Kitty's Drawings

Sup!
So this is my entry for this past week’s CHOW – Brief for the project is in my last post (Just to confuse you!)….Overall, I’m pretty MEH about it. Didn’t have enough time to do what I want with it and I suffered from not thinking things through fully again.
I got some great tips from the ConceptArt peeps – Skip the backgrounds for now if you’re unsure about them and watch your values and anatomy. Yup yup got it

Some work in progress and details…(click for bigger)

Now I should get back to doing my latest client project!!!
Bye

Sorry I haven’t posted much this week! My parents are over from Tasmania to visit so I’ve had little time to read or write blogs.

We went to see the Salvador Dali exhibition yesterday which was incredible. The guy was a genius! His work is so intricate and detailed – even in his sketches he would have used the teeniest tiniest pen nib and sharpest of sharpest pencils. I loved his jewelry too. Wow. It’s on til the 4th of October so if you’re in Melbourne, get yourself down to the NGV before it’s too late!

We also had a chance to finally check out Journal Canteen. I wish they were open weekends! The food was so delicious. I had chicken livers. Ew I hear you say! Fear not, they were yummy! And tender mmm. Dad had the veal shank which also practically fell off the bone and Mum and Jonny had the lasagne.

I bought Mum a fancy new digital camera. A bright red little Canon Ixus. Red cos it goes faster. Hehehe. Its so very tiny and cool. Mum’s old camera was bought back in the days they when digital was the new fangled thing and it was a wonder at a whopping 2 megapixel! Haha. How times have changed. Now Mum marvels that she can fit 20,000 2MB photos on an 8GB card – whereas on her old one she could only fit 10. It was about time she got an upgrade

Dad also got a pair of shoes for Fathers day. Dad is really hard to buy for as he really doesn’t have any ‘hobbies’ like golf or football. So I’m glad I could get him something he liked!

Now I can’t leave you with nothing to look at so here is the sketch I drew the other day. This will be what I will work on next week to get finished for you all I’m itching to finish it actually! But Sunday I think I will dedicate to baking and writing a DS game review. So it will have to be Monday I think!

Oh and last week I had time to pop into Biba Academy to make my hair just that *little* bit more red! Teehee. It looks bloody awesome now! Very very bright. Yay! Soooo happy with it!
Anyways seeya next week! Hope everyone’s having a fantastic weekend!

Excuse the lack of many photos – I am pretty pathetic when it comes to posing. The urge to pull a stupid face is too strong! It’s very windy today too so that’s why my hair is all over the place.

Me and Jonny were out taking photos of graffiti in Collingwood. Saw a lovely car with it’s windows smashed in. Charming. I told Jonny if we move into the area eventually (Collingwood or Fitzroy will be possibilites), our house will have to be very secure. Eep.

Think I shall have to take more pics soon. Do you know long this took to get the colour right? I got to the hairdresser at 3pm and didn’t leave til 9:30pm!!! OMG! They did what is called a ‘back to back’ in hairdresser’s language which just means a full head of foils. Every. Single. Strand. In foils.
I am so so very grateful for the dedication the team at Biba Academy showed to getting my colour right! The founder of Biba, Paul Divitaris took over the completion of the colour cos all the students left around 7:30pm. I’m going back again in a couple of weeks to bring the red up some more…I had a permanent colour in from before that is why it took so long. But the next time I go it will not take anywhere near that time.
And I’m really really happy with the result! Its wonderfully bright and the exact shade I wanted. It’s brighter than the picture which is why I need more pics! Awesomeness.

I really recommend the peeps at Biba – Great prices and they wont let you leave until you’re happy with your cut or colour.

Well I better go. I have a Nintendo DS game review to write! Ciao!!

EDIT: I had to show you all what I put on layby this weekend! Despite not having ridden a bike in well over ten years, I bought this little baby yesterday. It really is true that you never forget how to ride cos I managed just fine cruising around on this in my HEELS and vintage 50′s dress. Teehehe! How retro and cool is it? Jonny also bought a bike and now we’re set for summer cruising. Can’t wait!!

Awesome!!

Hi All!

This week I will be getting my hair done. Red. The idea has been floating in the back of my mind for quite some time now…and I’ve made a few attempts to do the colouring myself. But after a few unsuccessful attempts, I’m going to the pros.
What finally cemented the idea was stumbling across this wonderful photo on wedding blog, Snippet and Ink (no….there are no pending marriages around here, I just like the dresses teehehe). What an awesome bride! How cool to have hair like that! It’s the perfect colour. I loved this pose so much that I had to draw it straight away. Of course my rendition is quite different. But you get the idea.

This:

Became this:

I’m really liking ‘eyes shut’ kind of poses right now. I like the serenity and calm in general. Something that can be hard to draw!

SO…Thursday my hair will be red. Hopefully just this colour. Or maybe a shade darker. I can’t wait! I promise you will have photos!
Ciao!