tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31933389177785495792024-03-20T02:56:49.097-07:00The Art of Courtney Armstrong Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-75262178458128784382013-02-02T20:32:00.000-08:002013-05-25T11:08:11.775-07:00Moved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've created a new art blog under my married name - click the image above.Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-32489954289871710012013-01-27T16:46:00.002-08:002013-01-27T16:50:49.403-08:00Porcelina<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Inspired by early 1900's actresses/Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness :)Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-12650001245320796892012-12-14T15:16:00.000-08:002012-12-14T15:16:27.858-08:00Cream Soda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally finished my Wreck It Ralph fan art :)Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-57880717144969059032012-11-28T18:51:00.001-08:002012-11-28T18:52:24.416-08:00Sugar Rush Sneak Peek<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just saw Wreck-It Ralph and was pleasantly surprised :) Now I understand why everyone is doing all this "Sugar Rush" fanart, and I absolutely could not help myself! This one is taking quite a while, so I thought I'd post a sneak peek at least. The theme is Cream Soda.....Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-83899671229013818602012-10-15T19:52:00.000-07:002012-10-17T12:30:43.234-07:00The 3 Gens Complete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So here it is: The 3 "Gens" completed! as mentioned in the previous post, this is my interpretation of 3 characters from one of my favourite books - "A Hero For Wondla" by <a href="http://diterlizzi.com/home/" target="_blank">Tony Diterlizzi</a>. Can't wait for the next book!Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-14661770348748771272012-10-08T19:53:00.003-07:002012-10-17T12:39:53.326-07:00The 3 Gens WIP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the lineart for the painting I'm currently working on. It is my interpretation of 3 characters from a book by <a href="http://diterlizzi.com/home/" target="_blank">Tony Diterlizzi</a> called "A Hero for Wondla". They are 3 sisters and are all named "Gen".<i class="gr3 gb" usr=""></i><i class="gr2 gb" usr=""></i><i class="gr1 gb gb1" usr=""></i><span id="goog_393549027"></span><span id="goog_393549028"></span>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-65931984301231176742012-02-07T19:09:00.002-08:002012-02-07T19:10:20.100-08:00Norma WIP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Work in progressssssCourtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-11284799472960151412012-01-11T17:58:00.001-08:002012-01-11T18:01:34.258-08:00more progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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more progress using <a href="http://loish.net/" target="_blank">Loish's</a> video tutorials.<br />
the hair still needs some work, but it's getting there...<br />
more to follow.....Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-63247724250719910472012-01-01T10:17:00.001-08:002012-01-01T10:17:21.891-08:00Digital Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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been working on a new style/approach to digital painting that i've always wanted to try -- watching some video tutorials by my all-time favourite artist <a href="http://loish.net/" target="_blank">Loish</a>. this is what i've come up with so far, but i hope to take it to a finished and more polished level. eventually.<br />Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-69090855116060033682011-10-20T05:57:00.001-07:002011-10-20T06:06:10.719-07:00Cake Fairy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A recent commission.<br />
