Self Portrait
I recently completed this little self portrait that I’m planning to use it on my new business cards.
Tag Archives: Character design
New Kids! Poster
I recently collected some of my kids character designs onto a poster. I’m planning to send this along with some other samples to various potential clients. I also have it available for purchase here.
Supes
Here’s a quick Superman illustration. I’ve been experimenting with a bit of a new colouring method lately – doing the flats colour blocks in Manga Studio and only adding a few necessary lines. I’m working on a few larger pieces like this trying to come up with a better, faster way to work. Trial and […]
Quick little Monster illustration
Here’s a quick illustration I call “Love Note”.
Monsters!
Here are some cute little monster illustrations I recently completed for an educational French language poster. I don’t have an image of the final poster yet, but I will post it here when it is published.
Self Portrait
Having a bit of fun with this recent self portrait.
Quick colour doodles
Here are a couple of recent quick colour doodles. I’m testing out some new colouring and texture techniques here. For each one, I spent about 10-15 minutes doodling until I came up with a little drawing I liked, and then spent about an hour colouring each one. Always fun!
June Cover ChickaDEE Magazine
I recently had the pleasure of illustrating the cover for the June Food Issue of ChickaDEE magazine. Big thanks to Susan and her team at Owl Kids for the opportunity to work on this fun cover! While working out ideas, I sketched out a few alternate fruit characters that didn’t make the final cut. Here […]
Drawing on Comics: Developing My Visual Communication Skills
Early Influence I grew up reading comics. Every Saturday my buddies and I would ride our bikes to the local comic shop and pick up the new issues. It was a ritual. I remember the small sweaty store loaded with awesome artwork— posters, figurines, graphic novels, and the colourful display of comics with the wonderful […]
Picture Book Manuscript – An Illustrator’s White-Knuckled Journey into Writing!
Late last year I was hit with a white hot bolt of inspiration! Well, actually a thought more along the lines of: “Hey, this would make a really fun picture book!”, after Patricia Storms commented on this photo of my daughter on Facebook: Above: Zoe, 2012 – Little Miss Crazy Hair As an Illustrator, I […]
