Nicole Cadet Fantasy Art

Some inspiration...

http://www.enchanteddoll.com/
I don't like ball jointed dolls particularly. I have nothing against them, I can appreciate the work that goes into them, I just find them a little creepy. That aside, even if you don't like dolls, I stumbled across this website of hand created dolls that are just amazing. They are hand modelled/ fired/ painted/ costumed - go to http://www.enchanteddoll.com/dollinfo/process/process.html to see her process. A lot of the costumes are Russian or oriental inspired, and there is just something very interesting about them. Her snow white piece is rather disturbing, but the thought that the prince effectively goes up to a dead girl and kisses her is rather creepy when you think about it.

http://www.enchanteddoll.com/galleries/concubine/concubine.html is another example of a beautiful doll









 http://www.brainsfairies.co.uk
This one is a sculptural site with the most interesting little characters.










Interesting digital art walkthrough
http://www.danphyillaier.com/Process/MeetingProcess/MeetingProcess.html

http://www.meomi.com/

You have to visit, just to see all the characters animate, play music and say stuff!

http://www.carrienewcomer.com
Musician's site - rather an interesting sound. Very acoustic, and kind of hard to categorise. Reminds me a little of Vienna Teng...

http://www.vladimirkush.com
Those pictures where the sailing ship becomes the clouds on the horizon, the apple which cut in half becomes a butterfly... those paintings were done by this guy! Most of the interesting paintings are under 'editions'

http://www.amysol.com/blog/
Beautiful monocratic girls with a hint of asian influence. Subtle, simple, but lovely paintings.

The first in a series of posts on ‘shortcuts’ - This one is about ‘taking inspiration from other artists’.
P.S. This isn't about ripping off other artists either - that's what bad artists do! It's about learning tips and techniques from other artists and growing as an artist through copying, analysing and acknowledging resources...

Read more here:
http://parttimepainter.blogspot.com/2008/02/artist-shortcut-1-copying-great-artists.html

Am still yet to do my monthly website update... but I've officially been given my promotion on work... starts in a month's time (8 months and  4 days after I applied for the job :D )

Be on the lookout for some ideas on art journals, relaxation techniques for boosting creativity and general well being including meditation and acupuncture, and some more organisational tips :)