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Freefall….
I started this one as sky-sketching practise, my skies are sorely lacking in my work and I feel I need to get doodling regularly to improve them, I added the figure as an afterthought….
Howling Moon- new book, new illustrations….
I recently completed cover art and interior silhouettes for a publisher in the UK called Wyvern Publications, the story’s about a ytoung boy who finds out he’s got werewolf blood (shudder). It’s a lovely little book and I was very happy to receive my copies in the mail today, here’s a link to the publisher’s site:
cover art:
here’re a couple of interior illustrations….
Mermaid…
Haven’t had much time for sketching around all the commissions I have on the go at the moment, but I did manage to find the time to sketch this up for an old school pal….
Speedy Sketchings….
My art, due to the high level of detail I’m having to put into current projects, is beginning to stiffen up… So in order to get over this, I’m going to sketch myself senseless every morning before I begin my commissioned work. Here’re a couple of colour doodles I painted today (photoshop)….
Tooth fairy-Updated…
This is a very old drawing, I’ve posted it here before but I’ve always found it lacked a little something, I’ve tidied it up a little and am happier with it (for now…). Here it is along with the line art….]
Scribbling Til’ Something Appears….
Funny little sketch this one… I’d liked the background for a little while. I painted it in watercolour but it didn’t really have a purpose, it was one of those ‘just because’ sketches….. I threw it into my scanner, worked on it a little in photoshop and decided it still didn’t have a purpose and the it hit me, it needed a figure. I pilfered an elf from another pointless image and threw him over the top, worked on the image a little more and now have a pointless image with a figure in it (hehe).
Another interior illustration….
This is one of the interior illustrations for a little book I’ve written and have on the go in between other jobs. Merging both watercolour and digital mediums here, see earlier posts for more art from this story….
Inking On The PC…
I just found this in my files, thought I’d post it here, hope it’s helpful. I don’t ink on the PC often, but this is how I went about producing this illustration (originally published in The Official Corel Painter Magazine)….
I inked the image over the top of the sketch in a seperate layer using Corel Painter, then deleted the sketch layer when I was happy the illustration was finished. I haven’t gone too in detail with the technical aspects here but I’m very happy to answer any questions anyone may have.
*click on image for a larger view*
Waterfall sketch…
I can’t post what I’m working on right now so I thought I’d post a recent sketch. Part of an old drawing I cropped and coloured in photoshop…
Works On The Go….
As usual, plenty of things on the drawing board (and scattered around the studio), here’re a couple of things I’m currently working on, the top one’s an acrylic/oil version of an earlier digital painting and teh bottom one’s an image for a personal project…
Elf- Coloured…
Just laid some colour down over this drawing from the other night….
and here’s some cover art I painted for a Young Adult book recently entitled ‘Ele mental’ written by Steven O’Connor, for Murdoch Books first YA title.
and here’s an older watercolour sketch…..
The Old Ones…..
I played around with the oil painting I posted yesterday digitally, someone mentioned they saw faces in the rocks, I picked up on this and ran with it….
I’ve also been tinkering away with this:
and here’s a new one I finished a few days ago….
Cover WIP…
Here’s a WIP for a cover I’m currently working on…..
Owl Mistress WIP….
Another one of the many images I currently have on the go….
The model is the beautiful:
http://elandria.deviantart.com
Sketchings….
A quickie drawn as a warmup before I begin working for the day….
Latest Painting-’Waterfall’
I’ve been scratching away at this one for a little while and I’m happy to leave it for a bit as it is…..
new sample art….
I had to produce a sample piece of work for a potential project over the last day or so, this is what I came up with. I’d love to have had a little more time to spend on it but I’m glad I got it to this level in such a short space of time.
Peekaboo…. Coloured
I had a few hours spare and wanted to colour the line art from the other day- here’s the result. funfunfun.
Dinosaurs…
Yesterday’s drawing with colour added via photoshop….
Cinderella…
from last year. Not sure if I’ve posted this yet. Apologies to anyone who’s already seen it….”you will go to the ball…”
Another go…..
