When I’m not busy making children’s books or comics, I like to make sketch cards for fun, often featuring geeky fan art of my favorite TV or movie characters. (You can check out previous cards I’ve made here, here, and here.) I recently made a set of six cards featuring the gang of kids from the movie Super 8, which was my favorite movie of 2011 (probably one of my favorite movies ever actually). Anyway, I thought this would be a good opportunity to show a little process stuff.
I made these illustrations for a company called LDS Mobile Apps for an app called LDS Coloring Book. It is a digital coloring book for the iPad and iPhone. These images are part of an extra set that they are selling for Christmastime.
This is a piece of fan art I made based on last year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, A Christmas Carol. I love this episode! It has quickly become one of my favorite things to watch around the holidays. I recently re-watched it, and I might have to do so again before the season is over. It is brilliant. Thanks Steven Moffat.
You can check out the entire painting process in the vid below. It was done in Photoshop. Actual painting time was around four hours.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRgNHdMWn-I
And for your further enjoyment:
Watch it if you haven’t yet! [iTunes]
Merry Christmas!
I had the opportunity to contribute to a project called Womanthology. It is an anthology graphic novel featuring stories written, illustrated, edited, and organized all by women. Over 140 people have worked on this book, including everyone from young girls to industry professionals. It is being released under IDW publishing and all the proceeds from this book will go to charity.
I worked on a four-page story called “Swimming” by Ashley Avard. It is a simple yet powerful story and I’m proud to have worked on it.
You can pre-order the Womanthology book and the accompanying process sketchbook now on Amazon. It will ship early next year. All profits go to the Global Giving Foundation.
On Halloween, I shared a new illustration that I recently finished featuring Ichabod Crane from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Here’s some of the process work that went into the painting:
The original sketch, drawn on a regular sheet of paper. I used a red pencil to rough it out and then went over it with a regular pencil line.
Before I started painting, I did a few studies to figure out what direction I wanted to go with the color.
The initial color block-in:
Texture, shading, and details:
Final painting, with effects like wind and stars added:
In honor of the holiday today, here is a spooky illustration of Ichabod Crane from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” that I recently finished for a client.
Have a safe and happy holiday everyone! Eat lots of candy.
I’m happy to announce a new short comic that I just finished called Zombie Bunny. Here is a preview of the first two pages:
![Zombie Bunny Page 1](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6162/6195699519_4dc7f3e2b7_b.jpg "Sample of the short comic "Zombie Bunny" I made for the spooky comic anthology Dark Mischief. <a href=\"http://www.darkmischief.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.darkmischief.com/</a>
Make a pledge! <a href=\"http://kck.st/nLCeId\" rel=\"nofollow\">kck.st/nLCeId</a>")
![Zombie Bunny Page 2](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6195699523_52bfaeab25_b.jpg "Sample of the short comic "Zombie Bunny" I made for the spooky comic anthology Dark Mischief. <a href=\"http://www.darkmischief.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.darkmischief.com/</a>
Make a pledge! <a href=\"http://kck.st/nLCeId\" rel=\"nofollow\">kck.st/nLCeId</a>")
Update 10/21/2011: Here’s one more page for you!
![Zombie Bunny 3](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6231/6267223366_a346626f7a_b.jpg "Sample of the short comic "Zombie Bunny" I made for the spooky comic anthology Dark Mischief. <a href=\"http://www.darkmischief.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.darkmischief.com/</a>
Make a pledge! <a href=\"http://kck.st/nLCeId\" rel=\"nofollow\">kck.st/nLCeId</a>")
If you’d like to see the rest, the comic will be included in an anthology called Dark Mischief. Dark Mischief will be a collection of spooky comic stories. Other contributors include Jenni Gregory, Sara Turner, Kim Holm, Mark Rudolph, Mitch Byrd, and AP Furtado, among others. Check out more info, news, and previews at darkmischief.com.
The book will launch on Halloween and will be available in print and digital formats via Indyplanet.com. However, you can order it TODAY on the project’s Kickstarter page and get access to exclusive bonus materials like original artwork and hardcover editions that will only be available through Kickstarter. Pledges end on October 26. The money earned will go toward helping pay the contributors.
