Happy New Year a bit early

[aimeekitty]

Thanks for the awesome year, you guys. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I'll be out of town till Jan 4th.
I included some steps for making this one in the cut if you want. :)



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Reference images: (plus some googled images of fireworks and the London Eye)


sorry, I forgot to take pictures all the way through, so there's not that much of a progression here.



This time I traced in red pencil onto another sheet and colored on that, and then inked on top of the marker.
after the last marker image here (at the bottom) I added more fireworks (done with prismacolor pencil), some more black sky,.... drew in the Doctor's red pinstripes with a colerase pencil, and then highlighted Rose, the Doctor, and the London Eye with a white prismacolor pencil. Then I inked with a sakura pen (forget the type, sorry).
Still though, due to the dark colors and fireworks, I went in and darkened and highlighted a bit in photoshop. (the white of the pencil I used for the fireworks will only get so white... so it needs some help)

Comments

[starlollie.livejournal.com]

Beautiful work! Happy holidays and have a good time on your trip!

[iseepurplehair.livejournal.com]

I'm not even a Rose/Doctor shipper but this just warmed my heart. <3

[tubbysnuggles.livejournal.com]

this is so cool. Thank you for sharing the steps!

one of this years I'm going to make myself a dr who 7 foot long scarf. LOL.

[fastfeetnella]

Wow, so nice and beautiful! Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Have a Wonderful New Year!

[etherealtb.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's really cool! Happy Holidays to you and *please* post lots of pics from London if you have time! :)

[yacoba.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too! Your picture is absolutely beautiful! I love watching an artist's progression with a picture [zero artistic talent] I find it all fascinating. Have a great vacation!

[minuberry.livejournal.com]

Doctor X Rose <33
I love them so much and this picture is so adorable!!

Merry Christmas!!

[luv-blindly.livejournal.com]

Awww...I'm all warm and fuzzy inside.

[zalem.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas Aimee! Have a blast in London. ^_^

[yaso-khuul.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

Have a Wonderful Christmas, an even more wonderful New Year and loads of fun in Europe!

[sugercat.livejournal.com]

Happy Holidays <3

[ken-redtail.livejournal.com]

7?! Why so short? ;) It was 13 at its shortest.

[ken-redtail.livejournal.com]

Lovely picture, it really is. The scarf is always a wonderful thing to see!

[tubbysnuggles.livejournal.com]

http://www.doctorwhoscarf.com/index.php
gosh I was guessing on the length, I had looked up this site before but for sure, 7 feet isn't near long enough. whoa!!

[iamchubbybunny.livejournal.com]

oooh cute! Merry Christmas!

[dlgr.livejournal.com]

this is SOOOO CUTE!! Thanks soo much for this!!!!!!!

[fairyfloss-love.livejournal.com]

That is beautiful!

[slai.livejournal.com]

Hi Aimee,

That picture is full of AWESOME 8D! It has everything: Rose, The Doctor, and the 4th Doctor's scarf!

Have fun in London!

[lindze.livejournal.com]

i love it so much!

btw, did you see the announcement today about the new doctor!?? I HATE HIM!! i swear i will stop watching it once David tennent is gone. ;_;

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

you know what//... I'm going to hold out till a few eps in. I really didn't like Tennant at first, and I LOVE Moffat's episodes, and Moffat had a lot of hand in picking this guy,... so he must have something in mind! Also, I like his hand gestures... so... despite his eyebrows, I'll be hopeful.

I'm so sad about Tennant though, seriously sad. :(

[lindze.livejournal.com]

really, you didnt!?? Wow, I immediatly liked him from your icons---thats actually what drew me to watch the show: all your pics of him, cause he was so interesting looking. I dont even care about this guy and his weird eyebrows's look---Im more annoyed by how young he is. its like theyre trying to 'sex' him up by going young. and they (characters in episodes) often made refferences that the doctor was the youngest he had ever been as Tennant! less alone THIS dude....
i dunno. I agree: if he pulls off the spunky doctor attitude, I'll keep watching. but seriously I watch the show 80% for David Tennant. I could watch that guy all day, his faces are AMAZING.
also, Moffat did the girl in the fireplace, right? is Russell Davies still staying on? He did my favorite episode ever (season 4: the library 2-parter)
also...I will miss Catherine Tate. LOVED HER.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

yeah, at first with Tennant, I was used to the 9th doctor who was older and a bit more grave (even though 9 was still goofy at times)...

and when Tennant came on, at least in the first couple eps, he's so manic and bouncy I was kinda like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING. give me back my angst doctor". but he really grew on me pretty quick and showed that he had the full range, too. In some ways he's even darker than the 9th doctor. Anyway, now I like Tennant the best.

