environmental thumbnails…

…because I need the practice

fighter sketch

a sketch of some kind of warrior guy….trying not to over-noodle things, just blast it out and move on…

more life studies

a couple more life studies. 2.5 hours each – Photoshop.

KOTOR thumbs

I thought it might be interesting to post these.  I get many emails asking me about my process or how I do this and that – so this is a little window into the process of designing a cover.  These are thumbnails I did for Dark Horse Comics KOTOR series, generated after a brief from the art director.  I try to keep my thumbnails very loose and general, giving me a lot of room to maneuver when creating the final art, while still capturing the overall idea.  You can see the final covers here:

39, 40

evening doodle…

A little sketch from tonight. 

July life dumporama

some gestures and a paint from July so far…

today’s life study

Painting on the laptop is really starting to get addictive…

I find a long session like this combined with a night of gesture drawing is a great weekly art workout.

Hercules #3

I recently  had the opportunity to do a cover for Radical Comic’s  ‘Hercules’ series.  This one should be one the stands soon!

life paint

Well, still practicing painting from life.   Here’s the latest effort, 2.5 hours.

old guy

This guy was fun to paint with all his craggy wrinkles and what not.

2.5 hours.