Cowabunga

line drawing finally done in computer, now the colouring begins.  You can see the earlier sketch back further in the blog and see the changes I made. From the rough to line drawing.  I will post the coloured image when complete.

Fish out of water final

This is the final image that will be available for sale.

Below is a detail of the inset image.

 This is painted watercolour with gouache image from the line drawing. Without the digital overlay.

Upcoming Paintings

fish  out of water

Clockwork Bot

Designed by Allen Swerling.

Final sketches of paintings that I hope to have done for Steam on Queen.  Wanted to get them done sooner but life happens.

More Pins

Steampunk Pins and Things

FROM OUT OF ALLEN’S MIND

A line of wearable art to enhance your steampunk experience.

The pins are made of ultra-light material to wear on what you choose -- a plain shirt, or a uniform; it’s all up to you.   They are handcrafted and hand-painted to look like metal.   Signed by the artist on the back of each pin. The wings have 2 stickpins to keep it properly balanced, the medals have a bar style pin, and the others are all have a single tie tack pin. 

Hat medallions are made of ultra-light material to add decoration without weight to hats to emphasize your individual style.  Wear them on a hatband or on the front of a cap.

More fun things to come

To enhance your experience in the steampunk worlds, so enjoy.

Someone asked me to design some Nautical pins. So here they are.  I have also designed some more Air Corps. pins.  These will be available at the next few events I will be showing at.  Art O Con and Steam on Queen.

These are the pins I wear on my vest. 

And introducing Mustaches on a Schtick, for those who don't want permanent facial hair but still want to be steampunk fashionable.

New Stuff/ Happy New Year

Man, I have been busy.  Putting together a new line of pins, doing a lot of primary sketches, and generally running around. I have been getting a lot of new pieces together for upcoming shows but none of that shows up on the web.  I have also been BRAINSTORMING for new ideas.   Inspiration is everywhere!  Stay tuned I will be posting new things soon;  Pins and things, but new paintings first.
Stay tuned my friends, and thanks for checking.

Gentleman Snail

Here is just a cute little idea.  Hope to do a series of snails with different Victorian hats on. Watercolour and mixed media.  Basically a pencil drawing that has been painted. The paper didn't behave the way I hoped. But still turned out OK. Gave it an aged look. Hope you like it.

Mr. and Mrs. Gear. Painted with Colour

A larger version of the pins.  These pair are 8.5 by 11 inches.   They will be hand painted in various colours. I will have a limited series that  will be available.  This is the first set, they will be framed together not individually. Please meet:  Sir Reginald and Lady Penelope Gear.

New Air Corps Pins

These pins are made of ultra-light material to go anywhere.  They are hand-painted to look like metal.  This series has silver and copper rivets and the next series will have silver zeppelins.  Signed by the artist on the back of each pin. Each pin will be packaged individually this is just to give you a good look at the items for size comparison and colour. Let me know what you think.   The wings have 2 stick pins to keep it properly balanced and the others are all have a single tie tack pin.

Air Corps Pin Design

Here is a work in progress of an air corps. pin design.  Made up of 12 separate parts. The toonie is for size comparison.  I can make them as requested though they do take some time.  This is after assembly but before painting.  I will post pictures of the finished project soon.

New Steampunk Gentleman and Security

This will be one of the last in the series of steampunk gentlemen. There may be another steampunk lady in the works. I wanted to have these done a while ago but life got in the way.  I have a number of sketches that I have already posted that are going to be started soon.   I also have a group of new  drawings from my idea book that I am working on as well.

The image is of my Steampunk Security Guard.  I hope you like him.  He is meant to be tough and protective.

Mr. and Mrs. Gear

Introducing Sir Reginald Gear and Lady Penelope Gear. They will be turned into black and white buttons as you see, and also hand painted buttons.  They will also be made into full size paintings. I am looking into turning them into t-shirts as well.  They will be available along with my regular supply of artworks at the HAMILTON ART MARKET every Saturday this summer from June 30. Come and see me there.

Finally, 2 eyed steampunk gentleman

This robot gent looks a little forlorn.  I wonder what he is thinking about.

Newest painting -- will be posting the finished painting with the final frame around him soon. 
Keep watching.

Royal Steam Corps -- Gripping Adventures

Reuse.  I wasn't going to let all this go to waste.  This time I spent about 12 hours working on adjusting all the line thicknesses and positioning. The zeppelins were very small -- had to do a lot of surgery but it was worth it.  I like the results.

Sparky Flyer with type --Final

Its done!
Thank you for your patience. Read about the construction in the previous posts.
Did not have much choice in type, hope you like it. More steampunk to come. Keep tuned to this station. Gripping Adventures coming soon.

Sparky Flyer, Final without words

This is the final Sparky Flyer without words. This will be available as a large print and in 8 1/2 by 11 sizes. The next stage is to choose the font for the words and add them to the project. If you wish to see the development of the piece, check out the previous posts below.

Sparky Flyer Colourwork

I changed the name to the Sparky Flyer because I intend to put words on the picture and find the Y is more artistic in many typefaces than the I and adds more visual interest. This picture is the image without the lines and shows how much colourwork, shadow and details that I used in its making. I paint with shape and colour using illustrator because I find it more graphic and precise.

Steampowered Airship Buttons

Here is a sample of one of 12 pins that I did from the background of the Sparky Flyer. I liked them so much that I had to find another place for them. The pins will have the same ships but with different arrangements and backgrounds. The pins will be about the size of a business card and suitable for wearing on a lapel or pocket.

Sparkie Flier black & white

Here is the final black and white line drawing before I start adding the colour. I have changed the line colours to black. I combined the airship and pilot into one level. I also did a few tweeks so you can compare it to the previous drawing below. I also designed some airships for the background.

Sparkie flier under development

Here is one of the stages of development of the drawing for Sparkie's Flier. When I make a drawing I try to build it up from shapes that look like they might actually work. Rather than making a flat drawing I make it up of 3-dimensional appearing shapes. I also do this with my characters to bring more depth and weight to the drawings. All done in illustrator with a mouse. More changes do take place as I add the pilot.

Steampunk Ladies in Black Dress Captioned

Another on in the series of steampunk companions. This is with the writing on it the one below doesn't have writing. Hope you like it.