Painter Sketch

Wow! It's been quite awhile since I've posted anything to this blog. The truth is, it's also been awhile since I've actually drawn anything for fun. Life as a professional (corporate) artist really does take the joy out of drawing for oneself sometimes. Well, maybe that's not the right way to say it. It doesn't take the joy out of drawing, but working full time definitely steals most, if not all, my allotment of daily energy. But enough of the excuses! Here is a little sketch I did today on my Modbook using Corel Painter. The more I use this program on the Modbook, the more I fall in love with it. I'm also still searching for my own personal style. Something to separate me from what I do at my full time job, which is purely Adobe Illustrator and very flat. Painter is opening a wide range of possibilities for me.

Illustration Friday

Welcome

Al was upset when his new wife Peggy did not receive the welcome into the family he thought she deserved.

I downloaded a free trial of Corel Painter and decided to try it out for Illustration Friday this week. I'm still getting used to the program; however, using it on the Modbook is pretty awesome. I've been working in Adobe Illustrator for so long now, it's refreshing to use a program that simulates traditional media.

I was planning on adding much more to this illustration, especially the alien family and their reactions to the wife. Eventually, I'll get back to it, some day, hopefully.

Cookbook Contest

The company I work for donates a great amount of money to the Light the Night Lukiemia and Lymphoma foundation. We have fundraisers all year long, one of them includes a cookbook full of recipes from the employees. This year the theme was cooking around the world and they held a contest for the cover art. This was my entry for the contest. I did not win, but it is always fun to participate in the contests.

Illustration Friday

Magnify

Miranda enjoyed the opera immensely, especially due to her magnifying glasses. Unfortunately, she was the only one who could see!

Another very late post for Illustration Friday this week. I'm starting to see a pattern here. I'm having tons of fun working on these posts; unfortunately, having a full time job gets in my way.

Illustration Friday

Wrapped

As badly as Medusa wanted to have a facial during her trips to the spa, she could never keep her "hair" wrapped in the towel and out of her way.

Illustration Friday

Modify

The Ugly Duckling did not want to wait to see if he would actually turn into a beautiful Swan, so he decided to "modify" his look.

Okay, so he's not really that ugly, but I did not want to miss out on IF this week, and I'm afraid I'll run out of time. I drew him during my flight to NYC Monday.

Illustration Friday

Idle

I did not have an idea or "idle" for quite awhile this week. Then the thought of a sloth came to mind, and I just had to sketch this little guy. This is also my first post of art created on my very own Axiotron Modbook. It's an awesome machine.