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Clowder of Gardening Cats


Tikobaby

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This clowder of cats in gardening mode is from Pampered Pets. It is unedited except for the usual cropping, and adjustments to exposure/saturation/white balance/sharpening to the overall pic to make it match the original page. Markers used: Prismacolor Spanish Orange, Parma Violet, Goldenrod, Sienna Brown, Emerald, Pale Vermillion, Scarlet Lake, Crimson Red, Canary Yellow, Pink, Jet Black, Cool Grey 50%, Cool Grey 90%. Copic Sketch Lipstick Red, Yellowish-Green, Lettuce Green, Chrome Orange, Process Blue.  Winsor & Newton ProMarkers used: Ruby, Lemon, Meadow Green, Arctic Blue, Orchid, Purple, Cerise, Fuchsia Pink, Turquoise.   This one took me awhile!   :marker:

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caszandra

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Too cute! Too many favourite bit's to choose from but best one is the watering can with the no dogs sign on it! :marker:

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Tikobaby

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19 minutes ago, caszandra said:

Too cute! Too many favourite bit's to choose from but best one is the watering can with the no dogs sign on it! :marker:

Thanks!  I like the No Dogs pic too, @caszandra   The watering cans were all fun to color and I colored the gardening gloves to look just like the ones Mrs. Baby has...she liked that detail!  :my_shy:

This page took about 6 hours to color all together...worked on it off and on for several days whenever I had the energy.   :marker:

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caszandra

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When you see the finished pics someone else has done it looks really easy to colour but when you have the pic in front of you it can be a bit overwhelming realising just how much there is to do to get it finished. :marker:

Very cool making Mrs Baby happy copying her gardening gloves, I would have like that too if someone done that in a pic for me!

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Tikobaby

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1 hour ago, caszandra said:

When you see the finished pics someone else has done it looks really easy to colour but when you have the pic in front of you it can be a bit overwhelming realising just how much there is to do to get it finished. :marker:

Very cool making Mrs Baby happy copying her gardening gloves, I would have like that too if someone done that in a pic for me!

That's true...some of the more complicated pages can take hours and hours to get finished, at least for me they do since I'm not a particularly fast colorist. The two page spreads and large intricate mandalas I've seen other members post are amazing...wonder how long those types of pages took to finish?!   

Mrs. Baby definitely got a kick out of seeing her gloves in the pic with the kitties!     :my_shy:

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Tikobaby

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5 minutes ago, SoSoNosy said:

Gorgeous, gorgeous!

Thank you, @SoSoNosy!  Really glad you like the page.   :my_shy:

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iweartanktops

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I love, love, love the background color! It makes everything pop! 

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Tikobaby

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4 hours ago, iweartanktops said:

I love, love, love the background color! It makes everything pop! 

Thank you, @iweartanktops!  That color is Winsor & Newton ProMarker Lemon.  I LOVE it too!  Going to have to buy another one soon...using it so much.   :marker:

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Snickles

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I really like this! Each color choice keeps the things individual but they go together so well. Well done!

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Tikobaby

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48 minutes ago, Snickles said:

I really like this! Each color choice keeps the things individual but they go together so well. Well done!

Thank so much, @Snickles...glad you like the page!   :my_shy:

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Fascinated

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I did not need to read your name to know this was yours, @Tikobaby.  I love that we can determine who coloured a page just by looking at it.  It is stunning and colourful and gorgeous and perfect, as always. 

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Tikobaby

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1 minute ago, Fascinated said:

I did not need to read your name to know this was yours, @Tikobaby.  I love that we can determine who coloured a page just by looking at it.  It is stunning and colourful and gorgeous and perfect, as always. 

Thanks so much for your sweet comment, @Fascinated!  Am very glad you like the page. I think it's one of my favorites so far.  All those kitties were fun to color!  I'm trying to work on one from my new  Art Deco/Egyptian book, but the design has such tiny, intricate elements and there is way too much pre-printed black and grey in the book's designs for my taste.  I'm using my Fineliners a lot due to the extremely narrow lines and small size of many of the drawing's elements.  It's a bit of a slog...but I'm going to try to finish it. :marker:

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Fascinated

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I can see that this would be a challenge with the small spaces.  But you did an incredible job.  I understand how difficult these can be. The result is so worth it, though. It's so beautiful!

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Curious

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I love the watering cans and how you make yellow seem like a natural color for backgrounds.  I tend to think "sky" so usually use blue, but you have shown that isn't necessary at all :)

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    • hoipolloi

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      In which Lucas & Kara Botkin let it all out: 

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      Maybe that reporter will do a follow up that involves serious research.

    • QuiverFullofBooks

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    • Melissa1977

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      My grandma always said "architects don't cook" in reference to impractical building trends. 

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    • Maggie Mae

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      1 hour ago, Expectopatronus said:

      I can’t imagine street parking over night all winter; how does your car start without being plugged in? Here the engine would freeze. 
      My area is kind of the opposite of cookie cutter. The colours and design couldn’t be the same as houses beside or across the street from each other. 

      I plug in. If I parked in the garage I wouldn't plug in. But the garage is one stall and it's not super fair for me to put my car and not his truck (which wouldn't fit anyway). Also winters are getting warmer overall and I don't need to plug in as much, as I usually only plug in when it's below 20F. I use an extention cord. 

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    • theotherelise

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