Sunday 20 November 2011

Creative Tuesdays - Three

The challenge for Creative Tuesdays this week is 3/Three, where we had to show three of something.  Mr T suggested that this may start us thinking about Christmas but for me this is a little too soon.

After a lot of pondering, I decided  to try and illustrate an old English nursery rhyme.  Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub, and who do you think they be? The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker. Turn them out, knaves all three.


I decided to do this one using an old fashioned dip pen and ink (which I love using) and finished with coloured pencils, which I am out of my comfort zone with.

Check out what everyone else's have done on  Tuesday over on the Creative Tuesday's blog.

13 comments:

  1. you say you are out of your comfort zone but one would never know it! The expressions on these fellows faces is priceless.So cute, I have never used the markers of which you speak but they look like they do a wonderful job!This is great!

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  2. LOL - I am so loving what this simple theme is bringing out in everyone - talk about creative. I love this. Great idea and great job!

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  3. Hehehehe, another classic trio in a story!! I love the expression on their faces! Awesome!

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  4. Great illustration - and your shading with pencils is amazing! Great job.

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  5. Three turns out to be a great inspiration for a theme. These are adorable. Love the little water splashes.
    QMM

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  6. Oh my goodness I love this, Linda! I must say as I was thinking in threes....Three men in a Tub..didn't enter my mind. How clever you are and I hope he doesn't drop the candle and let the light go out....haha.

    Lovely artwork...just makes me smile.

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  7. haha...this is SO cute. They don't look very happy! I've always imagined them in a tub of water instead of a tub floating in water. So adorable! :) and you added your little bird!

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  8. oh this takes me back to my childhood! Very cute.

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  9. oh yes, love this one! and their expressions are priceless...great job!
    I like the bird on the chef hat, too!

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  10. What fun, love the idea and the humour in the piece :-D I hope they don't get tipped out!

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  11. Well, your media worked really well adn you know, i never thought of that as an English rhyme but I suppose few here in America recognize it. So love that and love your interpretation. PREFECT! Love that bird too of course.

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  12. Linda,
    Your 3 little guys are cute! so colorful! We thought of the samething.. how clever we are! :)
    Happy Thanksgiving!

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  13. All three look fantastic! Great expresions on their faces. :)

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