tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74049519086741769602024-03-14T04:21:54.277-07:00The ScoreSketches, drawings and the occasional musing from Designer and Illustrator Monique LopezMonique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-34983959441147493052013-06-05T22:29:00.000-07:002013-06-05T22:29:49.535-07:00Just like Romeo and Juliet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey there! Real quick update I thought I'd share. My wonderful friend <a href="http://madefortheboy.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Kaela's </a>nanny got married over the weekend. Yay! One of the wedding tasks that I got asked to help with was putting together a kids activity book. The interior pages were just various line art and activities I found online since you know, short timeline, but I quickly whipped up a custom cover with their faces. I particularly like how Delana looks a little like Barbie here.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Also really hoping some kids and or guests took the opportunity to color in and or embellish upon their likeness.</span></div>
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-77790627657334641352013-05-24T00:33:00.002-07:002013-05-24T00:51:14.927-07:00Stupid sexy Flanders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Howdy there. So I didn't win the Gravity Falls tshirt design contest. But I did get a lot of positive feedback from friends and strangers alike on them! I'm considering making a redbubble or whatever site and maybe getting them printed? Although I'm not sure where that falls in the grey area that is parody to copywritten/tradmakred characters thing? I don't want to get sued or piss anyone off. <br />
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Moving along, i've been posting a little more to instagram than here. just because its faster and I really don't have to think about these text posts thing-y's.<br />
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But lets get you caught up and archive these doodles eh?<br />
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<br />Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-52703289738457262852013-02-14T21:21:00.000-08:002013-02-14T21:21:56.255-08:00Gravity Falls t-shirt contest!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Some more of what I've been u to in the past month!<br />
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I got off my tuff and made some art for <a href="http://welovefine.com/" target="_blank">welovefine.com</a> ‘s <b>Gravity Falls T-shirt design contest</b>.
If you love me, the show, and/or the shirts I designed, I would be
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design a 5/5 rating! Seriously I’ll love you forever! Yay please and thank
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<a href="http://www.welovefine.com/vote.php?id_contest=29#/id_submit=11154" target="_blank">Vote 5/5 for The Mystery Shack Souvenir shirt!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.welovefine.com/vote.php?id_contest=29#/id_submit=11199" target="_blank">Vote 5/5 for the Mister Mystery Club shirt!</a><br />
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For reals, thank you so much if you do take the time to go and vote! I appreciate it!</div>
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-43979168124430875482013-02-11T22:21:00.001-08:002013-02-11T22:21:21.146-08:00Huey Lewis and I share the same birth date<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So I'm in the middle of about a bajillion projects at the moment, but finally, something required a hard deadline and involved people and music I like. That means it got finished! And here are the results:<br />
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It's a poster for a friend's going away show. And now a detail shot. <br />
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If you're in bay area you should go because it'll be tubular. </div>
Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-66195434869358540522012-12-13T00:35:00.000-08:002012-12-13T00:38:39.299-08:00Stuff and Progress!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Look! I've been up to some things. Although one of them obviously wasnt "updating her blog" A-hyuk-yuk!!<br />
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Lets start of with something from the vault. A pair of boobies. They were a gift for my friend, who is <a href="http://spaceshipsandmonsters.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">an artist in his own right</a>. (click to view it larger)
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Then I got crafty, and the Mister and I put together this bit of fall for our door
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In the mean time, I've also been working on a painting of my friends dog as a thank you gift for puppy sitting Margot. This is a teaser. In progress and final shots coming soon.<br />
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Also kind of obsessed with these guys. I might do a paiting (or 2) of them.</div>
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And I've got some other poppin' fresh ideas just waiting to be shelled out. What? I don't know. I need sleep.</div>
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-549777579921398042012-10-02T11:30:00.000-07:002012-10-02T11:30:00.948-07:00Endor indoors! Get it! It's a joke!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Behold! A table terrarium? Isn't that's sweet. But wait, whats this? If you look closer...<br />
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There's an ewok in my bowl.<br />
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Quite a few of them actual, with a couple of friends (can you spot them?) Fighting off imperial forces!<br />
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A battle is being waged in what looks like a river bed. Of some sort. (Yes, I added the walkers later)<br />
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What's that in the trees?!
