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Hope it was cathartic! You could do worse than Carlos and the lads.

Ain't that the truth, Dinahmow! Love this one, Andrea...:)

This is a great sketch. It reminds me of an old friend who used to write stuff on slips of paper and put them in a box deep in the closet so she would remove them from her head. I can't for the life of me remember what it is she put up there, though, so that memory was useless. I could also relate to some of your boxes which was scary. I'm used to "cute". Welcome back for the circus!

That actually gave me a shiver! Do you feel better now?

That's such an amazing sketch. Super powerful.

Thanks guys, yes, it's a dark place - under my bed!

Dan, I love that idea. Now that would make a great drawing. Dark, yes, but I don't think it's such a bad thing, emracing the darkness.

Cheers!

I love this drawing every time i look at it i can feel everything you were trying to get across you are a great artist.

Tower Bridge. And I love it!

Tower Bridge. And I love it!

I LOVE this, so clever.

I think it is Tower Bridge but not entirely sure myself!

thats bloody brilliant, I love it!

So smart, I love it! My partner is telling me London Bridge is in America, some rich guy bought it thinking it was Tower Bridge, he bought the wrong one, and after all that it didn't fit!

also on
www.bazaartales.com

My guess is Tower Bridge. I think London Bridge fell down. Or it's currently falling down. I heard it in a song once.

The red pens are cool. I really like the idea.

Yeah, that's Tower Bridge and it looks fantastic!

Thanks, folks.

You know, the last time is was in London I stayed in a hotel that was on the doorstep of London Bridge (you can see a drawing I made, of one of the souvenirs I bought whilst there, in the last post, in Danny's book) and it looked absolutely nothing like this. Yep, it's definitely Tower Bridge. Apparently, this is a common mistake.

And, yes, London Bridge's only fame is that it's falling down. Although, it looked fine when I was there.

Cheers, my dears.

I'm so glad you drew. That's most definitely a word in MY vocabulary! And I love this drawing! Wow! I can see the passion you had for your craft in every part of it. I want to learn photoshop too, but for illustration reasons. How do you know if somebody is using your artwork without permission? I have my stuff on about 6 different sites, and don't check them very often... but I never see my artwork popping up any place else. I guess I'm not the one to give advice, but I'd love to receive some too!

Tough call about image size. This one looks ok in the blog, but is not sharp enough to read the text or really appreciate your incredible attention to detail (at least viewing on an iPad). I guess you could watermark your images before posting, but of course that would impact the presentation. Never been a big fan of watermarks.
Been following and enjoying your work for awhile, btw. Thanks.

Andrea, I don't know anything about photoshop. But I do know that people could lift your drawings and enlarge them. Not the same as hi-res, but if thieves are only after cheap knock-offs ... There is a way to put a watermark on your work and you probably have the programme for that. I'm sure someone else can help there!
Anyway, it's lovely to see you back in the saddle.700.Way to go!

Katherine, the thing is that you never know unless somebody tells you. Because people who know my work have pointed it out I've found my drawings on tote bags, mugs and posters. They are mainly in eastern Europe and Russia and there's not really anyway of stopping them do it. I do contact them but get no reply, so unless I make my images small enough so they can't be used.

Photoshop is going to take some time!!

Cheers.

Thanks, guys.

Yep, that's my worry that they are not as sharp, I do want people to read all the notes. It's a difficult one. I'm not a fan of watermarks either. But, maybe that is the way forward. Hmmmmm. Thanks for the input. I appreciate it.

Cheers.

Andrea, People can still lift this drawing . From my browser I was able to increase the size and find both a "save" and "print" command easily (I didn't do either of course). You should be able to put a watermark on your work in PhotoShop, which would be visible on the drawing in a browser, and would make any image a bit less desirable. You can't put it on a mug with a watermark and expect folks to buy it.

