Here's a sampling of the some 40-plus illustrations I let loose upon the world:
Showing posts with label Galaxy Note II. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Galaxy Note II. Show all posts
Friday, April 1, 2016
March of Robots 2016
For the entire month of March, I participated in the March of Robots sketch challenge: drawing at least one robot every day for 31 days, and posting the results to Instagram. It was a fun exercise, and my main goal was to explore different styles (both analog and digital), and really just try and generate work at a regular pace. I think I came up with a fairly diverse set of robots, and it was very cool seeing what other artists came up with. Tons of creativity and skill out there!
Here's a sampling of the some 40-plus illustrations I let loose upon the world:
Here's a sampling of the some 40-plus illustrations I let loose upon the world:
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Urban Cyborg
Whenever I take the bus home from work, I get the urge to doodle these urban cyborgs. This guy looks like he's in need of an upgrade...
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| Sketchbook Mobile app on the Galaxy Note II with a Wacom Bamboo stylus feel |
Monday, December 15, 2014
Nerd Year's Eve ad
A new Geek Bar Chicago illustration I created was for an event entitled "Nerd Year's Eve" (tickets still available!). The project as described "should focus on dressing up in your fanciest geeky outfit possible, and the open beer, wine, and appetizers."
I drew up a thumbnail in Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile on my Galaxy Note II, depicting Elsa from Frozen sharing a toast with a Next Gen-style Klingon while Darth Vader looks on, and Batman chats it up with a lady in a Dalek dress in the background:
I took the thumbnail into Mischief, and created a clean line art version. Knowing the ad was also intended for use in printing, Mischief was perfect for the job; being vector-based, I could size the image as big as I wanted without any issues with pixellization. It's a beautiful thing.
I then took the image into Photoshop to do the coloring. I could have done it in Mischief, but the program currently lacks a lasso tool, which I usually depend on for shading (the developer said a lasso tool is in the works, so I'm looking forward to that implementation). I opted to go with a monochromatic palette for ease of rendering, since this piece required a quick turnaround time. I shaded it in grayscale, then used a gradient mask adjustment layer to colorize it.
Another fun one, with an easy-to-manage production flow.
I drew up a thumbnail in Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile on my Galaxy Note II, depicting Elsa from Frozen sharing a toast with a Next Gen-style Klingon while Darth Vader looks on, and Batman chats it up with a lady in a Dalek dress in the background:
I took the thumbnail into Mischief, and created a clean line art version. Knowing the ad was also intended for use in printing, Mischief was perfect for the job; being vector-based, I could size the image as big as I wanted without any issues with pixellization. It's a beautiful thing.
I then took the image into Photoshop to do the coloring. I could have done it in Mischief, but the program currently lacks a lasso tool, which I usually depend on for shading (the developer said a lasso tool is in the works, so I'm looking forward to that implementation). I opted to go with a monochromatic palette for ease of rendering, since this piece required a quick turnaround time. I shaded it in grayscale, then used a gradient mask adjustment layer to colorize it.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile
Autodesk just released their latest version of Sketchbook Mobile today, and what better way to commemorate a new drawing app than with a cyborg portrait?
I really appreciate all the new additions to the program, they've genuinely elevated the utility of my Galaxy Note 2 as a portable digital sketchbook. Things like selection tools, smudge brushes, gradient fills, and guides are warmly welcomed. Unfortunately, even if you already own the previous app Sketchbook Pro, you'll have to pay to upgrade Sketchbook Mobile in order to access its full feature set. Still, it's only a few bucks... For the cost of a comic book, I can't ask for much more.
At any rate, great app, available on iOS and Android.
I really appreciate all the new additions to the program, they've genuinely elevated the utility of my Galaxy Note 2 as a portable digital sketchbook. Things like selection tools, smudge brushes, gradient fills, and guides are warmly welcomed. Unfortunately, even if you already own the previous app Sketchbook Pro, you'll have to pay to upgrade Sketchbook Mobile in order to access its full feature set. Still, it's only a few bucks... For the cost of a comic book, I can't ask for much more.
At any rate, great app, available on iOS and Android.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Save the Date!
My sister-in-law Alicia and her fiancé Nick had this fun comic book-inspired idea for a "Save the Date" wedding invitation, and they asked me to help illustrate it. I drew up a rough sketch, depicting the two of them as superheroes trying to "save the date" from the evil villain, on my Note II using Sketchbook Pro:
Once I got approval to proceed as well as some notes on certain things they wanted to see in the final version (something like the Hancock Building and/or Sears Tower to identify the background as the Chicago skyline, and that the hero uniforms should be primarily navy and silver to match their wedding colors), I took the illustration into Photoshop and Illustrator and got to work. Something different I did this time around was to use adjustment layers and masks to block out shadows and highlights that gave the art a cel-shading look, and then go over top in another layer to paint in halftones. It saved a lot of time when it came to trying out different color schemes on the fly, and it proved to be pretty helpful.
I feel like I found a good flow, to the point where I lost track of time, finishing the illustration at almost 2 in the morning. Sleeplessness aside, I'm happy with how it turned out overall, and I enjoyed working on it.
Once I got approval to proceed as well as some notes on certain things they wanted to see in the final version (something like the Hancock Building and/or Sears Tower to identify the background as the Chicago skyline, and that the hero uniforms should be primarily navy and silver to match their wedding colors), I took the illustration into Photoshop and Illustrator and got to work. Something different I did this time around was to use adjustment layers and masks to block out shadows and highlights that gave the art a cel-shading look, and then go over top in another layer to paint in halftones. It saved a lot of time when it came to trying out different color schemes on the fly, and it proved to be pretty helpful.
I feel like I found a good flow, to the point where I lost track of time, finishing the illustration at almost 2 in the morning. Sleeplessness aside, I'm happy with how it turned out overall, and I enjoyed working on it.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Portraits for RedditGetsDrawn
I stumbled on the RedditGetsDrawn group not too long ago, where Reddit forum members post pictures of themselves and artists of all skill levels create interpretations in the form of sketches and paintings. I decided to participate as a way of putting my Galaxy Note II and Sketchbook Pro for Android through its paces, and explore different illustration styles. The subjects have been varied and interesting, with people sometimes requesting to be depicted in anime style, like Disney characters, or zombies and what have you. The group is very supportive, and really nice work gets posted. Here are some pieces I've done, all drawn or painted on my phone/tablet, sometimes taken into Photoshop to add texture or make slight adjustments:
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