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Caroline Gillespie
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I'm an Irish artist living in Spain and I'm always working on improving my art :)
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Another prop page! This time, it's Maeve's spellbook (she's the girl with the lightning wand and yellow t shirt in my first post)
A prop page featuring a turnaround of a purple, hardback book. There is also a 3/4 angled view and a drawing of the book when it's open. The spine of the book is thick and rounded and a maroon ribbon bookmark peeks out from between yellowed pages. "MAEVE'S SPELLS" is scrawled across the cover in permanent marker, along with abstract doodles in red, blue, and yellow paint marker and glitter glue. One of the doodles is a big yellow thunderbolt. The materials for the book are noted, including the textured hardback cover. On the illustration of the open book, the paper is indicated to be very old with faded writing and sketches. This page features a "Thunder Strike" spell with an accompanying image and difficulty level (3 out of 5 stars).
June 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Prop design! (Aoife is the fiery blonde girl from my first post and this is her bag)
A turnaround of a schoolbag (or backpack). The bag is a pale red with a pouch in the front and the side, a beige handle and straps, and a silver zipper along the top. A keyring hangs from one side, resembling a fluffy fireball with googly eyes. There is a brown and beige brand logo on the front of the bag, next to which is an embroidered yellow star. At the bottom it says "Aoife's Bag - Turnaround". A detailed materials breakdown of the bag from the previous page. It shows two versions of the bag in colour, both 3/4 top down views, but one zipped closed and the other unzipped. There is also a turnaround for the keyring and a suggestion for zipper variations on the bag. The bag is made from polyester, except for the brand logo, which is made from PU leather, the metal zipper, and the star roughly stitched by hand with embroidery thread. The keyring is fluffy with a metal chain and plastic googly eyes.
June 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Here are some character designs I'm working on! The pet demon/mosquito creature is called Flea, and the "humanoids" from left to right are Luce, Gretchen, and Lil :) They're a regular happy family that you have nothing to worry about!
A lineup of four cartoon characters against a white background. On the left is a tall, angular, red-skinned man with a pencil moustache, heavy lidded eyes, pointed ears, and thin eyebrows. His hair is darker red, short, and flowy, and he has a mobile phone in his hand. He looks very suave in a deep maroon suit, white shirt, green ascot and socks, black dress shoes, and red cummerbund. He has a significant arch in his back and one eyebrow raised, making him appear rather prim. Next to him is a little girl with the same skin colour, hair colour, and pointed ears, though she also has horns sticking out either side of her forehead, the same colour as her skin. Her hair is shaped into a bob, flicking up at the ends, and with a swoop falling over her forehead, partly obscuring one of the horns. She's half the height of the man, with a round face, big green eyes, thick eyebrows, and one sharp tooth peeking out over her bottom lip. She's wearing a white t-shirt with frills, the word "NO" printed in big capital letters across the front, a green skirt, black tights, and brown boots. Her hands are on her hips and she has a mishievous look on her face. Above her is a creature that looks like a giant, chubby mosquito, with two differently sized, red eyes looking in different directions. Its legs dangle from the end of its body, it has three hairs on its head, and one of its wings is torn. On the right is a woman with pale grey skin and a curvy figure, wearing a shoulderless red dress that has lacing in the front and a billowy skirt, somewhat reminiscent of Victorian era fashion. She has a round face with a pointed chin, round, half-lidded, green eyes, thick eyebrows, pointed ears, straight black hair that falls past her waist, and long, twisting, golden horns protruding from her forehead. A green pendant hangs from her neck and she wears dark brown boots with a heel. She's gesturing with a glass of purple wine, and has a wry, sharp-toothed smile on her face.
June 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Hiya! New on this app and excited to be here :) Here's a sample of my art, hope you like it!
A colourful illustration in landscape, reminiscent of a poster for a cartoon. Three kids are in the foreground. On the left is a pale and gentle looking boy with blue hair, a glowing pink pendant, and a long blue cardigan. He has a soft smile on his face. On the right is a girl with slightly more tanned skin, spiky blonde hair, and a smirk on her face. She's wearing a white t-shirt, red skirt, black leggings, and big boots. She's bigger than the boy and looks very determined. The satchel slung across her body has pieces of paper flying out of it, one of which has caught fire. Front and centre is the main character, a tall, skinny black girl with long, dark, curly hair blowing to one side, except for a cowlick sticking up at the very top. She's wearing a big yellow t-shirt tucked into jeans and red shoes. She's holding a wand from which a strand of electricity is trailing through the air. She looks happy, excited, and eager. They three kids, who look to be pre-teens, are jumping in the air over a path. The path is lined on either side with grass and flowers. In the distance, there's a white and orange camper van, and in the foreground, there is a tree from which a few leaves have fallen and are drifting to the ground. A few clouds drift across the blue sky, and it grows darker and more speckled with stars towards the top left.
June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM