Grimoire Boy

The original sketch was done in April, 2011 and previously posted online as a scan from my sketchbook. The original drawing was about 2 by 3 inches in size. It was scanned and cleaned up inside the computer using illustrator 8 and the mouse. Eventually it will be in colour. It is sort of a tribute to H.P. Lovecraft with a steampunk twist.

I plan to make copies and sell them as a limited numbered edition, in a larger size with print on the front stating: "Children should not be allowed to take the grimoire out of the library."

Grimoire

Children should not be allowed to take Grimoires out of the library.

Drawing from my old sketchbook that I plan to turn into either a watercolour painting or computer illustration. I haven't decided yet.

Illustration Friday -- TRAIL

Tom and Sam trailed their science project into the woods and found it!


This was what popped into my head for the word of the week. It is a watercolour painting. Any comments are appreciated. If I don't say anything back, don't worry, I am checking, but the typist has the century off. Hope you like it.

Call Before You Dig -- In colour

Here it is, all in colour, finally. I put a lot of work in this one. Tried some new things. What do you think? Let me know. I will be selling prints of this one this summer at the Sabawoon art sale. Looking forward to seeing what it prints like. This image is only 100 dpi so the print will be much sharper and more vibrant.

Call Before You Dig!

Originally inspired by Illustration Friday's word of the week SUBTERRANEAN, I finally got to it. Here is the line drawing on the computer in Illustrator. I will colour it in Illustrator as the next step. The rough sketch is further down the page if you wish to see the progression.

Subterranean

Illustration Friday subject Subterranean. "CALL BEFORE YOU DIG"

Just a rough that I could not finish due to a family emergency. Didn't want to miss the submission but will have to finish at a later date. Check the blog for the finished product later.

Brave is Making Friends

A second drawing I did for Illustration Friday's "Brave". I had lots of inspiration so I had to make two drawings.

Brave

Brave is meeting the neighborhood cat. A submission for Illustration Friday.