vilakins: Vila with stars superimposed (hello vila)
Nico ([personal profile] vilakins) wrote2008-08-06 08:45 pm

Day 6 - Space Vila!

Today's entry for the [livejournal.com profile] naarmamo National Art Making Month challenge is for [livejournal.com profile] bramblyhedge who wanted "Vila in outer space, done in children's picture book illustration style" for her birthday.

Space Vila! With added text!


See Vila.
See Vila float in space.
Float, Vila, float.
See Vila laugh.
Laugh, Vila, laugh.
What is Vila laughing at?
Avon has just been as sick as a dog in his helmet. Wouldn't you laugh too?


My NaArMaMo 2008 Gallery is here.

[identity profile] zoefruitcake.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
yes, I would laugh too!

Love it :0)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 08:57 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I hope he brightened your flat post-birthday day. :-)

[identity profile] reapermum.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
That is wonderful.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks! :-D

[identity profile] zoefruitcake.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
he can always brighten things for me :0)

[identity profile] imhilien.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:26 am (UTC)(link)
Very amusing... oh, poor Avon. :-p

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
It's worse than getting egg on his face!

[identity profile] nautile26.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Ahhhh, totally, utterly gorgeous!

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
[grin] Thank you!

[identity profile] bramblyhedge.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
Ah! This is just what I wanted for my birthday. *g* ADORABLE. Thank you!

(...although, when is Vila ever not adorable? ;D)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yay, I'm so glad you liked it!

What's not to love with Vila? :-D

I hope you had a great day.

[Edit] Just in case you downloaded him, I made the stars behind him clearer. :-)
kerravonsen: Vila resting his eyes: "Only Dreaming" (Vila-dreaming)

[personal profile] kerravonsen 2008-08-06 10:19 am (UTC)(link)
Oh that is so much of the cute!

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
I was giggling to myself as I drew him. :-D

[identity profile] vandonovan.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
Poor Avon. No, I'd cringe. That's nasty, even for Avon. XD

Cute picture though! XD

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I wanted a punchline for the horrible kids' primer text. I hated that stuff. I used to refuse to say the repeated verb because "No one speaks like that". The teacher used to get so angry with me for editing it.

On the next page, Vila jets over to Avon and helps him to the airlock and the story ends with Avon tucked up in bed and Vila bringing him a nice cup of tea.

See Avon smile.
Smile, Avon, smile.
See Avon throw a hooker boot at Vila as he leaves.

[identity profile] vandonovan.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
*dies* Well, I think we've figured out what your illustration for tomorrow is going to be! :D

Vila bringing a sick Avon tea in bed is possibly too cute for words, though. XD

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
I'll see how it goes this month. A sequel might be a good idea to add to the list. :-)
ext_6322: (Avon)

[identity profile] kalypso-v.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:52 am (UTC)(link)
Very nice! I think I have almost the right icon for this one!

[identity profile] vandonovan.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
Since you've already written the next page or two, yes. XD I think it'd be quite hilarious. :D

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:57 am (UTC)(link)
OK, but I'm not drawing Avon's helmet with its contents!

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 10:58 am (UTC)(link)
You just need a helmet for him!

[identity profile] linda-joyce.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 11:29 am (UTC)(link)
ROTFL, I love it.

[identity profile] thetisonline.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 11:45 am (UTC)(link)
This is wonderful! I'm showing it to my 7yo in the morning! LOL

[identity profile] crycraven.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 12:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Love Space Vila! He's so cute. And poor Avon - for once, I don't want to kiss him. Feels weird.
x

[identity profile] kalinda001.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 01:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That's great illustration!

[identity profile] astrogirl2.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
So. Cute!

[identity profile] entropy-house.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Vila is so cute! You really do illustrations on a professional level of skill, you know. :^)

Avon of course, is dead, because if you get sick in a helmet you suffocate. *sniff* Poor, poor Avon. *giggle*

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I was laughing as I drew him.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to do some science-fiction ABCs too in the same style. :-)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never wanted to kiss him! He'd hit me and throw me on the floor. :-P

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! I wish I could do this professionally.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I was giggling as I drew him. :-)

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish I could do that! It's all graphics tablet work though and I'm not sure people would accept an electronic portfolio.

Avon's fine. He must have a modified suit, and I explained what happened next in my replies to [livejournal.com profile] vandonovan above. There will be a sequel picture.
ext_166: Over a Canadian flag: "No, don't you get it? If you die in Canada, you die in real life!" (Evil laugh!)

[identity profile] lizamanynames.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
BWAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

Oh, god, thank you. I needed that just then.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Then my work is done! :-D

[identity profile] jaxomsride.livejournal.com 2008-08-06 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Looking forward to the sequel.
This is great, the illustration is just perfect!

I would have found that more fun to read than the Janet and John books I had to suffer through or the "Oxford reading Tree" which got inflicted on my daughter.

[identity profile] vilakins.livejournal.com 2008-08-07 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks!

I hated those things so much and got into trouble for editing them when I read them out loud. I was at a small country school then so we had to make do with old books like that. So sexist too. Even as a child I could see that.