tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8953099658147333422024-02-07T10:55:58.673-08:00Roaring Softlythe life and art of tyler federTyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-43162290417435521352018-03-09T13:27:00.004-08:002018-03-09T13:28:41.599-08:00Hello!<br />
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I don't update this blog anymore, but I'm still making lots of art. You can follow along here:<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-51143098802051084742013-02-15T13:12:00.004-08:002013-02-15T13:13:15.723-08:00i'm lizzing!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Boy oh boy, what a rollercoaster of emotion the past six weeks have been. I started studying comedy writing at The Second City (!!!), took public transportation by myself (in your face, crippling social anxiety!), and put my toe in the very fun and cuh-razy world of fan art. <br />
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A few weeks ago, I made this silly little drawing of ice cream desserts based on the characters of the wonderful Parks and Recreation and posted it to my oft-neglected <a href="http://www.roaring-softly.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">art tumblr</a>. Within a few hours, the post had over a thousand notes and I gained lit'rally tens of followers. What a delight!<br />
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Since then, I have steadily gained a small following over on <a href="http://www.roaring-softly.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a> and have made lots more silly fan art for my favorite TV shows, mostly about food (which should come as a surprise to no one). People send me requests and I draw them. It's super fun! Maybe you want to join me?<br />
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Oh man, the deadly combo of Thanksgiving cook-a-thons, cyber Monday shopping, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly" target="_blank">Etsy</a> orders didn't leave much room for my little <a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/nafauxrimo.html" target="_blank">NaFauxRiMo</a> experiment, did it? I think I am going to continue working through the list of assignments without putting a deadline on it, because life has enough deadlines as it is, am I right, ladies??*</div>
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Anyhoo, I'm so excited to share with you some of the projects I've been working on these last few weeks! Above, you can see the Christmas card I made for my <a href="http://www.tylerfaith.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a> pal <a href="http://mdlawson.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Meghan</a> of the blog <a href="http://mdlawson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">M. D. Lawson</a>. I have to say, I'm really proud of how it turned out. As a Nice Jewish Girl, it is rare that I get to study the way Santa hats drape on various heads or figure out what the most common hues are for multicolored tree lights, so this was a real treat. Aren't they such a cute little family?</div>
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Other than that family portrait, the other portraits lately have been simpler:</div>
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This one was commissioned by the mother of a little six-year-old girl. I also did some uncolored versions with different hairstyles for the girl to color in. What a fun idea!</div>
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Lastly, another portrait for <a href="http://mdlawson.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Meghan</a> (this one actually came before the Christmas card).</div>
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Other projects in the works are: a pair of customized paper dolls for a client's parents with their wedding outfits (an idea I am totally stealing for my family come Chanukah!), more work with my <a href="http://www.ladymason.com/" target="_blank">favorite cupcake lady</a>, some various logo designs, AND getting my prints sold in an actual brick-and-mortar shop! I am so excited about this! More details to come!</div>
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When I was little, my mom would sometimes take me to Starbucks for breakfast with her. This was back when Starbucks was very new, and there was only one location anywhere near us. My mom would drink a decaf tall skim latte and I'd have steamed milk with vanilla and a coffee cake muffin. We'd both read the paper (I got the comics and she got the very-gossipy obituaries) while we drank and it felt so positively grown-up. I wished it could last forever.</div>
Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-66388010841243432372012-11-15T08:43:00.000-08:002012-11-15T09:21:56.157-08:00les temps sont durs pour les rêveurs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain is one of my favorite favorite favorite films ever. I have seen it so many times, and each viewing makes me love it more. Amélie is a visual gem of a movie -- all red and green and quirky and delightful. I studied French for seven years in school, which means that I am not quite fluent enough to catch all the speedily-paced dialog, but I am fluent enough to FEEL the story and get MOVED by it, you know? ... Bueller?<br />
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Amélie is quite the role model for me. She is a quiet badass, and isn't that the motto of this blog after all? The quote I illustrated above is from a part of the movie where Amélie gathers up the courage to tell off the owner of her local fruit and vegetable market who always makes fun of his adorable but somewhat dimwitted assistant. "Vous au moins, vous ne risquez pas d'être un légume, puisque même un artichaut a du coeur!" roughly translates to "You will never be a vegetable, because even artichokes have hearts!" You go, Miss Poulain. You go, girl.Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-81941383158720168502012-11-15T07:07:00.001-08:002012-11-15T07:07:16.546-08:00a handy deck of cards (har har har).<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've never been much of a card-player (except for War and copious amounts of laptop solitaire during my lecture classes), but I have indeed been a hand-drawer. That's how you make friends in kindergarten, y'all. Or keep yourself entertained during lecture classes...<br />
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For this installment of my NaFauxRiMo project, I designed my first deck of cards! These cards are spiced up with my infamous hand drawings complete with bright nail polish and fancy gold rings. Quite the incentive to learn a legitimate card game, like Poker. Or Go Fish. <br />
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I've been drawing in relatively the same style for so long now that, occasionally, it feels good to shake things up a bit. I had some fun today drawing myself right into a handful of animated TV shows. From left to right, we have: Matt Groenig's two cartoons (I prefer Futurama), Rugrats (my #1 favorite TV show when I was little), Arthur, Family Guy, Daria (I was Jane Lane for Halloween once in college), and Adventure Time (which is rapidly becoming a favorite). If I were a better blogger, there would be a perfectly trimmed photo of me mixed in with the drawings... oh well.</div>
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It's funny how doing an exercise like this makes you reduce yourself to a small number of physical traits. In this case, I am defined by my dark, awkwardly-growing-out pixie cut, red lipstick, and penchant for sweaters and riding boots.</div>
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If "Bustling Pancake House" (top notes of fresh orange juice and crisp winter air, base notes of coffee, frying bacon, and buttered waffles) were a real candle scent, you can bet I would burn it forevermore.</div>
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Whooo, time does fly when you're rocking yourself on the couch, waiting for election results (and then weeping -- tears of joy, duh -- when results are finally announced)!<br />
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Anyhoo, I'm back with an update on <a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/nafauxrimo.html" target="_blank">NaFauxRiMo</a>, friends. Don't think I've been just lazing away this whole time -- I've been working hard on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>, fueled primarily on <a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/food-of-gods.html" target="_blank">avocado toast</a> (!!) and coffee with vanilla Coffee Mate (my love). The move was so crazy and stressful that I hadn't had time to really perfect my shop yet and it had started to look really haphazard.<br />
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It's still a work in progress, but I'm really proud of what I've accomplished in the past few days. If you hop on over there, you'll see the front page covered in various graphic design packs for other Etsy shops, blogs, small businesses, regular folks who like their Facebook profiles to look pretty, etc. You may want to look at it <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I've started offering logo design services, so, to bulk up my portfolio, I had great fun making up logos for a few imaginary companies:<br />
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Included are Harriet the Spy (which I've actually never read, so I had to look up her last name online), Weasley's Wizard Wheezes (RIP Fred), Bleezer's Ice Cream (from my favorite favorite favorite childhood poem by Jack Prelutsky), The Feather Pen (my mom's calligraphy company), and my own little logo there at the bottom. I'm really proud of the Weasley one. I think the ribbony things look really legit (you can quote me on that one).</div>
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Altogether, here are the NaFauxRiMo tasks I accomplished while I beefed up my shop:</div>
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41. Create a series of spots to use on your website.</div>
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42. Make an illustration for a postcard (I now offer postcard design for small businesses)</div>
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45. Create a Thank You card to send to clients (also offered at the shop)</div>
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47. Create a business card</div>
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48. Make a small sampler that contains your artwork to give to prospective clients</div>
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53. Update your website with new artwork</div>
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54. Work on creating samples for styles, markets, and subject matter that you are lacking in</div>
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55. Create stationery for your business</div>
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58. Create a fresh, new illustration to be used in a sourcebook or other advertisement</div>
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60. Catch up on your paperwork</div>
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That's ten things! I'm still behind, but it feels so good to be really prolific with artwork for a while.</div>
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This joke is so overdone in cartoons, but it was one of the assignments for my NaFauxRiMo, so here we are. I love projecting my anxiety issues onto cute pudgy animals like chickens.<br />
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As a side note, can I just mention how creepy the google image search results are for "chicken"? Cooked chickens and live chickens all mixed together. It gives me the heebie jeebies. Good thing I don't eat birds.Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-36553151341955745392012-11-04T19:00:00.001-08:002012-11-04T19:00:12.038-08:00food of the gods.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had avocado toast for breakfast today and lunch yesterday and I want to have it for every meal ever. Am I alone in this? I suspect not. This is my favorite way to eat avocado (even before guacamole! sacrelige!). I've always made my avocado toast with lemon, garlic salt & pepper, and the occasional slice of tomato, but recently I was introduced to the honey thing and holy moly that mess is delicious.</div>
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For the last two years of college, I participated in <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">National Novel Writing Month</a>. NaNoWriMo, as it is nicknamed, is a just-for-fun project where participants try to write a 50,000 word novel throughout the month of November. Writers can help each other out in the forums, and the whole experience has a really warm and inclusive online environment.</div>
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I loved being a part of NaNoWriMo, but I was never able to commit to writing a true novel -- my first year I wrote a memoir and my second year I wrote a collection of short stories. I'm okay with writing fiction in script form, but prose is much trickier. This year, I thought I'd do something totally different.</div>
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For the next month (or maybe two if it gets ridiculous), I am going to attempt to complete <a href="http://www.danidraws.com/" target="_blank">Dani Jones' </a><a href="http://danidraws.com/2007/02/21/101-projects-for-artists-and-illustrators/" target="_blank">101 Projects for Artists and Illustrators</a>, and I am going to document the whole thing here. I'm calling it NaFauxRiMo because if there is ever a place for a play on words, I am SO there.</div>
