For everyone who is still a child at heart
In this lens, I will give a sample of illustrations and designs that are considered cute and colourful. They might make your day a bit brighter, or give you some inspiration for your own work. Come and take a look!
I will also put links to my shops, where you can buy products with my designs and illustrations for cheap.
What will you find in this lens?
Who am I?
A bit of information about me
Hi dear reader!My name is Ine and I am a 23 year old girl living in Belgium.
As a lot of artists will tell you when you ask them how they got started, they will say they have been drawing since they could hold a pencil. And really, it's the same for me. Of course when I was a child it was only a hobby, something to keep me busy from time to time. It hasn't been since I was 16 that I started drawing more and more, and started to think of pursuing a "career" in art in my future.
And that future is now. Sort of. I first spent 2 and a half years studying Animation, but found out that it really wasn't what I wanted to do. So I quit that course and started from scratch in a different school, this time in Graphic Design.
At the moment, I am at the end of my second year out of four. After four years I should hopefully have my Master's Degree. However next year I won't be doing any Graphic Design anymore (which was still compulsory this year), but will be focusing on Illustration, my big passion.
My goal for the future is to become a children's book illustrator, and I hope to be able to make my living by following this dream. It will be a difficult goal to reach, but I will do anything I can to get there. =)
Examples of my work
This is the famous sequence in Lewis Caroll's "Alice in Wonderland", where Alice meets Mister Caterpillar. Done with oil pastels on cardboard.
A girl hugging her pet bunny. Since everyone deserves hugs. Again, made with oil pastel on cardboard.
Didn't we all love to run through the rain and mud as kids? This is a drawing to remember those days when we didn't have too worry yet about all the things that haunt us as adults.
Made with sepia ink, texture in the background added in Photoshop.
Mmm, who doesn't like a cupcake? And who wouldn't want to have a giant one to eat? I know I wouldn't object!
This image was made with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
A very simple design of a cute bee, since less is more. Works very well on a T-shirt.
Image made with Adobe Illustrator.
Of course this is only a very small selection of my work. In my galleries, which are linked below, you can find a lot more illustrations and designs.
Materials
What I use to work with
- One of the most basic materials to work with is something everybody knows about: the pencil.
It's a normal graphite pencil, which gives you grey lines on paper. However, not every pencil is good enough to draw with. There is the difference between hard and soft pencils.
Soft ones range between 9B and B, there's two medium ones (HB and F), and the hard ones range between H up to 9H.
Soft pencils don't require a lot of pressure from the user; they leave their colour on the paper very easily. Hard ones on the other hand, require more pressure. The higher the number, the more you need to press (for hard ones) or the more easily it'll give off colour (for the soft ones).
This is a big range of pencils, but it is possible to only use a couple. I myself use the HB one to do my first sketch with, and anything ranging between 4B and B for a more finished look. If you're primarily a pencil artist though, and wish to apply a big range of shading, then it wouldn't hurt to buy a bigger set of pencils (they can often be bought in sets). - Next on my list are coloured pencils.
Coloured pencils are a pretty easy medium to work with, but they can be quite hard to master.
Coloured pencils are available in pretty much any supermarket, but remember that the quality of those might not be that great. Instead it is best to go to an art store and ask them for a good brand (which might differ from country to country).
Good coloured pencils should allow you to "layer" them on top of each other quite easily. Meaning you can start out with a light base colour and then add darker colours on top, creating more depth and making your image look a lot more vivid.
Try to experiment with them, colouring in circles (which usually gives a smoother look if done right) or in straight lines, constantly following the same direction. Try mixing different colours on top of each other to create a nice new colour. There are lots of possibilities when using coloured pencils. - This list will be further updated soon with such materials as: oil pastels, watercolours, ink and acrylics!
