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My Watercolor Cartoon Fan Art
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My Watercolor Cartoon Fan Art

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I am a big fan of animation movies and the sci-fi genre in general. I spend most of my free time watching television (too much time according to my friends). Among all, my favorite is Studio Ghibli: Totoro, Kiki, Mononoke. These are the characters I grew up with.

I also love watercolor, I think it is one of the most beautiful traditional media. I experimented with watercolor texture, recreating the effect at work one time and I fell in love with it. Watercolors allow me to experiment and layer different color without any concern of making mistakes.

So I thought why not make fan art of my favorite characters with this new style I discover? And that’s how I started creating this series of Studio Ghibli watercolor set. I ended up selling them on Etsy. Now I am slowly adding more pieces from different movies and TV show I like Doctor Who, How to train your dragon, and Big hero 6.

More info: Etsy

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    penelope

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    Hi this is PenelopeLovePrints!! I am an illustrator who loves watching TV and movies way too much. I love exploring different styles and use different media for drawing, painting, and design.

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    penelope

    penelope

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    Hi this is PenelopeLovePrints!! I am an illustrator who loves watching TV and movies way too much. I love exploring different styles and use different media for drawing, painting, and design.

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    RJazz909
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome....I have watched all of these anime's.....My favorite is the Totoro one!!!

    𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕒
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol I know this is like 5 years old, but I found this article and thought it was interesting. Such cool art!

    Lart Bert
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it possible to download 1080p or 4K versions of these? They're awesome and I want to use them as backgrounds on my phone.

    Mymy
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just LOVE how detailed the Doctors TARDIS is!! You did WONDERFULLY at using a variation of colors to not overwhelm with just an explosion of blue!! BEAUTIFUL work and hope your prints sell well!

    RagnaReynisdóttir
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gosh, I need all of those as posters fore my room!!! O_o Simply gorgeous!!

    DavidNatzke
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gorgeous! I especially like the Princess Mononoke and Toothless and Hiccup ones.

    guess
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your work is amazing and you've made others happy~ Congrats and thanks for sharing! I think I speak for the crowd when I say I'd love to see more!!

    HanaKeindlová
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so awesome! Well, do you sell them on T-shirts? Minions or Bad Wolf or actualy all of them, they could bring you some money :) Love it!

    CraigJ.Peel
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a fan of doctor who and sci fi/fantasy genre these a amazing ! I think you've captured the soul of the tardis (: well done !

    EmmaDaelman
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you use anything else but watercolour? How do you get the white lines to be so perfect? did you use stencils ? Please enlighten me because I would love to try this myself.

    AjengSetyo
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an outstanding work of art... you're very talented! :D

    PinSupattana
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this really water color? I mean I love it. It looks incredible, but it looks more like digital art.

    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are digital art, but with traditional watercolor texture. Sorry I left out that part in my writing, Thanks for asking :]

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    Arjan
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice works, but I can't shake the feeling it looks photoshopped instead of painted.

    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I reread what I wrote, I totally left out I created these in Photoshop, so yes you are right! they are digital painting, but I also created some of the watercolor texture I used.

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    AnnaHarding
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess some people don't worry about copyright infringement. LOL

    AlexGreen
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am obsessed with Studio Ghibli and any anime in general... I can't believe how cheap you're selling these for on Etsy! Hopefully I can purchase some

    GregHarding
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love these! Studio Ghibli is a tough act to follow, but you rocked it!!

    RJazz909
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awesome....I have watched all of these anime's.....My favorite is the Totoro one!!!

    𝔹𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕒
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol I know this is like 5 years old, but I found this article and thought it was interesting. Such cool art!

    Lart Bert
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it possible to download 1080p or 4K versions of these? They're awesome and I want to use them as backgrounds on my phone.

    Mymy
    Community Member
    8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just LOVE how detailed the Doctors TARDIS is!! You did WONDERFULLY at using a variation of colors to not overwhelm with just an explosion of blue!! BEAUTIFUL work and hope your prints sell well!

    RagnaReynisdóttir
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gosh, I need all of those as posters fore my room!!! O_o Simply gorgeous!!

    DavidNatzke
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gorgeous! I especially like the Princess Mononoke and Toothless and Hiccup ones.

    guess
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your work is amazing and you've made others happy~ Congrats and thanks for sharing! I think I speak for the crowd when I say I'd love to see more!!

    HanaKeindlová
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so awesome! Well, do you sell them on T-shirts? Minions or Bad Wolf or actualy all of them, they could bring you some money :) Love it!

    CraigJ.Peel
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a fan of doctor who and sci fi/fantasy genre these a amazing ! I think you've captured the soul of the tardis (: well done !

    EmmaDaelman
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you use anything else but watercolour? How do you get the white lines to be so perfect? did you use stencils ? Please enlighten me because I would love to try this myself.

    AjengSetyo
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is an outstanding work of art... you're very talented! :D

    PinSupattana
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is this really water color? I mean I love it. It looks incredible, but it looks more like digital art.

    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are digital art, but with traditional watercolor texture. Sorry I left out that part in my writing, Thanks for asking :]

    Load More Replies...
    Arjan
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice works, but I can't shake the feeling it looks photoshopped instead of painted.

    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I reread what I wrote, I totally left out I created these in Photoshop, so yes you are right! they are digital painting, but I also created some of the watercolor texture I used.

    Load More Replies...
    AnnaHarding
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I guess some people don't worry about copyright infringement. LOL

    AlexGreen
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am obsessed with Studio Ghibli and any anime in general... I can't believe how cheap you're selling these for on Etsy! Hopefully I can purchase some

    GregHarding
    Community Member
    9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love these! Studio Ghibli is a tough act to follow, but you rocked it!!

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