
this and this are pictures of a snow sculpture I did infront of my dorms along with a friend of mine.





I haven't posted pics here in a good year or so, so I guess now's the time. This is a series of illustrations i did for my Stepfather. He wrote a short story about Christmas in Louisiana and got it printed in a local paper in Baton Rouge. I haven't seen the paper, but the pics were included...so technically, I'm a published illustrator ![]()
I don't draw nearly as much nowdays, and I'm quite ashamed of it.... I keep telling myself I will start drawing every day. maybe I will. A couple of years ago I got into the habit of drawing daily, and saw a vast improvement very quickly.





nice work by all.....alot of skiilz around these parts.." SRC="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif">
finger....what paint prog are you using these days sir, if i may?
Doc B...


Hmm... don't know why those are broken.
Doc, I used photoshop and wacom tablet for those.

Thanks! One of the last big lessons I learned when,was how to manage colors better. You should only use black and white in the most extreme cases. I try to paint with a hard-edge brush using different values of colors to create the Light/Midtone/shadow version of that color, WITHOUT applying black to darken the color. Almost all new painters use white and black to adjust the value of a color, and this leads to very muddy colors. There is a science to it, and some very good tips (especailly with digital) to maintaining vibrant colors.
Doc - I have a 9x12 Wacom and it is PLENTY large enough. I don't know what you have right now, but I honestly wouldn't go any larger than 6x8. A 6x8 Intuos 3 will suit almost anyone just fine. Anything bigger is almost a waste of money.
I also have a tablet pc, that I'm trying to grow into. It's a little strange doing color work with an LCD screen, since the viewing angle changes the color, but I'm adjusting. It's really nice to sit in a chair in front of the TV, or lay in bed doing digital work.