I've seen a number of discussions on various art pages on the web that focus on how to protect one's art work. This problem of stealing artwork concerns artists everywhere. I have never read a good solution to the problem, either. Watermarking is the only way I've heard of (besides dragging someone to court) as a good solution.

As usual, the drawing is lovely. It's a shame that people don't respect artists enough to keep their hands off!

Oh dear. Wrote up a longish comment and when I got to this point, it was gone. Well, it was too long anyway.

This problem of stealing artwork on the web is one I've seen on a gazillion art fora -- and no one seems to have a good solution other than watermarking. You should be able to watermark your work with Photoshop very easily.

From a browser it is possible to both enlarge your drawing and save/print it -- it's the nature of the beast. People who have no morals will steal anything, and copyright laws don't faze them. Although watermarking will 'show' it will stop your images from being used commercially.

Keep up the good work. Photoshop is a lot of fun -- I've used it for a long time to clean up old photos and process new ones. Avail yourself of Adobe's help, and search for tutorials, of which there are a gazillion. One really terrific site is lynda.com. She's been working with software and doing tutorials literally for years. And adobe's help is very good as well.

Congratulations, you are an inspiration, just got "An Illustrated Journey" I very much enjoyed reading your section.

Andrea, I love, love , love your art. I could not read your "thoughts" in this drawing though - too small. Maybe you could enlarge just parts of the drawings in separate pictures?

I don't know if this will be helpful, but you probably know a really good printable piece is going to be at least 300dpi. 72dpi is considered sufficient for screen viewing. So I've always made my image 72dpi (but retained the dimensions I want) when I plan to post it online. That doesn't mean it's no longer printable, but it certainly won't print nicely, thus making it less desirable for stealing.

well, half the fun of looking at your drawings is inspecting every little detail and every nook and cranny. so i'd vote for the watermark, even though i don't particularly like those. but i see that as less intrusive on your drawings than not being able to view the fabulous details of your drawings. just my two cents worth ;)

Try resizing to 800 px on the long side ... big enough to enjoy.

Andrea! This is gooorgeous. Really. So happy you were able to make time to really draw...would you send some of that over my way?

I'm so sorry to hear about your drawings being used without your permission. I wish I had some advice, but I struggle with this same issue too. I detest watermarks, but is this what its going to have to come to?

I look forward to checking back in here and seeing what others suggest.

This beautiful drawing is the one that brought me, for the first time, to your site, and it WAS disappointing to not be able to read the text, especially as I could relate so well to the concept.
I use Photoshop quite a bit. If you go to image size, you can save your work at 72, or even 100 dpi and it will look great on screen, but will be too low res to make a decent print. Depending on the size of your original text, that might need to be adjusted for readability. Is this drawing saved at an even smaller res than that? My drawings are about 8.5 x 12 inches, so maybe that's a bit bigger than yours, I can't know.
Anyway, love what I can see of your drawing!

Lovely feeling when you take a stroke for a walk and you hardly remember the journey. Sorry to hear about the use of your images. You are not the first person to mention this on your blog. I don't know how you could stop it altogether. I use Pixresizer and make my largest dimension 300 and it is ok on the blog but if you try and enlarge it is is too small. I am not worried about my work being copie as it isnt professional standard so no-one would want it. I guess the small c thingey for watermarks is another possible solution with your name at the side Hope you find a solution.

I miss being able to read what you've written on this drawing, and being able to see all the wonderful detail you put into these. I'm like you...I'm not crazy about watermarks especially when they run right through the middle of the image. I've toyed with the idea of watermarking mine across the bottom, but then folks can just crop it out with some images.

Since your work is actively being stolen, please start using watermarks. At least that will make it more difficult for thieves. I think it's very generous of you to share all your images and you gotta do what you can to protect yourself. If we want to see your work in all it's detail and glory, we can visit your etsy shop and buy it. Meanwhile, we're all grateful for your robust imagination and wonderful drawings. Keep it up, Miss 700 Posts!

