Wow... It's been a while since I last posted. Mainly because drawing my webcomic in colour is so time-consuming.
Anyway, I've generally been levelling up with my art skills so here's my take on the latest Illustration Friday topic - propagate. My first thought was seeds and that let to pollen and I just had to work in some microscopic imagery in the end.
I just went for something quick and simple for this week's Illustration Friday. I hope you like it.
Here are some crunchy leaves. I thought drawing leaves would be easy but I was completely wrong.
People are always modifying their environment, usually for the worse.
I was originally going to do something sci-fi but then thought to be a bit more topical, so here's my take on this week's Illustration Friday word - modify.
The lonely octopus idly floats in the ocean waiting for a meal to come within an inch of its tentacles. Just what do they do with themselves all day?
This was a bold exploration in colour shading for me, and a pretty successful one at that. I especially love how the water came out.
Wow! A lot of love for my previous picture. I'm going to keep at this colour malarky then and see what comes.
A while ago I did a piece for the IF topic of 'talisman'. Well, I wasn't that happy with it so I decided to have a second attempt, and this is the result - something that conveys much more of the concept of nature that I originally wanted. Overall, an improvement I think.
It's been a while since my last post as I've been busy exploring Montreal, which is very different from the desert this person is worn out from exploring.
Worn happens to be the word of the week for Illustration Friday.
Here's the second cracked image.
Ok, actually this was going to be the one I submitted for Illustration Friday, but when I painted it I had the idea to do the planet image, which came out better.
I was more interested in exploring light and dark in this than the concept itself, though in the end I thought I'd crack up my initials as well just for fun!
Also, why is it that when I say I'm going to do loads of posts I vanish from the face of the Earth for a month, but when I say I'll not post much, as I did a week ago, I end up posting more in a week than ever before?
Here's my 'official' illo for this week's Illustration Friday, the word of the week being cracked, my take being a cracked planet. And this also turns out to be one of my best colour pieces yet.
I've been using Art Rage, which came with my Wacom, and find the combination to be a breath of fresh air.
So why did I highlight 'official'? Well, I've done another 'cracked' picture which I'll also post today but not submit to their list, this one being the superior of the two...
Sorry about the really really long delay between posts yet again. I do have a valid excuse this time, which is that I've been prepping for a move to a games company all the way over in Montreal! This does mean future posts might be a bit thin on the ground for a while but I'll do my best to keep going...
Anyhoo, here is my take on the latest Illustration Friday topic - Contagious. Fortunately this fits in well with the kind of thing I draw regularly for my webcomic. This time I decided to explore drawing in a new way, trying to emulate the style of electron microscopic imaging, which almost works. I'm a big fan of the technique as everything ends up looking like an alien planet.
So do you like this? If you do I might draw some more, but to do that let's set a target of, say, 10 or more comments this time - if I break the magic double figure comment threshold I'll draw another pic like this perhaps. Your call...
It's Illustration Friday again, and that means I've done a painting.
Here's one that is a slight play on words for this week's word- Subtract.
I originally wanted to have a robot in there because, well, robots are cool, but I went with something a bit more realistic in the end.
I wasn't sure if the image conveyed what it's intended, which is that somebody 'subtracted' (haha, I could make a living out of these jokes... ahem) the difference engine, so I added the Crime Scene banner and the police car in the background.
Ah well, it's kinda pretty looking for something I did anyway. But I think I'll steer clear of anymore programmer jokes from now on...
I've decided to start using Illustration Friday as a springboard for some creativity. I often work best when my mind is free to go to random places.
Anyway, the word of the week is Legendary, and the first things that came to mind were the ancient Greek myths. One story has always inspired me, ever since I was a little pup, and that was the story of Jason and the Argonauts, so it's fitting that this should be my first picture for IF.
