Velocipede

Hello readers!

Having recently moved and started a new job - I am now a full time Illustration professor at the Columbus College of Art and Design! Life has been settling down and I have finally started drawing again, (apart from getting commercial work finished). So hopefully my poor blog will start seeing some more action as we progress into fall!

For now a quick Eliza sketch. The weather is finally cooling down and the leaves are just starting to turn here, making me think of outdoor activities, and what better than a nice bike-ride?

Eliza - Developing a look

While working on larger projects I try to always take time to develop my personal projects and I'm still working on "Eliza" and her story whenever I get the chance.
Lately I've been working on developing Eliza's look. I'm very happy with the work I've done with her so far, but I think I've gotten to a point where I'm limited by her original design. (Also, I think the pig-tails were a bit too cliche...)

So here are some new ideas I've been playing with, for both a new hair style and a new more expressive face structure. Not sold on anything yet but I think I'm headed in the right direction!

"Eliza" Book Project

Hello again!

Well fall is upon us (which means the new school year for those of us still in academia-land).

Now that were back and in the swing of things I have some new work to share from our first big show of the year.

Over the summer we were given the exciting and daunting task of creating an original book, and I decided to take my Victorian-Gothic-Girl (now officially named Eliza!) and take her project to the next level. She now has her own story and first introductory story-book which details her character and how she came to have her orange cat sidekick.

Here are samples from the final project:


I'm very pleased with how this first go at a story-book for her character has gone. There are still a few things that need ironing out but hopefully I should have the whole project available soon and may very well release it has an e-book or bound portfolio that you can order.

Also for your viewing pleasure a photo from the show of my display!

Portrait

No sugar, no spice, and nothing that's nice - Photoshop

Little black rainclouds

Some new sketches of my Gothic kids! Some general activities and an angry family portrait, they must not like cameras.

'New Friend'

Hey check it out! Sexy Goth Girl via Autodestruct! Thanks man! Decided to have some fun in retaliation and use one of his monsters here until I get the chance to do some better fan art.

Dark Portrait

Something a bit more detailed this time! Photoshop.
-Background from CG textures

On the run...

Hey Hey! A chase scene. Was going to upload this last night but blogger was giving me some problems. Yay for technology that works!

Sugar and Spice

More character expression work! No big kids mess with her.