Designed: 29.11.10
copyright Beccy Muir
Sunday, December 5
Ninth Day of Christmas
Day nine stars the divine Mrs. Claus busting a few moves! After all those milk maids I decided that having the literal amount of characters in the image really makes it impractical to colour and use on a card. Reducing the size so it will fit on a card front means that you lose a lot of the detail, not to mention that it's practically impossible to get your colours in such tiny little spaces.
Saturday, December 4
The Black Swan
Hi All.
Living in Australia I take it for granted that everyone knows about the existence of black swans, which are native to this country. I believe there are also populations in New Zealand and some parts of Europe, although I'm not 100% certain of that. Anyway, I noticed that a few of you were surprised by my choice of colour and I just wanted to show you that where the idea came from.
Living in Australia I take it for granted that everyone knows about the existence of black swans, which are native to this country. I believe there are also populations in New Zealand and some parts of Europe, although I'm not 100% certain of that. Anyway, I noticed that a few of you were surprised by my choice of colour and I just wanted to show you that where the idea came from.
Picture Source: Wikimedia Commons
Friday, December 3
Eighth Day of Christmas
These ladies were very enjoyable to work with. To me, it looks like they are all having a drink together at the office Christmas party! You could make them look more seasonal by using traditional Christmas colours for the dresses and caps, but I quite liked the multi-colours. Oh, and you can also decide what beverage is going in those cups they are swinging around... I opted for the safe path and gave them all a nice glass of fresh milk!
Seventh Day of Christmas
I'm happy with the way this Australian Black Swan turned out, but I have to admit that it was really, really difficult to colour. If you are going to have a go at it, I would suggest printing it at a very generous size so you can get into all the fiddly areas around the vine and white swans.
Thursday, December 2
Sixth Day of Christmas
This is it! This is my favourite of all the designs I've done so far. I love the smug look on her face as she sits in her beautifully decorated nest wearing a nice new red scarf. I don't know how she came to have these items, but by her expression I would bet she intends to keep them!
Wednesday, December 1
Thank You
I would like to say a quick thank you to everyone who leaves comments here on my blog. I really enjoy reading through them and get such a chuckle out of some of the things that are written. I'm also touched by how generous you all are with your compliments... it's very much appreciated.
I'm really pleased that you are enjoying the drawings I post and can find something useful and fun to do with them. You are all most sincerely welcome.
Cheers,
Beccy
Beccy
Fifth Day of Christmas
I didn't realise how many birds there are in the Twelve Days of Christmas until I came to design day five and realised there were no feathers to draw. This little girl was inspired by my beautiful daughter Madison.
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