Sunday, March 21, 2010

expired



When I saw the word, expired, for this week's Illustration Friday challenge, I thought of a piece I did for the word, sour, a while back. The sour image was done in my old Photoshop style, so I didn't want to enter it, but I still liked some elements of the work, so I decided to recreate and improve it, in Illustrator. The top image is the new one, the bottom one, the original. Better, huh?
I always loved the colors here - the fushcia and white against the mustard yellow. So Yummy!

19 comments:

Unknown said...

Ahhh!! Totally can relate to that!! >.< Love your illo design!

Amy C said...

its super cute, I like them both, the colors are yummy, unlike the sour milk!

Cheori said...

LOL very cute in a sour type of way!

hapi-ness said...

hehehe i've been there before! Lovely illustration :D definately a super improvement! x

Jane Grant Tentas said...

Very expressive! I was thinking along the same line this week..

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

Oh Lord, Don't I know the feeling. 18 years of going to be with my grandparents who really didn't know how parent at all. Sour milk was the choice of the day. They would forget, the poor dears, that they even had grandchildren in the house. My little sister and I would try to make our own breakfast only to wake to expired cereal and milk. EEWWWWWWW!!! The look on this poor child's face says it all. You nailed it girly. Awesome!

. justin segal said...

simple and right on the money! Awesome little illo!

Shirley said...

Great work and I like what you've done in your new style! Yes, those colors rock. And hope to see you around the IF area soon..I'm still at the base of the mountain...oh well. : ) It's all good..I cannot complain when it comes to illustrating! : ) Have a great week, S

Christina Rodriguez said...

The top one is indeed a vast improvement. I love the softer edges, the colors, and the details you added.

I've ruined many a bowl of perfectly good cereal after pouring expired milk on top. Always check first!

NANCY LEFKO said...

well done !

Anonymous said...

I really love the new illustrator illustration. Very cute.

Pencil Pocket said...

Wow, fab. The colours are great and I love the new version!

Little Red Pony said...

I love the improvements you made, its fabulous!
I love your style, so fun!

justdoodleit said...

Nice bold colors and the latest version looks chic :)

Kelly Medina said...

I think this turned out great. All the details you added really make it sweet. I love the floor and colors :) Nice work!

roberta baird said...

I love the new things you're working on!

Bella Sinclair said...

Oh, that's so neat! Two totally different looks. Amazing, really, what a few lines can do. Love the addition of the background, though. It really adds a lot of dimension!

M. Patrizio said...

Yes, I like the new one much better too! I had exactly the same thought as you for this topic!

Jannie aka Chickengirl said...

hahah! I love the angles of her braids and the flooring. Really gets to the point of expired milk ;-P