Coloured Pencils
Prismacolor Verithin Art Set, 24-Color Pencils
Amazon Price: $14.16 (as of 12/02/2008) 
Prismacolor 92807 Prismacolor Scholar Colored Woodcase Pencils, 48 Assorted Colors/Set
Amazon Price: $33.58 (as of 12/02/2008)
RoseArt Presharpened Colored Pencil
Amazon Price: $11.99 (as of 12/02/2008)
Albrecht Durer Watercolor Pencils by Faber Castell- Set of 120
Amazon Price: $208.00 (as of 12/02/2008)
A.W. Faber-Castell Art Grip Tin of 36 Colored Pencils
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/02/2008)
Watercolours
Art Essentials Wood Box Set of 14 Watercolors
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/02/2008)
Art Alternatives Pocket Watercolor Set
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/02/2008)
Paint Set with Watercolors in Zip-Up Portfolio, Ready to Begin Painting
Amazon Price: $21.95 (as of 12/02/2008)
Faber-Castell Watercolor Art-Tricks & Techniques Kit
Amazon Price: $13.50 (as of 12/02/2008)
Watercolor Paint & Easel Art Set; Everything an Aspiring Artist Needs! (1 Set)
Amazon Price: $54.95 (as of 12/02/2008)
Acrylic paint
Liquitex Basics Acrylic Color Set- 48 22ml Tubes
Amazon Price: $46.95 (as of 12/02/2008)
Premiere Acrylic Set of 24
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/02/2008)
Art Essentials Wood Box of 14 Acrylic Paints
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 12/02/2008)
Acrylic Painting Set For Artists Includes 35 Complete Essentials In A Convenient Wood Carrying Case
Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/02/2008)
Liquitex Basics Acrylic Paints- Set of 24 Colors
Amazon Price: $26.95 (as of 12/02/2008)
Pastel
SOFT PASTELS 1/2 STICK 72/SET
Amazon Price: $25.71 (as of 12/02/2008)
Prismacolor Soft Pastel Pencil Set 30 Colors
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008)
Reeves Soft Pastel Chalk Set Provides Vibrant, Strong Colors In A 36 Color Assortment (2 Sets)
Amazon Price: $17.70 (as of 12/02/2008)
Rembrandt Soft Pastels / 30 General Selection / Assorted Colors
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008)
Rembrandt Soft Pastels / 15 General Selection / Assorted Colors
Amazon Price: (as of 12/02/2008)
Oil Pastel
Oil Pastel Sticks 36-pk.
Amazon Price: $13.95 (as of 12/02/2008)
STUDIO OIL PASTELS SET/36
Amazon Price: $10.71 (as of 12/02/2008)
PAINT,SET,OIL,PASTEL,36 COLORS
Amazon Price: $4.59 (as of 12/02/2008)
Oil Pastel Set with Carrying Case, 12 Assorted Colors per Set
Amazon Price: $1.28 (as of 12/02/2008)
PENPHN36 - Oil Pastel Set with Carrying Case
Amazon Price: $4.46 (as of 12/02/2008)
Amazon list of books
Here is a list of books that feature illustrations for children. Some of these can be real works of art, and can also be enjoyed by adults.
Beatrix Potter The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter
This complete and unabridged collection contains a more...0 points
Zen Shorts (Caldecott Honor Book)
"Michael"; said Karl. "There's a re more...0 points
The Golden Book of Fairy Tales (Golden Classics)
Originally published in 1958, this book contains a more...0 points
Trolls, Elves and Fairies Coloring Book (Dover Pictorial Archives) by Jan Sovak
A wonderland of wee folk, this imaginative colorin more...0 points
Rumpelstiltskin by Brothers Grimm
Paul O. Zelinsky, 1998 Caldecott medalist for Rapu more...0 points
The visual characterization of Rumpelstiltskin is a triumph: an odd elfin man with bulbous e...
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How to Draw Animals (How to Draw (Dover)) by Barbara Soloff Levy
Easy-to-follow guide, with step-by-step diagrams, more...0 points
Guess What I'm Doing? (Guess series) by Liesbet Slegers
Colorful and vivid illustrations depict a toddler' more...0 points
The Fantasy Illustrator's Technique Book (Quarto Book) by Gary A. Lippincott
Here is a heavily illustrated, highly detailed ins more...0 points
Example Products
What you can buy from me
My Shops List
Buy cheap T-Shirts, cards and other products at one of my shops
I hope you can find something you like.
- RedBubble
RedBubble is a site where you can show your art, and sell it on high quality prints, posters, cards and T-shirt. Very good site with lots of friendly people. - Zazzle
Zazzle has a very big range of different products they sell, from cards to postage to prints to shirts to bags to stickers... Their list goes on and on. Browse through the gallery to find something you like. - DeviantArt
Deviantart is a very popular site for people to show their art and their creations. They also have a print shop, where you can pick a print with many different sizes and many different prices.
Shout out!
Let me hear what you think!
AvisNoelleDesigns wrote
Saw you on GCU, I am also on RB:) I think your illustrations are beautiful, you have a lot of talent, and I have to tell you, you are living my dream! When I was a little girl in England, (I'm now in Canada), I wanted to be an illustrator of children's books, but it wasn't meant to be. I still live in hope though....you are inspiring me!
All the best, Avis
Posted December 01, 2008
pussycat wrote...
Sooo cute! 5* and a fav, and I´ve lensrolled you as well! Beautiful art!
Posted June 12, 2008
karin wrote
love it ine!!
what a great idea, i love your style very much! :D
Posted June 12, 2008
LindaJM wrote...
You're very talented! I'm going to lensroll this to my lenses about children's books.
Posted June 10, 2008
poddys wrote...
Love the pictures, can't wait to see the rest when you add them.
Posted June 10, 2008
