I am glad you like it. They republished the east of the sun and west of the moon about two(?) years ago in a really nice hardcover edition. :) I was so glad when i saw because while I had a book of his illustrations I really wanted to be able to read the stories that went along with all of his illustrations.

Very attractive style, those soothing colors are great.

It would be a great contest, draw from your favorite artist. In his or her style.

when i compare your piece with the original, the first thing that pops to my eyes is that the original looks like it was made with watercolors, while yours looks too smooth, there's hardly any texture.. i liked the texture you had going in the fifth version.
if you wanted to have texture like in the original painting, an easy (and quick!) way to do it, would be with a scatter brush (choose a high scatter count and you can maybe crank up the spacing too) on a separate layer. that way you can easily erase the eventual wayward dots from unwanted areas, and you can also play around with the blend mode and opacity (make it subtle)

..hmm, another thing that i noticed was that the original was much more sharper (darker and thinner lines).. i suck at line art so i'll not gonna try to give you any advice on that. You would only get worse if i tried to teach you line art :P

I love the red robe

no, I know this picture is not easy to do, you just make it look easy. The white is hard to convey, and also the water. Very elegant and beautiful.

You don't want to do a self portrait flubadub.......because you look so much like "Spanky" of the "lil rascals"......with your dimples......"lolzzz"...:P I do luv this swan though......beautiful draw!! :)

lovely

I think i've performed miricles to make it look pretty, afterall it is an asshole.

ugleh

there should be little beady eyes looking out from the darkness.

I tend to use dodge and burn in about every draw I do somewhere or another...can we say obsession?? lol! I do overuse them and I'm trying to tone it down a bit...I'm only in my 2nd step of the 12 step program for dodge and burn addicts =) LOL! Thx for the comments =)

I just want to hold it in my hands, it's so cute! I really love the details of the feathers. I think your use of dodge and burn is effective for this as a whole :)

Lovely little bird! He looks nice and healthy!:))

Spicy brown, regular or honey?

"lolzzz".....I'm sure glad that I don't like mustard.....:P

Honey, you gotta have it slightly sweet.

A merchild! Lovely idea. I've always been fascinated by mermaid stories. I love her hair and the way you shaded the rock is very well done. Looks like they live in the Bahamas.

I think they live in Tahiti......

What a fun drawing. Trying to figure out what the monument is a monument of, exactly. Does look like a pig with big hair...but then there seems to be kind of a squirrel tail, too. That sky has made my day. I don't want to talk about yard cleanup and trees.

I think it's a monument to book burning

I've been secretly admiring her style, it's free and loose and looks like it comes really natural to her.

nice work, teapot. the dress pattern is great, as well as the texture.

"Wow"! This is totally awesome! My fave part is her gorgeous red hair.....nice draw! :)

Nice work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0JIyEEOjio

i thought it looked like what I intended it to be....a piece of ham.

:)...anytime.