Archive for October, 2009
Happy Halloween, part four: final color
Final color is applied to the illustration and little ghosts are put into the background. Download a Halloween wallpaper: 1024X768 I 1280X1024 I 1920X1200
Happy Halloween, part three: tone study
Sometimes I’ll do a quick and loose tonal study to make coloring easier.
Happy Halloween, part two: inks
I inked this with my trusty pentel pocket brush. Inking is the most enjoyable part of the whole process, partially because I don’t need to think when I do it so I can listen to the radio, books on tape, or Netflix. I’ve been trying not to get sucked into post season baseball but I [...]
Happy Halloween, part one: sketch
The sketch is laid down in blue pencil on bristol paper. I like to use the Utrecht rand vellum bristol because it’s cheap and has good tooth.
Playing hooky on the Cape
It was difficult to get away from RISD during the regular term, but one day late in Fall Brie and I decided to play hooky and drive out to the Cape. The Summer crowds were long gone and the highway was deserted all the way up to Province Town. One restaurant was still open and [...]
A cold Summer in Berkley
I spent a very cold Summer before my junior year working on a video game with a few Brown and RISD students in Berkley. Despite the weather it was a great experience, and I loved the city.
San Diego and the devil in the woods
I lived in San Diego, California until I was 10. The beach was magical, Balboa Park was spooky and the Presedio and Old Town seemed downright haunted.
Sketchbook history
I’ve been keeping a sketchbook in one form or another for the past 15 years. It’s a habit that waxed and waned a bit over that time, but the books still are the closest thing I have to a personal history. I thought I’d post some of the drawings inside as I gear up for [...]
Oregon trail drawings
Travel drawings from my trip driving from New Hampshire to Oregon following remnants of the old Oregon trail are online at http://www.driveintothesun.com