<![CDATA[Shari Warren Illustration and Design

<![CDATA[Shari Warren Illustration and Design - Blog]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:19:05 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[New Valentine's Day Card "I Love You a Latte"]]>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:19:04 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2012/02/new-valentines-day-card-i-love-you-a-latte.html

Valentine Latte by shariart
Make a card on zazzle

Cute picture I took of my coffee at a local San Francisco restaurant. The barista makes great hearts!

]]><![CDATA[New iPad painting: Chocolate Covered Strawberries!]]>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:59:32 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/12/new-ipad-painting-chocolate-covered-strawberries.htmliPad painting of a delish Gift from a dear friend. YUM!

]]><![CDATA[Snowlady Bringing Holiday Cheer]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:59:17 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/12/snowlady-bringing-holiday-cheer.htmlHere's a cute Snowlady ice skating I painted for a client's Holiday email.

]]><![CDATA[Wine and a Fashion Statement]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:15:04 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/11/wine-and-a-fashion-statement.htmlNovember is all about Wine and the new Harvest. Going to a Winefest Event this weekend. I will make my fashion statement with my new shoes!
Cheers :-)

]]><![CDATA[Have a Boo-tiful Halloween!]]>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:36:00 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/10/have-a-boo-tiful-halloween.htmlIt's that time of year again. Many of you might be getting ready for this weekend's Halloween parties and celebrations. I know that I am having fun creating a costume for a special party that I am going to as well.

This got me thinking...Do Witches dress up for Halloween?

]]><![CDATA[For the Love of Chefs Calendar 2012]]>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:36:49 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/10/for-the-love-of-chefs-calendar-2012.htmlI have had so many emails from customers asking where they can buy my new Chefs calendar. So, I had decided to create one and sell one for 2012 in my Zazzle Store. This is a great holiday gift for yourself or for the chef in your life!

For the Love of CHEFS Calendar 2012 calendar

For the Love of CHEFS Calendar 2012 by shariart

]]><![CDATA[Quickie Animation of my Sketch to Final Illustration in Illustrator]]>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:57:45 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/10/sketch-to-final-illustration-in-illustrator.htmlI wanted to show my hand sketch to line work to color and pattern that I created in Adobe Illustrator. I saved the three stage out as jpegs, brought each image into a Photoshop layered file and then created a simple gif animation to show the progress. Fun!

]]><![CDATA["Baby Pumkins" New Ipad Painting]]>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:59:56 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/10/baby-pumkins-new-ipad-painting.html

What a sad day. After hearing the news about Steve Jobs passing, I thought about all his wonderful inventions that have changed my life and allow me to create. Here's a painting I did this evening on my Ipad. A little somber in mood, but that was the type of day it was.

]]><![CDATA[Creating Art on the Ipad]]>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:26:24 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/10/creating-art-on-the-ipad.htmlHere is some fun still life artwork and even a portrait of my dog, Sara that I painted on my Ipad using the Art Studio app. This program works similar to Photoshop as it has many art tools and Layers (yes, layers!). It only allows for five layers maximum, so you have to be somewhat strategic in planning your painting. I find my self creating my background on the bottom layer and putting other elements on the middle layers and save the top layers for shadows and highlights. If you have an Ipad, I highly recommend trying this app for yourself.

My doggie, Sara, sleeping on a colorful quilt.

Painting of Orchids I had received as a gift.

Wine Time Painting in my Living Room.

Painting of my Vintage Silver Teapot.

]]><![CDATA[A View of my Chocolate Cupcake Art-From Sketch to Final]]>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:31:23 -0800http://www.shariwarren.com/1/post/2011/10/a-view-of-my-chocolate-cupcake-art-from-sketch-to-final.htmlOne of my favorite themes to illustrate is food art, especially chocolate art! I have a wonderful client that has licensed my art for their chocolate calendar every year. I am thankful that they value artists creating original artwork for them and don't resort to using cheap chocolate clip art, as some companies do. I always put my heart into my illustrations. When I illustrate a chocolate image, I will visit a local bakery or specialty store to buy some yummy goodies for reference. I will take some bites and savor the flavors of the chocolate, so that I can interpret those flavors with color, shadows and highlights into the painting.

Here is one of my favorite illustrations of a chocolate cupcake
from sketch to final art.

Rough and Tight Pencil Sketches with Color--Chocolate Cupcake

Final Artwork with Decorative Background--Chocolate Cupcake

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