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Comment on Mondoodle 08-03-2010 by Ms. S

Ms. S — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:44:05 +0000

This mondoodle is soooo sweet! I just love it!

Comment on Mondoodle 08-03-2010 by Sam

Sam — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:08:29 +0000

Ooh lovely Elise! I will definitely have to come and visit your markets when I’m in Melbourne next month ^___^

Comment on Mondoodle 01-03-2010 by Celine

Celine — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:54:49 +0000

… ever determined to prove Darwin wrong, they set about creating the creationist proof; for is not the hand of man the hand of God made flesh?

( Unfortunately those few creations which took flight were never seen again.)

Comment on Behind me, before me by lil kim

lil kim — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:58:24 +0000

I totally hear ya on the deadline front (yes, an ominous word) – I’ve got two weeks left for my current book. eek! Congrats on getting yours done and moving on to something less stressful! Look forward to seeing the fruits of your labours. x

Comment on videos by elise

elise — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:32:02 +0000

Of course I remember you! It’s hard to say exactly as I don’t ever seem to sit down and draw one of these pieces from start to finish. But I could break it down – all of the shading on a wing might take an hour or two, the girl would be done in another hour, the dragon head and neck with scales could easily take another 30mins to a few of hours depending on how much detail I put in… so you can see that the whole thing would easily take a day’s solid drawing. Or more. I find it helps to break it into parts too. First gently draw in your shapes, refine them, think about the curves and reletive sizes of different bits of the shape (like the neck will get thinner toward the head). Then pick something fairly easy, like starting to methodically draw on the scales. After a while you will get the hang of that and your hand will be moving well. It gives you time to think about the next thing too. When you have an idea for the next bit, or you get bored, move on to another area. Think about how dark or light you’d like it to be and try not to colour it in too darkly straight away. Look at pictures of snakes – is there a slight shimmer of light you’d like on a section of scales. How does that work? Think about building up a drawing in layers – you can always add more, but it’s hard/impossible to take it back!
I look forward to seeing more of your drawings!
elise

Comment on Behind me, before me by elise

elise — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:23:22 +0000

Hello again Jacinta,
It was lovely to meet you! Your blog is great – love that sculpture. The convent is a beautiful spot isn’t it? I look forward to seeing you again.

And Celine – thanks me darlin I love that people are publishing novels fully illustrated for children. Now to get them doing it for adults…
x elise

Comment on videos by Terance

Terance — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:03:22 +0000

Hi Elise

Remember me who asks tips about how to improve drawing, well how long does it take to draw a dragon like the you showed me. the dragon that the girl was on in flight.

Comment on Behind me, before me by Celine

Celine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:06:05 +0000

Those three illo’s are simply beautiful, Elise! I can’t wait to see the full book.
Enjoy concentrating on your babies now!

Comment on Behind me, before me by Jacinta

Jacinta — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:02:50 +0000

Hi Elise
Lovely to meet you on Sunday at Abbotsford Convent. I just love your art and will have to buy more of your cards, as I can’t bear to send them to anyone!
Alos eyeing off one of your prints and looking forward to your exhibition.
Cheers, Jacinta

Comment on Mondoodle 22-02-2010 by Sally Rippin

Sally Rippin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:21:34 +0000

Love it! (of course.) x