Scooby Doo, flowers

[Sherry]

I have a Scooby Doo cheek art that gets requested often and I am never happy with the results, so I thought I'd try another version.  I wasn't really happy with it either, but here it is.  Then I decided to try some flowers.  These are 2 requests I had at a party last night and thought I needed to try some different things.

If anyone else has some to share, I'd love to see it. 

[sparklingfaces]

that's a really good scooby doo - he's the bane of my exsistence.... he always comes out looking weird

[Sherry]

Thanks.  Same here.  My usual one always comes out looking wonky, like a Picasso.  I like this one better, but I think I need to lighten the brown.

[Kristal]

Do you often get random requests for SD, or is it because that's a design choice in your book/board?

I've never been asked for Scooby - I don't think I'd want to know how he'd turn out if I did!

[MsMollie]

omg you worry warts!...that scooby doo is the bomb!...Sherry, you are just the best little character painter!....all of yours always look so darn good....i would have to have something to look at..no way i could do that from memory!...AWESOME!

[reginanewsum]

I love this Sd Sherry!  Very well done my friend!   My first yesterday, a little four year wanted a rino!   Ahhh him and I talked about it, and he guided me along the way,  I painted it gray and painted just the profile of it's head and when I finished he said "yup that's a rino by golly"  I was happy!  But it kind of looked like an over sized dog with a swelled up jaw, pointed little ears and with big teeth and a horn on it's face where our nose would be! hahahahaha  But the little tike approved it and gave me the high five hand smack!

[MsMollie]

some guy asked me to paint mickey mouse and i told him i would try but i have a hard time painting from memory...and those kinds of characters need to look "exactly" like the real ones..i didn't even attempt it.....not too good at that yet...

[reginanewsum]

Here is a mickey and a minnie you can put in your files for reference.    Mickey and Minnie are all done by just drawing circles,  if I ever get some time I will break it down for you in a step by step, once you see the break down, it will come easy. Two years ago I took 185 teen agers to disney in Florida,  the marching band of our local high school, I was band booster president for 14 years. all four of my daughters were in the band. Three drum majors and one color guard. They all play clarinets, I play nothing! hahahaha  I got to spend the day in the artist rooms. I got to draw with all the disney artists. It was so great. I even got offered a job! But my family and my heart belongs to Michigan. But it was a dream come true.  I will have to find my pics of the studio work I did and post it.  It is even on real Disney paper!  This mickey and minnie I did for Valentines day, you know two people in love! hahahaha

[twinkletattoos]

awwww the Minnie & Mickey are sooooooooo adorable!

[Sherry]

Thanks guys.  Yeah, I do have Scooby as a choice in my book.  I took it out for a while, because it never looked right.  I can't paint from memory either, unless it's a design I've had a lot of practice with.  With time, I'm learning more and more things, but this Scooby is one I tried from a shirt I received as a present.  I thought this Scooby looked much easier than the one I'd been offering, so i tried it.

Love the mickey's Gina. 

[Skidzz]

I think that Scooby is wonderful! I also think that we tend to be harder on ourselves than our clients are! I know I am a perfectionist, and I am never really happy with what I do, but my kids especially are always incredibly impressed!!!  Makes me feel like I am on cloud nine. 


Like this little boy that I painted a couple weeks ago, wanted a skating half pipe, and a skateboard. I told him I will try. When I was done, he was so happy. The grandmother gave me a great tip and as they were walking off the little boy came back and said you did such a great job you deserve a tip. He pulled out his wallet, and gave me all the money he had, 7 cents.

That lifted my heart so far, that told me alot, like don't judge your own work so hard, just make those people happy that are getting your art!

[reginanewsum]

Sherry I just love your scooby Doo!  I think you mastered that cute little dog!  And I love your flowers with just random black here and there, thats how I accent a design, just some broken lines of black.

[Sherry]

Love the skateboard and halfpipe.  I get worried sometimes with special requests, but I think I'm getting better at them with time.  I usually tell people, if I can see a picture of it, I can do it.  I'll sometimes wing it now without a pic.  Starting out, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.