I have just recently updated my website, and there is some new work up that I just finished if you want to take look. I’ve hidden also hidden an easter egg, so keep your eyes peeled for something, it’s a secret! Ssh! Currently, everything is sort of low key right now, and dreams keep inspiring and keep me going these days since they’re so bizarre, abstract, and go by so quickly.
But since it is an update, I thought I might as well show you some of my process for the heck of it, so, here we go. These were done when I was still attending the University of the Arts, and I am still improving my process from piece to piece.
Initially this was an idea for a logo for my website, and could have been a portfolio piece for the cover page, but decided to take it out when portfolio day was coming up since I designed a better one. It’s little more loose than I usually sketch but it’s enough of an idea that gives myself where I’m going to go towards the finish, and from there on, I go to a final sketch, and then the finished artwork. There’s still small things that change from the sketch to the finish from logic and creativity but it’s all about brainstorming.
In recent work, I’ve merged my traditional techniques with my digital techniques, since my target market (children’s books) is interested in mixed media. So my interests of drawing consists of linework, tone variation to make the image pop (as well as lighting if there is a light source), filling up a page with details, and interesting textures. So how do you get that sort of traditional look in the digital realm? If you have a scanner, then you’re set! I spend the same amount of time with my drawing skills traditionally as I do digitally, so the drawing is done with Wasserlack or Faber Castell pencils, and then the color and effects are done digitally, similar to how comic-book and graphic novel artists approach their work.
Peter Pan – Finished Drawing, Some Clean Up Using Digital Techniques
Tinkerbell – Finished Drawing, Some Clean Up Using Digital Techniques
