Wednesday 22 August 2007

Illustration Friday - Captain



The captain, or head honcho, of this army is none other than the Grand Old Duke (or god for short) of York.  His physique suggests that he feeds on a diet of soldiers rather than merely leading them.

Anyway, he's a very good argument in favour of socialism.

11 comments:

piper said...

wow that is really great!
how did you do all that line work,
with a brush or a pen?
i can't wait to see the rest of your site.

Cathy said...

This is done in watercolour, using a brush with a very fine tip. Actually, my brushes are wearing out, and the delivery of the new ones hasn't happened yet ... better get on with some b/w work

Zari said...

this is a great illo! love the colors and the linework...what a great site you've here!

Chris.P said...

Very bright and dynamic as usual Cathy. The pimple is a particularly nice touch:¬)

Scott said...

Great illustration. I really like how you cross hatched the colors to get different tones. Nice work.

John Coulter said...

this is great! i love the textures and cross hatching.
http://johncoulter.blogspot.com/

janie said...

I love this, it's so rich in colour and your crosshatching technique gives it great life and movement, brilliant. Sweet little robin watching all the madness.

JEN said...

Hey Cathy,
Lovely work as usual! I like the GOD of York, he looks like he's had to many minions for breakfast...
Love the pics of Flaf too, what a cutie.
Jen :)

Chris.P said...

Hi Cathy I've tagged you:¬)

http://www.ravenmadness.blogspot.com/

Alexiev said...

That pretty image... I like as you solved the plane of the horizon... Greetings of Buenos Aires...

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Ellen said...

OOooooH!!!!! A new favourite! LOVE your work!!!!!!