tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90571663708595736962024-03-19T16:01:14.953-07:00Denise's Drawing BoardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-858428334833616382015-11-15T01:26:00.000-08:002015-11-15T01:26:37.676-08:00The New Christmas Stamps Are Out!Wow... I have been away from my blog for sooo long! Sorry, guys... :(
Well, a visit to yesterday's Hobby Show gives me the opportunity to get back to the blog for a quick post. The new stamps for the Christmas line are out! I have done several images for Impronte d'Autore and the Holidays ones are always very popular.
I am sharing a few shots taken at the show. If you wanna see more of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-60119114203728462812015-04-25T06:57:00.000-07:002015-04-25T06:57:29.020-07:00The Sister Stamps Product Launch!
Once upon a time, there were 2 sisters. No, this is not the story of an ice queen and her endearing younger sister, nor of a snowman... but still one of family and the yearning for closeness even though life has separated them to opposite sides of the world. These 2 sisters were pretty close at a young age and although very different from each other, created a strong bond in their childhood. OneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-86940714521802268402015-04-17T23:56:00.000-07:002015-04-17T23:56:41.307-07:00Alice and The Caterpillar
Yes, I know it's been a while since the last post, but there was a lot of normal work to do and as they say, "duty calls".
So this time I thought I would talk about the work done on another of the Alice illustrations. Alice and the Caterpillar has always been one of those iconic images from the story, so... it had to be done, right? I actually started with this image as the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-17712379582774344692015-03-12T15:26:00.002-07:002015-03-12T15:26:55.127-07:00Pixie Dust Away!
Where were we? Oh yes... the films. I was skeptical as most people were. I mean conjuring up stories of Tink in books is one matter, but when you set things to film, it becomes like etching something in stone... there's no going back. But I
have to admit, they really came through on those small screen adaptations, and really changed the
direction of the property Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-79662247179607140002015-03-05T15:57:00.001-08:002015-03-05T15:57:36.472-08:00Tink... The Continuing Saga
Here we are again, and this time I want to share with you the development on a couple of the fairies.
Some of the main characters of the initial stories – like Rani, Fira or Beck – never made it to the films and thus became the lesser known "girl gang" that surrounded Tink. But their counterparts – Silvermist, Irridessa and Fawn – despite being secondary characters in the books, found their wayAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-33109874617872892602015-03-01T11:30:00.000-08:002015-03-01T11:30:58.493-08:00My Years With Tink
Hey there! In celebration of the release of the latest Tinker Bell film in the series, I wanted to pay tribute to this most beloved protagonist. Since she has been the center of most of my work for the last 12 years or so, she 's become a very important character to me. So, in the next few posts, I will backtrack down memory lane and share some of the work I have done for this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-9832976093087760472015-02-20T11:11:00.000-08:002015-02-20T11:11:30.207-08:00Bunnies!
Hey, Guys! Back again to speak about more bunnies as we enter the season of Spring. Well, Spring has not really "sprung" here in Milan yet, but looking forward to it after these last cold weeks.
OK, I have 2 sets of bunnies to show you from the Woodland Line. The first set is more from the Western culture, while the second set has a more of an Eastern flavor. The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-84888859417635090152015-02-16T04:30:00.001-08:002015-02-16T04:30:49.164-08:00The White Rabbit
Hey Everyone! As we get ready for "quaresima" or lent, I thought I would go back a bit and share the white rabbit again in preparation for Easter. I already posted him on the Denishima Designs page on FB. But now I thought of just showing the images.
As mentioned in that post, the drawing of the white rabbit started what became the Alice Line. This version of the classic Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-84084158126438656882015-02-13T13:34:00.000-08:002015-02-13T13:35:31.224-08:00Woodland and the 2 Bears
OK, guys. In this post, I'll talk a little about the Woodland Line for Denishima Designs. Warning: if "cute" is not your thing, you can just skip all of this now. It's not even "cute" with an edge. No edge. Just "cute". Now's your chance... go! Run! Scappa!
