New Character Painting – 001
I started this sketch two days ago and just finished the painting this morning. I am using a new technique that makes the painting process a whole lot faster. The entire project took about six hours....
View ArticleSketching Up Characters – 003
So I am trying to get more sketching time in and am practicing on my characters. This is after an image I found online because I liked the outfit and the way the model was standing. I had to kind of...
View ArticleMap Illustration: The Five Warriors
I created this map for Author Angela Ford and her book The Five Warriors available September 9, 2015. The Four Worlds is a land where anything is possible and everything is not what it seems. Where the...
View ArticleCover Reveal: The Romanovsky Stain
“The Romanovsky Stain” is the first of a series of five spy thrillers coming from an expert in the field. Duke has really brought this story to life. I can’t wait for people to get their hands on this...
View ArticleNew Character Painting – 004
This dragon will be an illustration going on the back cover of the soon to be released book “The Stones of Caron: Book Two. Following Danger’s Path” by R Ann Greene. Below is the original sketch....
View ArticleNew Character Painting 002
This painting is a long way from the original drawing. I kept reworking it but it just wasn’t working, so I repainted her smaller and placed her walking down this road through the woods. I like that...
View ArticleNew Character Painting 003
I painted this one fully and did not layer it with the original pencil sketch like I have been doing in the past. She is meant for the YA genre and I like the way all the colors work together. I kept...
View ArticleNew Character Painting 005
Here is a character i designed that is featured on a map for a book by Angela Ford. This was a fun character to draw. Before Sketch Copyright 2015
View ArticleNew Character Painting 007
These girls are my first round of character paintings for Stuart Harper’s new book “The Lost and the Drowned” due to be published sometime this winter. Its a Young Adult Dark Victorian story about a...
View ArticleAbout Fairies – My Latest Illustrations
The earliest recorded mention of fairies comes from 1000 BC in The Iliad, where Greek poet Homer wrote "watery fairies dance in mazy rings". Many creatures that appeared in ancient Greek myths, such as...
View ArticleVote for the Best Book Cover Design
Which book cover design or illustration is the best? You Decide!
View ArticleCover Concept Contest: Vote for your Favorite Cover
This is a design I have been working on recently which will be a movie poster as well as a book cover design contest. Most of the designs closely follow my clients vision for the manuscript. I have to...
View ArticleA Guide To Book Cover Design
Let’s be honest, we all judge a book by its cover most of the time (and there are legions of blogs dedicated to the pastime). Books with good graphics, eye-catching font and good quality covers sell...
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