I hear you about him being young, he seems kinda boyish to me. I mean fuck, he's younger than me. O_O.

but... if you watch the most recent doctor who confidential (the 11th doctor) Moffat is talking about how he wanted the next doctor to be older, like 40ish at least... but that he liked this guy so much that he had to go with him instead. So to me, that means he must have delivered a killer audition(s).

as to being sexy... with no eyebrows and that huge chin, do people really find him (at least on the outset) sexy?? O_O? lol. at least it'll make him easy to cartoon. He'll be immediately recognizable. Edward Cullen hair, no eyebrows, huge chin and cupid lips. lol.
I know what you're saying though about it seeming at the outset that they're going for the young sexy guy to follow in Tennant's tradition... but watching the guy in interviews... I dunno. I think they're all taking this very seriously and they really care about the show. I think if they'd found someone better who was older for the style they wanted they would have gone with him.
I'm just so fascinated to see someone like RTD and Moffat who are obviously huge fanboys, to say that they are really excited about this actor being the Doctor. They don't really have a reason to say that, because they COULD have picked someone else right? I mean Moffat's eps are hugely popular, and RTD's cred is riding really high right now. I doubt if they'd hated the guy he would have been picked, right?

watch the confidential if you haven't already, they seem to be purposefully emphasizing that he has the 'quote' "swagger" and the energy, etc, to be the doctor. they keep talking about how the Doctor has to have these quirky qualities.

I love Tennant. I'm hopeful that he'll do some other stuff that really capitalizes on his great range. I mean, his drama is great, and his quirky fun is great. that's what so great about the doctor role for him, he gets to pull the full range. Also why I'm so SAD I didn't get to see him play Hamlet. (Hamlet is actually a pretty crazed manic roll... so perfect for Tennant to play with!)

in this year (09's) season, there will only be about 4 long specials. These will be by Russel T Davies... and then Davies and Julie and Tennant and Phil are leaving. Moffat will be taking over Davies' position.
Moffat did Girl in the Fireplace, The Empty Child, the Silence in the Library two-parter and BLINK (ZOMG).

Tate said in an interview that she'd come back if they asked her, so I'm hopeful that maybe someday we'll get her back. I adored her. She really surprised me with how great her acting was for someone who's normally a comic actress.

[lindze.livejournal.com]

I didnt realize Moffat did my beloved Silence/Library one! and the Blink one...ooo i loved that one too. goddamn he's awesome. I pretty much went back and played all his episodes for Brad cause he started getting hooked on dr who this last season, from watching me watch it. He was tottally hooked after the Library one. (but goddamn, all of season 4 = <3 <3 <3) I made him watch a couple season 1 episodes too and he was like GODDAMN IT THIS SUCKS! I mean, i started with season 1 too, but i just hated the 9th doctor immediatly, dont hate me! But Im glad i listened to you and stuck around for season 2 and on. =)
I DID watch the confidential, as soon as I found out who he was, cause I wanted to see him in action. (i agree with you about the hand gestures btw) Im also renting the call girl series with Billie Piper cause hes in it too, supposedly. Dont get me wrong: I think he looks phenomenally interesting and I trust the writers. I just am a bitter, bitter, Tennant-loving lady. ;)
Yeah i knew also about the 09 schedule (Im officially a crazed fan now, so i do all the website/forum things too! ha!) and its a JIP we get such a non-season left! did you see the Christmas special yet? (I thought it was good)
and yes on Catherine tate---she really surprised me and stole my heart, even with her janky teeth! LOL

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

(random responseness ahead)
Tennants faces are SO awesome. I think that's what I'm going to miss the most from him. he's like Jim Carrey, but not so scary. you know?
I'm trying to get my director hooked and I'm telling him to watch Blink first. trouble is, plot wise you kinda have to have people watch the first season... even though there's a lot of kindof boring stuff in that one. to be fair though, most seasons have like at least 3 or 4 crap episodes... *_*
I agree, that 4th season is maybe the least crappy! haha. I say that with love. Mostly I d idn't like the Unicorn and the Wasp one.

I didnt really like the christmas one that much. Even though I loved Morrisey in Blackpool. Something about it just felt kinda cheesey to me. Miss Hartigan is fucking hot though. that red dress of hers. ZOMG.

HAHA YOU're CRAZY LIKE ME.

A couple of my friends saw the call girl thing and didn't like it. I'm not sure whether I'm going to watch it or not. Have you seen Casanova and Blackpool yet? Or Edison and whatever?

I love Tennant so much,... I'm really sad about him leaving. :( I really liked Julie, too. she seems to have really good ideas, ... so I hope that Moffat can pull it off!

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

thanks so much!