OK, now that all those with cuteness aversion have left, we can now revel Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-39764730765068914002015-02-07T11:31:00.000-08:002015-02-07T11:39:42.807-08:00Denishima Designs and the Cheshire Cat
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Hi Everyone!
Just wanted to wish all a happy Easter and share a few illustrations from Beck's Bunny Surprise. I figured they fall within today's theme...cute bunny and all...but no eggs. Oh well.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-56650411536825669062014-01-28T15:57:00.000-08:002014-01-28T15:57:57.743-08:00Misaki, The Sparrow Girl
Well, it looks like Sister Stamps is releasing another set of images. Yay! I have been peeking in on what my sister has been creating and it's just great! Love her crafts!
Just thought I would share a little of what inspired the sparrow image, Misaki, that is part of this set. As I was coming up with images, I remembered when I was a little girl when my parents would Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-85874090787787550152014-01-06T12:32:00.000-08:002014-01-06T12:33:13.938-08:00La Befana
It's tradition here in Italy to hang up stockings on the eve of Epiphany (January 6th), much like we do in America in hope that Santa will fill them with treats and presents if we were good. In the same way, Italian children hope that the Befana will come to fill their stockings. La Befana, according to legend, is an old woman that flies on her broom and comes to each house to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-62860960186900952822013-12-22T16:03:00.000-08:002013-12-22T16:11:13.657-08:00Santa's Sleigh
We're now down to the wire in preparation for Christmas so I'll keep this short. Just wanted to get in one more ornament before the big day to share. There isn't much to tell when it comes to the initial concept.
The idea came to me when sketching out our Christmas images and thought it would be kind of nice to do a Japanese version of Santa's sleigh. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-60787431195950442342013-12-19T15:09:00.001-08:002013-12-19T15:09:20.216-08:00Christmas Cookies!
Every year at Christmas, I prepare cookies for my husband's colleagues and it's become a bit of an event at his office. He said that when the season approaches, they already begin to anticipate the little packets of goodies with much enthusiasm. I know it's more of an American thing to give out Christmas cards, but not sure if giving out homemade baked goods during Christmas is something Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-29079453391439747942013-12-15T12:04:00.001-08:002013-12-15T12:34:11.788-08:00Building Shimo-san
Well, it looks like we are deep into the Christmas season now so I thought I would share an ornament that I made. I love making tree ornaments most, even though they don't serve much purpose but to help decorate an already over decorated tree.
This one is made from the Sister Stamp image of the snowman (Shimo-san). I had these plastic ornaments lying around from last year Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-57759613069996032362013-12-08T13:25:00.001-08:002013-12-15T12:34:52.540-08:00Winter Books
As we surround ourselves with the holiday spirit, I thought I would dig up and share with you the layouts for the winter Tinker Bell Art Pool: The Secret of the Wings. I really love this film and had a lot of fun doing the artwork for this one. It's funny how, as you review an old project, it seems you can be transported back to the moment you were working on it. Like listening to a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-47119469359057740652013-12-01T14:47:00.002-08:002013-12-15T12:20:07.639-08:00Getting Ready for the Holidays!
The holiday season is already upon us! Looked out the window the
other day and it was snowing, which is a bit earlier than usual this
time of year. Anyway, just thought I would get into the holiday mood
and share a project that I created which was inspired by all the
creativity going on with my sister's blog
http://sisterstamps.blogspot.it/. There were a lot of wonderful
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183209531246949287noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057166370859573696.post-73243956098637651222013-11-23T14:39:00.001-08:002013-12-08T13:36:37.894-08:00Fairy Frost
It's getting colder and it feels winter is on its way! Perfect timing to share these layouts I did a few years back for the Disney Fairies property. I don't think all the pages came out very good but I did enjoy telling this story through these images. I particularly like how these two spreads ended up. Please go to the portfolio section to see more. Thanks for stopping by!
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