Sally Calls on Saturday

Whew. It’s been a busy week. As most of you know, I started a new job on Monday and so I’ve been a bit remiss in my blogging and designing lately. I guess I’m still in transition–going from being on my own very loose schedule to a regular, 9-5 schedule is pretty jarring. I’m really [...]

Ahoy, Mr. Jellyfish

After spending kind of an absurd amount of time reading articles from the Onion today, I did manage to put the finish touches on that jellyfish I mentioned earlier. Nothing too fancy here, but still a fairly likeable little guy (especially for those of us who enjoy the aquarium). Not sure if I want to [...]

New series?

So I just put up a new print of an octopus that I originally created based on a tutorial by Spoon Graphics. I jazzified things a little with a half-tone filter and some texture to get the final product. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. I’m really grateful that I found [...]

Does this look like a raccoon to you?

I sure hope every digital artist isn’t as weirded-out as I am during the initial sketching process.
Chalk this up to a few things… First, being such a serious little egg-head in school that nobody ever thought I was interested in being artistic. Second, spending several of my teen years being good friends with a classically [...]

New character

Yikes, this guy was difficult to complete! Do I always say that? As usual, about half-way through the process I contemplated just scrapping the project and starting on something new. Once again, I’m glad I stuck to the drawing.

This one is a little different since I actually started with a “real” pencil sketch. Now that [...]

What a fox!

As per my current fascination with woodland critters (maybe too much South Park), earlier this week I started on a little fox to keep Roy the deer company. Speaking of Roy, I’m increasingly leaning toward nursery-type art that would appeal to kids. Instead of creating a character and calling it finished, I’ve decided to step [...]

Hello, my deer

My newest creation–need I say that he’s my favorite? I think I always say that about every new piece.
Roy represents a slightly different workflow than I’m used to–generally, I just start with the outlines and then proceed to fill them in with colors, shading, etc. This time I started with Roy’s overall shape–basically, this handsome [...]

Meet Dexter

Dexter is a patient monster that lives unnoticed among your floorboards. His job is to put himself in your path so he can get you in trouble. Remember that time you stayed out too late and tried to sneak in without making a noise? That loud creaking board that woke your parents up wasn’t just [...]