illustrations - me & gwen

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Rosa

Illustrated Test Film

hey guys! heres a *super* short test film i worked on last night. im excited to start actually creating little short animation films. im hoping by the end of the year ill be able to wip up a somewhat decent animation film. gotta keep practicing! im going to try and work on another tonight! :)

ive also created a new YouTube account -- rosadelosreyesart.
ill be uploading a lot of them on there and on my instagram as well.

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Rosa

illustrations : pumpkins & lady stein

I was inspired from my trip to the pumpkin patch on Tuesday! So here are some Halloween illustrations for ya! these were really a ton of fun to illustrate! Im thinking of putting them in my shop as digital downloads for mini cards or regular cards! not so sure yet :) but I will be adding more so theres a set to purchase!

have a great Thursday! oh and happy Vampire Diaries day ;)

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sweet tooth

last night I decided to spend some time just getting my creative juices flowing (since ive been pretty off the past 7 or more days). I created cotton candies, ice cream cones, a super girly cornetto trilogy and Mr. Gary King from The Worlds End (who still qualifies under the "sweet tooth" category ;))

I mentioned a while ago that I was going to premier my Fall series in my shop on the 1st of October, which I actually forgot to do yesterday, so they will be posted by tonight :)

have a great Wednesday lovelies!

eyes

ive been having fun drawing with just pens lately. I mean, my hand is about to fall off from doing lines after lines after lines, haha, but overall it excites me. I thought for my doodle today that id actually draw eyes. a lot of the times I draw closed eyes, you see them open here and there but youll mostly see that in my paintings. I find it much easier to draw them closed and i don't have to worry about getting eyes perfectly the same. sometimes I mess up then there goes an inked drawing thrown in the garbage. Sometimes I cant get them the way I want them, but today, for some reason I just started drawing and had the urge to draw some eyes this time. so I did. and I really like her with eyes. then I tried to draw another and failed. hahaha. practice practice practice. I just have to keep telling myself that. :)

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Fall

for the past 7 days I haven't been creating at all (lifes getting a tad busy again). I truly hate it when its such a huge gap like that. I need to be creating all the time. it always makes me feel like im not doing anything with my life (even though I have a full-time job). haha. So, I started drawing at work yesterday and (above) are two of them. I decided to start a Fall series, since its quite near. I love cold weather so much. even when I complain about being cold, id rather have it cold than hot. I love the rain, even when Im usually terrified to drive in it, I still love it. I love Fall attire. scarves, coats sweaters, long socks, beanies, boots, gloves. Everything good comes with winter! hot cocoa, caramel brulee lattes, ginger breads. haha. So, that pretty much explains why ive decided to start this series (yes, I know, ive started a bunch of series and haven't finished. haha. they'll get done). These ladies will have their own personalities and style. my favorite so far is the girl with the R2D2 shirt. *of course*. haha. ill be putting the Fall series up in my shop October 1st.

oh yeah, do you all shop at Old Navy? I actually don't (anymore). Not because I don't like the store but because its just the last place on my mind. I went to the mall couple weeks ago with my sisters and we stopped at old navy. I ended up purchasing some adorable blue flats with straps, a 49er shirt and this awesome Beavis and Butthead shirt (above). OMG. I love it. Now if only they had Daria :)

*oh and please excuse the random placement of things on my wall. I rearranged my room couple days ago (again) and still in the process of taking things down from my wall and rearranging them as well.*

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the magical couple

i am a long time fan of Sabrina the Teenage Witch! So it was only a matter of time till I drew her :)
I remember my dad took my brother and I to the store to pick a toy, I got the Sabrina Barbie doll. I wish I still had it!
Did you ever watch Sabrina? Remember her relationship with Harvey Kinkle? *sigh* I was SO happy they ended up together in the finale! Of course I had to add Salem in the drawing. who didn't love him? omg, he was the funniest character. The show is just plain good and I could watch it everyday if I had the seasons of dvd! haha. Come on Netflix! haha.

if you have any characters or couples you would like seen drawn by me, leave a comment :)
(Ned & Chuck from Pushing Daisies are next)

Inspirations from the screen

Daisy Buchanan from the Great Gatsby.

Brad Majors and Janet Weiss from the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Mindy Lahiri from the Mindy Project.

Roger and Anita from 101 Dalmatians.

you can find all of these in my shop :)

JonFen

an illustration i did of Jonathan also known as "JonFen" from (one of my favorite films)
"Everything is Illuminated".

Tea Party Wonderland

i was recently asked by my sister to help out with my nieces 13th birthday party (the 8th of June). she wants to throw her an Alice in Wonderland / tea party birthday that isnt going to cost a lot. I told her, with my help, its possible! :) One thing i love to do are DIY's and if you didnt know this about me, i love throwing/decorating parties with themes. I have already a bunch of ideas in mind (thanks to Pinterest as well) and will show you all the process when i start but for now lets start with the invite.
All i could see in my head is the dainty tea party with a hint of Alice in Wonderland, so i came up with and designed this invite above. My sister loved it. and guess what? it doesnt cost much at all. I think the only thing purchased for this is the paper, which wont be too much.
Im super excited about this party! Stay tuned for more.

Another Comeback?

So i guess the reason that i havent been blogging is that i dont have too many readers and that my life isnt all too exciting. haha. But, i really want to get serious about blogging starting 2013.
Recently, i have been working non-stop.
Monday-Friday i work until 6pm then after that i work on a bunch of customs until im ready to go to bed! Its been quite exhausting, but i defintely feel blessed.
Cant thank God enough for my talent. i truly love it.
Below is a drawing i did days ago. I been digging deep into my imagination lately :)

 

Here is another illustration i did! I actually made it into a listing in my shop! Its a cartoony drawing of Cece and Jess from New Girl. One of my favorite shows :)

Please take a look at my Etsy shop for more illustrations and keep a look out for more drawings :)

 

xo