There was an old man who lived in a hat,
When it came to the ladies, he was all that.
Mother Goose isn’t mad at me, is she? Hold all my calls.
Category: Illustration Friday
A few weeks ago, I drew an illustration for a church event. If you live near Anderson, Indiana, and you are looking for a safe place to trick-or-treat, our church will have a Trunk n Treat this Wednesday night. It will be at Madison Park Church of God.
This was one of those few times where I didn’t start with a sketch in my book. When I thought of a trunk filled with candy, I wondered what it would look like if one had a giant jack -o- lantern.
I drew the original rough in Photoshop. I use a 8″X 6″Wacom Intuos 3 Tablet. Here was the first rough.
I made this layers transparent and polished up the sketch.
Next, I hid the gray, rough layer and opened the finished drawing in Adobe Illustrator. I used Live Trace to convert the Photoshop file into an Illustrator Vector file. Then I used Live Paint to color the illustration.
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Illustration Friday: Open
Open wide and say, “Ar-r-r-r-r-r!”
When the word, “Open,” was announced, I started thumbing through a previous sketchbook.
Where did this ideal come from? Perhaps it was “Talk Like a Pirate” day. Or maybe Sponge Bob was on while I was brushing my teeth. Who knows. All I know is don’t count on a pint-sized pirate for your dental hygiene.
My daughter has brought home a nice, little puppy. It’s a little furball of energy.
The cat has reacted better than I thought. He hasn’t been violent, though you can tell kitty has the blues.
Momentum can be a dangerous thing, my friend, and gravity is the number one consumer of momentum. There’s some education for you today!