>>baby won't care - but will mom?<<

[uncle carbunkle]

hey kids!

going to be whipping up some paintings for a new baby's nursery. 26 (that's a lot, eh?) 4x8" paintings of the alphabet and how they relate to baby.

no problems there, but i start to wonder - how annoying will mom find the ambiguous white baby? i plan on having giraffes and drum kits and monsters and cranky faces, just fyi.

so, before i start painting, crit away...

**the images have been removed**
THANKS TO THOSE THAT GAVE OPINIONS - YOU ARE ALL VIRTUALLY AWESOME
the finished pieces will be posted in the coming weeks.

[Mickey]

Very cute!

[Kool]

I like them and I'm a parent...sort of :cool:

[uncle carbunkle]

you've got kids, right? so, how horrid is it to give 26 of these little things?!? mom and dad are always asking for me to paint them something for the house... they're small, but there are a lot of them.

hmmm...maybe i'll have to play around with the orientation of the canvas' and group them creatively...do something fun for 'Gg Giraffe-wrangler'...

[Kink]

Just remember unc...

You're polling us graphic designers, who may have a complete different outlook of that white baby... the 'average' person... (lol) ... may be discusted. So, my comments will include....

... show those samples to the mama... it can't hurt!

[Keyare]

I like the subtle adult humour in them. Great for the whole fam damily!
I could see decks of flash cards! They're grrrrrreat!

[Vikia]

Just remember unc...

You're polling us graphic designers, who may have a complete different outlook of that white baby... the 'average' person... (lol) ... may be discusted. So, my comments will include....

... show those samples to the mama... it can't hurt!

Just don't paint him/her in purple or some religiously zealous idiot who is intent on checking the morals of others for the greater mankind will label "it" gay and ban you. :(

I like them!

[Ulysses]

I love 'em, uncle. The colour issue can be distorted for abuse no matter what the colour. Since they look good white ... I'd keep them white.

[uncle carbunkle]

haha! thanks guys. i just had a crisis of my cuteness judgement.

i know mom and dad pretty well. we don't know whether baby is pink or blue yet. mom and dad are pretty rockin', so i think i'll have lots of room to play.

any ideas for our letters? i've got:

a - astronaut
b - bouncy
c - cranky
d - drummer
e -
f - funky
g - giraffe-wrangler
h -
i - ill
j -
k -
l - lion
m - musical
n - napping
o - orange-eating
p - painting
q -
r -
s - superhero
t -
u -
v -
w -
x - x-rayed
y -
z -

i've no doubts that i'll fill them all, but you lot are klazy...so maybe you've got better ideas?

give 'er!

[Kink]

E- Elephant
H- Hi-Five
J-Juggle
K- Kitten
Q- quilt
R- Rain
T- Telephone
U- Umbrella
V-
W- walrus
Y- Yelling
Z- gotta be a zebra

[uncle carbunkle]

i really like high-five, juggle, rain and yelling.

z might have to be 'zen', though. just for giggles. ahooooommmm....

thanks kink!

[Keyare]

Zamboni?

[uncle carbunkle]

zamboni...nice one...

mom's a skiier, and dad is a downtown toronto-boy...not a lot of street hockey in either of their pasts...but it's not too late for baby!

damn...that'll be a hard toss-up...

[Kink]

I've driven a zamboni before... across town! LOL.. it's was halarious!!!

[defjoe]

Vampire!

[Kink]

:O, defjoe, that's a good one!!

[uncle carbunkle]

yeah!

[defjoe]

viper

[Kink]

vandalism

[uncle carbunkle]

dad might appreciate that one, more...

z:

**images removed**


(please ignore the horrid colours and perspective. just brainstorming, here)

[uncle carbunkle]

**baby vampire exorcised**

[Allen Harkleroad]

b is for boobies....

[uncle carbunkle]

so...i could make that 'brunch'...but i think that's one for daddy...

[morea]

h - hug
j - jumping bean
k - kick / kickball

[uncle carbunkle]

I've driven a zamboni before... across town! LOL.. it's was halarious!!!

that statement is worthless without photos, kink.

[uncle carbunkle]

i like hug, too morea. hmmm...hugging teddy might be nice.

[Allen Harkleroad]

b=bumper
h=humper
j=jumper
k=kicker

;)

[uncle carbunkle]

allen - you're a poet.

[uncle carbunkle]

a - astronaut
b - bouncy
c - cranky
d - drummer
e - endomytriologist/entertainer/eggy/excited
f - funky
g - giraffe-wrangler
h - high five/hug
i - ill
j - juggling/jumping
k - karate master
l - lion
m - musical
n - napping
o - orange-eating
p - painting/potty
q - queesy
r - rain/run/
s - superhero
t - talking on the telephone
u - under the umbrella
v - vampire
w - wiggley
x - x-rayed
y - yelling
z - zen/zamboni

[morea]

r - ravenous :)

[Allen Harkleroad]

And i did not even know it (being a poet is so sad, but it is okay if you aren't your own dad)...

[Michelle P.R.G.D.]

H- hippo
V- violin

great job unc..... there are great!

