Do you recognize this person?
A new little portrait I just finished up. I played around with some different ideas this time. Her hair had sort of a wild look in the original photo so I went a little crazy with it…lol. I’m not sure I’m 100% happy with this yet, but the person in the photo seems to be, so that works for me :)
It’s me!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Mike!! I have been sitting here staring at this portrait ever since you sent it to me! It’s absolutely beautiful!
I’m absolutely thrilled. This is the nicest thing anyone has done for me. :)
Mwah!
That’s Tish! Tish is a hot cartoon babe! (well she is very beautiful in real life too) Well done Mike! You did a wonderful job.
@Tish: So you’re saying you like it? :P
@Danielle: Thank you! :) I agree…well not necessarily about the wonderful part. I don’t have an ego..hehe…but the other stuff ;D
Mike – I love it!
Danielle – Thanks for the nice compliment. :) And you too, Mike! ;)
What a great likeness of my best human blogging buddy! Amazing talent you have there Mike! Can you say ‘jealous’?
Woof, Johann
Don’t sell yourself short Mike. You are wonderfully talented. Tish and Johann both agree with me.
That is awesome!
Did you do that with Illustrator?
I start my class on Illustrator with Vector Graphics on the 6th. I’m even more excited about it after seeing what you have created.
@Danielle: Well shucks. Thank you :oops:
@Red: Thank you :) Yep I created it in Illustrator CS3. I still really don’t have a handle on the program the way I’d like, but I’m getting there =)
Oh My God :O whoever she is :P
She is damn hot :D hehehe
LOL…Indeed she is ;)
Buddy, you are talented! ;)
That’s totally Tish! It’s beautiful!!! How much do I gotta pay ya to do one of me?! That’s awesome. :D Makes me want to get back into vector soon. :)
Without a doubt, this is Tish. Mike you’ve done an excellent job of capturing her.
@Mark: Thanks, bud! I try..hehe :P
@Helen: One meeeeelllllion dollars :D You should definitely get back into doing vector. I love the stuff you have up on your Mind Mirror site :)
@Wm H: Thank you very much :)
I knew who it was as soon as I saw her. :)
Great job Mike!
The portrait is just as stunning as the real Tish! ;)
Holy Toledo!! Super sexy Tish! It’s not only how well you can draw the image Mike, it’s how well you capture the spirit of the person within the image.
How long does it take you to do one? If you ever consider doing them to make extra money let me know, because I would be the first one to sign up to have my kids done. (Then you’ll be an A-List blogger making lots of money).
That is totally insanely talented. :)
@Bucky: Thanks, buddy! I don’t know if a drawing can ever compare to the real Tish though..hehe :D
@Christy: Thank you! :) This drawing took me roughly a week to complete. I can’t do them all in one sitting so I have to just save everything and come back to it later. It can take anywhere from 4 to 20 hours in total to complete one. This particular drawing was probably closer to 20 than 4…hehe.
I’ve thought about offering portraits as a way to make a little extra money but I didn’t really think anyone would ultimately want to pay what I’d probably have to charge for it :P
Thank you all so much for your kind comments. :)
And Mike, I’m blushing from all the sweet things you’ve said about me. Doing a portrait and saying all those nice things…I’m going to have to snag you before some other girl beats me to it! Thank you for everything. You’re the best!
@Mike: “One meeeeelllllion dollars”. You said that with your pinky in the corner of your mouth I hope. ;)
@Everyone: is it me or do you also hear wedding bells? LOL
@Tish: Can everyone at the office see you blushing? :D hehe
@Mark: I fixed your comment so it doesn’t look like you were talking to yourself…lol. And yes of course I did the pinky thing :D
Regarding your final comment. You just love to stir up trouble, don’t you? ;)
Spot on job! Nose and eyes turned out beautifully.
BTW, what’d you do this in?
Mark: I do believe I hear the bells too, lol.
Mike: Roughly how much would you charge for one drawing, or per hour? These would make amazing gifts! (Sorry my business brain won’t shut up). I bet you that people would pay big, you just have to target the right people.
@Bush: Thanks, Buddy! I use Illustrator for pretty much everything and this was no exception. CS3. Have you used it yet? The enhancements to the interface are freakin’ awesome :D
BTW, did you get my e-mail? I sure hope I sent it to the right person…lol.
@Christy: Wellll, I usually like to charge around $40 per hour for non-friends when I don’t do something for a flat rate, but I could cut that in half for friends..hehe :)
BTW, in case you’re wondering, usually what determines how long a portrait will take for me is the hair. Straight hair is simple. Anything a little more wild and that takes quite a bit more time :)
I hope I fall into the friend category…. I’m going to email you about this. I would love to get one done for my daughter (who has wavy red hair, lol) It would be the ultimate grade eight graduation gift!
Hehe, yes you’re most certainly in the friend category..hehe :P
Most awesome job on this illo, mod yet warming color palette…vivacious line work and composition… it really is a beauty of line work as well…. mz Chatty should get an Iris Print or HP on archival paper/ink and mount, huge, like 36″ x 36′ish” ~Awesome bro~ julian
Congratulations!, You`d resolved very well the color of the hair. Great vectorial job.
Mike I am so jealous! You are so talented that it makes my dizzy wondering why your not a millionaire or famous or riding the moon on in the paper or something, well , you may be for all we know, but still I think you and your talents are AWESOME!!!!!…. LOL LOL
I have been working so much lately, I’m neglecting people and I’m sorry…
Peace!
It looks really nice, you’ve done a great job.
But don’t stop if you don’t feel like you’re done, you want to be happy with your work.
@Julian: Thank you :) She is planning on printing it. I’m not sure it will be quite that large though…lol.
@Hernan: Thanks! I’m getting the hang of this vector thing ;)
@Judy: By all accounts I should be a millionaire. I mean that bloglebrity thing tells me I’m an A-lister and everything. Alas I am not :( Oh and Thank you :D hehe
@Amy: Honestly I’d probably never finish anything if I decided to wait til I was 100% happy ;P
Mike: that is simply awesome!
Tish: you look simply awesome!
Jos:)
(and Mike, as usual I have off topic news for you: it turns out there IS an official GENTLEMEN’s version of Nice Matters. No more Big White Shoes! I put it up on my uploadsite for you: http://nodirecton.googlepages.com/nice_matters_Gentlemen162×200.png
GREAT job, Mike. Really. When I saw this over at Tish’s site I had to come here to tell you it’s fantastic. You both rock.
@Jos: Thanks, buddy :) I think I’ll stick with the original nice matters award though since it’s the one that Tish awarded to me ;P
@Bob: Thank you! Very kind of you to say :)
I understand that :) I just thought if you would ever award someone else with it, now you have a choice :P
That is awesome Mike! Do you use Illustrator for this sort of work or something else? Anyway, that is just awesome.
Shine on,
Aaron
Yep, I use Illustrator for just about everything now :)
Wow, that is absolutely awesome Mike!
Thank you, Teresa :)