Friday, August 12, 2011

Birthday Giraffe


Hi all! Sorry for neglecting my blog once again. I'm currently working on an activity book and it's keeping me very busy. I wanted to share with my giraffe digital doodle along with the painted version. Last night I decided to take a break and play around with some paint for fun. I decided not to sketch it out first on to paper and just go for it with the paint. I'm a beginner when it come to painting lol. I went to a two year college for graphic design and I didn't have a lot of traditional art classes.


I used acrylic paint and colored pencils for the shadows. I'm going to continue to practice painting and just have fun with it.




Also wanted to share with you my new Hello Kitty Momiji doll that added to my Momiji collection. I was so excited when they made the announcement the Hello Kitty Momiji doll collection were now available in the US. It was so hard to decide which doll I wanted to purchase there all so cute! I choose Aya and she came with a free key chain.


Lastly, after months of doing TurboJam workout (which I still love) I decided to get TurboFire. TurboFire is a big step up from TurboJam the moves are a lot more quicker and the cardio are more intense and the music is fantastic! I really like Chaleane's workout programs because she make working out fun. Well that's all for now and I hope you a great weekend with lots of sunshine! :)
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12 comments:

  1. FAVREAUAugust 13, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    Adorable painting, Tamara!

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  2. UnknownAugust 13, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    your paint style is really nice and fresh-keep it up! Lovely work.

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  3. lucy luAugust 13, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    aww it's adorable! ^.^

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  4. Lynn AlpertAugust 13, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    I think this is the cutest giraffe I've ever seen, Tamara! Great job!

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  5. salli s. swindellAugust 13, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    love the giraffe! maybe the TurboJam will give you lots of energy to submit a recipe for the Cooking 4 Kids contest ; )...you're style is perfect for a contest like this!!!

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  6. life without novacaineAugust 13, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Awesome job... darling giraffe! You are a very good painter too!

    I want TurboJam. I have P90X and wish I saw TurboJam first. Congrats on moving up the intensity!

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  7. victor foxAugust 16, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    Hi tamara, thats great about the book! how exciting. Thanks for the comments over on my blog too!
    Dont apologise for neglecting your blog... it happens! alot! mine has been left out in the cold many- a-times!
    Hope your well,
    Clare x

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  8. Kaili IttensohnAugust 16, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    You've done a great job of painting this cute giraffe Tamara! Keep it up, painting is such fun! (Though I wish I knew how to create graphic artworks better!) Kaili x

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  9. Anna @ IHODAugust 17, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Toooo cute!!! Giraffes for some reason come off as such a fun animal for kids art. Love your painting.

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  10. Julissa MoraAugust 20, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    That is just great Tamara!! Loving your painting. Keep it up.. I can see all of your digital illos as paintings. I too am wanted to paint my digital work. :)))

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  11. Eric BarclayAugust 23, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Awesome characters! The acrylic version turned out great and would make an awesome print.

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  12. CassandraSeptember 6, 2011 at 3:51 PM

    Hi Tamara!! I love that painting!! I also went to design college and I only ever remember having a go with gouache once! I still love it though! Shame they don't teach more traditional craft in design though I think it would be useful! That Hello Kitty Momiji doll is adorable! And Turbofire sounds like hard work!! Thanks for stopping by my blog I really appreciate it!! :)

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