Print Layout
I made a lot of tiny adjustments on card layouts tonight, and then drew rectangles for the art prints, which are wider than the cards themselves.
(Ink on Paper, Digital Layout)
Riveting. All of it.
The Drowned Omni
Yesterday I told someone that I hate drawing cars. I, in fact, hate drawing all vehicles, most machines, and the majority of gadgets.
So, obviously, last night I dreamt about a car.
(Digital)
When I was a sophomore in college, my dad and I went out and got me a nice, 300 dollar, Dodge Omni. By the time I stopped driving it a few years later, it had 2nd, 3rd, and 5th gear and usually had to be parked on a hill, so I could pop the clutch while rolling at a decent speed to get it started.
Last night’s dream was that I had come out of my hotel room to find the Omni in water up to the windows, obviously undriveable. I couldn't remember if I was traveling for school or if I had moved for school, and all I cared about was getting home to see the Bert.
Tree and Fireflies
(Digital)
For the last year, every digital image I've posted has been drawn on my phone. Now that I’m gearing up the digitization process for the Tarot cards (and I bought a new computer because the one I had was 13 years old and Microsoft had thoughts about compatibility and OSs), I'm learning Clip Studio Paint.
So far, I’m a fan. It reminds me of the days when I used SAI. But there’s still some things to learn, like brush modifications and other fiddly things.
I'm also planning the 365 art show, learning about assessments and lifespan issues for my master's, and getting ready for the holidays.
All very relaxing.
(Halcyon + On) + On
The real title is: I’m still making fucking mock-ups. Which made my brain mumble “On and on and on and….” Which then made a deeper part of the brain drag Halcyon + On + On into it.
(Ink on Paper; Digital Design and Color)
I’m an illustrator. I am NOT a designer. This is torture.
The Boundless (Boundary) Pillars
Still working on card frame mock-ups.
(Digital)
I am torn between my love for Byzantine arches and my adoration of filigree.
I also spent the day learning new drawing/editing software. My brain. Mush. Pleased mush, but mush.
Filigree and Mock-up
I drew filigree today…
(Ink on Paper)
…so I could start working on the mock-ups for the completed Tarot cards, with their proper text.
(Digital Tinkering of Aforementioned Ink)
The top portion still needs to be designed, as it’s slightly thinner than the bottom. I just wanted to get a visual idea. I'd much prefer to be working on The Magician, but here we are, in the real world, with deadlines and shit.
Through the Glow
I enjoy what pencil drawings look like on the light table, before the inking begins. The blur and sepia tone reminds me of the x-rays of paintings.
(Pencil on Paper; under a sheet of bristol, on a light table)
I also colored it.
(Digital Color)