YAY

Exciting news,
I will be working with Halo Publishing International as an Illustrator!!!!!!!
And I got my first assignment yesterday! Its sooo exciting to be doing something that I love to do! WOOOO
The book should be out sometime in 2012 so I shall keep everyone updated!
Now to get back to drawing cuteness so i can take over the world lol just kidding...or am I? mwahaha
ttfn

Monique :3

September is nearing an end

And its been a while since I've posted anything.... bad momo bad *slaps hand*...
I've been busy posting things to society6.com, working on concepts for my one freelance project and attempting to get a job....which hopefully I'll get a phone call later today saying YES WE WANT YOU! :)
ahh how nice that would be ...so I shall continue to think positive.
On another good note I've been receiving some emails from people liking my art which is a nice ego boost, because sometimes I get into these moods where I'm not sure or I wonder why certain things haven't happened yet, and yes I understand it takes time sometimes a lot of time to get to where you want...
anywho also later today I'll be meeting with a client for a possible freelance job WOOT!

hmmmm what else.... Oh I will be making some sort of plushie for my aunt's baby shower... not sure what I should make...maybe a teddy bear or a froggie...dunno but i'm sure i'll have fun making it, i still need to finish my jelly fish purse and tote bag.... D: its just been crazy the last couple of weeks meh...

thats all for now....till next time....hopefully soon with awesome news :3

~Monique

Check out the link!!

http://society6.com/MoniqueTurchan/Underwater-Life_Print

Its amazing what a doodle can turn into :3
check out the link to see what I mean

Sketching

Hello folks,
It's been an interesting day, I applied as a tattoo artist, it looks good but I won't hear back for about a week or so...*fingers crossed* I really want a job ...  ; _ ;  I've been applying like crazy and either I hear nothing back (even if I call or email multiple times) or they like my art but decided to go with someone else which can get depressing but I know something will happen soon...I just have to keep trying and trying...and trying lol

Anywhooo I decided to practice some realism today after coming back from applying for the tattoo artist position.... and this is what I have after about 15mins of sketching from a mirror:

I love sketching in pen because you're forced to stick with the strokes you make.

Oh I've also made another portfolio website which allows more images for me to put up:
http://moniqueturchan.daportfolio.com/

My friend, Amber, and I are making plushie pillows which look like this:

the material is super soft and its all hand stitched...yep painfully handstitched.
price for this: $25(USD) + $5 (USD) for shipping in the USA (if you're out of the USA let me know your location and I can figure out the shipping) and if you add $3 more you will get a handmade cellphone/keychain charm ( I sell the charms for about $10 - $15, so you get a really good discount :3 )

We accept Paypal :)

ummmm I think thats about it, till next time :3
Have a wonderful day!!

~Monique

Digital Painting Fun

Practicing my digital rending :3

Digital Painting....wip

So I decided to practice my digital painting skills in Photoshop......and this is the wip I have of my Littlest Yeti :)

I used a watercolor brush.....so far i really like the grass....and some of the fur but....meh...not totally happy yet.... :(

any whooo...thats about it.

till next time!

~Monique <3

Plushie Yeti!

Today I was bored out of my mind, and decided I wanted to make a plushie.
So after a few hours of cutting, sewing and a few details to top it off... I created my lil Yeti :D

And thus my little yeti was born! She's so cute and fluffy ....it was a mess to cut but that's ok, her eyes,nose and lil' flower are made from buttons, the mouth is black thread and the claws are pieces of felt. I will be selling plushies like this one to make some extra cash so if you would like a yeti or some other animal,etc email me at moniqueturchan@gmail.com and I can give you a quote based on what you would like done.

Thanks for reading :3

<3Monique <3

Custom made art by commission!

