nation of amanda ([info]nationofamanda) wrote,
@ 2008-08-13 17:52:00
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watercolor madness! or: a good man is hard to find*

first off, this lovely piece. i still have to scan the back cover as well.


bryan ohio of the political party was a fan of my watercolor stuff, 
and he wanted me to sort of mirror this comic book cover but with ninja cats and ta-da--EP cover for send help is done.

then i also did a watercolor illo for the san antonio current for this week's uncle mat about gal looking for a man:

the letter (which is here) said she was a thick lady, and big girls look super cute in cavegirl gear so this one pretty much drew itself.
i draw the uncle mat illo every week now and i'm constantly trying to figure out how not to just draw the same picture of a sad person every week since it's an advice column. sometimes i feel like it's hit or miss but i really liked this one and i think it suits the letter in the column.






*(like the flannery o'conner short story, not like the crappy movie.)




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[info]charitypomaybo
2008-08-13 11:50 pm UTC (link)
yay! those are both super great

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[info]rudeboyzach
2008-08-13 11:55 pm UTC (link)
I really like your watercolors.... it makes me want to paint.

Seriously awesome.

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[info]drinksanddrugs
2008-08-14 12:20 am UTC (link)
that cover is AMAZING.
Also, Brian and I will be roommates starting Sept 1st. fuckyea!

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[info]hateyourgutsdie
2008-08-14 02:02 am UTC (link)
the cavegirl is my favorite picture... maybe EVER!!

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Dear Amanda...
[info]kikstartmyheart
2008-08-14 03:19 am UTC (link)
I've been a silent lurker of your LJ for about a month.
(Oh dear lord, I sound like such a creepshow!)
But I just want to say that I REALLY love your art! It pretty much rocks my socks.

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[info]freetothink
2008-08-14 03:22 am UTC (link)
haha random. i posted almost the same thing just now then looked at my friendslist and saw this.

your watercolors are amazing!

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[info]stevanhalen
2008-08-14 11:33 am UTC (link)
Kung fu kitties. Is there anything better?

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[info]threetwoonegone
2008-08-14 02:43 pm UTC (link)
What do you paint your watercolor on?

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[info]nationofamanda
2008-08-14 07:03 pm UTC (link)
usually cardstock because it's what i like to draw on...that's what these two are both on.
otherwise, regular watercolor paper.

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[info]threetwoonegone
2008-08-14 07:10 pm UTC (link)
Thought it was cardstock. Watercolor paper seems to drain some of the vibrancy in the color for me. I'm going to give that a shot. Thanks!!

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[info]celina
2008-08-14 02:52 pm UTC (link)
I love these illustrations! I am also so glad you post the links to the columns. Searching the archives on that site is a little clumsy!

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