Help the house!

[ldg40]

Have at it all you creative gurus!!

[burndog]

well I have added some flowers and a hint of canvas area to get things started. I think this "illustration group effort" round of tennis is going to be a blast.

[ldg40]

Oooo....Ldg huddles in the corner awaiting the mighty illustrator sword of the mighty Burndog and Jolt......

[jameschino88]

WEll, here's my version. It needs some clouds in front of it. I couldn't do it without ruining burndog's clouds.
Sorce
http://www.mattandmaren.com/sulphur_9709_1.jpg

[jameschino88]

Palms. Here ya go!

[ldg40]

Excellent gentleman!!
James, I am sure Burndog would not mind you enhancing the clouds! And the palms! What a great selection! Did you illustrate them or chop?

Oh goodie...this is such fun for an old lady! :jump: (but i gotta admit, inserting these new-fangled smilie things is a cheap thrill for sure!)

[burndog]

Enhance away, the stuff I did is just to get started.

[burndog]

I wonder where the new path leads.

[jameschino88]

I love the vines! You're so good at this.
I've added a mailbox, and satillite dish.
MWAH!
Yes, I realize a mailbox doesn't belong on the shore. So?

[burndog]

I guess in the middle of some Ilsand paradise you do need a dish. Love the mailbox. I think it is time for this community to grow a bit. I guess we can only grow up or down now.

[ldg40]

Couldn't quite figure out what to add...daughter suggested pink flamingos and shadows!

[ldg40]

What! Burndog you sly dog (no pun intended) I guess I need to revamp.....

[burndog]

I have never tried to paint water before so here is my best attempt.

[ldg40]

Awwww Burndog...you win! I revamped w/the new background...and by time I came back you had a new one! :bow: I shall return......

[ldg40]

Lots more room here! But my, my such a small amount of pixels to work with!

[burndog]

I was hoping for something like that, nice one

[burndog]

I just noticed the little houses in the distance were back in. I guess this is one of the problems with an illustration type tennis...because edits take a while you can spend time doing something and meanwhile someone else has changed it.

Nice job in adding them back in. great job on those deck chairs, you sure are good at painting small, you must use 1 pixel brushes alot.

[ldg40]

Well, of coarse I had to put back in those too cute houses! Had to break em up cause the pic was extended in size and lessened in width. Gave up putting the flowers back in.

Think of the REALLY tiny things we could draw if one pixel had soft edges!

[burndog]

Well it has been a while, but I think this little house needed some life, and since people are too tough to draw, the next best thing is man's best friend.

[Silky]

Now someone needs to add a little pier and a teeny sailboat! :)

[Scott]

...needed a tropical sky :)

[Silky]

...and a shark! I love it!

[Dave]

and a jetty and a boat (your wish ..... )

[Silky]

awwww...you covered the shark! :)

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silky]awwww...you covered the shark! :)[/QUOTE]We need a smaller boat? :)

[dyezza]

now i feel like going back home again!! except for the montain, its always green there. this is so nice

[msfrigyfrog]

i wish i could draw this looks like fun

[Jaygre]

OK - tie up another boat - add a few more flowers (starting to look more like a cruise stop or a bed & breakfast) This is great...

[ldg40]

Wow! Look what has happened to my little house since I've been away! Great job everyone!!:jump:

[burndog]

It is still missing people, ldg40, I think you are one of the few around here that can paint people, I know I can't (hence the dog) have a go at it. Is ther anybody else here that is good at painting people in low-res (antialiasing off works best for tiny pics)

[ldg40]

[QUOTE=burndog]It is still missing people, ldg40, I think you are one of the few around here that can paint people, I know I can't (hence the dog) have a go at it. Is ther anybody else here that is good at painting people in low-res (antialiasing off works best for tiny pics)[/QUOTE]

Ha! The only thing I can not draw is people!! Animals give me a run for the money also!! My husband always wants to know why everything I draw is devoid of people. So I throw this challenge back into your court! BTW: Your dog is AWESOME!!

[Dave]

Hey! There's people by the boat ya know ..... :)


and if that was drawn I'll eat my hat!