Hello all!
I hope you all had a nice 4th of July and a safe on at that.
Its been an interest few weeks, the week before the 4th an old friend of mine came up from Florida to visit, which it was super fun to see her and beable to hangout. It also made me think back to when I first met her along with my other old friends to still live in Ohio, it made me feel old lol. Saw the menner fireworks show, and I'm pretty sure the person lighting them off or however they do it now a days, was lighting it and watching it explode in the sky because it would be a few minutes til the next one would go off.

This past weekend, yesterday to be exact(Sunday) I got my wisdom teeth out, it wasn't too bad til they got to the 4th and final tooth. The doctor literally had to drill it out, so now I look like a chipmunk....hmmm...I should make a doodle of that to post on here lol I'm sore but thats the norm for getting teeth extracted.


Now the real reason I wanted to write this post about was opening commissions if you folks would like some original artwork,a handmade windchime, or some beautiful handmade jewelry.



I've already created five different windchimes all hand made out of scupley and painted with acrylic paint finished with a nice gloss finish to protect it from the elements. This is one of the windchimes, my mom commissioned me to make a few of them for her co-works. This is just one example and probably one of my favorite ones so far: a tiny red bird with its nest at the bottom with a baby bird inside eating a worm.

I've also created a handmade graduation card for my brother's friend, its the lineart drawing in the beginning of this post.

Recently I've been playing around with some wire and beads to create unique one of a kind jewelry, which I would also like to sell using paypal. Here are a few pictures of the jewelry, the image above is pre-finished jewelry, and the image below is the pendant set with matching earrings.

All of it is handmade by me, and if you do decided to place an order I will put a personalized thank you card ( also handmade) in the shippment as well.

Again if you would like a quote on something custom or similar to what is shown here drop me an email at : moniqueturchan@gmail.com with the subject entitle handmade jewelry, original art, or handmade windchimes.


This money will be going to help out my parents due to the economic stress put upon them, bills of my own (carpayment, doctors etc.) and future student loan payments so every little bit counts.

Thank you so much for reading and have a wonderful Monday morning!!!

~Monique

Playing around in Photoshop

So I've been playing around in PS as of late to improve my digital sketching/rendering skills and to practice drawing noses. I have problems sometimes drawing noses...or at least other people's noses, its just one of those complex areas of the face where if you don't get it right it screws up the rest of the drawing. Anywho....back to the characters, I've been wanting to draw a tucan for sometime now and this was the result lol. I wanted to design the beak in a tattoo-ish style to make it look more interesting, add a quick splash of color and my happy lil' tucan comes to life. 

More images on my portfolio website

Hi!
Last night I was doodling cute little animals, I have pictures on my portfolio website :
http://moniqueturchan.carbonmade.com/ 
Check it out and let me know what you think on here!

The creative juices are flowin'!

Thanks for reading!
Monique

Ps you can follow me on twitter now too!
twitter.com/moniqueturchan
I'll hopefully have a tumblr up soon as well!

MyDoIt character sheet

So today I decided I wanted to work on my character sheet for another project I'll be doing on the side. The story is about my younger brother Patrick, when he was little he use to ask my parents or my grandmother "My do it, my do it" instead of I do it. My grandmother wrote the story within the last couple years and asked me to illustrate it for her.

And thus the image to the above is a character sheet of a 2 year old Patrick. I wanted to do this style because I've actually used something similar for a coloring book I did and the kids just eat it up. I'll probably experiment with a few different mediums before going to final art with this.

Well thats about it, thanks for reading !
~Monique

New project starting soon

Hi,
This is my first blog and I figure what better to start with than my new children's book project.
So its a very cute story called "There is a monster in my bed!" written by Pam Nunes, an artist/author from Maine. The both of us are very excited to start it, I'll be creating the illustrations for the project.
Anywho more information on this book when it comes closer to finishing it.

If your interested in having a children's book created, or just looking for an Illustrator to do something unique , I'm always looking for freelance. Check out my portfolio here http://moniqueturchan.carbonmade.com/ 

Thanks for reading :3
~Monique