Digital Sketch of the Day – Heeellllooooo Nurse

Pulled out the pen and tablet. I would like to get my skills back up on the tablet. Here is a quick warm up that pays homage to Tex Avery and of course Animaniacs…HELLLOOO NURSE!!! Share on Facebook Tweet  Read More

Sketch of the Day – just some sketching on the tablet

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Digital Painting of the Day – Red headed Beauty

Playing with my tablet. Going a little more pop art style with this one. Bold line, bold colors….well not too bold but blocked out a little more. Further down you can see the process from sketch, to shading to color overlay to the finished piece Here is the process that I took to get to the above piece on the tablet:     Share on Facebook Tweet  Read More

Sketch of the Day – Sleeping Beauty Digital Hair Creation

Good Morning! Still working on Sleeping Beauty, even though right now I would love to still be asleep myself. Made some headway last night in working on some digital hair. Created some brushes read some interesting articles on photoshop hair creation, some cool things. I find hair a challenge right now. After a few hours of working on the hair last night I think I might have it... Read More

Sketch of the Day – Sleeping Beauty Background Sky

I am continuing my latest digital painting project and I went ahead and focused on the background (sky). I decided to create a few of my own brushes for this and play with some of the features of the brush preset to try my best in making clouds in the background. I wanted to make the sky in this piece just as important as the actual face, I want it to be colorful but also credible.... Read More

Sketch of the Day – Sleeping Beauty Digital Painting

Hello again – I hope everyone is doing well. I know I have been lacking in updates lately but it is for a good reason. I swear! Instead of having a lot of doodles and scribbles – which I know people love – I am trying to expand my illustration portfolio with some digital artwork. I am currently working on another digital painting piece but this time I am going... Read More

Sketch of the Day – Touching up January Jones

It has been a while since I have posted anything. I have been writing more than I have been drawing. I recently picked up a few magazines and am getting excited to get back into doing some digital painting again. I pulled up a piece I worked on a few months ago of January Jones and decided to touch it up so that it looks less blurry and a little more crisp. Here is the results: Here... Read More

Sketch of the Day – January Jones Speed Painting Part II

Tonight I continue my speed painting technique. Playing with color, I worked a little on adding color last night after my last post and tonight I got the portrait to where I feel happy with the results. Step Three: Here is my first attempt of taking the color and overlaying it on top of the shading where I left off yesterday. After stepping back I realized it looked to dark for... Read More

Sketch of the Day – January Jones Speed Painting Part I

I started really getting into concept art and while researching I kept hearing artist talk about a technique called Speed Painting. So I dug a little deeper and this technique interested me so I figured I try it out. I do not want to say I am an expert at the technique and what I am about to show you is not quick. I am still getting used to the idea and will continue to post progress... Read More

Sketch of the Day – Marker Self Portrait

Dusted off the tablet, it has been a long time. Started to play with the tablet again, was inspired the other day and figured I finally lock myself in my room and try to come up with a new project to keep me from losing skill in drawing and doodling. Here is a start, playing around with some marker techniques in Sketchbook Pro. Self Portrait….not a fan of doing them but had... Read More