Some time ago I started piece for Illustration Friday. The prompt word was “beginner” and I imagined this quirky little dragon at his first magic lesson. I have all sorts of stories in my head about his adventures. I hope someday I can share more of them with you.
This week I’ve been working a lot on my conference mentorship piece with illustrator Michael Austin. The assignment he gave us was to create an image based on the theme, “Launch”. I have really enjoyed working with him so far and feel that he has really made me think of ways to push my concepts even furthur than I am already. Since other illustrators are working on the same assignment I don’t want to post the piece before I go to Atlanta… However, after the conference I look forward to sharing the illustration process as his mentoree. It’s been a great and I know you will enjoy the result.
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Dragon Magic…
Illustration Progress…
I’ve been working on a couple of my unfinished illustrations this week and I hope to wrap them up over the next couple of days.
The dragon sketch I was working on before has evolved quite a bit… and I am really excited about where it is going. Sometimes my illustrations start to develop into story ideas and this one is beginning to build quite a tale in my mind. I had planned to turn at least one of my characters into a series of illustrations to show that I can depict consistent characters throughout text… this just might be the one to start with.
I’ve also laid in a bit more background on the safari piece I was working on previously. However, I hit a wall and had to set it to the side. I need to go back in and add the grasses and texture to finish it out… but I’ve been waiting on a bit of inspiration to strike for that one. Hopefully it will come soon.
Illustration Friday: Safari
Several years ago I did a small illustration of a girl showing her giraffe puppet to a giraffe at the zoo. I always liked the concept but never really liked the finished piece. When this week’s Illustration Friday topic came up I knew that I wanted to revisit the idea. This sweet little image is the result. I will be working on the background this afternoon and will update the image once I am done.
Personally, I feel I got a little heavy handed with the outlining on this one. I’m not sure whether it is a good thing or a bad thing yet.
As always… constructive criticism always appreciated!
