Here is “Morning Canyon Discovery,” an illustration I did in Clip Studio Paint.
Originally, I drew this for a comics anthology. But the organizers said this wasn’t “comic-y” enough. I didn’t have the turnaround time to change it, so I just dropped out. At least now I can show you this.
I’m REALLY pleased with how this came together, too! I really wanted to play with dramatic angles and lighting in this one.
What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
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P.S. Here’s the sketch I did before doing the final piece.
We might technically be in fall, but it sure doesn’t feel like it outside where I’m at. Especially up by Lake Erie, which does, in fact, have beaches. So have some Thomas at the Beach!
I had been sitting on this sketch ever since I worked an office job… over a year and a half ago. (He got doodled when no one was looking.) What inspired it? Well, Thomas is a pirate, and what do pirates do in their downtime? They’re often by the shore. The modern take on that would be spending time surfing at the beach. At the time, I was also watching Lilo & Stitch again, so I got inspired. (Man, what a great movie that I’m so glad Disney DID NOT make a live adaptation of. REALLY glad they didn’t do that).
To be honest, I think I’m going to draw Daniel and Jamie at the beach, too, doing their chill thing. I have an idea for a Daniel mini-print I’ve been sitting on for a while…
Now, I drew Thomas here as a patron reward for The Legend of Jamie Roberts… and soon he’s going to be part of a mini-print bundle. The mini-print bundle will be available as part of a KickStarter I’m running on October 14, for The Legend of Jamie Roberts, volume 3.
Keep an eye on this blog as I share some behind-the-scenes sketches and photos showing the making of this book!
Not gonna’ lie, I had a LOT of fun drawing Jamie, Thomas, and Daniel in these punk rock/Rockabilly-esque looks. I don’t draw them in modern outfits very much, so it was a treat to draw these!
When coloring them, I wanted to play with Copic markers again. In particular, I wanted to experiment with using different shades when coloring each one. If you look closely, you’ll notice that Jamie’s shadows have a blue-green hue, while Thomas has a red/burgundy hue to his shadows, and Daniel has a blue hue to his.
One of these days, I’ll put together a tutorial on how to use different colored shadows with Copic markers.
These characters are the main cast of my adventure webcomic, The Legend of Jamie Roberts! You can read it for free now on the official webcomic site.
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Can you believe I drew these Two Ladies a decade ago?
Yep, I call this piece “Two Ladies.” I can’t think of the title of this without thinking of the song “Two Ladies” from the movie adaptation of Cabaret. Fun fact, the song eventually made its way to the Broadway version after the movie.
I drew them in Copic markers on brown paper to really make the earthy tones pop, and to give the other colors a more neutral tone. I wanted this to be down-to-earth, above all.
In 2015 I was on a kick of drawing LGBTQ+ couples for a while. This is probably my favorite of the bunch, though I have more. And I can’t wait to show you them!
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This is Roxie, a transgender roller derby girl and star of the webcomics Validation and ROXIE. I painted this as part of a series of watercolor paintings as a fundraiser for the Zebra Youth Coalition in Orlando, Florida.
I want to say I painted this with Qor watercolors? It’s actually been so long since I painted it that I forgot!
The original paintings have since sold out. If you see this out in the wild, it’s most likely a print.
I wanted to share this because here in Toledo, OH, it’s PRIDE month! To celebrate, I’m sharing Pride-related illustrations each week during August.
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