This is a sketch I worked on tonight, no references. Loosely based on a little watercolour sketch from a week or two ago (see earlier post). Photoshop CS3.
Huddled (coloured).
last night’s sketch. I added some colour in Photoshop and Painter, it was most enjoyable to scratch away at this more loosely than normal. Not sure if it’s finished, but here it is as it sits right now.
Up And Away-colour
Here’s the drawing from earlier with a hasty splash of pixel colour.
Out on a limb….
Another recent drawing quickly coloured. I finished working on the book for the day and wanted to wind down.
Sleeping fairy….
I’ve been rifling through my files and came across this illustration. It’s a couple of years old (I think). Anyway, here it is, in keeping with the other image I posted tonight. My blog doesn’t really stay on one theme for long does it?…. (Digital drawing- photoshop CS3)
Healing Room sketch….
The third sketch of the night…. Now I’m beat and want some sleep. I’m off to bed.
Portal
I didn’t really have a plan with this sketch, it just came through and I went with it. It may (or may not) be based on dreams I’ve had for a few years.
Coastline sketch….
I just finished work for the day and wanted to do something to loosen me up after drawing and painting in a rather controlled style. This is what I came up with:
Creating a new image….
‘When one door closes, another opens….’. I’ve just finished the picture book I’ve been working on, I’ve just started another one and have one more to begin roughs for very shortly. Busybusybusy…. No new art to show, I think I may have posted this before, forgive me if you’ve seen it, if not, here’s an example of how I go about making a new illustration from sketch to finished art (drawn by hand, coloured in photoshop).
Finished Cover Art…
After being up very late last night and an early start this morning, the cover for the book’s now finished. just going to go through the interior illustrations and tidy up any loose areas.
Colouring The Cover…WIP
I’ve been scribbling away at coloring the line art for the cover of the Children’s picture book I’m currently working on. I’m enjoying it immensely. After a rather time-consuming false start, this one actually seems to be flowing rather well.
Last Interior Illustration….
I’ve finally completed the interior art for the picture book I’m working on (see earlier posts for more illustrations…). I’ve cropped the page as it sits quite small in the layout so you can get a better look. just the cover to go before I can call it completed.
Illustration #16 finished….
I’ve coloured this illustration for the picture book I’m working on this morning. It veritably flew out of me…ON A MONDAY! Onto the next one after I’ve had some well-earned lunch.
Latest Picture Book Illustration….
Here’s the 8th illustration for the picture book I’m working on…..
more puppy pics….
Here’s my most recent illustration for the puppy picture book I’m working on…. Rather an interesting format to work with, the pages being landscape rather than portrait. I’ve done one other book in this manner and in all honesty, I’m still getting to grips with it.
(line art coloured in photoshop).
yesterday’s drawing coloured….
Here’s the finished art for a drawing for a children’s picture book I’m working on that I posted yesterday. (coloured in photoshop).
New Picture Book Illustration…
After a false start, I’ve repainted this image and am far happier with it. I’d recently completed two books that required approximately 140 illustrations. It was hard work and left me a tad ‘burnt out’. Getting started straight away on a new image in a totally different type of book was kind of what the doctor ordered, but in reality, I should have taken a bit of a break. No matter, the other served as a rough for this one:
A Sleeping Beauty (updated)…
here’s an older digital (photoshop/painter) image that I’ve recently added to, I may get to finish this one day…… the model is the very lovely:
sitara-leotastock.deviantart.com
more elves…
I had a commission from the Official Corel Painter magazine a few months ago. It was a tutorial on how to produce an image in the style of the great Arthur Rackhma-digitally. I sketched the image on a piece of paper then scanned it in and inked it digitally (results here) then coloured it digitally also. I’m not sure if the finished ’dinks’ (digital inks?) look entirely natural, but it was a real challenge to try and get that look using my wacom tablet instead of my trusty inking pens. It was a great gig though, , I’d love more of this kind of work.