Hi Andrea, well done on all you have achieved recently, the book, and the theatre art and mentions in that mag in London, I keep reading about your adventures!! Brilliant.
I'm only just learning on photoshop, and i'm not sure how you get your drawn image onto the computer? but, if you scan, it needs to be low res, like 75dpi, not sure if you can go lower, and then in photoshop you flatten the image (in the bit where you create a new layer I think), then save as a jpeg. This makes it smaller to send as an email. Hope this makes sense, our friend Lynne could probably help with the photoshop?? Good luck, I can easily imagine images getting stolen, I often think should I put images on my blog? It's a shame. X :)

Thanks so much guys, this is all very useful info.

This is saved at 72dpi. You can still print it? Wow. I don't know. It seems that watermark is the way to go? I really don't like them but I suppose you have to weigh up that against getting your work stolen.

Or, maybe, I should just get over it and continue to post as I normally would? It's a tough call but your input really helps. thanks.

I'm going to play around some more with Photoshop - try out some of he things you've suggested. I suppose it's not until I become more proficient with Photoshop that I find a better solution.

I want you all to read the notes and view my drawings in the best light. That's my priority.

Cheers!

Congratulations! Both on the 700th post and on the zenlike drawing experience. The image is fine, except I cannot read the text (sigh).

WOW Andrea 700 posts!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Not sure if someone has already mentioned this. I think the way forward is watermarking. I usually post low-res images of my drawings on my blog, but if there is an interesting detail I want people to see, I add other images that are only the details.

For example, you could post the low-res image of this drawing with a watermark. Then, in the high res version in photoshop, you can zoom in, use the "rectangular marquee" tool to select detailed areas and crop ("Image" and then "Crop") to save details. You can then post them individually so people can read them.

That way people can still see high-res versions of the juicy bits, but it's much less likely anyone will steal them, as they're just bits and pieces of the whole picture.

Hope this helps!

I love your work! your illustrations are very beautiful! you can visit this page: psd.tutsplus.com/sessions/photoshop-basix/
there are a lot of shrot tutorials, some of them talk about resize image and how to save and present a work.

Hi Andrea, I love your drawings and would hate to see them on some cheap tote bag. I would definately watermark them...there are ways to do it very subtley and it can look professional. Your real fans will understand why you have to put a watermark on. I found this very clear video for you that might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JssogKr-Vhk . Persevere with Photoshop, it is totally worth learning. Also, I agree with one of the comments above...you can make closeups of the writing in your drawings so people can read it.

Watermark, my dear. I believe photoshop may have an "add a watermark" command that would make it simple to protect your work. I do love seeing the huge images, but I don't want people stealing your work!

I'm really sorry you've had drawings stolen from you - that's horrible :(

I've pinned some of your drawings to Pinterest, but they link straight back to your blog and say in the comment that it is your drawing.

If you would prefer that I delete them, I will happily do this.

Only comment about the image size is that when you click on it, it doesn't get big enough to read, which makes me sad. I enjoy your random comments on your drawings!

Just wanted to add, the pins look like this:

http://pinterest.com/pin/244461085992718887/

I will of course remove it if you would prefer - it was never my intention to steal, and I hope you don't view it that way.

Thank you everyone, for such an amazing response.


Kim, no, no, problem. That's not what I mean by stealing! Please fell free to share my work. I'm grateful, in fact. Nope, it's when it appears on some cheap product, that I get no control over and no credit for, but is being used for somebody else to make a profit. That's what really hurts. And on the Pinterest subject, now there's something else I need to learn. Easy? Worthwhile? Or, just another place to post?

Thanks again. I am going to give watermarking a go on one of my brand new drawings, to see if I can live with it. I'm still not sue that I can. Cheers!

I'm a self-taught photoshop user. Honestly, there is a lot within the program. I took my time and experimented and had fun.
As for copyright....yes you can add watermarks and I've done this but it's not an absolute. Additionally,it's strongly suggested by experts,Scott Kelby, never to upload the highest quality nor original size to the web.

