Showing posts with label Wacom Cintiq 21UX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wacom Cintiq 21UX. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

Saturday, April 20, 2013

New Photoshop Colour Sketches...

Lamp (click to enlarge)

Ring (click to enlarge)



Giant (click to enlarge)

Playin around on a Saturday night... Photoshop CS4 + Cintiq

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Some Colour Character Sketches

Taste Tester (click to enlarge)


Wistful Woman (click to enlarge)

Looking Ahead (click to enlarge)

Did a few quick digital sketches recently in the tradition of the oil sketch. These are quick and loose - just laying down ideas for characters. No photo references... just imagination and having fun!

Photoshop + Cintiq

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Amid the Snow, Shots Fired...

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Detail (click to enlarge)

Finished my latest illustration for Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Mag, this one for a great story by John R. Corrigan about a border security agent in Maine caught in a rapidly escalating situation. I had loads of fun rendering the snow (as a Canadian, I felt right at home drawing this in late January/early February) as well as drawing the big ol' Chevy Tahoe with its snow-covered tires. By the way, she's wearing snow pants, which is why her leg seems bulky (I probably could have highlighted this better).

On the whole, I'm quite happy with the beauty (and tension) in the scene...

Painter + Photoshop + Wacom Cintiq

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013

On the Memory Train...

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Just finished another illustration for Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine... this one is for a fantastic story by Wayne J. Gardiner called "Memory Train" about an old man in hospital suffering from Alzheimer's.

Corel Painter + Wacom Cintiq.

Sunday, December 30, 2012

At the Mercy of the Mob... black and white final

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And here's the final version of my latest illustration for Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (pencils here).

My goal with this illustration was to create a dynamic black and white composition full of contrasting angles (the placement of the long lights above, the top of the desk, the captive guy's legs, the angle of his torso and arms, and just for good measure the beams of light streaming down from above). I wanted the areas of black to emphasize and play off of these angles even more. I often work my blacks into my illustrations in a free, more abstract way... they don't always reflect the properties of light. In this drawing, the aim is to have the blacks work in their own way, with their own inner logic, to compliment the composition so that when you squint your eyes you get a dynamic, interesting abstract image in its own right. It's also important that everyone's faces are hidden, or partially obscured, to add to the feeling of anxiety and claustrophobia. At the same time, the woman's face is partially revealed because of the role she plays in the story.

Can't say any more than that! Look for the illustration and the accompanying story in the upcoming issue of Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Mag...

As always, Corel Painter 11 + Wacom Cintiq 21UX.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Rough Night..

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Pencils, for an upcoming mystery magazine illustration...

Wacom Cintiq + Corel Painter