Monthly Archives: February 2014

Day 8: Favourite Animated Character

February 27, 2014Childrens' Book Illustration, Draw Something 30 Day Challenge, Faces, Illustration, PortraitsAcrylic, charcoal, Day 8: Favourite Animated Character, Disney, drawing challenge, Illustration, Lili cabena, Princess, Rapunzel, sketchLili Cabena

Growing up watching Disney cartoons, I wanted to be Rapunzel. It must have been the endless tresses of hair, plus living on your own in a tower wouldn’t be so bad, you could read books and paint and draw… So for this challenge, with a little inspiration from a Disney Princess pose (Glen Keane & Disney), http://www.pinterest.com/pin/257760778647162265/ I sketched my own version of myself as a Rapunzel. Nothing better after a pretty ordinary day at work than to see yourself in princess mode.

Rapunzel

Tomorrow, Favourite TV Show…

Day 7: My Favourite Word

February 27, 2014Draw Something 30 Day Challenge, IllustrationDay 7. Illustration, My Favourite Word, Paint and Biro, Serendipity, TypogragrphyLili Cabena

Day 6: Favourite Character from a Book

February 25, 2014Illustrationbiro sketch, book, Charlotte Bronte, drawing, drawing challenge, favourite character from a book, Illustration, Jane Eyre, Lili cabena, pen, reader I married him, sketchLili Cabena

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Day 4: My Favourite Place

February 20, 2014Draw Something 30 Day Challenge, Illustrationart, charcoal, Gouache, Illustration, lets live in the mountains, Lili cabena, mountains, my favourite place, navaho, navajo, sketchLili Cabena

The mountains are grand aren’t they? Green and verdant and refreshing… in a mountain spring sorta way. And on a rainy day they oh so much more beautiful.

Ok, so I’ve taken a bit of creative license here but as I’m a graphic designer by trade, I figured type is allowed. This piece is inspired by an artwork on Pinterest that I have liked for ages, and created with one of my favourite places in mind, the Blue Mountains, Australia. I hope it brings an energising breath of fresh mountain air to your day!

Original Sketch:

Text Added:

Green Setting Added:

Getting Carried Away…

This one I’ll be printing large scale and hanging on my wall:

Geometric shapes and transparencies added:

Thanks for tuning in! More artwork tomorrow with the theme ‘My Best Friend’.

Day 3: My Favourite Food

February 19, 2014Illustrationartificial colours, colours, Favourite food, Gouache, Illustration, Lili cabena, lollies, sketch, sugar, Sweet toothLili Cabena

I am pretty partial to lollies. I have been known to go through a bag in one sitting, especially when working. There are so many other foods that would be good to draw but something about the bright artificial colours of lollies made me want to create this quick sketch with heightened colours. You can almost smell the sugar!

Charcoal, pencil & gouache on paper.