Painting Flesh...sickly.

Experimentation with Painter 11. Still so much to learn with digital tools,

going through the basics and learning something new every time I use it.

Playing with line and volume, mixing pastels and conte...a little

creepy result. What the heck am I thinking about?

 Thanks.

GarSeeYa!

Kid Roughs: Painting.

Almost done, a few more touch ups to do.

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Kid Roughs: Re-do.

Step 1: loose sketch.

Step 2: clean up pencils.

Step 3: Inks.

Three separate sheets of paper.

I wanted the figures to "read" more clearly, separated

from the background. I think I have it now.

Moving onto colours.

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Colours added March 18th.

Kid Roughs: Inks.

A combination on the rounded and angular thing.

Not totally happy with it, so I'm trying another

composition. Same theme and elements.

 GarSeeYa!

Goblin Market: Inks

Inks at about 75 percent done. Still more black to apply and

work in some white with gouache. More to do...or leave it as is?

Preliminaries here.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Old Sketchbook:1999

A horned Yeti?

Experimentation hybrid of machinery

and fantasy creatures.

Once in a while I dig out an old sketchbook,

and rediscover old creations that still have

so much potential and ask to be given a chance

to bloom and flourish. This would take a lot

of time...but then it becomes a personal challenge.

Last year I took on a challenge of creating an image

everyday. I had a few friends take on the endeavour,

many of them dropped out within three months.

I was about a hundred days shy of a year.

The goal might have been too ambitious.

I will attempt a new challenge taking some images

from old sketchbooks and doing a complete

illustration. One every month, for one year.

I have a few illustrations to finish this month,

but I will do some exploratory sketches,

using the creatures I've shown above.

So it starts.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Kid Roughs 1

More poster work. A peek at a segment of the work.

First attempt is rounded forms, softer elements.

Second take became more angular. Same subject matter,

two different "flavours"...which one works better?

Help me choose?

 Thanks.   GarSeeYa!

ABP: Goblin Market Layout.

I did some roughs before this stage. This is the preliminary pencils.

I'll print this off in blue on heavy paper, and do the ink work refinements.

There is a lot happening on the page, but I try to keep the focus

on Lizzie. This is the most involved work I've done in a while,

I hope you like it. Colours will be done after inks...should be a while.

There are a few artist working on the Pin-Up Book, all with a take

on Illustrated Classics. The final product will be made available

at the 2011 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Artist Block Party 2.

Still playing with this one. It is a collective effort,

but not a communist party.

Many colours of collaboration.

The first image is inspired by a pencil sharpener, the second

hints a nib pen and the third a painters pallet.

GarSeeYa!

Goblin Market: Preliminary Sketches.

 There are a few sketches for the Pin-Up project.

Getting a feel for the characters and setting.

I am still influenced by Frouds, Rackham and Housman's goblins.

I'm trying to find something that suits me. I'll do a few more

pages of sketches and work out a composition layout.

GarSeeYa!