I’m Back! Here’s the tentative cover to My Life In Records no. 4
Category: Work in Progress
Guardian of the Trees
I’ve been sketching all these little trolls and fairies that will populate the third act of my upcoming comic, The Bear King. Last week, I made a forest guardian that was grass-themed, so this week, I thought I’d make one that was tree-themed. I sketched this at the park with pencil and a Pentel Color Brush.
Elderly Forest Guardian
I sketched this little Forest Guardian inspired by photography series by Karoline Hjorth’s body of work, Eyes As Big As Plates.
Baba Yaga’s Hut
I was always intrigued by the imagery of Baba Yaga’s hut. I started playing with it a bit one day in my sketchbook. I kept adding layers of tracing paper to the sketch and refining the image.
Finally, I took the top layer and put it on a light box. I inked it on a sheet of bristol board.
The image still seemed lacking, so I brought it into Photoshop and added layers of creepy tree branches to act as a frame of sorts.
Image Research
Here’s a little glimpse of some of the images I’ve bee collecting as I research for various projects.
John Bauer makes the greatest Trolls I’ve ever seen. I wonder Bauer’s illustrations had an influence on Brian Froud‘s work on Labyrinth.
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Troll Queen Character Designs
mountain sunrise – faux woodcut in photoshop
Pencils for a page in a forthcoming comic
A few color schemes for a Character Design
Working on Inks for the Final Pages of How the Raven and the Loon Got Their Colors
This why my hands look like I work as a mechanic. Don’t worry… I don’t brush my teeth with this one anymore.
Working on the final page of How the Raven and the Loon Got Their Colors