Rumor has it that turkeys have a superstition about pumpkin pie. If they eat in on the dawn of All Saints Day, they will have good luck and avoid the fate of other Tom’s on Thanksgiving. How do I know this? A little birdie told me.
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An Angel’s Halloween
I took this sketch out of my book and added some color in Photoshop. I’m ready to see the costumes tonight. Let’s see what the creative moms dreamed up this year.
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Toddler Trick or Treat
I did this illustration in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Here is the sketch page I took it from. I was wondering about some unusual Halloween scenes. The boy in the pumpkin costume came to mind because of the infant costumes you see now. I remember my nephew having one. The poor kid looked like a pumpkin had swallowed him. It’s fun when the parents are still enjoying the holiday while the child is too young to have a clue what’s going on.
I scanned the page then focused on the toddler. I did the finished brush work in Photoshop.
Next, I placed the Photoshop file in Illustrator and finished the color. I could have all been done in Photoshop, but it is so much easier using the color palettes in Illustrator.
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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Memorial Day and pancakes
I caught my wife making breakfast. She likes to show love on these holiday weekends by making a nice breakfast.