Posted in illustration, Oregon, Photoshop Painting, Portland Oregon, tagged bird illustration, birds on feeder, Digital painting, Oregon, Photoshop Painting on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is a quick sketch/painting based on a drawing in my sketch book. I live in Portland, so it’s about time I Put a Bird On It.
This perfectly captures my backyard feeder. And that’s a classic Oregon weather palette. Except for that bright, little show-off.
Posted in character design, Digital painting, Photoshop Painting, picture books, quick sketch, tagged Digital painting, illustration, Oregon, photoshop, photoshop illustration, Photoshop Painting on January 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is an in progress painting for a project I will talk more about soon. It started off as a doodle, and I casually started painting it just for fun. But this project slowly developed and the painting seems to fit it perfectly. Painted in Photoshop from a quick sketch.
Posted in character design, Digital painting, illustration, Paintings, Photoshop Painting, Sketch, Work in progress, tagged Digital painting, monster, Photoshop Painting on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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The digital TV monster out to destroy old antenna based TV delivery? No. Just a quick sketch I did a while back and I recently painted it. I have no idea what it’s about. Actually, I have a story in mind now, once I started to tighten it up and paint it. I almost have to in order to paint a piece. Otherwise I have too many questions and can’t find the right tone for it. Painting sketches is tough that way. The doodle is perfectly good as it is – Pure innocence. No reason to be, other than it was dumped on paper when you sat down. Once I start painting however, issues start coming up. Color palette, time of day. Emotional tone. What world is this taking place on.
When I am painting and drawing just for myself (vs. an assignment) I try things out for fun. Some leaf textures found their way into this. I played with colors several times, added a space suit on the monster/alien/one-eyed-orange-thing at one point. But the doodle seemed to work mainly because of the simplistic nature of the action. Monster breaking antenna. Guy yelling at said monster. And they all lived happily ever after.
And I think this painitng says Happy Thanksgiving like nothing else.
Posted in character design, childrens books, illustration, old house, Photoshop Painting, picture books, Sketch, Wacom tablets, Work in progress, tagged Digital painting, farm, photoshop on June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a picture book piece I recently put some finishing touches on. Entirely done in Photoshop. I have a dozen pieces for this story completed. It’s an odd story, something I think I just have to finish. No way I can send it out until it is entirely done. The manuscript and images create a certain POV that has to be seen at once. Happy with the feeling of the painting.
Posted in character design, Digital painting, illustration, kids books, Paintings, Photoshop Painting, picture books, Work in progress, tagged Digital painting, photoshop, picture book on June 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m not sure I know what exactly ‘yonder’ is. But this little girl is floating in that general direction, only to be almost knocked back to earth by a jet plane.
From a picture book concept.
Posted in character design, illustration, kids books, Photoshop Painting, picture books, Sketch, Work in progress, tagged Digital painting, kids, monsters, photoshop illustration on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is nearly finished, but not quite. This is part of a two page spread from a kids book story I wrote. But, I don’t like the story anymore, it just doesn’t work. So the manuscript is taking a long overdue holiday in the bottom on a cabinet. But I wanted to finish off at least one of the spreads, just for my portfolio, if for nothing else. So here is part of it. A few monster kids. I like the zombie in the back best.
Done on Photoshop from a pencil sketch.
Posted in animation art, animation background art, Digital painting, illustration, Illustration Techniques, Perspective, Photoshop Painting, picture books, Work in progress, tagged bulding drawings, Digital painting, photoshop, wacom tablet on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Above is a close up and below is a low res, small size of a new digital painting I’m working on. The original piece is over 26 inches long, and I think it will be a great looking digital print.
Oddly enough I love to paint buildings…and I say oddly enough because much of the strength in my work (if there such a thing) is in characters. But I enjoy drawing buildings less rigid and practical and more fun.
I think a setting that isn’t explicitly ‘fantasy’ (no wizards and unicorns) is more interesting because you can pull interesting bits from more mundane elements. Getting super fantasy oriented just to make an interesting image seems an easy way out. When you go full bore fantasy – little kids with giant magical birds lifting them into magical wonderlands with candy kings and purple mountains and eight headed dogs and…whatever.
I’d like to visit this place, but I’m not sure I want to walk all those stairs.
This is still in progress, I’m adding final touches when I have time. All painted in Photoshop using a Wacom tablet.
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