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</div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-87452965944922028842010-11-17T14:40:00.002-08:002010-11-17T14:42:03.065-08:00Doodle<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHjAbm-Z2XwpCKxRpuvijRKh9y1CXgulXfQa6M7a8bRBxTi5WX1jLcGPCymG1cu98RungSdSoFE0pXIdsDg5084YHN4-KA5I-tuyl30HgjnQxQ6nNCrCSzJW6-Di-fMDkYCoRoVvG_ujJ/s1600/coralheartshadecopysm.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 330px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540652477995456274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHjAbm-Z2XwpCKxRpuvijRKh9y1CXgulXfQa6M7a8bRBxTi5WX1jLcGPCymG1cu98RungSdSoFE0pXIdsDg5084YHN4-KA5I-tuyl30HgjnQxQ6nNCrCSzJW6-Di-fMDkYCoRoVvG_ujJ/s400/coralheartshadecopysm.jpg" /></a> just a doodle i did the other night :)<br /><div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-16394134719701666172010-09-26T20:08:00.002-07:002010-09-26T20:09:34.835-07:00Finally....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZUlpePflHxKTvTWOT-io52JsBmzN7TmYh2-n0U1QX8315Lfb5x8-YZM7ko1AZH0bq5A_89brjPYSK86E20f4skEcUi0k8bPvh3-e4qZVgh0KLQx6DOrAmUd5KYHsH6R2lRbfzMvQg50u/s1600/sisterspaintingfinalcopysmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521425061220068098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJZUlpePflHxKTvTWOT-io52JsBmzN7TmYh2-n0U1QX8315Lfb5x8-YZM7ko1AZH0bq5A_89brjPYSK86E20f4skEcUi0k8bPvh3-e4qZVgh0KLQx6DOrAmUd5KYHsH6R2lRbfzMvQg50u/s400/sisterspaintingfinalcopysmall.jpg" /></a> ...finished! enjoy :)Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-63290227575993471852010-09-21T16:49:00.008-07:002010-09-21T17:02:06.695-07:00Treasure<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O7o6eRLznUGLAnze1WHirBT8npe1NfzuDN0SjWFztlVx2ZK0bw5KvPVQ_6pO8dUZIfxMLdjMD-UL6qGvETmxglMc_9r1hkQO0Lt8Lr0QWCSOqwvuB6L5WdB1jCFC043HXLrGUC79tDpp/s1600/canvascropsmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519519098161765218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O7o6eRLznUGLAnze1WHirBT8npe1NfzuDN0SjWFztlVx2ZK0bw5KvPVQ_6pO8dUZIfxMLdjMD-UL6qGvETmxglMc_9r1hkQO0Lt8Lr0QWCSOqwvuB6L5WdB1jCFC043HXLrGUC79tDpp/s400/canvascropsmall.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSIv-1GzO9COkl4hSsVgcu4PMNrk38KlpMvICGn_074oXmcSwGOHvdQi0M8OnMo3awCX-2HVqOembKqLP0I9gy3d0XQfaQGzeXU0FIR8SEPEWfvR2Op0hvGu-bVOmln1AVMJj5dweO6ME/s1600/collagesmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519518996584555938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSIv-1GzO9COkl4hSsVgcu4PMNrk38KlpMvICGn_074oXmcSwGOHvdQi0M8OnMo3awCX-2HVqOembKqLP0I9gy3d0XQfaQGzeXU0FIR8SEPEWfvR2Op0hvGu-bVOmln1AVMJj5dweO6ME/s400/collagesmall.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkU57Rj4VeBG4-k4qQkoB2oLA06vts4B3MbN-VAxpL_Kd2Mnbes65ybj2vpTdZMJfWZOM72JxFqhxSPDJeq3PpPCYRPXI9pMdpGAifRMMMpB7YHQXjY8sCmgN1BIfx0jLWUeMhBM-Wdcg/s1600/detailsmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519518880765815922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkU57Rj4VeBG4-k4qQkoB2oLA06vts4B3MbN-VAxpL_Kd2Mnbes65ybj2vpTdZMJfWZOM72JxFqhxSPDJeq3PpPCYRPXI9pMdpGAifRMMMpB7YHQXjY8sCmgN1BIfx0jLWUeMhBM-Wdcg/s400/detailsmall.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivULNXKEirrPuh6HEuUvqaFJK2PGc9twIc4iFGYsD3-YQ3GMISFWKjIIxG2mN99bEWgICxV8Va7Q87zehwVFkaohlFgsWdKKntR_ULRATF0C2SfXdIFQIKdIk-ctORCYGfj0zMBpn-oJI1/s1600/easelsmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519518765203793506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivULNXKEirrPuh6HEuUvqaFJK2PGc9twIc4iFGYsD3-YQ3GMISFWKjIIxG2mN99bEWgICxV8Va7Q87zehwVFkaohlFgsWdKKntR_ULRATF0C2SfXdIFQIKdIk-ctORCYGfj0zMBpn-oJI1/s400/easelsmall.jpg" /></a> </div><div>soooo....