Sometimes it takes a while...

So you probably saw the illustration I did for the front of the NATIONAL POST. While that illo was pretty awesome, it wasn't the first one I did for the story. Since they weren't used I'll show you the other illos I did that ended up not being exactly what the designer/art director were looking for.  It happens sometimes, but very rarely do you end up with a bunch of art you really like. Everyone was happy with every version of what you see here but for some reason they just weren't working. That big eye at the top of this post was the first version. They ended up suggesting the image needed a more "High-tech, computery look" so I did this version.

I had a lot of fun playing with gradients. Stylistically I don't tend to use gradients that often in illustrator, I don't know why but I like the more flat shading look I usually use when working in illustrator. But again for whatever reason it didn't quite match the designer's vision. She wanted something with a little more Propaganda poster flavor to it. So I worked out these variations.

Everyone was happy with these but again something didn't quite line up with the vision the designer had, and since I was having fun exploring the idea we went with one more idea. Based on that final pair of blue eyes we decided to go with a more "Big Brother" idea and ended up with what you saw on the front of the paper and if you followed that link to the article.

I hope you enjoyed this look into the creative process of what goes into illustrating a story. 

Weekend illo for the National Post

Go HERE  to check out an illo I did for last weekend's National Post. I think it turned out pretty good.

Weird but good. Sadly the version that ran in the paper was in black and white.

Monday Night Wrestling Doodle: John Cena

Cena was harder to draw than I thought he'd be. I think I got his likeness OK, I even give you a little tiny drawing of him doing part of his "you can't see me" schtick just for fun. Looks like he's on his way to turn heel. I'm really looking forward to that.

Correspondence Course continues!

This is the second last of the five assignments from the Kubert Correspondence Courses. I had to use dip pens and brushes to ink this one. I thought it turned out pretty good, I even enjoyed using the pen and ink. I'm probably going to play around with those tools for a while. Watch out for more drawings done using those things from me in the future. I hope you enjoy the werewolf action going on in this thing, I know I did.

I HATE MEECES TO PIECES!

I drew a bunch of mice for the Saturday January 14, 2012 issue of the national post, this is one of them if you want to see the rest I suggest you go and buy the National Post on Saturday the 14th of January, 2012. The rest are just as awesome

Zombies are boring!

You know what isn't boring? Skeletons.

So I drew a skeleton today. dig it.

More wrasslers

Well since Monday was WWE nite at Casa Me, I decided to take the opportunity to doodle up some wrestlers which seems to be becoming a tradition. The tradition of drawing wrestlers on monday. Since I already posted the C.M. Punk vs Creature from the Black Lagoon thing last night I figured I'd post these two quick portraits I did during RAW. I hope you enjoy.

Kane's back and now he wears two masks! this is his wrestling mask. I've always liked Masked Kane,
especially when he's a supernatural monster.

My attempt at The Big Show. Meh, I guess it turned out OK.