#galleryupdate

Gallery Update: More Witch Stuffage
Gallery
Gallery Update: More Witch Stuffage

Gallery Update: More Witch Stuffage

I’m still trying to catch up to current projects in these blog posts, which I’m making more challenging for myself by continuing to produce work…which is a good thing. More on that subject later.

Hot on the heels of finishing the cover for the fourth installment of L.S. Gagnon’s Little Witch Series, I was asked to come up with four story illustrations, one for each of the four original books. I had some general guidelines about what scenes to represent, but was otherwise left to do what I do. This was a very interesting and fun exercise. The images were intended

Tags: #art, #digitalart, #digitalillustration, #drawings, #fantasy, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #photoshop, #thewitchseries|

Gallery Update: The Little Witch Book 4
Gallery
Gallery Update: The Little Witch Book 4

Gallery Update: The Little Witch Book 4

So much for my unofficial resolution to update the site once a week, oops! I was otherwise swamped working on the latest commission, which I think is done and just awaiting final approval and payment, and for the first time it wasn’t for author L.S. Gagnon! I guess I’m branching out a little. I’ll get into the challenges I faced on that cover when I post about it, but basically I had to employ some new tricks, build a few more brushes, and in general push my skills. As usual, to my eye, the final product has some issues that

Tags: #art, #bookcover, #digitalart, #digitalillustration, #fantasy, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #thea, #thelittlewitch, #thewitchseries|

Gallery Update: Passions Collide
Gallery
Gallery Update: Passions Collide

Gallery Update: Passions Collide

I’ve been back tracking and posting about art that I created around xmas 2016, but let’s do a little time traveling to before that, to Novemberish. Those who know me well know that I have two main passions: art, and “exercise”. I put “exercise” in quotes, because that’s not an entirely accurate label. Movement might be a better term, I simply like to move, whether it’s hoisting weights and odd objects, gymnastics and handbalancing, calisthenics, snowboarding, hiking, bike riding, kayaking…if it involves moving through space and physically challenging myself, I’m excited about it. One subcategory that I’ve devoted a considerable

Tags: #art, #digitalart, #digitalillustration, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #jiujitsu, #karate, #logo, #logos, #martialarts, #photoshop, #tentigers, #tentigershontojutsu, #tiger|

Gallery Update: Ivy (and other goings-on)
Gallery
Gallery Update: Ivy (and other goings-on)

Gallery Update: Ivy (and other goings-on)

Yet another catch-up post (not ketchup…that would be messy) from before xmas. As I’ve stated in other posts, I’ve developed this habit of digitally painting portraits of people’s pets (Mr. Flangheddy, the best freshmen and junior year high school English teacher, would be proud of my alliteration). This time around, it was for my cousin and his wife’s dog, Ivy. She was the first dog they had as a couple, and her passing was really tough for both of them. I had planned to do my usual painting and surprise them with it. However, after I had already started working

Tags: #art, #digitalart, #digitalillustration, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #petportrait|

Gallery Update: Merry Plunger-mas!
Gallery
Gallery Update: Merry Plunger-mas!

Gallery Update: Merry Plunger-mas!

The first month of 2o17 is almost in the books, but it’s not too late to post about xmas, right? I hope not, because I have several posts coming up somewhat related to that. I’ve been trying to finish up the book cover for the fourth Thea: The Little Witch series. I’m currently awaiting approval. I still have a handful of illustrations, plus a book cover for another author, awaiting me, but, I don’t want to fall too far behind on postings. I haven’t had the time to work on IPMDT while working on the cover, but I hope to

Tags: #digitalart, #digitaldrawing, #digitalillustration, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #photoshop, #plungermonkey, #plungermonkeydynamo, #PMD, #xmas, #xmasornament|

Gallery Update: I Haven’t Posted Since Last Year! And Other Hilarious Jokes…
Gallery
Gallery Update: I Haven’t Posted Since Last Year! And Other Hilarious Jokes…

