Stylized portraits of my Daughter wanted

[OriginalYouth]

Hi guys! I am redecorating my daughter's room for her 4th birthday (this week) and am looking to add some more portraits of her for the decor.

I am seeking both regular portraits, and/or stylized, pimped out, colorful ones!

NOTE: I am taking a bit of a break from personal swaps, so if you are interested, post a note and I'll get back to you when I get more ATC time. THANKS! :D

Here is the photo:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/SophiasFace010-1.jpg
(and 2 more for fun)
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/TwinkieZs032.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/PurpleDress012.jpg

And here are the cards I have so far (which are GRAND!):
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/Sophia.jpg
And, set 2:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/Sophiasbatch2.jpg
Her room is fuschia, purple, turquoise, lime, and pretty much any other fun little girl colors, so have a BALL with it!

In return, give me a few themes of cards I can make for you! OR, if you prefer, you can request an ATC by her! She's actually quite a skilled little artist for her age! Here are a few examples of her ATCs:

A lemur for Lemurkat (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/sophiaslemurforlemurkat.jpg)
Superman for her Daddy (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/Scan619May092007.jpg) (the one on the right). (left card is her 'reference')
Some dollies (http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/Sophiasdollys.jpg)

She is happy to take requests, just know she prefers to use her own artistic license on them!
Of course, if I am your favorite troll, you are welcome to just RAK me and I'll happily accept. ;) Ha ha!

P.S. Her eyes are gray/blue.

Record of Personal Swaps in this thread:
Who/what for/status of theirs/status of mine:
Leah Felicity/Batman from Sophia/Rcvd/coming with Black and White cards
Merricat / Portrait of her son/ coming / sent and recieved
Livia / RAK / rcvd
Swaggertoes / Raven / done, coming / done, sending week of 8-13
Adriayna / personal trade / rcvd / sending week of 8-13
Potbelly Arts / Card from Sophia / rcvd / still working on it
LilDebi: ? what can I make for you? / done / TBA
Kosmopooch: RAK/ coming

[leahfelicity]

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

SHE IS ONE OF THE CUTEST LITTLE GIRLS I HAVE EVER SEEN!

I adore her!

If I draw a picture of her, will she draw a picture of Batman for me? He is my favorite superhero.

[OriginalYouth]

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

SHE IS ONE OF THE CUTEST LITTLE GIRLS I HAVE EVER SEEN!

I adore her!

If I draw a picture of her, will she draw a picture of Batman for me? He is my favorite superhero.

Sophia said she would love to draw Batman. Right now she is eating an ice cream cone; we'll work on it after naptime. :)

And, thank you. She's my babe! Another pic of us in my profile.

[OriginalYouth]

ETA: here is your card, Sophia titled it 'Skikkidy Batman'.
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/BatmanbySophia.jpg
She made up a word, just for the title. :) Hope you like it! She used an Alex Ross image as a reference, which is why he's angry. ;)

[Anonevyl]

Leah - i am totally envious! That rawks!

[OriginalYouth]

Leah - i am totally envious! That rawks!

I'll have to hide it from the hubby, he likes it too! :D

[Merricat]

Hey Troll....uh....I mean Sarah! Did that slip out! :rolleyes: I'd love to do one of your daughter - could I sweet talk you into doing one of my little boy?

[OriginalYouth]

Sounds like a plan, Ms. Merri. Do you want the flower pic of him?

[Merricat]

That would be great! Thanks! :):)

[leahfelicity]

I love the batman card! Tell her I say thanks! I'll do her hers this week!

[adriayna]

Sarah, I might work on a cubist version for you as part of our trade, hehe!

[OriginalYouth]

Sarah, I might work on a cubist version for you as part of our trade, hehe!

Sounds fab!

[rkolig]

OMG those are sooo cute! Her pics and the drawings both!!! The batman is great! I can see why hubby liked it.

Hmmm, I've been wanting to try some portraits, may have to give it a try. If anything works out, I'll be back!!!

[OriginalYouth]

Sounds great RK! :D

Here's Ms. Merri's sweet boy:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/MerrisSon.jpg I'll get it out to you in a few days...

[leahfelicity]

How's this?

I have a lot of trouble with mouths... I can re-do it if you don't like it.

http://www.illustratedatcs.com/forum/gallery/file.php?n=512&w=l

[potbellyarts]

Here's my attempt, Sarah. I was gonna RAK this your way because you've been so unbelievably supportive and welcoming to me since the first day I set foot in the ATC world, but after seeing that adorable "skikkity batman," I'm thinking I'd not-so-secretly love a Sophia original of my own, too, if that's possible.

If not... enjoy this one, on me! Colored pencil, btw.

