Pages 20 -21

Still working on my top-secret project. Here are pages 20 and 21.



Even though I thumb nailed out the entire thing, I really can't see the big picture till I have a completed painting.

Once in Photoshop, I have so much more freedom to move stuff around and play with the layout. I know I’m suppose to be able to do all that with the thumbnails but...



I thought maybe this one worked better with the text on the top. Whatch you think? I don't know, maybe not... No, now that i look at it, i like the other one better. OK, never mind.

When Wogs Attack: Part 2

Monster Mash



Here is my entry for the Penelope Illustration Monster Mash contest. Hope I win! Go monster!

Meanwhile Leatha Koefler, professional art critic and former gallery owner described my art in this manner, "It's like a party on paper." Could I ask for a better review??

More Zonkey


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I played around with the layout of my top-secret project some more today. Moved the text around mostly.

I also played with different color schemes. Do you like the orangey background color of the zonkey green background color? I'm leaning toward orangey.

When Wogs Attack: Part 1

Can you beleive I have another stinken cold? Well, you know the rules. Whenever I'm sick it's time to play bass.

Here's a sad little ditty called the Wog Blues...

Scared?



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Most of my stuff is less creapy then this but I was playing around with drawing people and these guys just popped out onto the paper.

Anyhow, this week's word for the Picture Bookies blog is scared so I thought that fit in just swell like.

Good Morning Chicago



My interface design made the Chicago Times. How very exciting. The interface I designed for TeleHealth Services has been installed in Northwestern’s new Prentice Women's Hospital.

The Times ran a story on the hospital and included a screenshot of my system. They squished it a little but that’s OK, I’ve never been in the Times before.

Grow

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Since starting this blog in 2005, I have been constantly toying with art. Every time I came close to a method I was satisfied with, I would switch directions in some kooky attempt to reinvent my style.

Exploring is growing and it is fun and all but I think I need to settle down. I’ve played with a lot of methods and I have a lot to work with. So I decided to grow up, pick a style and stick with it. I figure the best way to do that is to put a dummy together. 32 pages all using the same art, now there is a challenge. ;)



And all ready I’m learning and growing. Just trying to figure out how type fits on a page is crazy hard.



Here is the method, cartoony images, colored pencil first, watercolor on top of that and finish off with the black inking.

Extremes



I think bringing a bear to school counts as extremes... kids...bears... you get it.
Just a test illustration for a top secrete project I have been working on. I could tell you about it but …