Debbie Ridpath OhiDebbie Ridpath Ohihttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012-05-30T11:57:05ZSquarespaceDaily Doodle: Dancing With Grandmahttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/30/daily-doodle-dancing-with-grandma.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-30T11:57:05Z2012-05-30T11:57:05ZDancingGrandmaKid 002 600

I did this using Corel Painter 12. I gave up on Painter a while back after upgrading to the newest version -- got too frustrated with the crashiness. This morning I decided to give it another go AFTER installing the latest update patch. Didn't crash on me (yay) but I still have to get used to the interface of version 12, which is quite different from 11. I did the colour of the dresses using the Real Watercolor brushes, which weren't nearly as laggy what I remember from the previous version. I changed my mind several times about the background, but ended up using the Digital Watercolor brush. 

Then I added the shadow on the wall to make it look as if both figures were flat paper cutouts, just for the fun of it.

The black ink outline was done with a variant of my favourite Drippy Pen brush.

]]>Daily Doodle inspired by The Yo-Yo Prophet by Karen Krossinghttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/26/daily-doodle-inspired-by-the-yo-yo-prophet-by-karen-krossing.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-26T16:34:27Z2012-05-26T16:34:27ZYoYoProphet flat600

Just finished reading THE YO-YO PROPHET by Karen Krossing, published by Orca Book Publishers and geared toward ages 12+. Now I have the urge to go out and learn some yo-yo tricks. :-) See my mini book review of The Yo-Yo Prophet in Inkygirl.

You can find out more about Karen Krossing and her book at: http://karenkrossing.com/books/the-yo-yo-prophet/

]]>Neil Gaiman quote about elves and writershttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/26/neil-gaiman-quote-about-elves-and-writers.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-26T16:31:48Z2012-05-26T16:31:48ZElvesWriters v3 600

]]>Daily Doodle: Bunny With Newspaperhttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/25/daily-doodle-bunny-with-newspaper.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-25T21:20:56Z2012-05-25T21:20:56ZBunnyWithPaperInMouth 2 600

]]>Daily Doodle: Morning Kitehttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/22/daily-doodle-morning-kite.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-22T02:33:08Z2012-05-22T02:33:08ZSilhouetteChildKiteSunset v2flat600

Felt like experimenting with silhouettes today.

]]>Daily Sketch: The Mouse Traphttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/20/daily-sketch-the-mouse-trap.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-20T14:15:32Z2012-05-20T14:15:32ZMousethingBook v2flat

]]>Daily Sketch: The Tiffinhttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/18/daily-sketch-the-tiffin.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-18T12:05:26Z2012-05-18T12:05:26ZTheTiffin MahtabNarsimhan v3

Started the morning off with a cup of Indian tea; the tea bags were a gift from my friend Mahtab, and her book (THE TIFFIN) inspired this morning's sketch.

More about Mahtab Narsimhan: http://www.mahtabnarsimhan.com

]]>Created a new Facebook Timeline Cover: Happy Mother's Day!http://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/13/created-a-new-facebook-timeline-cover-happy-mothers-day.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-13T12:18:51Z2012-05-13T12:18:51ZIn honour of Mother's Day, I updated my Facebook Timeline Cover for my personal FB page:

The Profile Pic, in case you were wondering, is of my Mom, taken back in Japan before she came to Toronto to marry my father.

Screen Shot 2012 05 13 at 8 14 16 AM

My mom died after a brief battle with cancer when she was a year older than I am now. Feels odd, thinking about that.

See my blog post from last year, My Mother.

]]>Daily Doodle: Priscilla And The Window Cleanerhttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/7/daily-doodle-priscilla-and-the-window-cleaner.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-07T21:45:00Z2012-05-07T21:45:00ZBearThingReadingBook600

]]>Daily Doodle: Night Visithttp://debbieohi.com/home/2012/5/3/daily-doodle-night-visit.htmlDebbie Ohi2012-05-03T23:05:58Z2012-05-03T23:05:58ZBoyBedWindowGhost v2flat600

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