Kayshine, thanks a lot. Your message is encouraging. Sometimes (always) when I open up Photosop I'm totally overwhelmed. It's going to take some time. Cheers.

Really, by far the best ballpoint art i've seen in a long.
need to put some money aside ;)

xx Jule
slagwellies.blogspot.com

Bother! Raced to the shop as soon as I saw your post and the drawings had gone. Maybe next time...

Bother! Raced to the store as soon as I saw the post but the drawings have already been bought.
Next time maybe!

Thank you, folks.
And thanks to my lovely friend and patron Tine for keeping the wolf from my door!

xxx

Just couldn´t resist it... ;-)
Have a nice weekend!

These are lovely!!! The most fun is to sketch anywhere you can,even in the car. They are truly wonderful!

Beautiful work! I love the facade of that building.

Thanks for sharing these old sketches.

I wonder if that building was a pub or a butchers in a former life?

I was wondering how you did the drawing of the building with the bull's head without freezing to death! Now I see that you were in a car. Hope you managed to get it going again.

Thanks, guys.

Yes, Sue I wondered the same thing. I thought a butchers, maybe. i should find out.

I love those little details, little surprises, that you've never noticed before. Which is why I felt I had to draw it there and then. And why my car wouldnt start at the end of the drawing!

Cheers, lovelies.

I can't wait to see what you have in store for us. I think the drawings that you started are great.

happy holiday!

beautiful illustration work all round.

BEautiful work as always

Gorgeous artworks, great blog, merry christmas! :)

Congratulations, looks fantastic. Here in the rest of the world we await with bated breath.

yeay, i can't wait to get mine. unfortunately i live over here "in the rest of the world" ... LOL!

Thanks, guys.

Mo, I have to say it again; I do hope you still like me when you've seen the zine. Yikes!

Cheers, Michael.

Thank you for making this site very interesting! Keep going! You're doing very well!

Dear Andrea, I relate to your dark house, as the house I live in is also quite dark, so I usually go outside with my work when I want to photograph it. So we can wait on the update and in the meantime I MUST TELL YOU that your sketch of the pens is just WONDERFUL. Have a nice week! Gabriella

Gorgeous pens!

Well, actually, I like your blog. I know the feeling of not being able to make things happen when you wish you could. But never give up! I love your drawings. I can't believe the subtle values you get while working in pen. It's wonderful. I plan to visit regularly. Happy day.

The realism with which you draw everyday items is just amazing. And you manage to make it look so effortless. I am in awe!

Wow... Thanks.. I'm at the first time on your blog! And I like it! Thanks for sharing info. Keep up the good work.

Nice one! Thank you for sharing with us!

, I've decided to try a different tack; never bother coming back to this blog. Nothing interesting happens here. Nothing.Car movers Panchkula

when I came to upload them I found that the camera had been on the wrong setting and the pictures are no good. Now, I have to wait for the next chink of sunlight. I told you, me promising anything is the kiss of death.when I came to upload them I found that the camera had been on the wrong setting and the pictures are no good. Now, I have to wait for the next chink of sunlight. I told you, me promising anything is the kiss of death.Car movers Panchkula

Your blog is fantastic!! A friend shared the URL with me and I am so glad she did! I love your sketches, especially the ones of pens. I do hope you continue as I would very much like to see more. =)

Dear Andrea, I love your work, its always fantastic to see you in my blog list with something new, I also can wait for the next post, so dont stop to come to your blog as you always do.
I also live in a dark house, just keep your heart lighted.
Ale.

Please be encouraged Andrea. Your work inspires me to move forward with my own, as well as your many other artists that I am slowly studying as well. I need this little community to thrive, and I hope you never give up blogging. I love what happens here.
Please know that I'm praying for you to feel the SONSHINE. ~Mona in Vermont

Oooh, I love your pen drawings! Eye candy for us artsy folks.