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[OriginalYouth]

Shel, it's DELICIOUS! Thanks so much. Sophia said, "Wow, I have rainbow hair! I think I might love that." Thanks! Any requests for a card from her? We are off to the zoo today for her birthday, but maybe she can draw tonight...

Leah, Fun card, thanks so much!

I can't wait to see these all together!

[EraserQueen]

I'd offer...but you already have two from me .... :)

[OriginalYouth]

I'd offer...but you already have two from me .... :)

Yes, and they are perfectly fabulous! :D

[potbellyarts]

"Wow, I have rainbow hair! I think I might love that."

She has rainbow hair, AND she's purple! Tried to keep mom's fondness for rainbow colors in mind as I worked.

I have no requests of Sophia, and there's no rush at all. Let her follow her muse.

Thanks for coordinating the special return!

[Swaggertoes]

Oh my goodness, what an adorable kid, and an awesome batman! lol. Love it. Do you still want more? I might be up to doin one after vacation. ^_^

[OriginalYouth]

Oh my goodness, what an adorable kid, and an awesome batman! lol. Love it. Do you still want more? I might be up to doin one after vacation. ^_^

I'd love another! We are working on getting everything up in her room now, so we won't be framing these for another few weeks. Just let me know what themes you want.

Shel, she worked on your card yesterday, but was bored with it so I made her quit. I'll try to get her to finish tomorrow. :D
Leah, Skikkidy Batman (or whatever she called that one) will go out with the black and white swap to you in a few days.

[Swaggertoes]

OK, well poo. I guess I didn't wait till I was done with vacation. I did a sketch, which turned into a drawing...that didnt' fit in b/w so needed color, and then this happened:

Ya want it? :D

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a150/BambiLynn23/image-3-1.jpg

[OriginalYouth]

Very cute! You are a fast study! :D What can I draw/paint in return?

[Swaggertoes]

Oh, I donno really. lol Hadn't thought of that. I like Ravens. Can you do something raveny/bird oriented?

[potbellyarts]

Sarah, I'm loving all these portraits of Sophia. I'm hoping you'll find some way to display them all together once you get the whole lot of responses in; maybe an edit to the first post? <hint hint> It's really fun and even instructive to see the varied ways everyone is interpreting your photo(s) and your request for "stylized."

As for my card... as I said, my initial intent was to RAK my portrait your way. If/when your wee one finds time and interest to return one, that would be great. If it doesn't work out... well, I have kids and know how it goes. No sense trying to get blood from a stone (not that I'm saying your daughter is a rock, or anything. :)) Moms must pick their battles! And this doesn't need to be one of them. Thanks for thinking of me with an update!

[OriginalYouth]

Thanks Shel! We love the portrait. I'm putting them in panaramic photo frames, and they'll be on a little shelf in her room. I'll update with pics when I get it done.
I'll scan and repost the next batch when Merri's and Swaggertoes cards get in. :)

[Swaggertoes]

I kinda need an address to send to madame. :D Send me that, and I'll send it out after my vacation. (Say Mondayish, Tues)

[OriginalYouth]

I kinda need an address to send to madame. :D Send me that, and I'll send it out after my vacation. (Say Mondayish, Tues)

Hey Chica, I'm only 3 years your Senior, so you can still call me Mademoiselle. ;) or Mamacita (little Mama) is fine as well.

[kosmopooch]

OK...she is officially the 2nd cutest kid in the world. I couldn't help myself! Your card will be on its way Monday! I'll post it when it's done~

[kosmopooch]

Here's your little cutie! Hope you like it!

[OriginalYouth]

Thanks! I LOVE how you did her name! :D

[lildebi]

She is absolutely adorable! If you are open to receiving any more cards...here is one that I made for Sophia.

[OriginalYouth]

You guys are great! I got a card today from Livia in the mail!

You'll all have to give me a bit of time to catch up with you so I can get returns out, I'm way behind on swaps and my mojo is gone too...... I'll work on cards for each of you when it returns. If you have any requests, let me know, or I'll just stalk your profiles to make a custom card.

[kosmopooch]

No return card required. I'll just throw it in with one of the million O.Y. swaps I'm participating in as a host card ;) It was my pleasure to draw such a cutie!

[OriginalYouth]

Swaggertoes, your Raven is in the gallery, let me know if it's okay... :)

Livia, we got the RAK yesterday just before her party! It's lovely, thanks so much!

[OriginalYouth]

Here is the next set of 4 that I have received, I'll add them to page one of this thread as well.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j222/originalyouth/Sophiasbatch2.jpg
Last night I put the cards in frames (in groups of 4) in her room. They look so pretty!!!

[Amerasu]

Wow, that's quite the collection! I've started doing this for my kids too. Great idea :)

[Lagaz]

OY, can I still send one to you?

I think this is a cool idea!
Melissa M