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Cartoon Portraits

 When I draw in public, people often stop to ask who I'm drawing.
Typically I'm not drawing anyone at all. Most of my illustrations are pure imagination.

But when I doodle during youth group lessons I have such a fantastic and interesting group of kids around me that I have to draw them.

These girls are a couple of my favorites, they have the most gorgeous hair, phenomenal taste in clothing, and they're hilarious.

So when Tiffany asked if I would draw a picture of her and her bestie, I said yes on the spot. I'd never drawn a picture of the two of them together, but I've always thought I should.

I sorted through their facebook photos, did a couple sketches and
emailed them to Tiffany for approval. Once she'd selected her favorite I started coloring them in. This photo already had a gorgeous color palette so I tried to keep it similar. I sent that off for Tiff's approval and then it went to print, which took  about a week.


The best part was that at some point during this process another girl from youth group had requested I post a sketch I'd drawn of her and Celeste commented that the girl was so lucky because she'd always wanted me to draw her.

Which made the whole project even more exciting :)

Edit: I offer a similar service in my etsy shop, for those who are interested.
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17 comments:

  1. SisterBatikJuly 10, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    That is so cool and fun!

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  2. Judy WestcottJuly 10, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    You're so talented! Love the coloring and softness of the images you create!

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  3. Fairy Cardmaker, LisaJuly 10, 2011 at 7:54 AM

    You did a wonderful job. It will make a keepsake for them for many years!

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  4. SaraJuly 10, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    So, so cool!

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  5. Athena's ArmouryJuly 10, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    How, fun! Really wonderful artwork. I love how it came out.

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  6. Sheryl HastingsJuly 10, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    They came out beautful! So fun!

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  7. Of The FountainJuly 10, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    That is the neatest thing!! :)

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  8. Tiffany at Beyond Magical Bath and BodyJuly 10, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    Love this!

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  9. MelodyJuly 10, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Thanks for the kind words everyone!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 10, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    What a unique cartoon style - my students love it when I draw them, sometimes I do a quick traditional sketch, sometimes an anime-type of drawing, but I think we underestimate how much people love portraits.

    Fantastic work ~ I'll follow you once the followers tool is fixed :)

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  11. UnknownJuly 11, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    Wow amazing! I love it!

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  12. Mandy CrandellJuly 11, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    They look great! I think people would like custom drawings.

    http://mandycrandell.blogspot.com/

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  13. DellaJuly 11, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    You are so talented! That's amazing! Have you done animals? Going to check out your Etsy shop :D

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  14. MelodyJuly 11, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Thanks Della! I've sometimes drawn animals, but I've never done an animal portrait, if that's what you're asking :)

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  15. Memories for LifeJuly 12, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    How cool! They look so cute illustrated :) Custom illustrastrations are a great idea!

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  16. My Inspired RealityJuly 12, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Melody, you are very talented - beautiful illustration of the girls:):)

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  17. andi {the hollie rogue}July 15, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    so so cool, i dream of being artsy....but i think i'll have to leave that to the real artists like you. thanks for entering my giveaway today!

    andi @ the hollie rogue

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