E1TF1TcQ7N6wPGQvgUQIoqixokFrbnZecPh37_y_f-nozYzxo6MmL3Tag4b5ywGzb6mxsGAn7srWXet/s400/girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569206266992857650" border="0" /></a>A quick sketch- the 17 year old girl from the last episode of House - I really liked her sweater, just had to pause and draw it!<br /></div>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-57694736466947696612011-02-02T00:18:00.005-06:002011-02-02T00:22:58.882-06:00Belle of the Ball - Friendly ReminderHere's a friendly reminder to keep up with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_solis/">Daniel Solis on Flickr </a>to see Belle of the Ball developed. My drawings are beginning to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daniel_solis/5392165998/">show up on cards</a> - neat!Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-7754858021073965982011-02-02T00:15:00.002-06:002011-02-02T00:17:29.496-06:00Paint Party - Surreal ZebraMy friends and I like to use "Paint Parties" as an excuse to get together sometimes. We break out a bunch of small canvases and paints and do whatever comes to mind. This is one of those paintings, I thought it was particularly interesting. Acrylics and Sharpie, with just a little photoshop touch up.<br /><br />Click for big (Flickr)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5409589760/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuQrFJmfEZvN2ghe7sSLmxnP-tHV7aR6Un-ArvYbJlu9ZkNMgGrSmCf-Iu8qC4-raji7jpycGtA-S56c_VUgR67ng8rkTphbQdKet4QwWeiCDvvn8MuIoPn5XnipYhSfP8Uw7o1XF5eu-/s400/Zebra.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568972182790554194" border="0" /></a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-13653674043110217632011-01-23T00:16:00.002-06:002011-01-23T00:21:09.828-06:00Portrait - Practice with Inking HairSketch of the day again, this time I used my brush pen to practice the lovely swirling hair of this woman.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5379606427/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEG8oQbu3G7_DryRfTiHzKRk2CXX0-3krHU5piYT2JaWriCJf2As0S8bEXuz6XJjobYQaprN7EOGx2K5RA2_nEP4VgK2AjlFzswNQEc4b8lnE5AYqOTyeAAEuykSKhrIw5VuhoDRPwX1A/s400/Black-Woman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565261590164070578" border="0" /></a><br />Picture originally from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shahstudios/280770888/in/faves-25961674@N08/">ShahStudio's Photostream</a>, special thanks to them. Find the photo at the link below:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shahstudios/280770888/in/faves-25961674@N08/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/shahstudios/280770888/in/faves-25961674@N08/</a>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-22962106393476965172011-01-18T23:28:00.001-06:002011-01-18T23:49:38.902-06:00Pretty Girl in Blue<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lizradtke/5369381056/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmxCHQiUtyitUBxxIunwnZ3HVVD4RtIadCzSYl44vf908j_ohE5PKwI_z__2LyrQEftauhNt5F4SO8fCUKjlZzIEs45iHuSGfdk5f756h_XbYOTAVTh8A5j-Yy-uGQpBovoYIyZBLXvtj/s400/IMG3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563769863325745634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Playing around with markers and my new brush pen.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Credit to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Brent Gambrell </span>for the photograph I used to sketch this from. Thanks Brent, your photography is lovely.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentgambrell/4497489650/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Original Photo Here</span></a></span><br /></div>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-39902273795233516192011-01-17T14:39:00.002-06:002011-01-17T14:45:29.220-06:00We moved URLs!This blog has changed URLs! The new address is <a href="http://lizradtke.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://lizradtke.blogspot.com/</span></a>Liz Radtkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05327777736987865307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-83738253001159416742011-01-13T13:50:00.011-06:002011-01-13T14:19:44.580-06:00<div style="text-align: right;"><span class="zemanta-img separator zemanta-action-dragged" style="clear: right;"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salvador_Dali_NYWTS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; display: block; float: right; clear: right;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Salvador_Dali_NYWTS.jpg/300px-Salvador_Dali_NYWTS.jpg" alt="Salvador Dali with ocelot and cane." style="font-size: 0.8em; border: medium none;" height="159" width="119" /></a><span class="zemanta-img-attribution" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; clear: both; float: right; width: 300px;"> <span style="font-size:78%;">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salvador_Dali_NYWTS.jpg">Wikipedia</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Salvador Dali Anyone?