Friday 9 November 2007

Illustration Friday - Scale



The musicians are practising their scales,  much to the horror of the robbers lurking inside the house.  (They sort of decrease in scale, too).

27 comments:

Martin Kelly said...

Nice work again Cathy. I'm always amazed by how neat your hatching looks. Mine always turns out looking like a scribbled mess.

RyanLoghry said...

Wow! Very nicely done. How long does an illustration like that take you?

Valeriannah said...

Thanks for the kudo's on my fishies!
Your illustration here is priceless.

Cathy said...

Thanks for the nice comments - the length of time an illustration takes depends on how much arranging and rearranging I do in Potatoshop, but this one took a full working day (7 hours).

Ginger*:) said...

Wonderful! This is such a great depiction of the tale. I can tell it took a full day...

shannon said...

I like the illustration! I've used the Bremen Town Musician stories in my teaching the past few years.

NANCY LEFKO said...

beautiful work...it has so much character...

ValGalArt said...

I absolutely love this!!! Really wonderful!

Natura said...

Exquisite artwork. Bravo!

Vee said...

I love this ! Wonderful characters and beautiful line work.

Luis Servo said...

Sua técnica é simplesmente incrível, increible, incredible!!!

Tracy said...

Wow, this is spectacular! I'm really impressed by how wonderful it is! You did a great job...this needs to be the cover of a new version of Bremen's Town Musicians! (Thanks for the comment about liking my avatar!) :)

tekentijger said...

Great drawing! I remember having a book as a child with the 'Bremer Stadsmuziekanten' in it. The picture used to scare me, I like yours much better!

APO (Bem-Trapilho) said...

beautiful illustration! :)

jaggedsmile said...

I've always loved the Bremen Town Musicians, and you've captured them beautifully!

Ces said...

Haha! This is marvelous. I love the whole concept. A refreshing take on IF's prompt.

pescador said...

i would like to hear the music from this beautifull band, they look very cute in crescendo!!!!
saludos cathy

imwithsully said...

This reminds me of the Bremen Town Musicians! Cute.

shaky mouse said...

fantastic shading, and great balance from the animals too! :)

Alicia Padrón said...

Aww love it. Your work is truly wonderful :o)

Brine Blank said...

Perfect...great style on this...

lil kim said...

oh I LOVE this - it has such a Chagalle quality about it and feels so warm and rich despite it only being black and white! great work.

janie said...

brilliant,very happy piece even the fish bones are smiling, I just love the detail of your work.

JO said...

Clever use of scale and a beautiful illo. You have a wonderful style.

Audrie said...

I love the style of the characters and the texture in this piece!

APO (Bem-Trapilho) said...

hello cathy, thanks for visiting me! love to have you on my blog!
big kiss :)

Ellen said...

Fabulous work!!!!!