Posted by Tati on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 at 2:50 pm

2 months… Believe me… It took 2 months, since january, to be finished! Can you believe that? Well, I had a very busy time. Art isn’t my full time job, paintings are made in my free times. I’ve got some illustrations commissions to do and, you know, I’m also a housewife. But I am learning how to organize my time and spend some days finishing an artwork.
Anyway, It’s entitled Rose, measures 30 x 40 x 1.5 cm (aprox. 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.5 inches) and costs $260 (plus $10 worldwide shipping)! I’m very proud of this one! As I told you, I made it a little more “freely”. But even so, I did a lot of detailed lines. And it’s a bit larger than my other paintings… almost an A3.
Posted by Tati on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 1:13 pm

Yes! Yes! Yes! I am available for commission! If you want to have a special cartoon of you (and this isn’t crappy as those “cartoon yourself” sites), it’s just click on the buy button bellow and send me some photos (tatirmaia[at]gmail.com). There are three options of colors and prices: colored ($45), one color of your choice ($30) and black and white ($25).
You can also cartoon everyone you want: friends, boy/girlfriend, husband/wife, family members, kids or even your pet! Oh, and just to make sure, max two people in the same drawing. By the way, this lovely guy above is my hubby, Fernando.
The cartoon will be sent to your email, as a high quality (A4 – 300dpi) .png.
So… Are you interested?
Oh, if you don’t have a PayPal account, don’t worry! You can click this button and pay with your credit card, without log in!
(Edit: you can see this commission – and more – in my shop.)
Posted by Tati on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 at 6:48 am

Hello, there!
Stopping to share the canvas I am working on (actually I started it weeks ago… or a month ago…). Its name is Rose. Sorry for the crappy quality of this pic, I took it with my iPhone (yeah, I got myself an iPhone!).
Well (did you notice that I say “well” very often?), it’s almost done, but I think it needs something. So, I’m here asking your opinion… What do you think?
I don’t know… Maybe work more in those roses? By the way… Can you see they are roses? XD
Or… Should I paint a balloon (like this one in my Tooongue painting) at woman’s left side? I really think I need to put something there, but in other hand, I believe that if I put something there, it would “pollute” the illustration.
So, can you give me a hand, pleeease? I’d appreciate. 
Hugs! \o/
Posted by Tati on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 1:11 am

Have you heard about the Hidden Eloise vs Paperchase case? Well, if you haven’t, take a look at this link. It’s all about people stealing artist’s drawings or illustrations on internet. I hate when it happens, I get angry easily, and it’s a very uncomfortable situation, because I really fight for my rights – the only thing I have!
I share my doodles, artworks… I don’t put watermark, etc. So I trust you!
Answering the big question, “May I use your drawings?”: well… you can save them and use as wallpaper or show to your mom, post in your blog/site for divulgation… But, please, never rename the files (filename_tatimaia), nor even claim yourself the author of them! Oh, and you can’t use them in your design, change them, retrace them, etc, etc, etc.
People think that all images they find on Google are free for use. That’s not the truth! Always ask the author’s permission (or buy a custom artwork – it’s much better have something specially made for you… by the way… I do commissions too! XD).
When you look for images, search on Stock Images websites. There’re free images, and also paid ones… And those are very cheap, like $1 or $10.
I hope I am helping. If you have more doubts (or discovered someone using my art), don’t hesitate to comment or message me.
Edit: I missed the SketchCrawl yesterday. So, at least I am posting some doodles. The guy singing Fly Me To The Moon is my husband, Fernando.