New Book Project...

This is a cover submission I made for a possible new book project. Have yet to find out the final decision, but I thought I might post it for the time being. I may have to pull it in the future, but here it is for now.

The title and other text is meant to go in the bottom right corner. It feels a little bare there without it, but you can imagine.

Have a great weekend!

Fool on the Hill...

A good friend loaned me a copy of the book Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff. It's definitely a fun read and worth checking out.
I started this piece after reading just the first few pages, but I'm thinking I might have to do a few more based on the book. The author's imagery is just too much fun!
The images below are just variations on the one piece. The first includes a villain rat character in the foreground, though I excluded him in the second version and on my portfolio site. I removed all the characters from the third version to highlight the foliage and lighting. I was trying to take a page from the books of artists Robin Joseph and Jon Klassen.
The final image is a really quick pass on the design of the sprite characters.
All righty then...

Cornelius Q. Candysnatcher...

First in a round of Scum & Villainy characters I plan to make over the foreseeable future.

Sketchy Sketchy Book Book...

Here are a bunch of random drawings from numerous sketchbooks. They can't all be masterpieces, as the saying goes, but each has a little something something that I found interesting.

When Peeps Go Bad...

Happy Easter!

Getting closer...

Still trying to solidify the designs for the book I'm (ever-so-slowly) putting together.

These guys are getting pretty darn close, but still not quite there.

More to come...

Some Chinese-themed Monster Fun...

I've been working on this one on-and-off for a while now, but I think it's pretty much done. As with all of these pieces, I may go back and pick at it, but I'm pretty happy with where it is at this state.

I've included several detail shots below to show some specific areas that I enjoyed doing. The silk image on the lady's dress, the texture on the monster (modeled after the "lions" seen in sculptural form and also in the martial arts dances on the Chinese New Year and other times), and the guard wall that protects the village beyond- I had a lot of fun figuring out these areas, and may revisit them in a new piece down the road.

Thanks for stopping in!