A Little bit of Button

Babies are hard to draw! They are missing all the wrinkles and lines that us auld folk have, and so a picture can only be a few simple lines that gives the faintest suggestion of who they are. Maybe that’s on purpose – at just a few weeks old, a baby is not yet who it will be.

Another reason to be proud of our lines; they tell a story of personality and experience. There are our crooked smiles, our frowns. A lifetime of physical efforts writ upon our faces, our hands, and even our knees.

Or maybe I’m just making excuses for why I haven’t put up any drawings of Button yet! I’ve been working on one for a while. I wanted to do something that just wasn’t working. The joy of digital art is that I can save and share what I have now, and play with it again at any time. Just in case I figure out how to do what I see in my head, of course.

So, this is, indeed, simple. Just a few lines and a little shading. Socks took a photo when her Super Lady was just a few days old, and I loved it so much I had to create something from it.

Sorry about the HUGE watermark. I get a lot of Google Image searches and I don’t like the idea that my work is being stolen. If you really like this, I’d be glad to email a copy without the watermark.

And of course, Socks will get an extra-special version 🙂

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lahgitana on July 12, 2012 at 10:07 pm said:

oh it’s lovely, Spiders!

And it’s lovely, too, what you say about earning our wrinkles and lines. A road map to the past…

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heretherebespiders on July 12, 2012 at 10:11 pm said:

Thank you, Dear L! I can’t hate my wrinkles. When I look in the mirror and raise the one brow I can raise, the lines on that side really stand out – they tell me that I look quizzical, or skeptical, a LOT! I sort of like seeing the evidence 🙂

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- lahgitana on July 12, 2012 at 11:45 pm said:
  
  yeah, easier than trying to deny the evidence! that takes waaaaaay too much effort!
  
  happy Friday when you read this!
  
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philosophermouseofthehedge on July 13, 2012 at 1:23 am said:

Every line placed just right. Perfect.

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- heretherebespiders on July 13, 2012 at 7:44 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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Animalcouriers on July 13, 2012 at 6:55 am said:

It’s really lovely! Don’t apologise for the watermark – it is your work and should be credited wherever it is seen. We’ve had to copy protect our whole website as scammers were using it wholesale to rip people off 😦

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- heretherebespiders on July 13, 2012 at 7:45 am said:
  
  Oh no! That’s upsetting – you guys do such good work it’s sickening to think anyone took advantage of you or or clients. Thank you for the kind words!
  
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Dianda on July 13, 2012 at 11:22 am said:

Really cute! I think you did a great job!

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- heretherebespiders on July 13, 2012 at 8:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks! It’s nice to do a drawing for love 🙂
  
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  - Dianda on July 13, 2012 at 11:01 pm said:
    
    Exactly! 🙂
    
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nadbugs on July 13, 2012 at 2:04 pm said:

Wonderful, every bit of it. Words, watermark, and image. Yay you.

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- heretherebespiders on July 13, 2012 at 8:42 pm said:
  
  Aw, thanks!
  
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alienredqueen on September 4, 2012 at 6:51 pm said:

When there are no lines, shadows help

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Sarah Henry on December 23, 2012 at 8:35 am said:

I adore the original picture so of course I love this one too. 🙂

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