This week’s Illustration Friday word was Bottled and this is the first thing that came to mind. The original image is from this piece I painted on Monday for my upcoming picture book The Koi Who Cried Wolf, the second picture book by author Katina Lawdis I am illustrating for Viscus Vir Publishing. I repainted […]
Behind the Process
From the Studio 4 Wherever I go whether it’s online or at one of the many events we attend people are always asking about how I make my illustrations. I recently did this image for Illustration Friday’s topic Beneath so I thought I would you it to talk about my illustration process. The Idea First […]
Hand Lettering in the Digital Age
People have been hand lettering as long as there has been writing. But in our modern age hand lettering is becoming a disappearing art form. I had been trying to find a font for my website logo and just couldn’t find one that looked right to me. I have never been know for my penmanship […]
Flight of the Manta 3
This Art Card was originally designed for The Ripple Project. This Art Card is Sold This image is one of the first 100% digital paintings I have ever made, both drawn and painted on the computer. Using Painter’s excellent brush software I created a pencil that had the look and feel of the blue lead […]
Flight of the Manta 2
This Art Card was originally designed for The Ripple Project. This Art Card is Sold This image is one of the first 100% digital paintings I have ever made, both drawn and painted on the computer. Using Painter’s excellent brush software I created a pencil that had the look and feel of the blue lead […]
Flight of the Manta 1
(click image for full view) This Art Card was originally designed for The Ripple Project. This Art Card is SOLD. This image is one of the first 100% digital paintings I have ever made, both drawn and painted on the computer. Using Painter’s excellent brush software I created a pencil that had the look and […]