Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Illustration Friday: Red 2


Here's the image that I thought of with this week's word "Red". I did a quick sketch in my sketchbook, scanned it, and colored it in PhotoShop. There was so much more in the sketch but his eyes were so powerful. So -- I cropped everything else out using his eyes as the focal point.

Saturday, January 27, 2007

Sketchbook: Singer Collage


This is my first attempt at collage art.

I've been listening to Podcasts a lot lately so Claudine Hellmuth has been inspiring me to do a little bit of collage artwork. First you listen to her 20 minute design challenge on her Podcast and later see her artwork that she created during that podcast. Claudine, together with her husband Paul, make the show quite entertaining. Here's the link: http://www.collageartist.com/. Thanks Claudine and Paul.

While shopping at a nearby Kmart, I noticed Crayola makes a new product: the erasable crayon! So, I bought myself a box and found out they are great! The colors lay down like crayons but erase like colored pencils. Try them and you'll truly be amazed! I hope Crayola make lots of money off of this product, because it's been a long time coming.

Friday, January 26, 2007

Illustration Friday: Red


Ahhh! Gimme some of that lovin'. Here's a drawing for this week's www.illustrationfriday.com word: RED. Have a good week everyone.

SFG: Cereal Hero


I little something I just drew for the www.SugarFrostedGoodness.com
challenge. Don't you wish you had a bowl right now?

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Friday, January 19, 2007

Illustration Friday: 80s


Ahh, the eighties. What a great decade! Check out the disco dancer complete with the "white man's overbite" and the "business in the front, party in the back" haircut. Long lives disco!!!!!

Friday, January 12, 2007

Sketchbook: Victorian House


Here's another sketch from my Fabriano Artist's Journal. I drew it again onto a dark shaded paper. I accentuated the highlights using a white prismacolor pencil and a bit of White-Out. I find it invigorating to see how my drawing on different colored papers can bring out a new style. I'm sure this style was there all along, I just needed some way to bring it out. If you haven't tried it, go for it. You'll be surprised too.

The final drawing give a spooky looking result. Maybe a couple of ghosts flying out the windows? We'll have to see about that one.