[libra]

[QUOTE=Dave]Hey! There's people by the boat ya know ..... :)


and if that was drawn I'll eat my hat![/QUOTE]

lol, that dog would eat those people alive! :p

[Silky]

Okay, I am NO artist...but I had to give this a try. It was looking like too much fun. No laughing, guys...I've never drawn a thing in my life....:)

[Scott]

I remember that lady... didn't the shark get her leg? She must've had it sewn back on.


Great job, sweetie :)

[Happy]

You're right. You are no artist. Any true artist would know that she should be wearing an itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polkadot bikini. :lol:

[Dave]

and tip-toeing through the tulips no doubt! LOL

Not bad Trish, not bad at all!

[Silky]

All I'll say is that I'm darn glad it's so small....you can't see what a mess it really is. :D

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silky]All I'll say is that I'm darn glad it's so small....you can't see what a mess it really is. :D[/QUOTE]
Giant oaks from little acorns do grow :)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Dave]Giant oaks from little acorns do grow :)[/QUOTE]

So you're calling me a little nut now? ;)

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silky]So you're calling me a little nut now? ;)[/QUOTE]
Actually an acorn is a fruit not a nut .....

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word acorn (earlier akerne, and acharn) is derived from the word akran (Goth.) which meant "fruit," originally "of the unenclosed land." The word was naturally applied to the most important forest produce, that of the oak. Chaucer spoke of "achornes of okes." By degrees, popular etymology connected the word both with "corn" and "oak-horn," and the spelling changed accordingly.

So I'm saying you're very fruity but important! :)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Dave]Actually an acorn is a fruit not a nut .....



So I'm saying you're very fruity but important! :)[/QUOTE]

Nicely saved, Sir Dave. :)

[Dave]

That's me folks!

[ldg40]

Hey Silky! She is just perfect!! Super-duper great job!! And made just one pixel at a time!! Why a "pixel" was not created with teenie-tiny drawing in mind is beyond me! Now just you go and give yourself a great big pat on the back!!

[burndog]

ah, but there is a zoom tool in photoshop remember...gret job Silky, I love here relaxed looking pose.

well, just do not try using the zoom on my people, they are a bit rough, but the guy in the water is fishing for the shark, and the dog looked lonely by himself, so now he has someone to throw a ball for him, and of course with all of that sand, someone has to be making a sand-castle.

...and I think that dog had better be ready to run, as I just noticed how long the guys arms are:)

[Dave]

You put C S Lowrie to shame Burndog! :)

[burndog]

Sorry Dave, I'm sure your post is humorous, but I don't get it, who is C S Lowrie?

[Dave]

Sorry Burndog that was L S Lowry (knew I should have checked) .... famous for his paintings of matchstick men (http://hemsidor.torget.se/users/s/squo/Matchstickmen.htm) figures ....

Or .... check out the Status Quo link :)

[burndog]

Thanks Dave, I would not have got it with L S Lowry either. Yup my people are matchstick people alright, but I think I still ahve a wee way to go.

Status Quo...Pictures of Matchstick Men...what a great tune, and a bit ahead of their time, but only for a short while, I can't think of another tune by them...they must have been a one hit wonder.

Thanks for clearing it up Dave, and I quite like the image you've posted, it's amazing how such basic brush strokes can be so effective.

[Scott]

Kids at a beach.... You've got to have an machetti-weilding -hockey-mask-wearing character too.

[Dave]

[QUOTE=burndog]
Status Quo...they must have been a one hit wonder.
[/QUOTE]Hahahahahahahahaha which rock have you been hiding under for the past 20-30 years? Status Quo were one of the biggest and greatest rock bands of all time! :)