[uncle carbunkle]

w - wrestler

omg. hahahaha. i gotta make a little wrestling outfit (with mask) now...ooo! and a matching one for when baby is born....hahahahaha

[MD]

O = Octopus, See if you can work this in somehow

A guy walks into a bar with an octopus under his arm. He sets the octopus on a stool next to him and announces: "This is an amazing octopus. I'll bet anyone in this bar $50 that this octopus can play any instrument set in front of it."

None of the people could believe this, so one guy brought up a guitar. The octopus took hold of the guitar and started picking away, better than Jimi Hendrix. The man took $50 from the guitarist. Next someone brings up a trumpet. The octopus started playing the trumpet, better than Herb Alpert. The man won another $50 from the trumpeter. Then some guy brought up some bagpipes. The octopus picked up the bagpipes for a minute and, looking a little puzzled, set them down again.

"Can't you play the bagpipes?" asked the man. "Play it?" said the octopus, "I'm gonna screw it as soon as I figure out how to get its pajamas off." :D

[3howards]

i like the hippo idea. my daughter has a little hippo stuffed chair that grandma got her. there's an old song about a kid wanting a hippopotamus for christmas she sang to her too. just too cute whenever i think of it.

[flashlight]

Unc: I totally want these! Make copies and sell them!

[defjoe]

O = orgasm

of wait... for get that one

[3howards]

Unc: I totally want these! Make copies and sell them!
^ what he said

[uncle carbunkle]

coming right up, kids!

(give me a week or two and i may just get my sorry arse in gear and publish some of uncle carbunkle's crusty creations online)

**baby wrestler in full nelson**
^i'm sure mom'll call me to escort baby and dad to the e.r.^

[Keyare]

Ha ha - I love this one!

[uncle carbunkle]

'kay. i'ma gonna go start painting now. you kids have made me giggle at myself (like i needed any help).

look forward to the finished article(s) in the next few days. i'll post photos - probably on my revamped site.

keep the ideas/crits coming, as it'll take a minute or two for me to paint up 26 of them...and i haven't quite nailed down all my ideas yet.

:thumbsup:

[D-Zine]

I missed this thread in all the new forum stuff, sorry Unc!

These are great! Fun! I love the style! Be sure we get to see ALL of them :D

[uncle carbunkle]

so, i guess the questions remain:

e - endomytriologist or entertainer or eggy or excited?

j - juggling or jumping?

z - zen or zamboni?

hurry! i'm unwrapping my artboards!

[3howards]

those characters remind me of that character on Chalk Zone from Nickelodeon. especially that wrestling one. :)

[uncle carbunkle]

see? the reasons for me to have kids (instead of abstaining, which i have been successfully practising thus far) are mounting:

i would get to watch more cartoons. in fact, i would have to subscribe to cable in order to get nickelodeon - it's a crime not to, isn't it? some sort of modern day child abuse?

no, i would get done for child abuse by dressing my kids in little wrestling outfits. best to stay child-free for now, and just torture the cat, methinks...

[3howards]

e - excited or energetic
j - juggling (you can make the kid a clown juggling bowling pins)
z - zoom! (maybe a play on speed racer)

[uncle carbunkle]

*jots down "zoom"...*

[D-Zine]

juggling? I like that. Yep!

Uncle - you said "mount" in the same sentance that you said you were abstaining. Those two together are impossible!!
:D

[uncle carbunkle]

ahh...the art of the 'tease'...

[D-Frag]

awesome work uncle!

[Ulysses]

e - Elvis? or Eat-a-lot?

[uncle carbunkle]

ELVIS!!! :D

thank-you!thank-you!thank-you!

LOL! that's fanfrickintastic.

ta, luv.

[shlexymama]

H= Hip hop
Think baggy jeans, lots of gold chains and a band-aid on the cheek.

[uncle carbunkle]

woof.

it's gettin' hot in here, so rip your diaper off and run around...

[Ulysses]

I was thinking z for zombie ... but we've already got a vampire. Perhaps Zaphod Beeblebrox ... hmmm.

[Ulysses]

Perhaps J for Jamaican would be too daring and controversial!?

[Ulysses]

Jester? jester would be good.

[uncle carbunkle]

j for jamaican would NOT be controversial...r for rastafari....damn, ulysses - this is awesome. do you know these guys?

[Ulysses]

I don't personally know any rastafrians actually (though I'm a very big Horace Andy fan). Maybe I should get to know some huh!? Perhaps it'll be my task for the weekend ...

[wango]

P - is for Poo...

[uncle carbunkle]

almost! p- is for potty.

[Ulysses]

Hahaha ... p is for poo. That seems very appropriate Wango. lol

[wango]

*Gaggle* - (male giggle)

Unc, if your selling...i'm buying. Would be great reminder of why I don't want to have the little parasites :) - all organized into fun, colorful alphabetical metaphores. Of course, I say parasites with the utmost affection & human sencerity...

:p

[uncle carbunkle]

right on!

well, i'm painting these ones (a gift) by hand. depending on how they turn out, perhaps i'll have their images copied and printed, or maybe i'll just have the vector files printed on canvas...a card collection?...a book? hmmm....

[uncle carbunkle]

locking this one down to avoid confusion, now that the images are gone.

:)

thanks again!