Sprigg for Elves at Work

BogusRed
Posted Oct 15, 2005, 11:41:22 AM UTC
This is an art piece I did for my Mom for her birthday. I put it on a CafePress journal.

Anyway the whole Elves at Work thing is this business my Mom and I have been working on on and off for a while.

This was drawn in pencil, scanned, and colored in Photoshop. To create the celtic motif I basically traced some royalty free artwork from a Dover Book. I changed it though. The original design is line work, I actually changed it to be shapes instead of line. Then I scanned it and turned that set of shapes into a Mask in Photoshop and then painted with a spongy textury brush to make it look almost like a dry print or stamp or something. I also gave the background some texture and color variance with various Photoshop brushes. I didn't want the journal to just have a flat color background because that would just end up looking ugly.

Anyway, he's pretty cute, ain't he? What do you think?

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  • PookyWooky
    Apr 29, 2006, 2:58:39 PM UTC
    Why'z he so cute?! Can you anwser that?! WHY IS HE SOOOOO CUTE!
    (Huggles him to death)
    Oops Sweat Drop
  • Destiney
    Jan 2, 2006, 12:16:40 AM UTC
    Oh! What a cute little guy! I like the style and the feel of the pic, warm, bright, delicate, and happy.
  • 590
    Nov 4, 2005, 5:47:02 AM UTC
    Awesome job love the way tha blend the colors ...just an awesome job...
    • BogusRed
      Nov 4, 2005, 4:46:21 PM UTC
      thank you. I mostly just use the airbrush to paint which makes everything blend nicely.
  • Jilly
    Nov 2, 2005, 10:12:28 PM UTC
    Aww...he's so cute! The background is awesome too!
  • Sliverbane
    Nov 2, 2005, 5:05:08 PM UTC
    He is cute!

    *kidnaps lil elf for herself*
    Bwaa-haa-haaa!

    It all flows together so nicely!
  • Lilimayhem
    Oct 16, 2005, 1:18:57 PM UTC
    Yes he is, i wanna hug him! Great work, i love the color!!!The composition is great, the celtic motif is a nice touch!!!! Love it!
  • EvilBunnySlippers
    Oct 16, 2005, 3:45:40 AM UTC
    Awwwwww...he is so cute! His face is adorable, and I like the way you have positioned the fingers on the hand he is waving, with the two fingers together. I like all the celtic design work, and I like how you have drawn his staff with the twist in the middle and the knotwork on the end. Very cute, great job Susie! Big Smile
    • BogusRed
      Oct 16, 2005, 10:10:31 AM UTC
      Thankies Christina Big Smile His fingers are a little short though but oh well.
  • Humority
    Oct 16, 2005, 1:03:30 AM UTC
    This is so adorable Susie! It reminds me actually of the LoTR books cover art from a russian translation I've read. It really looks like something from a book. The inky lines are great. And yes, that little boy is just so cute! I think the green tones are your trademark.^^ Really lovely. I wish I had more of that... decorative style in my works.
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    "No more darker than the night, no more mystery in sight. One day he was simply gone and who knows if he'll return."
  • majinbulgeta
    Oct 15, 2005, 5:40:54 PM UTC
    super cute! Smile
  • karanakaou
    Oct 15, 2005, 11:09:55 AM UTC
    Your artowrk is so unique; you have this whimsical kind of style that's just so nice to look at. And he is so cute! I'd love to run my fingers through his hair; looks like it would be fun. Laughing I also like the ink effect you added to the letters...very cool. Big Smile
  • SaikonoYume
    Oct 15, 2005, 7:59:50 AM UTC
    This IS really cute. I love his curly hair! The celtic knots are awesome--did you do them by hand?
    • BogusRed
      Oct 15, 2005, 12:16:21 PM UTC
      I did the Celtic knots with the help of a Dover book that has royalty free artwork in it. Artists can use them without limits for art projects. Essentially I traced them and then added some effects to it to make it look sort of aged.
      Thank you for the comments Reina Big Smile
      • SaikonoYume
        Oct 15, 2005, 2:24:42 PM UTC
        That's neat! I need to get a book like that. I tried drawing Celtic knots by hand three years ago for an art project. It didn't work. There is a way you can make knot work with photoshop and words. It's a spiffy effect.
        • BogusRed
          Oct 15, 2005, 4:40:50 PM UTC
          there are fonts you can get that are different knots. try doing a google search for them.
          • SaikonoYume
            Oct 15, 2005, 4:50:17 PM UTC
            I'll look into that, thanks! Random question: Can we post tutorials here, too?
            • BogusRed
              Oct 15, 2005, 5:50:28 PM UTC | Total Edits: 1 | Last edited on Oct 15, 2005 by BogusRed
              yeah actually. There is a tutorials category in the writing section. I actually have a tutorial that i want to post but couldn't post it before because of some fck editor problems. Those issues were just resolved yesterday though. So yeah you are welcome to post tutorials.
              • SaikonoYume
                Oct 15, 2005, 6:03:52 PM UTC
                Awesome, thanks!
                • BogusRed
                  Oct 15, 2005, 6:10:38 PM UTC
                  hey you are welcome. And thanks for asking about the tutorials. You reminded me to post mine hehehe.
  • Kichi
    Oct 15, 2005, 7:19:46 AM UTC
    this is an excellent pic! I love the top of his flag pole and the celtic lines give it just the right touch! I think it came out beautifully!
    • BogusRed
      Oct 15, 2005, 12:18:36 PM UTC
      Thank you XD. Yeah I got the knotwork at the top of his staff from a Dover book also.

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