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| Image inked with a Kuretake black pen brush on Canson marker Paper and colored with Copic markers. |
Showing posts with label #sketches. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #sketches. Show all posts
Friday, October 5, 2018
Inktober 2018 - Day 05 CHICKEN
It was obvious Hector was going to be a problem as soon as he hatched.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Inktober 2018 - Day 04: SPELL
Inktober 2018 - Day 04 SPELL.
I like really stepping out of the norm, and here's a great example.
(Don't think you're going to find many other dancing vampires for today's Inktober.)
I was originally going to submit only my hand-drawn images for Inktober 2018. But now, several days into this, I'm going to go back to the digital format that I used for the past few Inktobers.
I'm basically using a font to help create a cleaner and consistent look instead of my handwriting. To me, it looks and reads better.
I like really stepping out of the norm, and here's a great example.
(Don't think you're going to find many other dancing vampires for today's Inktober.)
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| Full digital color version of today's Inktober |
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| Inked with brush pen and then added type and background in Photoshop |
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| Full color sans Text |
I'm basically using a font to help create a cleaner and consistent look instead of my handwriting. To me, it looks and reads better.
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| Original pencil sketch |
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| The original inspiration for this image was from an envelope with my doodles on the back |
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Inktober 2018 - Day 03: Roasted
My quickie image for Inktober2018 for Day03 for prompted word: ROASTED
Thought Process: I'm cheating a little. The prompt word immediately made me think of an image I did several months ago of a coffee mug design for my wife.
I wasn't happy with the way the mug came out, and my wife would often ask, "Is that supposed to be me?" I believe it was the way I drew it, and google eyes, and the blank stare that didn't make me completely thrilled with the original final image. So here's a revision of that image.
Thought Process: I'm cheating a little. The prompt word immediately made me think of an image I did several months ago of a coffee mug design for my wife.
I wasn't happy with the way the mug came out, and my wife would often ask, "Is that supposed to be me?" I believe it was the way I drew it, and google eyes, and the blank stare that didn't make me completely thrilled with the original final image. So here's a revision of that image.
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| Revision of the coffee mug design I did for my wife. LINK HERE |
Monday, October 1, 2018
Inktober 2018 - Day 01: Poison
My quickie image for Inktober2018 for Day 01 for prompted word: Poison.
Thought Process: I basically thought of a poison bottle. That's it.
Also posted a real-time video of drawing this image on IGTV. About 6+ minutes long. LINK
Thought Process: I basically thought of a poison bottle. That's it.
Also posted a real-time video of drawing this image on IGTV. About 6+ minutes long. LINK
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| The first ink sketch for #Inktober2018 (following the prompt list of daily words.) |
How different pens create different images
Someone wrote to me asking why I sometimes mention what pens I'm using for different illustrations. What you use often makes a significant difference in how your final image will look.
Below the middle image shows the original pencil sketch for my Day 01 Inktober 2018 entry. Note the difference of the outer two images on the left and right.
The left image is more detailed with finer lines because there was a harder point on that brush pen. So that inspires adding more tighter lines for shading and details. The image on the right was drawn with a softer brush tip, which makes it easier to create the flowing and thicker lines. That pen inspired me to use fewer lines and a simpler iconic look. The end results are quite different even though they were both based on the same pencil sketch.
The quick answer to that original question above:
By mentioning the items used to create an image, allows others to know how they could get similar results by using the same product(s).
Below the middle image shows the original pencil sketch for my Day 01 Inktober 2018 entry. Note the difference of the outer two images on the left and right.
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| Showing how different brush pens can change the look of a drawing. Click on the image to see a larger version. |
The left image is more detailed with finer lines because there was a harder point on that brush pen. So that inspires adding more tighter lines for shading and details. The image on the right was drawn with a softer brush tip, which makes it easier to create the flowing and thicker lines. That pen inspired me to use fewer lines and a simpler iconic look. The end results are quite different even though they were both based on the same pencil sketch.
The quick answer to that original question above:
By mentioning the items used to create an image, allows others to know how they could get similar results by using the same product(s).
Friday, August 10, 2018
Daily Post: Chicken Little (with video)
Today's sketch is one I had around for a while. This was a design for a story I wrote using known fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters. This is my version of Chicken Little. I know traditional, Chicken Little is a cute, little chicken in books, (or a big headed with glasses like in the animated movie.) I wanted very wacky.
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| Digital color comp for Chicken Little character |
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Daily Sketch: Bug
New concept sketch of a character I'm developing for my latest picture book manuscript, Bug. His name is Allen, a character with an extreme identity crisis.
Swipe to see the original sketch, inking, and color breakdown images.
Sidenote: I used an inking brush setting which resembles a leaky pen. I really like how fluid and random the line becomes.
Swipe to see the original sketch, inking, and color breakdown images.
Sidenote: I used an inking brush setting which resembles a leaky pen. I really like how fluid and random the line becomes.
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| Final color version |
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| Original pencil sketch |
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| Inking with some shading |
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| Alternative image with color background |
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