I've been working on this since late August, and I've finally got it to the I'm-almost-happy-with-this stage! I drew the rough in Flash (hence the general messiness; I don't like the brush tool very much) and I'm planning to clean it up in Photoshop. Comments and...
Another page from my book. The perspective on the dogs' reflections is tricky to get right. I think I'll need to adjust it further before painting them and finishing the water.
I've been working on one page for a while and it was only yesterday that I finally understood what I was actually trying to say. The words for this spread read "Liffey was a big dog who thought she was a small dog."My first few sketches were all using the same idea....
I've been writing and illustrating a book, and this is a test page from it. I'm pretty set on the colours I want to use, but I'm still trying to figure out how detailed I want to go. I quite like how this has turned out, but I think I need to clarify some areas more...
I'm thinking about illustrating a short story about Liffey using this style. I like how haphazard I can be using this digital pastel brush! This drawing is of Twoey and Liffey.
A quick doodle I did for Fathers' Day. Elsa is our new Border Collie puppy. She likes to chew on things! Sadly, not only her own things ... I used Kyle T. Webster's Pastel Palooza brush, and was so impressed I've preordered his dry media brush set. You can find his...
I'd like to work in this style more. I think I can be constricted by my line work sometimes and it was nice just using it as a base to work from!