Gorgeous ordering. I really impress with your work. you always doing a great thing in your photography work. I also taking lot of shoots but never shared, will share soon.

I truly hope you don't leave your blog. You say nothing interesting happens here, but that's not true. I find every piece of your work truly fascinating, particularly the pieces with winding lines of beautiful handwriting trailing across the pages, and your insightful semi-tutorial-esque pieces. I'm sure we'd all miss you if you left. :(

love the pen drawing, so colorful! plus i'm partial to your drawings of pens/pencils anyway, so for me it's all icing on the cake ;)

nothing happens here? whatcha talkin' about?! anything you post is big doings as far as i'm concerned. just dangle a carrot here and there and we'll all come back for more :D

i am a pen and pencil collector! i love love colorful pens!

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andrea, it looks just fabulous. i love all the details, all the diverse creativity. can't wait to get my copy! love, love, love it ;)

I am following your blog regularly and got great information. I really like the tips you have given. Thanks a lot for sharing. Will be referring a lot of friends about this.flash template
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Wow... Thanks.. I'm at the first time on your blog! And I like it! Thanks for sharing info. Keep up the good work...

Great article. Thanks.

This is a good article and offer some helpful information for me,thank you!

Thats brilliant and so unique!! I could imagine this concept easily being transfered into gifts for people's birthdays or wedding anniversarys full of little facts, articles and pictures about them.

Such a neat idea. It's a shame real newspapers don't have such nice shading.

Still love this! Have I missed the boat for getting my own ad?
Jx

stunning! simply amazing! Can't wait to get my own ad next time!

This looks amazing! Never seen this idea done before, wish I had joined your blog earlier!

Came here because of the review. You have some amazing drawings.
I, too, like ballpoint pens, a much underrated implement imho.
I went really stupid and got a Montblanc le Grande ballpoint just ,
'cos David Suchet was carrying one in a programme about the Orient Express.
Nice pen though - nice broad tip.

darn it, i was out all day and missed yet another opportunity to purchase one of your drawings of pens! and this one was just lovely, too. the fact that it's a pen review just makes it that much more stupendous in my book. glad you did it for The Pen Addict ... one of my favorite sites!

lovely work of art, andrea ;)

Never heard of that site until now and it's great! Your drawings are brilliant and unique too x

Wowee! I LOVE THIS.

Thank you, folks.

Mo, I am drawing more as we speak. There should be another colour pen collection in my shop by the end of the weekend.

Cheers, my dears.

Oooh the pen love! This is a seriously gorgeous homage to colorful pens, Andrea.

Great looking!

loving the cartoon at the bottom. And, of course the thorough descriptions.

Stunning -- what a sense of typography too. Now I am off to really read the fine print :-)

LOVE YOU!

Observational drawing at it's best. It also appeases my stationary/text addiction :)

i love this drawing, love all things pen and ink related. clicked to go over to Etsy to check it out, and it's already sold! congrats to you, that's fantastic!! perhaps next time i'll be the first in line ;)

Looking forward to it! Everything you do is gorgeous and inspires me to draw more, too : )
---Laura

I always check whenever you have a new post. I already own a couple of your pieces and will probably purchase more! I love your work.

Sounds like fun - did you see the recent 'Stripe Mania' fun play-along type eventat Decor8 this month? http://decor8blog.com/2011/06/01/stripe-mania/ That really seemed to catch on [I joined in too] - maybe something like that could work for you. Without the stripes! :-)

Thanks, ladies.

Hmmmmm, Julie, I'm now trying to think how I could make that idea work for my blog. Great link. Thanks!

how about some version of that drawing game where one person would draw a head, then fold it over, and pass it on, etc?
just thinking out loud :)

You make socks interesting! Gorgeous xxx

Andrea, i'm on a mission to fill my pockets with... stuff, obviously not stolen but free things, I'll do that while in Egypt,rather than drawing them in beautiful detail i want to paint them big... save you some bits x

You could have a competition where people have to think up an appropriate caption for one or more of your drawings, or perhaps a short haiku poem. It could be funny or serious.