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This was a lot of fun to make. A quick, reasonably priced nerdy craft project. I got the idea after stumbling across a sweet stash of mico machine star wars toys at a local toy shop. If people are interested, I might start an etsy account selling "kits" for these bad boys since I kind of stock piled on toys. Or maybe a lucky few will get some Star Wars/Nature related Christmas gift. Yay!</div>
Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-54527925702969495592012-09-17T23:46:00.001-07:002012-09-17T23:46:29.832-07:00Margot Graduated Puppy Class!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Instead of my usual bouts of infrequent arting, I have been taking care and trying to train a puppy. We were enrolled in a Puppy 1 class and Margot just recently graduated! So of course I crafted a little puppy graduation cap after I stumbled this <a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/Pet-Graduation-Caps/" target="_blank">instructible</a> (check it out the pictures are super cute!). And so life goes on, we started the Puppy 2 class, and I maybe I'll get back to more drawing and nerd crafts.<br />
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-74392696505257033272012-07-22T22:19:00.000-07:002012-07-22T22:19:50.958-07:00Puppyhood, or my legitimate reason for a lack of posts lately<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Doubt anyone has noticed, but I've been taking a break from making art and diy crafty things and sadly updating this poor blog. Its bittersweet but I don't have much of a choice because all of my time now is spent working and TAKING CARE OF AND RAISING MY BEAUTIFUL BABY PUPPY!<br />
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Her name is Margot and she's a Boston Terrier pup. She was about 9 or 10 weeks old when I got her, and I'm told she was the runt. I recused her from a guy in Fresno who had just bought the pup from some couple in Durham and realized very quickly he wasn't going to be able to adequately take care of a puppy. She hadn't even had any shots yet poor thing. So my life has been turned a bit upside down as I try to raise a crazy puppy into a healty, sweet little dog.<br />
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Needless to say, there hasn't been a dull moment since shes entered my life. I love her so much. She's like my little gremlin, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHsPQMHkI7o" target="_blank">and this is in fact her theme song</a>. And now I'm going to be that annoying lady that posts a ton of pictures of her dog. <br />
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btw, she doesnt love her onesie jamies. But she'll tolerate them for a while. I picked that up from <a href="http://www.mijoandbambi.com/" target="_blank">Mijo & Bambi</a> at the Renegade Craft fair in SF this weekend.<br />
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And if you do miss my art stuffs, don't fret. I have one piece i'm still working on but close to finishing, and a bunch of paitings/craft I've made and taken photos, I just need to edit and post about them. But since thats usually less fun than the actual making part, that explains why they aren't up here yet.</div>Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-62715184377184141282012-06-20T22:17:00.001-07:002012-06-21T19:18:39.117-07:00Herp derp. The illustration.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Still practicing drawing and colorin' in photoshop. Its helped me to be marginally faster! Huzzah.<br />
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Hello my poor little blog. I'm sorry I've gone rouge and've neglected you so. I swear, this whole time I've being doing stupid things to update you with. some are still in progress, others i need to take photos of or scan. <br />
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I'm currently in Vancouver having just attended the <a href="http://interlinkconference.com/" target="_blank">Interlink Conference</a>. It was amazing! Seriously if you work as a front web designer/developer you shoulda been there man. All the speakers were fantastic and I can't tell you how stoked I was to get to meet <a href="http://css-tricks.com/" target="_blank">Chris Coyier</a> of CSS-Tricks and THE <a href="http://jessicahische.is/awesome/" target="_blank">Jessica Hische</a> of "Don't Fear the Internet" and other awesome things. I also got to meet a bunch of other really cool designers, developers, etc. And I'll hopefully make another post later about how much I love Vancouver and why its fantastic. But yeah it was super fun stuff and I hope to attend the next one for sure.<br />
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Anyhoo, between being inspired by all that and finally having a quiet moment here, I've complied and am presenting one of my lame attempts at showing my painting process as I try to keep in shape by practicing random portraits. This is Martin Freeman. Better known as Watson from Sherlock, Tim from the office, soon to be a hobbit. I don't think its very good and because it was always to be a practice thing and not a finished piece, it isn't. I think I may try this again in Photoshop as i'm experimenting with that again for efficiencies sake. Don't forget to click on the image to see in a larger size. More Nerd shit coming soon. MONIQUE OUT!<br />
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Why yes, I'm a <b>big</b> fan of head accoutrement
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Elise of Red Velvet and <a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.typepad.com/">A Beautiful Mess</a>. She's freaking gorgeous.
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Eventually, I'll probably have a bow in every size and color.
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Random: I received this adorable Japanese pea pop puppy for Christmas from my beloved. I adore it.
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So then I tried my hand at making my own version of the Red Velvet bow in a warmer, Christmas red and stiffer fabric. It turned out ehh, ok. Not sure when or where I'll be able to pull this off. And until I get a new camera, I had to compensate with my crappy HTC phone camera with filters to actually make me look *less* washed out. Sigh.Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-58856921154148115052011-12-07T23:28:00.001-08:002011-12-07T23:40:49.516-08:00His name was RockoI was on a roll with being better with more frequent updates but then you know, life happened. Also I really need to stop being lame and get a better camera and then not be lame about taking photos with the better camera. Maybe a New Years resolution?