</span></span><br /></div><br /><br />So if anyone here likes Salvador Dali, then you surely know one of his more famous paintings "Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening." OK, in case that doesn't ring a bell, this is the painting below:<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tU48fEfW1ugflo_2otPyGuk4GLbHBSeDtYW1OgXOu0W19W1C3GSPbqCQgT-hlzNwPgRe5Sxd563Eqzt_QaiF2lDoiDkhQzwxtfChZ_D38S7jIben8TKCoYrZDdgqdq_Mod-0xbJ6xUY/s1600/Dream_Caused_by_the_Flight_of_a_Bumblebee_around_a_Pomegranate_a_Second_Before_Awakening+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tU48fEfW1ugflo_2otPyGuk4GLbHBSeDtYW1OgXOu0W19W1C3GSPbqCQgT-hlzNwPgRe5Sxd563Eqzt_QaiF2lDoiDkhQzwxtfChZ_D38S7jIben8TKCoYrZDdgqdq_Mod-0xbJ6xUY/s400/Dream_Caused_by_the_Flight_of_a_Bumblebee_around_a_Pomegranate_a_Second_Before_Awakening+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561764680170511490" border="0" /></a><br />And this below this text is an image I made entirely using stock photos...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhphNADWznaaFwB5VfZbiaI4oM2ullpoKV2OgBwOQo-SkafZ9b4nejE6FGarhxWjYAW6bKlPqDC4bnRBh3VzynpvD0eBgcLOwC3KuCvQtMkF7KojBxEzF7shxfQEf58P-huHsbVeReQM/s1600/Dream_Caused_by_the_Flight_of_a_Bumblebee_around_a_Pomegranate_a_Second_Before_Awakening-ALT.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhphNADWznaaFwB5VfZbiaI4oM2ullpoKV2OgBwOQo-SkafZ9b4nejE6FGarhxWjYAW6bKlPqDC4bnRBh3VzynpvD0eBgcLOwC3KuCvQtMkF7KojBxEzF7shxfQEf58P-huHsbVeReQM/s400/Dream_Caused_by_the_Flight_of_a_Bumblebee_around_a_Pomegranate_a_Second_Before_Awakening-ALT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561766279447840722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Fun! The woman alone is 9 people stuck together, if I had the time, money and will it'd be cool to shoot the exact photos needed but as it is it's fun to collage.<br /><br />This was made entirely with free stock images (except for the gun, I ended up needing to photograph that myself.)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Thanks to the following Flickr Common's photographers:</span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frank-wouters/">belgianchocolate</a> <a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardgiles/">rich115</a> <a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahbaker/">S Baker</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iamagenious/"><br />permanently scatterbrained</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/babasteve/">babasteve</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/suneko/">suneko<br /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/">kevindooley</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiogennari/">claudiogennari</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msciba/489072557/sizes/l/in/photostream/">Millicent_Bystander</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/euromagic/318774566/sizes/z/in/photostream/">EuroMagic</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/3425837302/sizes/o/in/photostream/">Cliff1066</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/buntalshoot/212600541/sizes/l/in/photostream/">buntalshoot</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alismith44/269844862/sizes/o/in/photostream/">aliwest44</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wiki/3173840/sizes/o/in/photostream/">stickywikit</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/2212958936/sizes/s/in/photostream/">wolfgang staudt</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/audreyjm529/696004623/sizes/o/in/photostream/">audreyjm529</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aidanmorgan/"><br />John-Morgan<br /></a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/flametree/277579744/sizes/o/in/photostream/">Mara1</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmajane/1311700317/sizes/o/in/photostream/">ejhogbin</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stignygaard/2434548102/sizes/o/in/photostream/">stig nygaard</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerones/">Xerones</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emzee/">*Micky</a></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Also used:</span><br /><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">Wikimedia Commons</a><br /><a href="http://www.morguefile.com/">MorgueFile</a><br /><a href="http://www.imageafter.com/">Image*After</a><br /><a href="http://www.sxc.hu/">stock.xchng</a><br /><a href="http://www.photoxpress.com/">photoXpress</a><br /></span>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-30843615965521496922011-01-13T04:54:00.003-06:002011-01-13T04:56:52.657-06:00I've branched out into baby hats... Just kidding, I've only made this one... My good friend's lovely daughter Andie is modeling this chic acorn hat I made...