May 20, 2013

Pixie Princess……collaboration with Janet



My bloggie-bud Janet (at JKBees) draws the prettiest girls.



She knows how much I wanted to color them in… so….she emailed me three pixie girls to colorize!! 



I printed them out on watercolor paper.  I’ve never done this before and wasn’t sure how my printer would apply the ink.  But as you can see there were no worries in the printing department.

Since I’m working on such a big piece (Horse Racing drawing at 30’ x 40’), it’s so refreshing to work on a portable project.

Ran into a small problem though…..I water-colored the face, but apparently my ink jet printer isn’t using waterproof ink…..joy!!

13 comments:

  1. jinxxxygirlMay 20, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    Hmmm.... can you even buy waterproof ink for the printer?? I just printed out a feather i sketched onto cardstock and i'am coloring it with colored pencils. So glad i didn't use the water colors that crossed my mind.....

    This pixie girl is just lovely. What a wonderful collaboration!! Hugs! deb

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  2. JanetMay 20, 2013 at 10:26 AM

    I can honestly say my Pixie Girl never looked better! You did an amazing job of adding color. This is a fun collaboration for me, too... getting to see what someone else sees in my drawings. Thank you!!!!!

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  3. AnonymousMay 20, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    Marvelous collaboration with Janet! xox

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  4. LailaMay 20, 2013 at 2:21 PM

    Great work and a fun way of doing things.

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  5. ZoranaMay 20, 2013 at 3:03 PM

    Janet's lovely drawing and your amazing color - wonderful collaboration! I think the bleeding ink just added to the depth of the face (and I wouldn't have noticed it, if you didn't point it out). She is beautiful!

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  6. JeanieMay 20, 2013 at 6:28 PM

    Oh, this is great! I didn't think anyone had the sense of color Janet had -- but she might have some competition!

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  7. EdenMay 20, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    Thanks for the nice comments!!
    Janet has a wonderful whimsical style and I'm so glad she let me play with her drawing!

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  8. ShopgirlMay 21, 2013 at 11:34 PM

    This is for the wonderful connection you have made. Janet, you know how much I love what you do, always fresh and so beautiful. Eden, I am a newbie to your blog but I will return. Together you have made magic, she is beautiful.
    Hugs, Mary

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  9. MichellemMay 21, 2013 at 11:34 PM

    Gorgeous collaboration with Janet!! Beautiful coloring!

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  10. Lisa Graham May 22, 2013 at 8:24 AM

    How wonderful! Janet's pixie girls ARE pretty and the color you gave her is perfectly vibrant like her pretty happy face. Nice work ladies!

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  11. JoyfulploysMay 23, 2013 at 12:31 PM

    I love how this turned out! Janet's wonderful Pixie girl and your color additions...very nice collaboration!!!
    Mary

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  12. J CMay 23, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    awesome colors on awesome faces!

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  13. GigglesJune 1, 2013 at 2:26 AM

    Love what you did with Janets illustration ...gorgeous work!!

    Hugs Giggles

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