Gallery Update: I Haven’t Posted Since Last Year! And Other Hilarious Jokes…

Alright, that title was the only joke, and not much of one at that. Unless you consider me or this site a joke (or the fact that I first posted this blog post in the gallery instead of on my blog…)…but at least you’re here…

Anywhat, I thought the tail end of 2016 was crazy, project-wise, but the start of 2017 is looking even more packed, with some actual paid illustration work mixed in there! As far as the last projects of last year, I’ll be posting about each of them in the coming weeks (that’t the plan, anyway), but they

Tags: #art, #bookcover, #bookcovers, #digitalart, #digitalillustration, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #lsgagnon, #thelittlewitch, #thewitchseries, #witch, #witches|

Gallery Update: Let There Be Star Wars!
Gallery
Gallery Update: Let There Be Star Wars!

Gallery Update: Let There Be Star Wars!

On December 15th, the wife and I decided to surprise the kids after school by taking them to the first pre-opening day showing of Rogue One (yes, I thought it was awesome. This is not news). For a while now, I’ve been thinking it would be fun to do some PMD illustrations outside of IPMDT to commemorate certain events or happenings. Star Wars Rogue One was the perfect event, given the overall significance of Star Wars in my creative life. I’ve always thought of Plunger Monkey as somewhat of my alter ego, a manifestation of some of the crazier parts

Tags: #art, #copicmarkers, #copicmultiliners, #drawings, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #ink, #penandink, #photoshop, #plungermonkey, #plungermonkeydynamo, #PMD, #rogueone, #starwars, #starwarsfan, #starwarsgeek, #starwarsnerd|

Insert Clever Title Here

Alright, trying to get back into some kind of productive nightly ritual and put my tablet to good use. I have several other post ideas, but I’m skipping over those to get to this one…I just can’t come up with a title…

I love working digitally, but I miss “traditional” media. It’s part of the reason I’ve been drawing It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time! exclusively the old-fashioned way, then scanning, tweaking, and formating the panels into strips. I like the feel of pencil and ink on different textures of paper. I like erasing the pencil lines to fully reveal the crisp,

Tablet Art: Making Technological Frustrations Mobile!
Gallery
Tablet Art: Making Technological Frustrations Mobile!

Tablet Art: Making Technological Frustrations Mobile!

Okay, a couple of things right off the bat. First, dang it’s been a long time since I’ve posted! There’s been lots of “life” stuff going on, plus, it’s Inktober! I’ve been trying to spend my evening hours pumping out It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time! panels rather than trying to update this place. Given a choice, I’m usually going to chose to draw, which is good, I guess, though if I don’t put myself and my work “out there” via this place and FB and Instagram etc, then my theme park dreams are going to be hard to realize…Anywhat, most

Tags: #art, #conceptart, #conceptdrawings, #conceptillustration, #digitalart, #dragon, #drawings, #fantasy, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #plungermonkey, #plungermonkeydynamo, #PMD, #portrait, #randomdoodleage, #selfportrait, #sketchbook, #sketchbookpro, #tablet art|

Gallery Update: We’re Off to See the Witches…
Gallery
Gallery Update: We’re Off to See the Witches…

Gallery Update: We’re Off to See the Witches…

Well, it’s been quite a while since my last post, so much for the tablet making things easier! Actually, I’ve just been opting to draw in the evenings (on the tablet) rather than make updates. I should probably just set aside one particular evening or something and be consistent with it. I was actually in the middle of a post last night, but the tablet dipped below 60% battery life, which is when it flakes out and reboots itself. I was hopeful that a draft had been autosaved before that happened, but apparently not. Grumble grumble.

Anywhat, while I haven’t been

Tags: #art, #bookcovers, #digitalart, #digitaldrawing, #digitalillustration, #digitalpainting, #drawings, #fantasy, #galleryupdate, #illustration, #photoshop, #thewitchseries, #witches|

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: