tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37054306010686832792024-03-05T21:08:45.349+00:00The Pastel Viking.Drawings and Illustrations by Victoria Taylor©The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-63018299099807637122014-08-09T10:03:00.000+01:002014-08-09T10:03:20.299+01:00Candy Apple.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">This was so much fun. This is actually for a little Etsy business my friend and I have set up (early days, mind!) I drew the outline for this in pen and painted it by hand on Photoshop - so</span></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">much blending went into this little piece</span></span><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> but it definitely came out better than I expected.</span></span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-49280281259481271672014-08-09T09:57:00.000+01:002014-08-09T09:57:45.252+01:00Robert's Radio.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">A little Robert's radio design I did for my Grandfather's birthday card - I really enjoyed playing around with scanning techniques and using texture samples. Something old made into something new and modern! </span></span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-65895223851474455702014-04-22T18:53:00.001+01:002014-04-22T18:53:47.452+01:00Babushka.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Re-vamped some autumnal babushka's the other day - absolutely addicted to making watery backgrounds on Photoshop!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Drawn with a fine liner graphic pen and digitally coloured on Photoshop.</span></span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-77102897095137955782014-03-26T16:10:00.000+00:002014-03-26T16:10:13.591+00:00Bunnies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Some cute little bunnies in preparation for Mother's Day!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Drawn with fine liner graphic pen and digitally coloured using Photoshop.</span></span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-21233893498607895212014-03-18T11:11:00.000+00:002014-03-18T11:11:27.527+00:00Bumble Bee.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A little bumble bee flying around to brighten your day!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Drawn and coloured with Pentel colouring pencils and animated using Photoshop.</span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-47996568670334640182014-03-09T23:58:00.000+00:002014-03-09T23:58:23.248+00:00Mono Printing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Something a little different today, a bit of mono printing! I usually hate any form of printing but this was a nice change from drawing.</span></span></div>
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-48041400080579391292014-02-14T16:49:00.000+00:002014-02-14T16:49:22.230+00:00Anchor.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-43958313640604624372014-02-14T16:26:00.000+00:002014-02-14T16:26:14.015+00:00Constellations.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another old line drawing with added colour. I decided against using any fleshy tones for the skin and just used tonal colours and shadowing. She looks like a concrete angel!</span></span></div>
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-90599592663402888502014-02-14T16:22:00.000+00:002014-02-14T16:22:11.802+00:00Seahorses.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A very old line drawing that I finally added some colour to! Adding colour to the jewels on the necklaces was tricky.</span></span></div>
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-10799778274650452862014-02-11T22:52:00.000+00:002014-02-11T22:52:11.199+00:00Perfume, Cameo, Teacup.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-52910393047596984122014-02-11T22:46:00.001+00:002014-02-11T22:46:47.484+00:00Gramophone GIF.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Another little animated GIF from last week - so simple but so much fun to create!</span></span><br />
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-2215351733241260062014-02-11T22:42:00.000+00:002014-02-11T22:42:52.449+00:00Butterfly GIF.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Dipped my toes in the animation pool a few weeks ago for the first time ever! I had to start off small with just a few GIF's but really enjoyed them - I realise now animation is hard. Really bloody hard.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Drawn with fine liner graphic pen and digitally coloured/animated using Photoshop.</span></span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-77033634384985304252014-02-04T15:07:00.000+00:002014-02-04T15:07:01.553+00:00Crow.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">A little Crow Lady. I had an evening away from University work - feels good to do my own work again!</span></span></div>
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-10941463666136275232013-12-17T18:29:00.000+00:002013-12-17T18:29:46.447+00:00Robin.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-53580692606225527832013-12-17T18:27:00.000+00:002013-12-17T18:27:02.148+00:00Reindeer.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-1725907199337439232013-12-02T17:47:00.000+00:002013-12-02T17:48:39.587+00:00Above & Below.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-31802997459110856192013-10-29T11:33:00.005+00:002013-10-29T11:33:54.926+00:00Rez.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-42925636100461017182013-10-17T21:14:00.000+01:002013-10-17T21:14:02.973+01:00Market Square.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-11228842070994460122013-10-01T17:05:00.000+01:002013-10-01T17:05:44.559+01:00Quick Sketches.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">This is a quick sketch I drew of the outside shopping centre in Northampton, UK for the start of a university project.</span></span></div>
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-46529567325719047542013-09-23T00:10:00.000+01:002013-09-23T23:49:21.598+01:00Lush.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Job applications are usually incredibly tedious and boring - not Lush though, they asked for a 'creative cover letter or piece of artwork' and this is what I came up with!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Let's just hope I get the job.</span></span></div>
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<br />The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-78757808923264915462013-08-04T14:03:00.000+01:002013-08-04T14:03:01.707+01:00Lamp & Ivy.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">I wanted to do some more work with light and try out some gradient techniques on Photoshop - a nice lamp themed contrast piece! Drawn with fine liner graphic pen and digitally coloured in Photoshop.</span></span></div>
The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-89753098135419532082013-08-04T13:07:00.000+01:002013-08-04T13:07:51.930+01:00Babushkas.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">A friend of mine loves anything Babushka, so I did a little illustration for her!</span></span></div>
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-40966746958202671552013-07-31T22:26:00.001+01:002013-07-31T22:26:48.809+01:00Rose - Coloured Pencils.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-87904231066027505652013-07-19T00:14:00.000+01:002013-07-19T00:14:22.589+01:00Bumblebees.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Pastel Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395593581895100073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3705430601068683279.post-63830877419799502102013-07-19T00:11:00.000+01:002013-07-19T00:11:17.413+01:00Butterfly Lady.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">With all these flying insects buzzing around in this weather, I was inspired to do a couple of insect-based pieces. This is my butterfly lady.</span></span></div>
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