With its sleek, streamlined body, and long, muscular limbs, the cheetah is built for speed. Capable of running at an incredible 70 mph, the cheetah is faster than the rest of the big cats, or any other land mammal. As[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tired of a secluded existence in the chilly mountains, this roguish feline decided she’d rather travel the world. Using brains and brawn, she established herself as the captain of a pirate ship and set out to sail the seas in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Arctic foxes are nimble and curious animals, bursting with energy. They have thick fur to protect them from the cold, which makes them especially puffy and adorable. In the winter, their fur is white to camouflage them in the snow.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Polar bears are large, muscular animals with short legs and powerful forelimbs. The polar bear’s body is streamlined for navigating ice, water, and land. Their elongated torso and tapered head and neck are perfect for long distance swimming, while large[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Drawing a Bear in 4 steps: From Illustration School: Let’s Draw Cute Animals by Sachiko Umoto. Part of an adorable series of drawing books. I just adore Sachiko Umoto’s charming illustrations and whimsical approach to making cute animals that’s simple[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I did a cover illustration for the Fraggle Rock comic series. When I do large illustrations like this, I like to track my coloring progress through a series of iterative save files in Photoshop. This allows me to experiment[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Recently, I put together some Archie character drawings to try out for a penciling position. Finding the Look Working with pre-existing characters is different than designing your own. I first had to familiarize myself with nuances of the “house style”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A quick overview of how a page from Vol. 1 of my graphic novel series, Peach Fuzz, was made: Step 1: Storyboards – Working from the script, a small thumbnail sketch of the scene is drawn. Step 2: Pencils –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is my artist desk as it currently is, nothing moved or cleaned up. The piece of paper taped over top of my comic page is my technique to battle doubting-artist tendencies to continuously go back and tweak/redraw finished panels.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re drawing a comic or an illustration with an animal in it, it’s important to have some degree of familiarity with the animal. The more comfortable you are with drawing animals, the more natural it will be to draw[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…