Here is a preview of what to expect from the Monster of the Month Club Process rewards.
Through September this new tier will include a wallpaper-sized image of the month's monster as well as a process image showing the progression of the image from rough to final. In this one it goes from ink thumbnail to digital color, ...
2018-09-25 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a preview for the new $10 Monster of the Month Reward Tier!
Through September this new tier will include a wallpaper image of the month's monster as well as a process image showing the progression of the image from rough to final. Starting in October, this new reward tier will include a Higher resolution wallpape...
2018-09-24 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
September's Monster of the Month is the Sluglord. He was drawn in graphite at 4"x6" on Canson drawing paper.
I will be posting the color workup for this little villain later in the month. Stay tuned!
2018-09-22 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I've just added a new subscription tier! The Drawing Tier is $2 and will be fully dedicated to traditional sketches and drawings of figures. The plan for now is to focus on characters, specifically those for each month's main illustration. However... Coming soon (hopefully in October!) I will be adding a new $15 Tier soon called...
2018-09-21 15:59:39 +0000 UTC View PostI recently had the opportunity to work with John Fleskes on the Spectrum 24 Call for Entries poster. It was a great project to work on and today I’m going to share a bit about the development of it with you.
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In a recent post I was asked if I’d go into more detail about how I apply and saturate color when I work digitally. Today, I’ll be giving a brief overview of this.
Please note that this post is geared toward people who are familiar with Photoshop, but still searching for how to best use it to colorize their illustra...
2018-09-08 00:59:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs, high-captain of Angband, was come; and he drove a dark wedge between the Elvenhosts, surrounding King Fingon, and thrusting Turgon and Hurin aside towards the Fen of Serech. Then he turned upon Fingon. That was a grim meeting. At last Fingon stood with his guard dead about him…”
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2018-09-08 00:41:10 +0000 UTC View Post
So you’re making your way to the grocery store for pop tarts and there’s a dragon blocking the pass...
Today I will be going through a few of the development stages for this painting to share...
2018-09-08 00:39:08 +0000 UTC View Post
This painting is an intricately-layered, cultural criticism, ingeniously disguised as a fairy tale about rediscovering our inner falcon spirit. It transcends social constructs, it defies human wisdom and con...
2018-09-07 23:49:35 +0000 UTC View PostDrawing from life is hard. And drawing from life that insists on being alive and wandering off is even harder.
But it can be highly rewarding as well. There is a wealth of information that you glean from direct ...
2018-09-07 23:42:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In the last post, I focused on the traditional aspects of my process for watercolor and digital. This week, we focus on digital hocus-pocus used to complete these pieces. My digital process is mainly derived from ...
2018-09-07 23:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostOver the years, my process has mutated from the clear and straightforward approach of my early childhood:
Step 1: Tear page from coloring book.
Step 2: Turn page over and apply crayon directly to back of paper
...And this delightfully simple method has turned into now an overly-complex, needlessly...
2018-09-07 23:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
