Click the image & enlarge for a better view, it’s become a little fuzzy with resizing!
This has been sitting on my desk for about 3 weeks in sketch form, I just couldn’t decide if I liked it enough to colour it & finish it off, really happy I did now though, as it turned out much better than expected!
It started off as a dream & I just couldn’t get the idea out of my head, so I sketched it out & messed around with the composition & positioning for ages, but just wasn’t happy with it no matter what I did, so I stuffed it down the side of my desk in frustration – this is where most things go I get frustrated with, drawings, garments, shoes, technology, you name it, it’s probably down there! I came across it again a week or so ago, whilst I was looking for something else, made a few adjustments & felt much happier with it, so got it coloured & finished up.
I guess most of you are noticing a theme with my illustrations by now, even when I try to draw pretty things like mermaids they end up dark, morbid & a little gory. I just can’t help myself, those themes always seem to seep through somehow. I blame my love of comics, horror films & gory video games! I’m also a vegetarian, so I only eat vege sushi, I wonder if that has something to do with this one?
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wowow your illustration is wonderful!
That is amaaazing! By the way, that necklace shown a few posts below is like ‘so fetch’.
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Sophh Elizabeth
You draw so well Stephanie. This is abit of a mind warp, in a good way! Keep up the good work, I enjoy seeing what you’ll come up with next.
x Minty
http://mintyandpeaches.wordpress.com
Love it ! love the idea and how you do it !!! such a good illustration! how you do it ?it seems like you use illustrator..photoshop? I´m in love with the sushi mermaid!!! :)
Rollolollo
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Thankyou! :) I sketch everything, then add colour & texture with Photoshop.
At first I thought “this is beautiful” … but then I looked at it a while longer and thought “this is AMAZING”. Not just something pretty – it’s clever and cynical too.
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I’m glad you finished it Stephanie. It is seriously great- concept, execution et al. I love it!
Paola
http://www.ThePvdHJournal.com
Thanks everyone! It means a lot hearing such nice things about my work :) I’m glad you all appreciate my slightly macabre tastes, hope it’s not scared anyone off though! Hah!
holy crap this is so good. you have a great blog. following now.
Oh my gawwwwd I actually can’t stop looking at this – you are too freakin talented! That is honestly amazing.
I’ll probably send this comment and go back up and look at it for a while.. xx
Aw, thank you! That’s such a lovely compliment! :)
I’m so glad you finished it, it’s amazing!
simply amazing!
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Oh man this is wicked!
I’m your new follower, hope we can follw each other! X
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I’m an illustrator too.. and mermaids are always always a big subject on them.. I think most of my artwork portrays mermaids and the moon.. I’m obsessed with both since birth..
this is a really great illustration, congrats.. you’re really talented!
loving your blog, just found it.. stay cool!
what an awesome concept + execution!! tres talented!
OMG your illustrations are insane! SOOO amazing! I love them! More!! :) xx
Love this – for me its totally associated with vegan ideas.
Maybe you should print this and sell on etsy, I would love put this on my room wall, and I think Im not the only person :)
Happy that I found your blog!
Thank you so much! :)
I’m actually in the process of setting up an Etsy, but it might be a little while yet as I have so much other stuff to get done first! But feel free to drop me an email [steph@faiiint.com] if you would like a print & we can sort something out! :)
Love your blog too, those blouse/shorts are just genius!