Summary: Video essay sharing fun techniques for custom lettering, watercolor, and illustrated storytelling details. This journey highlights the joy of finishing projects that were once left behind.… Continue Reading
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Bo Diddley UnMasked!
Summary: A nice drawing, two big mistakes, and a failed in-class demonstration. It’s a miracle that this painting came to a satisfying conclusion! This illustration started as a simple sketch for an in-class demonstration. I’ve been hammering away at the Chris Payne illustration process for some time now. Mixing in elements from here and there… Continue Reading
A Study in Paisley; watercolor illustration process.
Summary: Detailed process of watercolor techniques, inking, and colored pencils for an children’s book illustration. Happy New Year! A few of you may have seen via my Instagram feed that I was developing a character study for my Sherlock Holmes character. For those who were paying particular attention, you would have noticed that I did… Continue Reading
Illustrating “The Hole Story of Kirby the Sneak and Arlo the True”
Summary: This blog post covers a book project that I worked on from the end of 2014 to the beginning of 2105. I was hired to create a cover illustration and a number of black and white interior illustrations for the book The Hole Story of Kirby the Sneak and Arlo the True.… Continue Reading
