Layers of Hats...How Silly is That? Illustration Friday - Layer!

Hat's Off by Joni Nickrent copyright 2011

How silly is that
To layer all those hats

Silly is the right word...of course it's just absurd!

Hats on such a tiny head

Purple, yellow and even red

That's just silly I say...yes, silly in every way!

You'd think it'd cause a stir

A Bowler, a top hat, one with fur

It really is quite silly...really, yes, really!

But if you are like me

That's the stuff you like to see

Silly, Really Silly...layers of hats from plain to frilly!

Now grab a hat or two

Layer hats is what we do

Cause being silly can be fun...not just for me, but for everyone!

Now there's quite a few layers in this stack of hats!

The layers of hats growing one by one!

It can be quite fun when you see how it's done.

Look who's at the bottom of the layers of stacked hats!

Layers of Hats...the tip-top of the stack!

A little video fun...watch the many "layers" of Hats from start to finish!

Todays Pop Art Mini was brought to you with inspiration from Illustration Friday word of the week.

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A Sweet Tweet Inspired by A Vintage Valentine...An Illustration of Love!

I'm still finding inspiration from Vintage Valentine finds from the other day . . . remember the little birdie valentine from my post a couple days ago?  Well, she's back (that's her peaking out at the edge of the sketch) and she's the starting inspiration for my latest Pop Art Mini design, "Sweet Tweet". 

 I changed up the colors a bit and added a little wire birdcage (another inspiration that keeps floating in the back of my mind), a few more hearts, a rose headpiece and a message that "chirps" of a reference to that thing called "Twitter".  And without further ado I'd like to introduce to you "Sweet Tweet"

And since I hadn't shared a progressive picture show lately thought I'd throw in few quick flashes . . .  Sometimes it's fun to see how it's done

After the pencil sketch is complete I apply a layer of white to the entire paper.

Next up background...which is usually several shades of blue and sometimes a touch of green.

More blue...

Next up a little brown and the details start to come together

Adding black outline accents that will be blended into the color for a nice shaded look.

A little more color...pink to be precise.

And next a bit of red...here comes the bold, bright colors

Catch a fella with a little bit of yella...hehehe

And the blending begins first using the white oil pastel . . .

and than the blending stick.

After the blending the details and finishing touches

Tweet! Tweet! It's just about complete . . . signing off!

Wishing you a day filled with "Sweet Tweets"!