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This post will serve as a directory to each of the illustrations and projects I'll do. Completed projects are italicized, blog posts are linked, and notes are in parenthesis.</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/08/snozzberries.html" target="_blank"><i>Make a book cover for your favorite classic novel.</i></a></div>
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2. <i><a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/pixie-woes.html" target="_blank">Create a series of illustrations that show the passage of time.</a> </i>(The passage of time of hair growing!)</div>
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3. Illustrate a song.</div>
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4. Make a narrative advertisement for a soft drink.</div>
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5. <i><a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/the-best-day.html" target="_blank">Illustrate your favorite childhood memory.</a></i></div>
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6. Make a children's book spread for a fairy tale.</div>
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9. Make a series of black and white chapter drawings for a novel.</div>
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10. Retell a short story in graphic form.</div>
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11. Create a theater poster for a Shakespearean play.</div>
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12. Create a series of illustrations that shows a person aging.</div>
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14. Illustrate a day in the life of a cat, dog, fish, or monkey.</div>
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15. Make a picture book dummy.</div>
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16. Illustrate the seven days of the Creation.</div>
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17. Interesting stories to consider: The Odyssey, the Bible, Aesop, Poe, Shakespeare, nursery rhymes.</div>
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18. Make a magazine cover for a current news story.</div>
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19. Illustrate a historical event from 20 years ago, 100 years ago, 1000 years ago, Prehistoric times.</div>
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20. Illustrate family life in the future, at least 100 years from now.</div>
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21. <i><a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery.html" target="_blank">Make an illustration influenced by your favorite illustrator.</a></i></div>
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22. Paint a landscape with only three colors.</div>
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23. Create a painting in a medium you've never used before.</div>
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24. Study and draw figures from each source: Bridgman, Vanderpoel, Hogarth, and the masters.</div>
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25. Make an abstract painting.</div>
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27. Create a full painting in 30 minutes.</div>
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28. Draw a figure in: 1 hour, 30 minutes, 10 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 minute, 30 seconds.</div>
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29. Fill a page of your sketchbook.</div>
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30. Create two versions of the same painting -- one with warm colors, one with cool colors.</div>
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31. <i>Sketch in a public place.</i></div>
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34. <i>Read a book. </i>(Women, Food, and God by Geneen Roth. Phenomenal.)</div>
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35. <i>Watch a movie.</i></div>
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36. <i>Read other artists' thoughts.</i></div>
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37. <i>Watch how other artists work.</i></div>
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38. Take a class, if there are any available in your area.</div>
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39. Research a particular era, artist, or style, and create a few paintings influenced by it.</div>
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40. Take a trip to a zoo or aquarium to sketch animals from life.</div>
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41. <i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly" target="_blank">Create a series of spots to use on your website.</a></i></div>
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42. <i>Make an illustration for a postcard.</i></div>
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43. <i>Design a new logo for yourself. </i>(This here blog!)</div>
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44. Create a holiday card to send out.</div>
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45. <i>Create a Thank You card to send to clients.</i></div>
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46. Draw a self-portrait in your illustrative style to use on your promotional materials.</div>
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47. <i>Create a business card.</i></div>
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48. <i>Make a small sampler that contains your artwork to give to prospective clients.</i></div>
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49. Create a piece of artwork to enter into a competition.</div>
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50. <i>Take a moment to archive your traditional paintings.</i></div>
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51. Backup your digital files to a disk, hard drive, or server.</div>
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52. <i>Create sample sheets of your artwork that art directors can file easily.</i></div>
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53. <i><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly" target="_blank">Update your website with new artwork.</a></i></div>
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54. <i>Work on creating samples for styles, markets, and subject matter that you are lacking in.</i></div>
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55. <i>Create stationery for your business.</i></div>
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56. Make computer desktops or e-cards to distribute on your website.</div>
