The Art of little_chef (and her sis)

[Mitch]

@little_chef_eva09

…almost like if you could only calm him down, he’d be such a sweetheart.

Like Linguini?

Ohh, so he’s Lina’s half-brother! Well, when you post up your drawings of Lina I’ll have to pin-point the similarities.

@little_chef_eva09

(I looked up the names Lina and Hans the other day, and it turns out they’re both of German/Scandinavian origin! Isn’t that weird?!) So… yeah. Haha. (Maybe it’s the ears that would make one think Hans and Mo are brothers…?)

Really? How neat! And, yeah, it’s the ears, hair, and facial expressions that do it.

I await your sister’s sketches!

– Mitch

[JesusFreak]

Yeah, I was talking about Travis W. Hans has that energetic personality that Travis had. Well, not that energetic, but close enough.

[little_chef_eva09]

Okay, now time for some of my sister’s sketches! (She is currently working on an amazing and intricately-detailed drawing of AUTO at the moment - and you can be sure that once it’s finished, I’m going to be posting it! )

(Note: her sketches of Russell and Dug were done without any reference, I believe. Not bad for no reference, I’d say! )

I don’t know what’s up with her. She has this weird fascination with AUTO and drawing him at random, difficult angles. It’s pretty neat, though. I think they’re amazing!

little chef

[The_Star_Swordsman]

Your sister has got some art talent in her. I love the UP and Auto pictures.

[Mitch]

red - The Russell and Dug sketches are so cute! Your sister drew them without references? Not bad! How old is she, if I may ask?

I look forward to seeing her AUTO drawing. It sounds awesome…

@little_chef_eva09

I don’t know what’s up with her. She has this weird fascination with AUTO and drawing him at random, difficult angles. It’s pretty neat, though.

She should talk to my sister.

– Mitch

[little_chef_eva09]

Mitch: Oh my sis just turned fifteen. I don’t think she’d mind if I told you that…

All four of us were born almost exactly 2 years apart, so whenever it is an odd year, we have odd ages. For instance, it is 2009 so this year I’ll be 17. but… yeah!

Haha - your sis has a weird “obsession” with AUTO as well? That’s too funny! I find him to be a pretty intriguing character, and I enjoy writing about him… but I’ve yet to draw him. But I’m telling you… this next one my sis is dishing out is over-the-top with the attention to detail. It’s literally mind-blowing. (Okay, I’m bragging a bit here… I love like, everything she does. )

little chef

[lizardgirl]

Your sister is really good at sketching, red! Russell and Dug look so sweet in that second one, and she’s managed to draw Auto at an awkward angle really well. The shading that she does helps too, as it really gives him a lot of depth.

[bright_dot-dasher]

Your sister has some well-drawn pictures right there! I love how AUTO looks from that certain angle , and they’re amazing for no refererences.

[Mitch]

red - Well, for fifteen… she’s pretty dang talented.

You were all born two years apart? My sisters and I were all born three years apart! There’s a year’s difference, but still… This is weird, man…

Yeah, she loves AUTO and has drawn him a few times before. Like I said, she and your sister should get together sometime. (snigger)
You should take a crack at drawing the dude!

I can’t wait to see your sister’s finished AUTO composition!

– Mitch

[lennonluvr9]

I especially like the AUTO one! That seems like it would be a hard angle to draw AUTO from…

[little_chef_eva09]

lizardgirl: We are suckers for shading… only select few pictures we draw get by without it, because we feel the same way: shading gives so much more depth and life to a picture. She appreciates your comments!

BDD: Actually, the only two she didn’t use reference for were the one of Russell and the one of both Dug and Russell. She, obviously, had to use some kind of reference to draw such an awkward angle of AUTO! She says ‘thanks’ to you as well!

Mitch: I’ll post her newest drawing of AUTO here soon; 'cuz I’ve been procrastinating on it a bit… (She keeps bugging me about it, too. I just hate uploading from Photobucket…! ) I’m sure she’s flattered by the comment you made about her being fifteen and still wicked talented. (blushes for her)

And me drawing AUTO…? Hmm, well, maybe after I’m finished the Splats. (a.k.a. the Rejects… they call themselves the “Splats” because whenever Vin meets one of them, he assigns them a certain color and gives 'em a good splat with it! Okay, a bit original… but oh well… )

lennonluvr9: Yeah, that’s quite the angle, isn’t it?! The one she’s finished drawing is a pretty spectacular angle as well. Unlike me, she’s always up for some kind of huge drawing challenge…

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My sister has been bugging me about starting a non-Pixar art thread, but I’ve been wondering if I should get a deviantArt account to house these pictures instead. Is there any real advantage to getting a Deviant account? Deviant users, help me out here. I’ve been hesitating about this for a while: what do you guys think?

Also, I have some new sketches I’m going to post up here soon - and “soon” is whenever I can kick myself into uploading those pics into Photobucket… sigh

little chef

[Mitch]

red - Don’t worry about it. Procrastination is an artist’s alter ego or something. I do it all the time. Either way, I look forward to viewing your upcoming artwork!

I love the nickname that you gave to the group of reject robots: The “Splats”! That’s great! Seriously, I really love it.

@little_chef_eva09

Is there any real advantage to getting a Deviant account?

