Saturday, February 11, 2012

Illustration Friday: Popularity


I'm interrupting my "botanical hearts" series to bring you this sketch of some hearts of a different sort. These classic little confections enjoy a soaring popularity this time of year. Nothing says "Valentine's Day" quite like conversation hearts.

Oddly enough, they're kind of challenging to draw. I spent a couple of hours on a more "photorealistic" drawing, only to scrap the darn thing. There's something about that type on them that trips me up: it's very imperfectly stamped onto the candies, but that imperfection is hard to duplicate. So I decided to do a quickie drawing, and I think that the more casual sketch sort of suits these little hearts.

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

14 comments:

  1. You have definitely captured these little hearts perfectly! I can almost taste them! Excellent!

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  2. Hello Sarah...I am a big fan of your work-love your nature Heart theme-try cutting strawberries in half too:)and these Sweethearts were my favorite as a kid-you brought me back to a long time ago-Thanks

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  3. It's so true, the type is always crooked or off center! You did a great job replicating that. Very nicely done.

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  4. Lovely, Sarah! Really pretty illustration.

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  5. What a charming sketch! You've really captured the charm of these sweet little candies. They always make me smile - I guess because they evoke so many happy memories. Happy Valentine's Day to you.

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  6. You captured them well in just the right way!

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  7. yum...I'm cravings these now! nice work!

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  8. Your work is so beautiful! I love love LOVE coloured pencils and don't often find people who are able to use them as gorgeously as you do. Thank you for sharing with us all. : )

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  9. I used to eat these like crazy around this time. These are a perfect depiction of them! I can practically smell and taste!

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  10. Your work is so delicate, and I love the softness in texture. Lovely!

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  11. Perfectly sweet and I think they turned out super, Sarah! Such great work you do..wishing you a lovely Valentine's day!!

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  12. Oh, Sarah, you're the best! I know what you mean about capturing the irregularities of something that most people may think are perfect. It is a fine line to get it just wrong enough to look right!

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  13. very sweet. Love the colours and composition.

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  14. Really cute, Sarah! Charming pastel colours :) and I love the effect of the paper texture.

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