Anyway, one of the things that tied me up was this guy. A painting commission of a dearly beloved pet. I really hope I did him justice. I drawn tons of dogs an animals but haven't really painted them before. At least a finished one anyway. And that background.. yeah. Sigh. Not 100% thrilled but it needed to be done with in time for Christmas.
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And here's the really rough initial sketch.
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Coming up next time, a peak into my new crazy crafting life, and more sketches of pretty ladies. Or something Adventure Time related.Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-36510282773064338212011-11-20T21:46:00.001-08:002011-11-20T22:15:20.325-08:00Internet Ladies I adoreI decided I should keep my skills sharp by doing quick, rough practice portraits on some ladies I admire. I started off with the hilarious and talented Kate Beaton of "<a href="http://harkavagrant.com/">Hark A Vagrant</a>" It's been a minute and I started off feeling a little rusty and I hope that if Kate ever saw it, she wouldn't mind how this turned out (I was working from a blurry youtube video :/) Anyway "<a href="http://harkavagrant.com/">Hark A Vagrant</a>" is a fantastic, funny comic I highly recommend. Especially if you're a big history and literature nerd. And you'll learn a thing or two about Canada! (It's Neat!)
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Ok the second lady I decided to draw was Katie of the blog "<a href="http://skunkboycreatures.blogspot.com/">Skunkboy Creatures</a>". She's also talented, crafty, quirky and adorable! I love her DIY and outfit posts. So if you're into girly crafty things, I also recommend her blog.
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Then we went to one of my favorite local antique stores (I love living within walking distance to several antique and consignment shops). I scored a super sweet paint by numbers piece, Mr. Man got a vintage Darth Vader and his TIE Fighter and then I decided to document some "artifacts" of hilariously awful Italian stereotypes. What the hell man..
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My costume for this year was a Star Wars Imperial Officer. Not quit <a href="http://www.501st.com/">501st quality</a> (as I can't sew, and I would need to buy better boots, belt, etc) but I think it turned out well for Halloween. I was inspired by my friend Joanna and this post she linked to with details of construction: <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/imperialofficer">Naval Imperial Officer Costume</a>
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Also this weekend was the <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/2nd-annual-bad-dads-art-show-a-tribute-to-the-films-of-wes-anderson/">2nd Annual Bad Dads Art Show</a> (a tribute to the films of Wes Anderson). I missed last years and I really wanted to go. Also I found out that if you went in costume as a Wes Anderson character you would get a free mini print of the show poster. So of course I pulled out my costume from last year (Which really isn't that much different from how I dress normally, just with blonde hair and thicker eyeliner). Sadly I didn't get any photos while we were there (it was packed) but some people took photos of me so maybe they'll surface somewhere. The fellow and I bought two prints inspired by "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/">The Fantastic Mr. Fox</a>" . I wish I could be asked to be a part of fun shows like this. I really need to get off my ass and research shows that accept submissions, be more prolific, and somehow find the "right person to know". Ugh. I hate networking.
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Ok that was fun here's a few more Halloweeny photos!
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Anyhoo, I decided to draw this scene for whatever reason, and now i'm sharing it with "the world"
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When I draw Ryan Gosling, I make sure to make him <i>not</i> cute.Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-56508729256015237062011-10-13T11:30:00.000-07:002011-10-13T11:30:00.538-07:00Cute cuddly things.More photos from random bay area adventures. A couple staring one F13
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I love him, but I'm not sure if I could handle a world with two of him *smiley face*
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And check out my super sweet 1983 original burger king Return of the Jedi Ewok cup! I know you're jelly.
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Baby ewoks in the hizouse.
Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-23090731608818705722011-10-11T21:32:00.000-07:002011-10-11T21:32:04.784-07:00Postcards!About two weeks ago we happened to end up in a really great junk shop in Berkeley after hunting for antique finds. I cant remember the name of the shop now, but it was a tiny little place and they had boxes of fantastic old, mostly blank postcards. I decided to grab a bunch to send to friends and family since have still been unable to visit *grumble* but it works out fine since living here is kind of like being on really great stay-cation.
Anyhoo, here are some scans of some of them, and some doodles I did on the back of them so this blog can still be about my art stuffs.
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How cute is the girl on the trolly? And how about that pan am bag (mediocre network series non-withstanding)?
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-46469026337799701102011-10-03T20:57:00.000-07:002011-10-03T20:57:56.661-07:00Fall! and Photos!Has it really been over a month since I last posted? Sadly yes. but I think to help improve post frequency I'm going to do a little experiment here and start posting some of my photos and random stuff that makes me smile. I'm still art-ing (and I've even picked up several new hobbies..) and I'll definitely be continuing to show that stuff here too but in the mean time..