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvUyHJS2ly-KYVqeeKnk0DQ7hU7-fopKxPyprNWD4fXb4wi5HNC0gbIJy2Hfa9yhiPDOQr2XsDDorfAo1JGjJbO-5_JuPWvKONkNH4uQGgHVj0YU6CUWwjBDiCjpq8fKd-_8IkuNi4JM/s1600/AndieAcorn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvUyHJS2ly-KYVqeeKnk0DQ7hU7-fopKxPyprNWD4fXb4wi5HNC0gbIJy2Hfa9yhiPDOQr2XsDDorfAo1JGjJbO-5_JuPWvKONkNH4uQGgHVj0YU6CUWwjBDiCjpq8fKd-_8IkuNi4JM/s400/AndieAcorn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561622188112335906" border="0" /></a><br />It's crochet, you can probably tell it was the first thing I'd crocheted in months from all the uneven stitching, but it turns out it's just as freaken' cute with this little girl wearing it!LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-58252734782918142072011-01-11T15:55:00.004-06:002011-01-11T16:01:29.969-06:00I did a quick SpongeBob sketch to try out my new PITT brush pen for inking. I love the line variation, and it holds up well under long strokes- no problems with bleeding or drying and the flow is great. However I'm going to have to get used to controlling the thing, the slightest shiver in my hand and I got a wobbly line - BUT that's my problem, not the pen's, so I'm going to keep practicing on that. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the pen.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/5347452524/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCcnrBtoKvi-lnYLltjiTDeKgQi-_vLf9nFfuDRA3d7MHcVavU40KtRHQ2f22Qq73SMdPTRCOVtchsNI7bfU5_EMtvLGDRVc0f3npT_yLWrG27z93bpyEr1Eh4U-nH4-SLlewFqHllqk/s400/SpongeBob_bw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561050450927178674" border="0" /></a><br />And then I was bored so I colored it...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/5346842731/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_m2SJWmtNaMB5Ajy6m8Ap8nyNgDSnqDv7_E1TlajuGkySwj7s5fQ_mLr1b0ORfo4fJHTM_Wj292KKtkjl00fpkTfAJlRj8pUsCN8VBf6hG7v5LKhnL4mgbaa5BYZfUwGq04ENKWTlqs/s400/SpongeBob_col.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561050519137437106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">As always, click for bigger!</span>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-68712894706651811652011-01-09T20:41:00.003-06:002011-01-09T20:42:58.683-06:00Check out my new photos on Flickr, a "Texas X-mas" - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/sets/72157625661336113/">CLICK HERE!</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/sets/72157625661336113/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxgrFU6dsCLa65UiIgpgw0hcCIXH3T9EplVMeMTkfIxIlCHamzjUlyoSg2PznSiEc6u0TBDS4ebTxWU978JqVpMUi503DQtw_fVLogt3lvZF9P_b1CaS1W3oI5peOpML29oO2THbTcms/s400/5340868394_91a36ca9c6_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560381968812557426" border="0" /></a>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-21925178004339916312011-01-09T10:05:00.002-06:002011-01-09T10:06:10.570-06:00I had a cold earlier this week, I feel much better now except my voice started going Friday night and now my highest speaking level is low whisper. I feel like I'm perpetually telling secrets.LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-87768161632806723342011-01-07T13:17:00.005-06:002011-01-07T13:26:06.045-06:00Brian has been wanting a tattoo for a while and finally settled on a subject. He wants a SpongeBob SquarePants that is made to look like an exaggerated Brian after work at Long John Silver's, commemorating his time spent busting his butt in the food industry.<br /><br />My instructions are to make it look as gross and grizzly as possible...<br /><br />OK so with that in mind, here is the first preliminary sketch for Brian's tattoo...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdHUOuW8KEJwxjsjPvIVRHrgD5KK8_nYrD3IKXouUEm-2RxC7hryDkPEpbovUNAaHvwKr3uOAO_GFPwPi0UvPZYIUGG1HOxNHrvSE2RXAdH8TREcBICf5gvw1fLSYP8Nk11qrY2b5eWM/s1600/spongebrian.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdHUOuW8KEJwxjsjPvIVRHrgD5KK8_nYrD3IKXouUEm-2RxC7hryDkPEpbovUNAaHvwKr3uOAO_GFPwPi0UvPZYIUGG1HOxNHrvSE2RXAdH8TREcBICf5gvw1fLSYP8Nk11qrY2b5eWM/s400/spongebrian.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559525439348277762" border="0" /></a><br />This is being heavily influenced by the awesome find of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertryancory/sets/72157619658736293/">Robert Ryan Cory's flickr page filled with SpongeBob production art... NEAT!