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57. <i>If you are a children's illustrator, create some coloring pages for your younger fans. </i>(For a client.)</div>
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58. <i>Create a fresh, new illustration to be used in a sourcebook or other advertisement.</i></div>
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59. <i>Clean your work area.</i></div>
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60. <i>Catch up on your paperwork.</i></div>
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61. <i><a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/the-sincerest-form-of-flattery.html" target="_blank">Design a character for a book/movie/TV show.</a></i></div>
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62. <i><a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/les-temps-sont-durs-pour-les-reveurs.html" target="_blank">Draw a caricature of your favorite movie star.</a></i></div>
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63. Illustrate a fortune from a fortune cookie.</div>
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64. <i><a href="http://www.tylerfaith.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Create an illustration that integrates your name.</a> </i>(New monogram design on my tumblr.)</div>
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65. <a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/almost-famous.html" target="_blank"><i>Make an album cover for your favorite band.</i></a></div>
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66. Create a modern movie poster for your favorite classic movie.</div>
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67. Create a classic movie poster for your favorite modern movie.</div>
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68. Design a creature that is a combination of at least two different animals.</div>
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69. Design a car from 100 years in the future.</div>
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70. Paint a landscape painting of an imagined land.</div>
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71. Draw a treehouse. Include as much detail as you can.</div>
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72. Draw 50 thumbnail sketches of the same object.</div>
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73. Make an illustration for each month of the year.</div>
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74. <i><a href="http://www.roaringsoftly.com/2012/11/a-handy-deck-of-cards-har-har-har.html" target="_blank">Design a deck of cards.</a></i></div>
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75. Make up your own fairy tale land and characters.</div>
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76. Research and draw from the Mob, the Middle Ages, the Samurai, a pirate ship.</div>
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77. Draw a monster a day for a month.</div>
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78. Illustrate a song from the sixties.</div>
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79. Create illustrations of current events such as global warming, airport security, new technology, etc.</div>
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80. Illustrate a stereotype.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">82. </span><i style="color: #333233;">Create a </i><span style="color: #886353;"><a href="http://www.mojizu.com/" style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;">Moji.</a> </span>(This website doesn't work anymore.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">89. <i>Subscribe to <a href="http://www.linesandcolors.com/" target="_blank">Lines and Colors</a></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">91. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">See what other artists’ like on <a href="http://del.icio.us/search/?fr=del_icio_us&p=illustration&type=all"><span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;">de.li.cio.us</span></a> and <span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/">StumbleUpon.</a></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">92. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">Contribute to the <span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://threethumbsupaward.blogspot.com/index.html">ThreeThumbsUp Gallery.</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">93.<i> </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><i>Read <span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://emptyeasel.com/">EmptyEasel.com.</a></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">96. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;"><i>See the point of view of an <span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://igallo.blogspot.com/">art director.</a></span></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">100. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333233;">Read book reviews: the <a href="http://editoon.com/sandbox/"><span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;">Sandbox</span></a>, <span style="color: #886353; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://fusenumber8.blogspot.com/">Fuse #8</a></span></span></span></div>
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Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-49481971430782396722012-11-04T16:12:00.002-08:002012-11-04T16:12:55.762-08:00almost famous.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My little sister <a href="http://www.thelaurenspencerproject.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Spencer</a> the coolest gal. She can make me laugh harder than almost anyone and gives great hugs. When she's not busy cutting her own bangs into a perfect Taylor Swift 'do or brewing many cups of chai tea, she's writing and recording her own songs. This is an album cover I designed for her most recent album, Or Something. (Isn't that the greatest name?) I don't usually work in monochrome, but I like how it looks here.</div>
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Spinny is at art school right now, but I can't wait until I'm embarrassing myself in an interview for her vh1 special. It's going to be awesome.</div>
<br />Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-31348772263843527972012-11-03T18:49:00.002-07:002012-11-04T12:39:20.017-08:00pixie woes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am currently right smack in the middle of growing my pixie cut into a chic (?) chin-length bob, and, boy, does it get frustrating. This little drawing was born out of that frustration.</div>
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(Currently wearing <a href="http://ink361.com/#!/photo/316722136700081202_7040180" target="_blank">The Pigtails of Desperation</a>)</div>
