New Halloween Gear 4U

Comments: 37

Angella *ThePilatesLounge.com* H. Oct 9, 2007, 2:30pm EDT

Very cool! Talent runs in the family!

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The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Oct 9, 2007, 2:30pm EDT

nice

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Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Oct 9, 2007, 2:33pm EDT

Thanks, Anglea. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Thanks, Melissa!

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Shannon W Oct 9, 2007, 2:39pm EDT

Very cool Charlotte!

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JoAnne D. Oct 9, 2007, 2:40pm EDT

This is cool Charlotte, worth the look. I hope your daughter gets her rent caught up.(LOL)

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Jaime R. Oct 9, 2007, 2:42pm EDT

very cool!

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JoAnne D. Oct 9, 2007, 2:51pm EDT

P.S. I wish your links were working.

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vickie f. Oct 9, 2007, 2:54pm EDT

Outstanding, nice work. Daughters are such a pleasure

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Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Oct 9, 2007, 2:56pm EDT

I wish they were too. I know the code is correct. Maybe these will work or will at least be easier to copy and paste. Sorry about that!

http://rachelhwhitearts.com

http://rachelhwhitearts.com

http://cafepress.com/darkgothdragons

http://cafepress.com/darkgothdragons

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Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Oct 9, 2007, 2:57pm EDT

thanks, Shannon, JoAnne, Vickie and Jaime. All her work is done on paper with real pen and ink, but colored on the computer. I am immensely proud of her--as you may can tell.

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terri molina Oct 9, 2007, 3:00pm EDT

Awesome! I wish I could buy something...I"m late on the rent too. ;-)

Btw...when posting links in articles you don't need to put in the html code, there's a link thing on the toolbar...just highlight the word you want linked than hit the chain link then put in the url (only). Did that make sense??

=)

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Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Oct 9, 2007, 3:13pm EDT

Thanks for that lesson, Terri. Old cats need to learn new tricks. I'll try editing again.

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Denise B. Oct 9, 2007, 3:40pm EDT

she is very talented. I like her sense of humor too.

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Bonnie S. Oct 9, 2007, 3:48pm EDT

That is cool stuff : )

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TK Rosevear Oct 9, 2007, 3:58pm EDT

Thanks Charlotte, I'll pass these onto my faerie realm...

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Barbara B. Oct 9, 2007, 4:57pm EDT

Thanks for these links I will check them out if they
work for me as I have probs with links most times.

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Quinn (aka Entwife) Blackburn Oct 9, 2007, 5:02pm EDT

Wow these are great! Thanks for sharing!

The Totem portion of that last Singing piece is up if you are interested. http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977140122#comments

wishing you laughter

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Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Oct 9, 2007, 5:18pm EDT

Note: Rachel's website is wrong....it should be http://rachelhwhiteart.com without an "S" at the end of art. Sorry!

Rachel's Web Site

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Gordon Swanson Oct 9, 2007, 6:06pm EDT

It is hard to look at those pictures and believe they were do with pencil and ink. Is she using this just as a base sketch and following with a paint program to do the work?

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Rachel H. White Oct 9, 2007, 6:10pm EDT

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated.

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Jamie S. Oct 9, 2007, 10:24pm EDT

those are great! you must be very proud of her.

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Chip Davis Oct 9, 2007, 10:44pm EDT

Great designs, kewl stuff!

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Shaunee C. Oct 9, 2007, 11:16pm EDT

These are some great designs

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Nancy O. Oct 10, 2007, 2:10am EDT

thanks for the link , very cool

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Charlotte Babb Maven-Fairy Godmother Oct 10, 2007, 6:44am EDT

Thanks for comments: Nancy, VB, Shaunee, Chip, Kamie, Lee, Yes I am VERY PROUD!

Actually Rachel draws the image in pencil, traces it onto Bristol board and inks with a brush or pen, and then scans the inked work into the computer to color it. The original is all analog, done in ink on paper by hand. She also paints in acrylic, but her cafepress work is all pen and ink. The backgrounds on the Bad Influence Fairies is done in Photoshop, but the lettering and the fairies were drawn by hand.

Now she does use the computer to help with sketching. On the Ghouls Night Out, she sketched each ghoul separately on paper, then scanned those drawings to do a number of sketches of their clothing to get different styles. But then she drew them on paper, and then inked. The computer is a wonderful tool, but it won't draw for you.

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