First I painted my nail all Kate Spade-y with a touch of <a href="http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/">Geninne's inspired art</a> on my thumb
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Then the other day I noticed this. You can tell its a girl car because of the <i>eyelashes</i>
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And its fall in the bay area. You know what that means?! SPIDERS. EVERYWHERE.
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That is over my front door frame. There are so many cobwebs that appear we dont really need to decorate for Halloween...Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-16073479835885878902011-08-21T22:04:00.000-07:002011-08-22T11:31:26.107-07:00Things in my apartment that make me happySo what are some of the things I do when I'm not arting? I'm concocting crazy plans and ideas to improve the aesthetic value of the first real place I've lived in on my own. Slow to start (since I kind of had to figure out what kind of design style I had a taste for..) and then you know, taking breaks here and there. Mostly for my wallet but also for my (and not to mention my boyfriends) sanity. <br />
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Also, our place was kind of ehh.. so regretfully I didn't take many before or process shots as I wanted to get everything done and over with. I found a few before/process picks, and an old photo I took of myself in the bathroom last year (yeah yeah I know, it was for an art reference if it makes it any better)<br />
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Oh yeah, this was the original paint job we moved into. This wasn't done by us. I really wanted to punch whoever painted this place before us.<br />
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herp derp. At least you can kind of see the sad, awful color cream walls and the old shower curtain. It was a'ite.<br />
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Ok now for the glorious after! Peppered with things that make me smile!<br />
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And thus concludes the mini tour of my place, which I think will always be a work in progress, weather I stay here another year or move somewhere else. Hope you enjoyed!<br />
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-11931802940837810002011-08-12T12:00:00.000-07:002011-08-12T12:00:56.943-07:00I made a web bannerFor my cousin's fashion blog <a href="http://www.theblondebrunette.com/">The Blonde Brunette</a> I think they like and they'll probably add it soon along with an overall site design update. In the mean time the 3 of you can peep this.<br />
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Since it was for a fashion blog, the first inspirational illustrator that came to mind was <a href="http://www.margueritesauvage.com/#flower%20women">Marguerite Sauvage</a>. Shes amazing and I hope her and anyone else doesn't take offense to my little banner here.<br />
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Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-16786716792734568332011-07-19T19:02:00.000-07:002011-07-19T19:02:40.643-07:00Ron & Tammy. A love story.So my obsessive nerdiness has reached new heights and crossed genres. Here we have influences of 60's crime novels and style, the great Phil Noto, the amazing Robert McGuinness and well, my love for comedic television series'. <br />
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I think I'm done with P&R art for now anyway. May move on to The League or Trailer Park boys.<br />
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Still don't really have the hang of "painting" in PS but at least this is faster..?Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-55356896656559895792011-07-15T09:47:00.000-07:002011-07-15T09:47:08.000-07:00More sketchy sketchesHere's some things I did a while ago, before my lame foray into digital inking/coloring (Don't worry! More of that silly shit is coming soon!). Annnnyhoo hopefully the people that I depicted don't hate these (Or better yet well ever find out about them...) DRAWING IS FUN! <br />
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I noticed I like drawing glasses a lot. I'm not that good at it, but its a good challenge I suppose...<br />
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Aaaand my girl crush Zooey. Sorry I made your nose a little too big sweetheart!Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-14734758074308842632011-06-16T18:01:00.000-07:002011-06-16T18:01:04.729-07:00Chicky-Chicky Nug-NugzI like to draw things that amuse me.<br />
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This was suppose to just be practice for "painting" in photoshop and a lighting/color study on a face. I'm not 100% thrilled with it but maybe someone else out there will enjoy it. And if you think this is weird, talk to the person behind <a href="http://dogsthatlookliketomhaverford.tumblr.com/">Dogs that look like Tom Haverford</a><br />
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Oh yeah, I forgot to mention on here. I finally updated my website and the design/layout for this here blog. So come check it out. <a href="http://moniquelopez.com">Art and stuffs!</a>Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404951908674176960.post-52852297253266876912011-03-16T19:51:00.000-07:002011-03-16T19:51:08.040-07:00Sweating to the oldies?Meh so it's a little old. New to you right? I also found this last night after my post about only water coloring moms and small children. This was a gift for my mom a few years back.<br />
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Also, super difficult to scan in a water color painting and color correct it to not look like ass. Scanners don't really pick up lightly tinted paper all that well. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* also super quick shout out to my mom who is an amazing and wonderful human being and who did a pretty damn good job raising me. And who I miss very much. Its rough sometimes being an only child and living in a different state than my mom for several years now <3</span>Monique Lopezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07916164377808559339noreply@blogger.com0