Saturday, December 20, 2008
Self Portraits '94-'07
Looking through other art blogs, I found an artist who put together all of the self-portraits he'd put together over the years. I searched out all of the self-portraits that I had done and realized I'd completed more than I thought. The first four portraits were drawn in pencil or pen prior to me ever touching a computer to draw. The last two are explorations with the Wacom tablet.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Children's Book Illustration
One of 10 illustrations in a children's book all about getting rid of that monster underneath the bed. I wanted to play with textures and shapes layered on top of one another here and get them all to live in the space of this little kid's bedroom. Coming up with and executing the 10 illustrations was more or less like putting together a movable story on a felt board. I had a lot of fun using two dots for eyes and moving them around or skewing them to create the right emotion.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Go Jazz!
I always got into the team character drawings as a kid. Not sure I picked the best season to characterize the Jazz, but it made for a great desktop wallpaper this year on the Jazz website. I sketched everyone in my sketchbook--sometimes multiple times--after which I scanned the sketches into the computer and tied everything together by redrawing everything with the Wacom tablet. I wanted to leave this looking as if it were drawn with a ballpoint pen, maybe by some fan drawing this all on the inside of his personal pan pizza while sitting on the sidelines watching the Jazz play.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Pretty and Puckered
Based on the traditional mountain folk song of the Southern Appalatians, "Sourwood Mountain."
I composed this drawing right after performing this song with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I drew it in pieces in the sketchbook, put the pieces together in photoshop and redrew everything with the Wacom tablet. I love how adding the flare in the background alludes to the sunrise and how the light bounces off our Blue Eyed Daisy.
My little girl's a Blue Eyed Daisy, if I don't get her I'll go crazy...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
DH.PPT
Monday, October 6, 2008
General Conference Sketches
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Stand tall for the Alma Mater
Having relatives teaching at the old high school provides plenty of opportunity to supply them with some designs on various things.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Let's Get Political
I've never done any political cartoons before, but with all the interesting characters this election year, how could I not. These turned out okay, I would rather have had that the level of characterization more consistent throughout, but as it turns out it ranges from conservative to liberal quite appropriately. Go figure.
Labels:
blue pencil,
character,
famous figures,
illustration,
sketches
Monday, September 15, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Heads
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Ping Pong Sing Song
Where a fan meets ping pong and singing at the Tabernacle on Temple Square. This will come in handy since there is no air conditioning, and it may even prove to be useful during any down time. Did anybody bring a ball?
Labels:
Adobe Illustrator,
MoTab,
Printed projects,
Tabernacle Choir
Saturday, August 16, 2008
My June Cleaver
Friday, August 15, 2008
Figures
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Snarr Crest
This is the official Snarr family crest. I dug up an old copy in a family book of remembrance. It was an old copy and had been colored in with colored pencil. It was in poor shape. I recreated it in photoshop with some nice texture layers, brighter colors, an updated font, and refined some of the sketched portions with the Wacom tablet. Finished things off with a subtle vignette on the edges for a much more polished look.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Cake Steak. Extremely Rare.
A fun combination of red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, and a custom designed label make this cake look a lot like steak. Delicious!
Labels:
Adobe Illustrator,
design,
Photoshop,
Printed projects
Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Olympics 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
From Conference Sketch to Polished Composition
The sketch above was created during a session of general conference. I liked the look of the organist's face. For some reason organists strike me as having very little career options. Seems to me that at a very young age they decide that they could either be a butler or an organist. I've never seen an organist that didn't look like he could be a butler. Anyway, the final design weaves in many of the little details that I find fascinating with the organs on temple square. So many knobs, keys, pipes, and pedals. These men are amazing musical craftsman. I enjoy the polished look I get from redrawing portions of my subject as vector art in illustrator and finishing him up in photoshop.
Draw Everything
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Friday, June 6, 2008
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