Here's a small list of their records and year of release .....
Status Quo discography / record releases:
• 1+9+8+2 1982
• 12 gold bars 1 and 2 1984
• 1982 1982
• a few bars more 1993
• b sides and rarities 1990
• back to back 1983
• blue for you 1976
• collection 1978
• dog of two head 1971
• don't stop 1996
• down the dustpipe 1975
• famous in the last century 2000
• fresh quota 1981
• from the beginning 1988
• golden hour 2 1975
• heavy traffic 2002
• hello 1973
• ice in the sun 1991
• if you can't stand the heat 1978
• in my chair 1979
• in the army now 1986
• just for the record 1979
• just supposin' 1980
• live alive quo 1992
• live at the n e c 1984
• live 1977
• ma kelly's greasy spoon 1970
• mean girl 1979
• messages from the status quo 1968
• na na na 1985
• never too late 1981
• now hear this 1981
• on the level 1974
• perfect remedy 1989
• picturesque matchstickable messages from the status quo 1968
• piledriver 1972
• pop chronik 5 1975
• quo 1974
• riffs 2003
• rock 'til you drop 1991
• rockin' all over the world 1977
• spare parts 1968
• spotlight 1981
• status quo 1975
• the early years 1992
• the other side of status quo 1995
• thirsty work 1994
• to be or not to be 1983
• tokyo quo 1977
• tune to the music 1992
• under the influence 1999
• whatever you want 1979
• works 1983

[libra]

lol@Dave, now that is a hijack of note :.

[Dave]

and he "accused" me of painting damn nerve! :lol:

Status Quo (legendary rock band) came along to provide the music and keep an eye on the matchstick men :)

[burndog]

now, now Dave, you were supposed to paint those guys, this is an illustration tennis match, so you now really have your work cut out for you:)

and as far as those songs, they were never released here to my knowledge, at least not under my rock...it must be and English thing :D

[Scott]

Hey Dave.. draw drawing something :)

[Dave]

Status Quo left upset at not being known in Canada even though they were famous throughout the western hemisphere ....

So .... draw something huh?

Along came the local drunk and collapsed onto the other beach chair clutching a cold wet one .... (actually painted by me! OMG!!!!!!)

[Silky]

[QUOTE=Dave]Status Quo left upset at not being known in Canada even though they were famous throughout the western hemisphere ....

So .... draw something huh?

Along came the local drunk and collapsed onto the other beach chair clutching a cold wet one .... (actually painted by me! OMG!!!!!!)[/QUOTE]

Way to go Dave!! You did it!! You and I can take great pride in our first illustrative effort...:D

[Dave]

[QUOTE=Silky]Way to go Dave!! You did it!! You and I can take great pride in our first illustrative effort...:D[/QUOTE]I'm still shaking :)

Borrow the colors ..... use a number 1or2 brush and lots of eraser!

[libra]

Nothing quite like having a party on the beach without a bit of pollution around...

[Scott]

Couldn't see the people on the boat :)

[libra]

lol, you work fast.... ;)

[Silky]

..........

[burndog]

oh, now we're cooking, good stuff guys and wayto go Dave, you'll be giving Jolt and LDG40 lessons soon!

[Dave]

I'm a bit slow .... well it's not often you see The Titanic ..... :)

(painted using an image on a postage stamp for reference)

[roccobamonti]

Will somebody throw a pink flamingo in there?

[Dave]

There's two already on the front lawn :)

[Happy]

Two are not enough! :lots:

[Dave]

One boy flamingo, one girl flamingo, how many more do you need?

':lots: :lots: :lots: :lots:

[Happy]

:lots::lots::lots::lots::lots::lots:

[Dave]

maxed out :(

[Happy]

hehe - back to the regularly scheduled tennis match -->

[Dave]

I was beginning to think my Titanic addition was an ace! :)

(that's 'ace' not 'ice')

[Happy]

More Flamingoes:

[Scott]

And a mutant lawn flamingo

[ldg40]

This is just a riot!! What a busy little beach scene! There isn't one thing, that I just do not adore!!

[luissitos]

that looks like paradise, don't you think ? ;)

[down2earth2]

I could couldn't really enjoy the beach in the middle of all that litter, so a couple of us decided to carry it off. Any can feel free to make those people look a little better.

[Happy]

More beach:

[Scott]

[QUOTE=OneHappyFemale]More beach:[/QUOTE]

What'd you call me?

[Happy]

[QUOTE=Jolt]What'd you call me?[/QUOTE]

You heard me right - now get to work! :run:

[Dave]

Who moved the shark? LOL

Suggestion - beach volleyball anyone?

[ducktape540]

onehappyfemale did

[ducktape540]

there now the fisherman has a shark again!