<br />Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-365541193920130672012-11-01T22:16:00.001-07:002012-11-01T22:16:15.990-07:00Couples Portrait RoundupSince I opened my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> at the very end of June, I've been a busy bee working on commissioned couples portraits for some really special people (hence the horrible lack of posts here).<br />
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This one was my very first commissioned portrait! She was a wedding planner and he loved fishing. Simple and classic.<br />
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I loved working on this portrait, with the great facial expressions, playful cat, and kitschy heart border.</div>
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This "couple" was actually a pair of college roommates! They loved running and studying at their (gorgeous!) campus library. The hardest part was the gym shoes -- feet are so tricky sometimes.</div>
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This one was an expanded version of a too-cropped professional race photo. Her boyfriend drove cross-country to meet her at the finish line of this marathon. Too sweet for words! One of my favorite parts of doing these portraits is the stories I get to hear from my clients.</div>
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Would you like a couples portrait for your very own? Check out the listing on my shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106171692/illustrated-couples-portrait">here</a>.</div>
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As a devoted stress-watcher of youtube beauty vloggers, I am oh-so-familiar with the "what's in my bag?" tag and the inevitable mountain of lip gloss that follows. I thought it would be fun to do a drawing of what's in my bag instead of a video -- partly because, well, this is a drawing blog, and partly because I can not deal with the sound of my own voice, you guys. It's a common ailment, but an ailment nonetheless. But I digress.</div>
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a. My prized Kate Spade Supercalifragilipstick in the color "fuchsia fête," a birthday gift from my dad, who sweetly tolerates my Kate Spade fanaticism</div>
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d. A tiny thing of Advil (working on spreadsheets all day and digital drawing all night is headache city)</div>
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e. Obligatory Sharpie</div>
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f. Many a grocery list</div>
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I still remember the first time I ever heard of the musical Grease. </div>
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I was sitting on the grass in first grade day camp and one of my friends said something about a "Grease song." Being a snotty little know-it-all, I corrected her, saying that the correct phrasing would be "Greek song" because Greek is the adjective for Greece. Being an equally snotty little know-it-all, she shot right back, "No, it's GREASE. Like how you GREASE a PAN." Boy, was I peeved.</div>
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These fun little drawings are inspired by that fateful July afternoon. I tried to avoid the usual peanut-butter-and-jelly and macaroni-and-cheese comparisons and go for some quirkier pairings. The tattoos and piercings one (in blue below) was extra fun to work on -- I finally learned how to draw a proper bicep! Movin' on up in the world.</div>
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For more pairings, plus prints of everything you see here, please visit my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/roaringsoftly">Etsy shop</a>!</div>
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This illustration is a tribute to the lovely ladies behind my favorite online publication, <a href="http://www.matchbookmag.com/">Matchbook Magazine</a>. Clockwise from the top left, they are: Katie Armour of <a href="http://theneotraditionalist.com/">The Neo-Traditionalist</a>; Jane Lilly Warren of <a href="http://loxpapers.squarespace.com/">Lox Papers</a>; Sarah Tolzmann of <a href="http://www.notetoself.typepad.com/">Note to Self</a>; and Katie Evans of <a href="http://hellohellodesign.com/">Hello Hello Design</a>. I tried to fill this picture with as many Matchbook-inspired bits as I could -- stripes, pearls, and a cheery pink and green polka dot scheme. </div>
<br />Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-56232627352917490542012-08-23T20:49:00.003-07:002012-08-26T18:14:13.403-07:00snozzberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I stumbled upon the illustrations of Kali Ciesemier tonight and fell in love. What talent! Every piece was so beautifully composed and colored. I couldn't tear my eyes away until I'd pored over all of her archives. Somewhere along the way, she linked to this <a href="http://danidraws.com/2007/02/21/101-projects-for-artists-and-illustrators/">list of projects</a> to get the creative juices flowing, and it was so inspiring I had to start right away. Here is number one, "make a book cover for your favorite classic novel." I was a big, big fan of Roald Dahl in elementary school, and I still am.</div>
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Here, I interpreted Willy Wonka as a sort of beatnik/old-timey sailor with a beard, ponytail, and beret, and I gave the kids a little more ethnic diversity than we see in the movies. </div>
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I don't want to hear about the number of pounds you've lost this month or how many you gained last week. I don't want to know the exact number of calories or carbs or Weight Watchers points in the pizza I'm sharing with you. I don't want to know your current weight or your goal weight or your starting weight. I don't care if you've eliminated fruit or dairy or soy from your diet. Just don't tell me about it. How hard is this to understand?</div>
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Dedicated to two of my favorite body acceptance blogs, <a href="http://www.fatnutritionist.com/">The Fat Nutritionist</a> and <a href="http://blog.twowholecakes.com/">Two Whole Cakes</a>.</div>
Tyler Federhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732510653800837648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895309965814733342.post-36568940733172100172012-08-05T17:03:00.000-07:002012-08-26T18:20:20.467-07:00fringe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the result of one of many weeknight crafting sessions with my<a href="http://www.thejewinjcrew.tumblr.com/"> sister </a>(whose pretty pink purse is pictured above) and friends at our favorite local Starbucks.</div>
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