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Commissioned Portraits

A sampling of commissioned portraits.

Each one is sketched first and then shaded, painted or scanned for digital finishing touches.

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  • What is your favorite record or childhood toy?
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DAY 18: Went back to #dinerslang for #recordstoreday. “With wax!” = add a slice of American cheese. —-—————-/———————-
My little record player was one of my favorite toys. More because of the bright colors vs the amazing tunes 🌈 might have been the reason why I also loved Rainbow Bright 😂🌈
  • DAY 17: I love where this one is going, but I bit off a little more than I could chew... har har #dadjokes ———————-/——————-
It’s really energizing to see progress, but sometimes I push a little too far 😬 Today was one of those days. Just have to remind myself that it’s ok to realize when things need more time or more rest. Right now a little of both. But I’ll be back at it again tomorrow. As I move forward, I think I’m going to cool it a bit on the backgrounds and just focus on the food 👍 (like the Macaron v Macaroon one)
  • Had some feedback on my #Alien sketch from yesterday and decided to fix it... I’ll be coloring the donut family today, and will put this guy on the back burner for now 😂🍩🍆
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#ThanksForKeepingItReal #donuts #100littlebittysketches #sketchbook
  • DAY 16: This week I learned about the #donuttrail in Butler County, Ohio. They have a bike race and my brain landed on this out-of-control surrey bike driven by a donut family. As I was researching bikes and donuts, I came across a few jelly filled donuts and #Alien came to mind. Thought a finger would be an appropriate swap 😬 Question is, which one should I render tomorrow?? ———————-/————————
Also, looking at donuts reminded me of how much I miss the donuts in #Chicago. My favorites can be found at @doritedonuts (their Blueberry cake donut is amazing!) & @doughnutvault (The Mexican Hot Chocolate cake donut if they have it on special!)
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I know I’ve already asked this in an earlier post, but I’d love to know what your favorite donut (or doughnut) is and where can the rest of us hunt it down??
  • DAY 15: Guys! Thanks for helping me pick a sketch. Really love how this turned out. Decided to make the raspberry filling into the arms and legs because #shinythings 🤷‍♀️✨
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Thanks also to @nzs_photo & @_chrystyne for some rad food ideas! I had a few in the hopper and am working through them, but I’m super excited about the waffle fry and rutabaga illustrations I have coming up! ————————/———————-
I’d love to illustrate YOUR favorite food or dish, so please share in the comments below. You’ll get a guaranteed shout-out, but I’m hoping to do more than that. (Still working on what that looks like - will be doing polls in my stories soon 😊)
  • Just needed to add more contrast to the marmalade dude & dust to the tube steak 😂
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#dinerslang #foodillustration #foodillustrator #digitalart #digitalpainting #100littlebittysketches #the100dayproject
  • DAY 14: Two weeks in! Thought it might be fun to get nerdy with some sweets this week.
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Macaroon vs Macaron: @thekitchn has a great article about the similarities and differences between the two. One of the differences I’ve always remembered is that French macarons (the sandwich one) have feet. That little rough edge on the bottom of the smooth cookie wafer is actually called a foot 🧐
  • DAY 13: This guy really evolved (haha) from yesterday’s sketch. I’ve been challenging myself to do a fresh take when adding the color vs treating my sketch like a coloring book. Sometimes things don’t read as well once color is added. ———————-/———————
Is there any food that YOU think should be turned into a character?? If so, respond in the comments below! If your idea is picked, you’ll get  a shout out from me in the resulting post. ❤️❤️❤️
  • Day12: So the shininess isn’t over yet 🤷‍♀️ Saw some marmalade in my parent’s pantry and it made me think of fossilized amber. Thought it would be funny to capture a preserved Neanderthal orange (see what I did there??? Preseerrrved... 😂🤣#baddadjokes)