This is strictly my personal opinion, but to that I say, “Get it”. It’s much easier to compile all of your artwork into a single folder (or folders) on deviantArt, plus, you gain a better chance of receiving critique on your artwork. (There’s actually a special “Critique” feature available to subscribed members.) You can comment on each individual composition that you post up, write journals if you wish, create polls, upload poetry and prose, engage in forum discussions (which I’ve never done, but is probably beneficial in some ways), talk with professional artists (Chris Sanders is a member of deviantArt, although he hasn’t updated his page for some time, I believe), browse others’ artwork/tutorials/writings, and more. Personally, I love it.

– Mitch

[little_chef_eva09]

Mitch: Well I’m glad you like the nickname… it just sounds like… them. I love those guys way too much, seriously… it was probably just as unhealthy to get as attached to them as you are attached to Russell…! LOL

With that said, I took your advice and opened a deviantArt account this morning! Yay me…! My user name is VinDeamer after Vin, of course… (I went through my list of the names of the Splats and gave them last names based on different Pixarians who worked on the Art of WALL•E. Vin is named after Jason Deamer, who did a lot of art in that book. )

I currently do not have any pictures there, but I will be in the process of putting some in soon. However, I’ll give you the link right now so you’ll have it when you want to check it out later.

[url]http://vindeamer.deviantart.com/[/url]

This link is also accessable under my profile.

Will upload the pics to PP soon. I have to do the tedious work of resizing first, though… eww. But I promise you, you will be seeing the artwork I’ve been talking about soon enough!

little chef

[Mitch]

red - You’re welcome! Obsessions aren’t always unhealthy. We’re drawing more because of it in this case. Heheh.

Awesome! I added you to my deviantArt “watch” list and look forward to viewing your artwork on the site in question!

@little_chef_eva09

(I went through my list of the names of the Splats and gave them last names based on different Pixarians who worked on the Art of WALL•E. Vin is named after Jason Deamer, who did a lot of art in that book. )

Ha! Now that’s a clever way to do it. I never thought of that.

Thanks for the link, and keep up the good work!

– Mitch

[thedriveintheatre]

Wow, your sister shares a lot of your artistic sensibilties! But yet she’s unique in her own way! (Am I making sense? Laugh out loud!)
I like her sketches of Russell and Dug. Just a minor nitpick, the actual quote is “I would be happy if you stopped.”
The AUTO side-profile is really intricate! Great job, I can’t wait to see her final piece!
Good on you for setting up a DeviantArt account! Coincidentally, I’m making my own DeviantArt opening art premiere tentatively this weekend! It’ll be a piece I’ve been working on since last week. I actually set up my account last year, but have not posted anything to it so far. Seeing it’s my final year, it’s now or never to get a little peer critiques, something I should have done a looong time ago. Oh well, better late than never!
I can’t wait to “Meet the Splats!”

[little_chef_eva09]

Mitch: I’ve probably already said something similar on dA, but thank you for the watch! I greatly appreciate it; and thank you also for favoriting a bit of my work. It truly makes the artist’s heart soar to know her work is being loved by people. <3

TDIT: About your “nitpick”: as I mentioned, she drew the picture of Russell and Dug without any reference; and after having seen the trailer only a max of 5 times, she had simply forgotten the correct wording of the quote.

It’s interesting you note that my sister “shares a lot of [my] artistic sensibilities”, because we’ve been talking about our style of drawing recently. We were saying how it’s so hard to pick out our own “style” from observing our art, but I told her how her “style” really comes through in hers. For me, I can’t really say the same… I feel like I’m always fluctuating…

Anyhow…

It’s been a while since I’ve updated this stinkin’ thread… since I’ve been moving a lot over to dA. With that being said, here are some new pieces by my sister and I. Hope you enjoy!

An anatomy sketch of Alfredo (and hand practice sketch)

My sister’s long-awaited AUTO drawing! [size=84](like, it’s amazing, so like, seriously check it out. Do it. Do it…!)[/size]
My latest humanized WALL•E attempt

Please feel free to browse my dA gallery - I’ve put up a couple random pieces that are older and that I probably have not posted here, if you’re interested in looking at those. Some colored artwork is in there, too. (It’s not the best, though… I frankly suck at digital painting as of now… )

Have fun; and I hope you enjoy!

little chef

P.S.: If, for any reason, the links do not seem to work, please let me know and I will post the actual images on this here site via Photobucket. Thanks a lot! ~

[bright_dot-dasher]

Splendid, aboslutely marvelous! I like how neat and clear you made the facial expression and position of Alfredo- it is sooo like him. And for your sister’s AUTO sketch, you said it was amazing, so I got prepared for amazing…and it indeed wowed me. And your humanized WALL-E is really cute…he looks a little younger than I expected, but I guess that’s what makes him so cute…he is as playful and curious as a child.

[lennonluvr9]

The Alfredo was very well done, it looked just like him! And tell yer sis Auto looked very good too!

[Mitch]

@little_chef_eva09

Mitch: I’ve probably already said something similar on dA, but thank you for the watch! I greatly appreciate it; and thank you also for favoriting a bit of my work. It truly makes the artist’s heart soar to know her work is being loved by people. <3

No problem! With the talent you guys harness, you deserve the “watch”.

– Mitch

[little_chef_eva09]

Some new art, my friends!

A Remy sketch I did (gift for Mitch )

My Mother’s Day drawing of baby Horst

Hans and Lina

My first color attempt at Hans

Hope you all enjoy. Like I’ve said before, you have full permission to browse through my gallery, 'cuz there’s art in there that my sister did that is non-Pixar, and I’m sure she’d love your comments (on dA, of course ). I will get around to making a non-Pixar art thread one of these days… I promise…!

little chef