New and Quirky Digital Downloads

I love making little illustrations, and I wanted to make some t-shirts.... or totebags.... or prints.... or magnets.... And then I realized - you should just go ahead and pick.  Then we won't have to add the transportation costs and greenhouse gasses and wrong-shirt-size problems in. Also, I can offer you my favorite kind of gratification - IMMEDIATE.

Thus, the digital download. I put them on Etsy for starters but eventually I'd like to have a whole library you can get even MORE immediately since you won't have to wait for an email from me. But for now, Etsy.  Print them on stickers, cards, scrapbooks, tea cozies... even use them on your website for inline images. Sure, why not!

Go, take a look.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/90943905/crazy-love-1-digital-download-20-15
http://www.etsy.com/listing/90943905/crazy-love-2-digital-download-20-15

Digital - Poor misunderstood boy

Illustration Friday - Sink

It's been a while since I participated in Illustration Friday! This octopus only fights a little bit as he sinks down down down.

Digital paint test 4 - in progress

I watched some demos on youtube for digital painting and figured I'd give it another shot. The 50% paint opacity is just about right.

Painted in Gimp, overlayed on a scanned drawing on paper.

Digital Paint

It's been ages since I painted digitally. I used to do this in photoshop way back when I was a pup, actually, before I could paint in oils. Then I messed with enhancing some drawings, then did som vector work. Anyway the challenge here was to try to replicate my usual oils/illo syle in digital paint. And it's not terrible... I'll keep at it. Smells good!

Octopus, Fish, Mohawk, Hair

I sure hope this drawing binge lasts. (Though honestly I'm "designing" more than "drawing.") I tend not to sketch enough, since somehow I feel like I beentheredonethat, and I'm always running with my head on fire for commission and projects I'm late for. Sketching seems like a diversion from the work I'm supposed to be doing. Dumb, I know, since it shakes loose a lot of neat ideas.

All drawings micron 05 markers on kraft paper, about 5 x 7".

 Octopus

 Hair study

Rosa-effluvia (This is one daughter, who happens to have a mohawk. Very handy for modeling purposes. I recommend it. :-) )

 Fish at the Rift.

New sketches

I got some Micron pens, archival ink, 05 size. The ink is rich and flows very well, though I seem to remember these run out really fast. Sigh. The colors are good and it looks nice on the kraft paper i think.