Illustration Friday: Fierce

A quick cartoon done on the fly. This is for all those childhood nightmares I had about fierce creatures under my bed:

I also wouldn’t sleep with my closet door open either. LOL

Enjoy! Carla

Illustration Friday: Baby

I did a couple of these just for fun- or maybe I was bored. The first one has, of course, a chicken theme.

Hmmm… what is it with me and chickens?  Am I paying for that one time as a child when we herded them up to the top of the barn to see if chickens could really fly?

The next one I decided to draw through the eyes of a child with a naive, stylized “feel:”:

My inspiration was a cat I had growing up, when she had her babies and would carry them all over the house. Ahhhhh… childhood memories.

Illustration Friday: Worry

And a close up of the worms:

I don’t think I would trust that top worm… LOL! Btw, I am drawing to the word, “worry,” this week.

This simple cartoon is actually a metaphor for many topics, I decided as I illustrated it. I’ll let you guess which ones.

Enjoy your weekend! Regards, Carla

created in Photoshop

Illustration Friday: Wide

The IF word for this week is “wide.” I immediately thought of baby birds:

This is a bit different than my usual cartoon style. I thought I would do something a bit more realistic for a change of pace. Hope you enjoy it!

Regards, Carla

Illustration Friday: Electricity

It’s Friday again- time for another Illustration Friday cartoon. The word this week is “electricity.” Apologies in advance for having a rather twisted humor:

Enjoy your weekend! Regards, Carla

Illustration Friday: Seed

The Illustration Friday word this week to draw from is “Seed.”  I love sunflowers, sunflower seeds, plus I just finished quilting sunflowers all over a quilt last week, so this is what came to mind.  Hope you enjoy it!  Regards, Carla

Illustation Friday: Leap

Happy Leap Day, Everyone!! Here is my IF for the week:

Inspiration was the word association of Leap:frog. I’ve always been intrigued by how fast they grab their food using their tongues, hence the illo above. I would love to ask other IF participants who work digitally… what programs do you use and how do you approach adding color?

For new visitors, here are a few other Illustration Friday challenges I have done:

IF: “Hats”

IF: “Scale” 

IF: “Excess” 

IF: “Zoo”

IF: “Choose” 

Thanks! Regards, Carla

Illustration Friday: Multiple

The word this week is “multiple,” but I accidentally read it as “multiply.”  Oops, but oh well!  Thus said, bunnies and reproduction were my first thoughts.  Comments are welcome!

Illustration Friday: Theory

This week’s Illustration Friday word is “Theory.” I am so not a math and science gal, but I did catch some mindless TV this week, “The Apprentice,” hence my inspiration. The question I ask myself every time I see him is, “How does he keep that wave in place??” LOL

Enjoy your week!! Carla

Illustration Friday: Stitch

Illustration Friday Time! The week this word is “Stitch,” and I just happened to have this cartoon handy along this week’s theme word:

For the IF crowd that views this, the machine my chicken is operating is called a longarm quilting machine. Think of a sewing machine on steroids. It does stitching in a HUGE way. I do this in my studio, here is a real life example:

Regards, Carla