Category Archives: Technique
Comparing Animation Apps for the iPad 2
My birthday was last week, and we had “reading days” at school, so I took a little time for myself. What did I do, you ask? I geeked out on my iPad, of course! I’d like to compare two animation … Continue reading
WordPress and Sketchbook – doesn’t every doctoral student use these?
I downloaded the WordPress app to my ipad today. It allows me to insert photos into blog posts. This is wonderful because that feature doesn’t work through the iPad browser. Here is a sketch I did of a classmate today … Continue reading
Good Friday Poster
Here’s an image I created for our upcoming Good Friday Service. The wild thing is that I drew this with MY MOUSE at the church office in Photoshop. Good thing it needed to be chunky.
Felt Like Painting Tonight
Had a couple hours after church tonight. Felt like painting. This is what I came up with. Can you guess who this is? Did this in Painter on a Canvas textured paper with mostly chalk.
NCIS Caricature: Step-by-Step
Steven Keltner asked if I’ve ever done a tutorial. This isn’t exactly a tutorial, but I thought I’d throw together a step-by-step of the NCIS Caricature I did a few months ago. Here’s the key: 1)Corel Painter 2)Layers!
Photo Reference for Comic Book Artists
Corel Painter Magazine always includes a CD with every issue. It is full of nice resources like photos, brushes, video tutorials. This issue came with some free life drawing photos from a site designed to provide photo references for comic … Continue reading
Psyche Out
A potential client presented a challenge to me the other day. He needed good caricatures at a really low price. In my world, that means I had to figure out how to do them FAST! Now that I’m 100% digital … Continue reading
Time for Another Family Caricature
This whole process is done in Corel Painter.
Using the Hue Shift in Painter
Weekly Reader emailed and asked if I was interested in drawing realistic animals. Sure, I’ll draw just about anything. This was a fun project that allowed me a chance to employ some new Painter and Photoshop techniques. One of … Continue reading
Step-By-Step Process
this is a project I just finished for Weekly Reader. I thought it might be fun to watch the various phases that an illustration takes from start to finish. These images work backwards from finished to sketch. Enjoy
