This painting was created for Pregnancy Resourse Services in Silverdale, WA for a benefit auction. This was a directly commissioned piece; something I was asked to do. I was given a verbal description of what they were looking for, and the rest was up to me.
I didn’t do many preliminary concepts; I developed one and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'gouache'
The Guardian
February 23rd, 2010 No Comments
Tags: angel · colored pencil · gouache · guardian · painting · pregnancy · Strathmore · watercolor
Lion of Judah
December 1st, 2009 Comments Off
Since I practice two separate but related disciplines, I am very aware of the commonalities and differences in the process of each. For me, graphic design tends to be more evolutionary in that I start with concept sketches and develop from there. My illustration process is a bit different, because I almost always have the [...]
Tags: colored pencil · drawing · gouache · Illustration · painting · quick sketch · sketch · water color
David: Start to Finish
August 13th, 2009 Comments Off
This is the concept rough from my sketchbook, which is not finished enough to be considered a comp, and the finished artwork. The illustration was created in watercolor, gouache and colored pencil, on Arches 140#.
Most depictions of David, the hero king of Israel in the Old Testament, show him fighting Goliath of Gath. A few [...]
Tags: art · colored pencil · gouache · Illustration · painting · portrait · quick sketch · sketch · sketchbook · water color · watercolor