Nice ideas, folks.
Please keep them coming. x

I like the reworking mostly, especially the range of colours. But I think the movement of the water was better in the original

I think it looks great, Andrea- I love the colors, too!

ㅠit's beautiful... the colors really fit the machine!
But I agree with rhomany. I kinda like the original work as well.

They both are beautiful. I agree with rhomany, the dynamism of the water is better in the original, but the colour of the water is more vibrant in the second one. I would actually exhibit them side-by-side.

You know enough! You know you liked doing the first because it was the first even if there were things you didn't like about it such as the size and you know you like this one even if it lacks the fun of a new subject. I like both of them. I am just continually amazed at what you can draw.

It works for me! Inspirational work...

beautiful

Yes, it works for a painting funk too! I relate!! Diana

It must be the weather or the moon or something, I am also in a creative funk. good luck with yours, I may just get your zine out to inspire me... tomorrow its late now, Oh and thanks for making me crave maltesers

Yup. That's one funk you got there. But I'm glad you shared (although, you could have passed a few Maltesers around as well ;) ).

Happy funking!

could i have a spot of tea with my maltesers, please? btw, what the heck are maltesers? lol

yeah, i'm that way about writing or working in my journal. i'll find all kinds of other things to do. so so frustrating.

the plus side? you made another fantastic drawing which especially appeals to this pen fetishist, lol ;)

ha, i just googled maltesers. they're similar to Whoppers, the malted milk balls made by the Hershey chocolate company. now i completely understand the addiction ;)

Poor you, this sounds exactly like I get...You know the only cure for how you feel is drawing and that once you start, all will get better. But how do you start?!

The only way I have found around it is to force myself to sit and draw repeating abstract paterns, the more complex and detailed the better. Even if I don't like what is coming out on the paper, the act of taking a pen for a walk and getting lost in the detail somehow clears my head and makes it work again.

Haha. I have exactly the same problem Andrea. I look at everything now and want to draw it. I poured a can of beans into a pan and before I started to heat them up wondered if I should start to draw them. Never did though.

I've fought my funk and the funk won several times. sometimes I'd win. But I have recently realized that sometimes, like with any activity (even working at the office!) a person needs a break, and needs to de compress, and needs to stop defining herself as what she produces. at least that's what I do, because I have a tendency to have a strict Puritan work ethic. It can be a funk.

I just orderred one of your zines. Very nice!

C'est magnifique!!!

buenísimo!!! muy divertido

This is so neurotic, I love it.

Amazing!

I really like this one - all that empty page, the perfect pen, and chaotic text. Great drawing!

i love it!! the simplicity of it, the white space on the page, the splash of color all condensed into one area. triple love it ;)

love it!

Andrea, you're amazing! This is great...and I love reading your "demons".

What a wonderful way to draw a classic! I love those pens. Bravo.

Eek, I better get to my paypal and buy up the new zine too.

I take it you're still going nibless... Call the Oxford! I've owned a Cross since 1971, and that one was gifted to me. Very sweet.

The first picture is fabulous! :-)

Your work is stunning! I hope you have more time to breathe and relax soon.

Congrats on teaming up with Cross. My Cross pen is approaching 30 years old. Looks just as good as the day I received it as a gift. It's engraved with a scrolling pattern and was the only Cross available at the time that didn't look like the ones everybody else had.

Fabulous! Fabulous!

Oh Andrea, congrats! These are fabulous :) You are the perfect artist to represent such a fine pen :)

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It's definitely helpful to click on the image to see the full size version and read the captions. I think your stairs look fine. Perhaps not quite steep enough, but it's hard to say from that perspective. Still much better than I could do.

