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