</div><div>here' a painting i've been working on for the last little while that i just finished the other night. it's my first mixed media painting and includes acrylic paint, fabric, and metalic sharpie (sharpie paint marker). This was a lot of fun to make! and it was also my first attempt at epoxy resin (that thick clear glossy finish over everything), which was quite messy and nerve-racking, but really worth the end result. I think i'll try it again on my next piece :) anyway, hope you enjoy! (sorry for the crappy lighting/photo quality). </div></div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-56761494877549786332010-07-24T11:16:00.002-07:002010-07-24T11:19:50.514-07:00Sneak Peek WIP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O3bunJVb_y2cbJ4COI7mttR9RD6A86hcWNgeBCFkoEN4C0srBEXWjssarXMQpooXpQ9DfZimoJWdOwZ7TAvtIC09TmyVdqHOiyZSwnfQVIQm27GfWU9v75ViDvGp7kOfv4fULyWaEvxk/s1600/sisterspaintingpeek.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497538631522900594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0O3bunJVb_y2cbJ4COI7mttR9RD6A86hcWNgeBCFkoEN4C0srBEXWjssarXMQpooXpQ9DfZimoJWdOwZ7TAvtIC09TmyVdqHOiyZSwnfQVIQm27GfWU9v75ViDvGp7kOfv4fULyWaEvxk/s400/sisterspaintingpeek.jpg" /></a> well, i've started my epic painting, and it's taking a lloooooonngggg time, so i wanted to post <em>something </em>while i'm working on it......so, voila! more to follow!!!!.......<br /><div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-25635742237105525092010-03-29T20:04:00.002-07:002010-03-29T20:12:00.105-07:00Moon Prism Power<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJj0qOJqvWzVvIC4DyVOWVuRLZSjnZ2fWYYD2BbG_yIsS1Wjyw4uUXYUF4Xn787dEXOGGOBFXNIxdYniXWSiRAysTafVpOsyrJ2PPSZ81WcrmJx1To8RLY-PwL1UL2v1w-Dx8SCyjNd-c/s1600/smoonpinksmall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454259306711589090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJj0qOJqvWzVvIC4DyVOWVuRLZSjnZ2fWYYD2BbG_yIsS1Wjyw4uUXYUF4Xn787dEXOGGOBFXNIxdYniXWSiRAysTafVpOsyrJ2PPSZ81WcrmJx1To8RLY-PwL1UL2v1w-Dx8SCyjNd-c/s400/smoonpinksmall.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfZRkg4ONqckScCtTG43HjPAfzLURl92xDLkJQg4OwwgCJ39eqiwixNyyOB6bT09DabpO5AMw9mv8uywzlZjzkIgnX8JWtEyd4DXYaAQXCfwfm8-dt7uu_bQSKLsw6Om03U-CdXlnt5Cj/s1600/smoonpinksmall.jpg"></a>just a little ol' meatball-head tribute ;P<br /><br /><div></div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-73505753404449430462009-12-03T18:43:00.005-08:002009-12-03T19:06:53.969-08:00Fairy Sketch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpMq6BqLXWOa3D6ClPW5dIsfuYGtA2yRSpiXFOj4dIQczndIYFD3MJGLpSA8GKaKWjuCqO_SMuq2Ew3IEN7TrJGbPR1VbROMcEfrKsgIop3L4ALz2OGghXLMOBfO0Id3IFIZ4HWHIRwQa/s1600-h/fairysketch2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411212142740319938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpMq6BqLXWOa3D6ClPW5dIsfuYGtA2yRSpiXFOj4dIQczndIYFD3MJGLpSA8GKaKWjuCqO_SMuq2Ew3IEN7TrJGbPR1VbROMcEfrKsgIop3L4ALz2OGghXLMOBfO0Id3IFIZ4HWHIRwQa/s400/fairysketch2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYqgAi3bNZgkajoUOOa_oXvRnv8wSKCc60yAAWfVUAvYKlqV6pHDv_aFj843aSFweqwEkV8i-27bVSO7B4aMPZnq0JOJn7rlfrilDrQ-CiUZtD2ksKGSEvYt0N_-AsD6UefuR2hmc28vL/s1600-h/fairysketch+copy.jpg"></a>here's a quick sketch i did tonight that i'm hoping to paint at some point...y'know, one of these days before i die.... :S<br /><br /><div></div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-23479348070725074852009-07-18T19:44:00.002-07:002009-07-18T19:48:31.408-07:00Longboarding<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgAbjSy6yVhwhqbk1KUv1QRFiM1xdL38Qx33B6UcoSR6Fq1W-bP_7Mq_Wz_KnKQzjW1l-nF3UYXgw6qn_kP3d7mMfOfAVuVe8MBeI1Lj_c8VLWjh8GG4P_lsdJzK_EY3Aqv9gRzR06uHf/s1600-h/skatecoloured+copy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359997642571645442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgAbjSy6yVhwhqbk1KUv1QRFiM1xdL38Qx33B6UcoSR6Fq1W-bP_7Mq_Wz_KnKQzjW1l-nF3UYXgw6qn_kP3d7mMfOfAVuVe8MBeI1Lj_c8VLWjh8GG4P_lsdJzK_EY3Aqv9gRzR06uHf/s400/skatecoloured+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5W8XMEqOd4tD3_ZIeg7THOvcLnFB9eY0ed_kYrU9R0pIYdLzlu8S0QwaUY4GJwhnSFQoVQ67GvkiIFdn8IcXr2Tfutc3DhCn1eVkcvN8ElXJCsf9JdZW8K9jPjjQP-n-LkeYB8J16wqC/s1600-h/skatecoloured+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-41865905561242029772009-05-18T19:16:00.002-07:002009-05-18T19:16:30.918-07:00Star Wars Painted<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GowVPCGhT63o2EcNr_hTngfg9P7qHseSIb78zlrddm4JkO1bI2lN9Ta4T3sef0-bUinM8QYk0yL3vEOQEl7nxk4tMDeBvcbzyyxGBQMMTp7FEtHN4-vT9gHh6lOMW6aqrt_KEjA26vzz/s1600-h/starwarsfinalsmall.