Prehistoric-ish Stuff

I decided i'm going to actually start taking pictures of what I'm sketching day to day like everyone else and avoid the inconvenience of scanning things daily.  And since I don't have a smart phone, we're going to have to do this thing sans instagram and vintage filters.  Sorry everyone...

Yearbook Cover

I just designed a cover for middle school yearbook back in Troy.  Inside each letter on the cover is an illustration that represents some aspect of school or the past year (such as snow days, of which they had a ton).  All illustrations design and colors are all based roughly on their school logo.  I thought I'd share.

Wisps in the Shadows

I just finished doing some digital work over this next piece in the series I've been working on.  This mix of medium is a ton of fun.
[Pen, Copic Marker, Gouche, Illustration Board, Digital]

More Ink

I did a few more ink drawings this month.  Here they are.

[4"x8"]

[5"x12"]

[1"x1.5"]

[1.5"x1"]

Sorceress

I got around to scanning this drawing I did a while ago.  I'd never used graphite on mylar before this.  It was a little hard to control and the graphite gets real reflective on the mylar, but I guess that's what photoshop is for.  It's always a little strange using yourself as reference for these types of drawings, but we won't talk about that...

[Graphite on Mylar, 16'' x 24'']

Friends Along the Way

Whenever I sketch and draw for myself, I really enjoy that part of the process of starting with a vague story or idea that then develops into the drawing itself.  Maybe I just like creating strange and bizarre images,  but I do think it's fun to see how other people interpret what's going on in a piece.  

All I know about this one is that this girl is on some kind of grand journey and she met this guy along the way.  She's the more down-to-earth and rational one, while he, despite his intimidating appearance, is venerable and clumsy.  I'm pretty sure he has some kind of magical power though.

[Pen and ink, Grey Copic/Prismacolor Markers, Digital, Grey Illustration Board, 11''x17'']

Original Sketch

Mid-Toned Sloths

I recently purchased this tiny 5.5x 8.5'' toned grey sketchbook.  Man, working on mid-toned paper is just a ton of fun.  I thought I'd christen the sketchbook with a first full page of sloths.  [Micron, Copic Marker and white gel pen.]