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19-JUL-2010 Meg

Ladybug! Ladybug!

The odd looking fella is Benny, aka "Keeper of the Beneficials." While recovering, I've had fun sketching such imaginary creatures from the Fairy realm. I thought he'd be perfect for this. Anyway, I layered some flower photos over each other with different blending modes and threshold adjustments then clone/painted them into the scanned sketch. Added the text box with a gradient and took a brown stink bug photo...lol... and changed hues to green to make the aphid. Drop shadow and Voila!


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creativematrix24-Jul-2010 22:37
Oh my! Your style remains, but I never knew about the razor blade in the apple--so sharp and yet so sweet!
Almita the cybergrannie
creativematrix20-Jul-2010 17:20
Great! We need more of these rhymes to remember these crazy times we live in. The image is "you" to the core--- feminine, gentle, and sweet but packed with wit and meaning. Love it and you too, --skunk
creativematrix20-Jul-2010 13:23
You still have your magic touch - funny and beautiful art all at the same time - Are you using Photoshop for all your cloning and painting. You're so good at it. Bernie Made-off is so funny.
Laurie
Veronica Fresh20-Jul-2010 12:56
Your drawing sends this creation "over the top". Nice style. Colors and clarity pure child-like yet, sophisticated at the same time. Your treatment of the surface shine on Ladybug is neat...very much like a ceramic glaze.

V.