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337353228496879778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3GowVPCGhT63o2EcNr_hTngfg9P7qHseSIb78zlrddm4JkO1bI2lN9Ta4T3sef0-bUinM8QYk0yL3vEOQEl7nxk4tMDeBvcbzyyxGBQMMTp7FEtHN4-vT9gHh6lOMW6aqrt_KEjA26vzz/s400/starwarsfinalsmall.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-60748491249296308562009-05-03T17:49:00.003-07:002009-05-03T17:54:39.194-07:00Star Wars Creature<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDxosu8m6kfXBOVGFsP_tTudujrkIydKQpLAHh3SUBb9TFjs33vHqE6rv2U5Qt6a3CStjY5UFBSFNeKCbaIYLmzzzWsUbpkLkkTzF3GbTmlKmvDuQ1-x8YwP1LkjQS_kqz7GHV32W5B9o/s1600-h/starwarsketch+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331765828089551666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizDxosu8m6kfXBOVGFsP_tTudujrkIydKQpLAHh3SUBb9TFjs33vHqE6rv2U5Qt6a3CStjY5UFBSFNeKCbaIYLmzzzWsUbpkLkkTzF3GbTmlKmvDuQ1-x8YwP1LkjQS_kqz7GHV32W5B9o/s400/starwarsketch+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Here's a Star Wars-esque inspired charcter I've been meaning to draw for a while now. I'm hoping to paint it soon-ish....;)</div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-27845491053828762502009-02-16T18:42:00.001-08:002009-02-16T18:44:05.294-08:00Fun With Textures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQ6IugZt5k0tqzbpFb8sMokm3CG7XfIlukSDFaC-9gEjIa5WGvOUWN5P7pId4-ZJyEirmWwT9UlywLRM60o-qAxWk0ri4Zizt9vFqUacu5mZDggM9UVxf7uPPZP-FnO4SPrZJ84qYgyl4/s1600-h/coralbunyancolour+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303591549866862258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQ6IugZt5k0tqzbpFb8sMokm3CG7XfIlukSDFaC-9gEjIa5WGvOUWN5P7pId4-ZJyEirmWwT9UlywLRM60o-qAxWk0ri4Zizt9vFqUacu5mZDggM9UVxf7uPPZP-FnO4SPrZJ84qYgyl4/s400/coralbunyancolour+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-53461717345716170482009-01-04T12:12:00.002-08:002009-01-04T12:17:38.589-08:00Yes, I'm a Slacker...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQcecPbiahcSZsSkBiQ9YKOWMSfIj19PSXXCi1Idvux-ypSbIDWSHGkz5gsyVtMjQMpJJODdPWNulI0ofA78mUNpE0fwD-oooOYZFB1nBadifw33deNPZM7mdruwp3_yRcG-3d-DEIRTX/s1600-h/coralbunyanlight.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287534526064190818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQcecPbiahcSZsSkBiQ9YKOWMSfIj19PSXXCi1Idvux-ypSbIDWSHGkz5gsyVtMjQMpJJODdPWNulI0ofA78mUNpE0fwD-oooOYZFB1nBadifw33deNPZM7mdruwp3_yRcG-3d-DEIRTX/s400/coralbunyanlight.jpg" border="0" /></a> uummm, yeah...about that painting i've been "working on" of the previous post...there's a good chance that may not be finished any time soon :( i'm just too busy with school. But i WILL finish it, one of these days, before i die...<br />anyways here's a sketch i did last night for the mean time....enjoy!<br /><div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-91066280390175822932008-07-04T19:04:00.005-07:002008-07-04T19:16:43.592-07:00Here We Go...