I found it!! The red sharpie!
Im not surprised you couldn't find it at 3.30am hehe.At least the cat looks like he is having fun. Im sure all your zine recipients appreciate all the hard work involved in making and sending the zines.

I love the perspective. I keep meaning to get your zine and must before they all go!

Great sketch, I really love the zoom-in perspective!

WOWZER!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!

i really like these drawings a lot. i don't know anything about it though, but i like to view your drawings very much :)

this is great! I found the red sharpie, too:) I have an idea that this isn't too far from the truth...when do you have time to draw, again? lol! Lovely as usual!
P.S. There's nothing wrong with the stairs:)

brilliant. love getting lost in your details.

Really a terrific drawing! About how long does it take you to make a drawing of this detail?

Just to let you know I've gone through my copy of How to Draw Like a Nut upteen times - I love it!! Every. Single. Page.

I just discovered your bolg - I know - where have I been!
I love your drawings!

. . .and I obviously can't spell1

LOVE, love, love. Handwriting posts like this make me feel less alone in this big world. Thank you Andrea!

Oh, what fun!! Love it! But trying to figure out which one, if any of these, are the BROWN one! ??

funzies! and i'd say field day rather than headache, lol ;)

as a pen lover/addict, i loved this drawing. and as much as i enjoy your b/w drawings, i do enjoy the occasional burst of color and this sure fit the bill.

kudos!!!!!

hehe, your thinking 'out loud' really made me laugh. I like your nutty handwriting the best :)

Did you design all these typefaces yourself? Amazing drawing- do you do these with ballpoint pen, or what kind of pens do you use?

Looks awesome. Loving how you know a great deal about pen pressure and shading. Really amazing work, keep it up!

Is this available for purchase? I would love to frame this and put it in my office!

Thanks folks.

Dawn, no that's a fineliner. These are some of he ballpoints I'm currently using. I should be doing a ballpoint review on the Pen Addict soon. I'll let everyone know when that happens.

Sharmon, yeah, these are just some of the handwritings I am using. I just make them up as I go along. In this picture I am using various ballpoint pens.

Amuse me, funnily enough I am going to put this up for sale. The original, that is. I can get in touch with you when I get around to it if you like, or just keep posted here on my blog.

Cheers, my dears.

My God, you're good enough to do a Griffin & Sabine thingie.

Fab!

simply amazing!

That fantastic! realy! these website is way better then everything I ever saw.

I was smiling the entire time.

love it! i just did a drawing in my calendar about the new set of pens that i was using. it was actually inspired by a previous version that you drew at some point back!

Amazing! Pool at my blog :-) www.myladycatherine.blogspot.com

YIPPEE! A new zine! This looks fabulous - going to stick my beak in now :)

love this spread. seems like every time i look at one of these kinds of pages, filled with all these rich little details, i find something new. it's like finding buried treasure ;)

can't wait for the next zine!

Your detailed work is amazing, juicy and fun. Waiting to see the finished zine.

I love all the different handwritings between the various pens. I agree that pen pleasure on the user's preference depends. :o)

Rhyme Me a Smile

Oooh, I can't wait to get the new zine! It looks absolutely fantastic! And it's so much easier turning around a little zine to read all the text (compared to twisting your head in front of the screen :D ), hehe.

As for the pens: I couldn't agree more. I got a really expensive ballpoint from a friend (and I truly love it for it's beautiful shade of blue), but my favorite (at the moment) is still that ugly free merchandise thing (I think I got it from Epcos or Tecon... maybe?)... I wish it won't ever run dry!

Amazing work, Andrea. You are the Bomb with that ball-point pen!! Congrats on finishing another of your wonderful molezines!

just found your site - wow, great work...looking forward to following.

Thank you, folks. I'm so excited about this new zine I juts cannot wait to see it. And, yeah, it'll be much easier to turn around to read all this mad little notes.

Cheers, my dears.