</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertryancory/sets/72157619658736293/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertryancory/sets/72157619658736293/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 75px; height: 90px;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=fad7c865f37602e61c522c06356dd3fe&w=90&h=90&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3361%2F3625869273_5b90f34fcc_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Click Here</a><br /></div>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-13266032170438283792011-01-07T13:04:00.010-06:002011-01-24T16:53:29.368-06:00Pretty Face From LouSketch of the day, sometimes I just like to sketch pictures of lovely people.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7gkwOHO4iuq2pWs4J9oYwUv6ltTEd68VPO7jIHm1RBME-zzj0JvjdKiC3o41yr8hbVNsGhJJ_QLabfyL-xYA9my5dFKf7yNKfkG-ZWc_Hd3G7Obcxd7g4GWo4EPoYiu3e17qkQhdqf4/s1600/girl-sketch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7gkwOHO4iuq2pWs4J9oYwUv6ltTEd68VPO7jIHm1RBME-zzj0JvjdKiC3o41yr8hbVNsGhJJ_QLabfyL-xYA9my5dFKf7yNKfkG-ZWc_Hd3G7Obcxd7g4GWo4EPoYiu3e17qkQhdqf4/s400/girl-sketch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559522076069742562" border="0" /></a><br />This picture brought to you by Luciano Noble II - Lou O' Bedlam's Photostream is a nice place to see lots of pretty faces that are great to just practice sketch with. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/louobedlam/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/louobedlam/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/louobedlam/5104514081/in/faves-lizradtke/">Original Photo Here</a>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-65460162736248671312011-01-05T23:05:00.005-06:002011-01-05T23:17:57.241-06:00After getting frustrated with my micron pens one too many times, I decided to go out and find the new pen for me. I was looking for something to give more delicate detail control, but with a nice variation in line. I also need something waterproof, because I love to use watercolors over pen.<br /><br />I quickly stumbled across a variety of lovely professional brush pens, these seem to be the lead runners in the world of inking:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/kuretake-brush-pen/">Kuretake Brush Pen</a><br /><a href="http://www.dickblick.com/products/pentel-pocket-brush-pen/" target="_blank">Pentel Pocket Brush Pen</a>.<br /><br />From some extra research however I found that the Pentel has trouble with drying out, especially with long strokes. I'm still keen on trying the Kuretake, but the price is a bit prohibitive at the moment. A bit more in the price range is below:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jetpens.com/index.php/product/view?products_id=2014">Uni-ball Pocket Brush Pen - Fine</a><br /><a href="http://www.jetpens.com/index.php/product/view?products_id=2309">Zebra Disposable Brush Sign Pen</a><br /><br />But before I sprang the "big bucks" ($12) for these beauts, I decided to check out the local art supply store. To my fabulous surprise, I found this little number:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02fDgDHDIRLno80YL4yja8fVXL00-txeIi2eDB4Zfww6DaVt5QvQI0zJNta7N_nT9cePABTTLrky-iSPOr_w3Pt-WF7clFtqO3Uy2VIlr6t_YyKb6lSn4jxWxDqk1i6F-O4YTAkMEyPc/s1600/pen.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02fDgDHDIRLno80YL4yja8fVXL00-txeIi2eDB4Zfww6DaVt5QvQI0zJNta7N_nT9cePABTTLrky-iSPOr_w3Pt-WF7clFtqO3Uy2VIlr6t_YyKb6lSn4jxWxDqk1i6F-O4YTAkMEyPc/s400/pen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558934694945670146" border="0" /></a><br />The Faber-Castell PITT artist pen, in black 199 brush tip (B). It's waterproof, light-fast, india ink with a soft (solid) tip. It creates very delicate lines, and bold calligraphy swooshes, and even hold up on flow for those extra long lines. I'm going to try this bad boy out a few times, see if it's pleasant features hold out over long, hard use, but for now I'm quite delighted!!LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5249786479837953300.post-52679068597878326292011-01-04T05:06:00.003-06:002011-01-04T05:15:40.097-06:00Starting off the new year with a new <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/">Flickr Photostream</a> and a new self portrait here to kick start us... click for bigger.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/5323559568/"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/5323559568/"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn8jBRwDieQckMMTP_BhI51TV5M51NDWlOihym2QposUd-Mh7ciC2gDIB9FznYQm4DtdbEXZDu8nxBg62eyrhfVMXeuLJ7YnFrZp4Uc5TEEtcUBAFyELs8Rkk9EzC8XmrXEVhI4B_ZaA/s400/SelfPortrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558287376283486546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visit My New Flickr PhotoStream: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/57882967@N06/</a></span></span>LizDesignhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17617947179946287815noreply@blogger.com0