Shadow Cat and Colossus
Since I’ve been showing pretty steady updates of the Shadow Cat and Colossus piece I thought it’d be fun to put it all in an animated gif. From thumbnail to final, you can watch the piece come together one step…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part V
After staring at it all day, I really only found a few small (but critical) moves to make to bring this piece to a satisfactory finish. Of course the more I look at it the more I’ll find that I…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part IV
I think this piece may be done, but I’m going to sleep on it. Chances are I’ll find a few things here and there to fiddle with to make the piece stronger — I usually do. (Well, I usually fiddle…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part III
After a little more time things are looking pretty solid. If I had to guess, I’d say I’m about halfway done at this point. But sadly it’s the back half that — as I slow down to make better choices…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part II
Here’s the first in progress shot as I was plugging away at this piece. Most of the hard work with these is figuring out the value strings — once that’s done it’s just a matter of rendering, which, really, is…
Shadow Cat and Colossus: Part I
I’m going to try something new over the next couple of days; I feel as if I’ve been posting a lot of sketch work recently, and not a whole lot of finishes. So, I’m going to post some progress shots…
Leo
Continuing with the celestial cuties that comprise the zodiac, here’s Leo. She wound up being one of the more challenging pieces to complete since I knew there was going to be a lot of yellow and light colors in general.…
Tall Bikes
Tall bikes. It’s a Portland thing. Can’t say I really understand it, myself, but there you have it. I can say, however, that I relished the challenge of drawing one. They are kind of neat — even if they are…
Without you this is impossible
When I was sixteen (seventeen?) I was invited to take part in a portfolio review day at the California College of Arts and Crafts. To say that I was excited would be an understatement. With the tireless help of my…
Stop! Hammer-and-Sickle time!
When I drew this little Soviet sweetheart, I envisioned she’d be standing on something. I never quite got around to deciding what that something would be. So for now (and likely forever more) she’ll be standing on… nothing. I can…
the whimsical illustrations of Valentine Barker