This is a pic I did for HR Professional some time ago. It’s in the current issue I believe.
Here was the original sketch, and some other ideas I pitched to the editor. I quite liked the one with the words going into the head, but the one they picked was nice too. The article was [...]
Here’s a spread I did for OWL Kid’s Halloween issue. It accompanies an article that goes ‘How to haunt your house’ with some tips for kids to pull of simple pranks. There was supposed to be another spread about dressing up as a headless ghost, but that was shelved out of respect to the recent [...]
And… done. Illustration of subprime crisis. What with all the talk lately of the markets going to hell, I thought it would be an interesting thing to illustrate. Illustrator and Photoshop, actual size 8.5×11 300dpi. RGB version shown, CMYK seems to dull a bit due to the intensity of the greens.
Got a new computer and installed CS3 on it. Tested out Illustrator and Photoshop. Spent couple of days getting everything back up and running. Still not too sure about all the new stuff, but I think it’s been configured to do what I need it to do. Wacom pressure sensitivity still drops in Photoshop; relaunching [...]
The Dove ‘Pay Beauty Forward‘ site has been launched! I did the illustrations for the backgrounds and small elements like the plants and fish. It was an interesting project that was quite technical despite it’s simple looking finish - a lot of the elements were on separate layers to facilitate the scrolling that was programmed [...]
Nude girl on a swing. I was testing out my new keyboard and the position of it on the new table. It will take some getting used to because it’s smaller, and it’s particualrly bad for typing, but better for using in conjunction with the tablet as I don’t have to spread my arms quite [...]
Righto. So here’s the final image again. I didn’t crop it this time, and I toned down the white highlights from yesterday. I guess it does pay to let the eyes take a break from artwork. I’m happier with this version. While not perfect, I think it draws the eye correctly now.
As with all my [...]
I think I just worked too long on this and now I can’t tell whether it’s alright or not. I’ve been trying to make my work look less vector-y, hence all the Photoshop addons. Will post a step-by-step of the picture tomorrow or so. It’s a bit depressing, working on something for a week and [...]
Here’s the final image, Illustrator and Photoshop. Below is a process snapshot; not a tutorial but gives you some insight to how I work.
This is the base sketch. I sketch in blue, then go over it in graphite. I scan it into Photoshop, remove the blue lines but then turn the sketch blue anyway. I [...]
