Brett Favre, Viking

Brett Favre of the Minnesota Vikings plays tonight against the Green Bay Packers.

Happy Birthday Ehud Olmert

12th Prime Minister of Israel, currently on trial for corruption, born on September 30, 1945.

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Michael Moore - Capitalism: A Love Story

Cover for Reno News & Review

Here is my illustration for the cover of Reno News & Review.

Nixon by Peter Max

Fictional Campaign Posters - #1 in a series

BeeJesus

Whenever someone says, "that scared the bejesus out of me," I always picture something like this.

Illustration Process - BeeJesus pt. 2

So we last left off in the illustration process just before the refined sketch. Keep in mind, though I call it refined, the emphasis should be on sketch. Usually this sketch(es) is done to clarify the concept, color and composition in my own mind. This is usually a 15 minute effort.

You can see the concept sketch of BeeJesus here. This sketch took about 10 minutes once I had the previous steps completed. Rather than flesh out details I just indicate them. For example the hexagonal eye texture is only hinted at in this sketch.

Since this was a self-initiated project, I am my own client. Notes, explanations or discussions were not needed and I could very quickly move through the draft illustration process directly to the final illustration. When dealing with a client communication is vital to a successful outcome.

Here is my final illustration.

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