Tuesday, November 2, 2010
A new book project
This is a sample image for a book I just finished writing and illustrating. I don’t have a publisher yet but will be sending it out soon. I was so happy with how this image turned out and I had to share it on my blog. The rest of the book is in full dummy mode (PDF) and hopefully I can get someone interested in putting some money behind it. I love telling stories through fun visuals and text – watching kids as they listen and look at my pictures is where it’s at. So far I’ve gotten a good response on this one….fingers crossed!
Oh, also this is the first image that I started and finished in photoshop – prior to this piece I had always scanned my pencil sketches and then finished in photoshop. It has taken about 7 – 8 months to become familiar enough with my wacom tablet to pull this off. It still feels a little foreign but it’s getting much easier.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Re-Painting
I just wasn’t satisfied with the last finish on this piece – It felt over rendered in some ways and I think it lacked texture and the silhouette from the original sketch. I’m still finding myself in photoshop. I like the second version much better because you can still see some of the under-painting – a look I had in my traditional work.