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL85tStCuVaRgKTo0J3oICcYfiUQdjJixM9cDc49Pan800o9H0_XJnkXr1yKny20crzE-yksfYefh_IvqOFb_IOLROu0OOMptjHLCo5U-ScN5L-AUGF0fWP-prq1xX-rLbiE5EqR3Pnj44/s1600-h/girlslineart+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219346575336548146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL85tStCuVaRgKTo0J3oICcYfiUQdjJixM9cDc49Pan800o9H0_XJnkXr1yKny20crzE-yksfYefh_IvqOFb_IOLROu0OOMptjHLCo5U-ScN5L-AUGF0fWP-prq1xX-rLbiE5EqR3Pnj44/s400/girlslineart+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Aaaaalllright. so here's the lineart for a painting i'm going to do (added a quick gradient), and it is going to take me a LOOOONNG time! so i thought i'd post the lineart to have something up while i paint it. also, this is my first time doing digital linart, and i must say, i really like it. it's so much easier! i'm still slow though, this clean-up probably took me around 15 hours :S ...but i've only just begun!.....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb32Uh63O1NFp7PUOs9gPgF-efpn_ER93QQDt8QwSAhvxu-aUq5UkoF22BbHNbjesCryRbFkFWmabwQHfJKX1w7kP0LV6w8I3h1md8Fr1SQVxsx8CahtMxJlQK4-w-yk4-kbzB1OC4ewD1/s1600-h/girlslineart+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-69151745028761973262008-06-12T21:23:00.002-07:002008-06-12T21:28:17.468-07:00Little Creature<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpyQdVvl9JEHvcNRJ8Ho5E0-2KYKUScGh3hPaHxB8rfH7qD05derYe5fQQLvbiVj_xQC0L0esmGV4L9pvY4BDquLpZ8VRifKM0aFbhv77FLha0c4QN357_kP152P64LaJtTr4h3tgubH9/s1600-h/creature+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211217760610805906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpyQdVvl9JEHvcNRJ8Ho5E0-2KYKUScGh3hPaHxB8rfH7qD05derYe5fQQLvbiVj_xQC0L0esmGV4L9pvY4BDquLpZ8VRifKM0aFbhv77FLha0c4QN357_kP152P64LaJtTr4h3tgubH9/s400/creature+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Honestly, i have no clue what this is. i just started doodling yesterday and this is what came out....some weird cat-fish-octopus-bird-thingy....call it what you like ;P</div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-91939613669141029642008-06-04T19:03:00.005-07:002008-06-04T19:14:29.766-07:00Life Drawing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GH5jja7hmpfmFy6OQTWe64oO3NcCsI0D3tu4xOby0XOm68n7COM18aqPKb-DaxAwY-yPIBBX5JYWamcgPMu0KcBECWR_xQBt3uhgSKYaK0I5nijvfyH2NE0ACFdPeVy4pwlnZxpBUG3O/s1600-h/LDsheet1+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208214408631022546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2GH5jja7hmpfmFy6OQTWe64oO3NcCsI0D3tu4xOby0XOm68n7COM18aqPKb-DaxAwY-yPIBBX5JYWamcgPMu0KcBECWR_xQBt3uhgSKYaK0I5nijvfyH2NE0ACFdPeVy4pwlnZxpBUG3O/s400/LDsheet1+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXS0CClTzK0xqGJxKdcj8RcuXNeyHr9hfqUZ36ZFGJwaKxjN09A35Q7Mp3w6mvhXLuePDMZ3PE0PRzhqy-L-FGGaw-djnRZ8S4wAfc0WuDvqFwx1xjtuRooiZy7A0SfymHXntSEtdWM12O/s1600-h/LDsheet2+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208214281172514642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXS0CClTzK0xqGJxKdcj8RcuXNeyHr9hfqUZ36ZFGJwaKxjN09A35Q7Mp3w6mvhXLuePDMZ3PE0PRzhqy-L-FGGaw-djnRZ8S4wAfc0WuDvqFwx1xjtuRooiZy7A0SfymHXntSEtdWM12O/s400/LDsheet2+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />sooo....i went to life drawing last night for the first time in 7 years!! it was a lot of fun, and i hope to start going more often :) these vary from 10-20 minute poses and were done in blue ball-point pen, then texture added in photoshop.<br /><div></div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193338917778549579.post-74123424112160227202008-05-22T19:05:00.002-07:002008-05-22T19:06:33.185-07:00Sophie & Calcifer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KWVk-RC4bSp9PAmDdGrbbaW8Ww7ytVWrBHah8QOm93ZHXGbXX3SZ-Go5ehEyg8KYZ0LsUrCfjP4N_p1pyUueAW-xYQwAdyz59TFkcdKIBHapWy_iR4FhfEjysuEMeKCC7N_ng0hsegsG/s1600-h/sophie_flat+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203388812832457554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KWVk-RC4bSp9PAmDdGrbbaW8Ww7ytVWrBHah8QOm93ZHXGbXX3SZ-Go5ehEyg8KYZ0LsUrCfjP4N_p1pyUueAW-xYQwAdyz59TFkcdKIBHapWy_iR4FhfEjysuEMeKCC7N_ng0hsegsG/s400/sophie_flat+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Voila! <3 love this movie so much <3<br /><div></div>Courtney Dobbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869559757022901218noreply@blogger.com6