Battows

Tis is my first zbrush character... finished and rendered in Modo 4... Read More

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EGOCIDELLIA

This is one of my attempts at drawing the feminine for fun and learning how to take the executions into uncharted territory. below is the original sketch ( about 3"x4" pencil) - still looking to capture something in what the sketch had. ... Read More

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lynnvander

This is when Thomas had his first sword fight. – This medieval knight image was created for fun in photoshop from 4 photos, included an image of Thomas, a helmet, sword and castle. Lynnvander is a legendary / mythological character created by Thomas Gofton... Read More

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faerie

This faerie was created for fun in photoshop from 2 photos. Here are some of the elements used to create the final photo-illustration. The first image of Candice (pre and post faerie) and the plant scene photo is from my own stock image library. ... Read More

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mostro piano forte e trono

This super fun project was created in modo and took 16 hrs from start to finish. ... Read More

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illustrators of the future contest

I was one of three finalists / winners for the first quarter of the illustrators of the future contest for my submitted works entitled: "Embrace" (quidam, modo, photoshop), "The Last Underworld" (photoshop, poser) and "Razmon Dulchii""(quidam, modo, photoshop). The... Read More

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guelph poetry slam

I had so much fun doing this GPS ad, that I decided to make this project a “how to” case study and you can see it HERE. @ the prelim meeting, I drew these sketches just before we sat to discuss the project and I got the thumbs up to move forward after a quic... Read More

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topsyturvia

I am so excited I had to write something! I am working with 1st time children's author Joanne Lecuyer, illustrating her book entitled Topsyturvia. (with 2 others in the works!) Not sure about the time lines for realease yet since it is my first project of thi... Read More

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hallowed

"The horror... the horror..." yep, I seem to have a knack for the scary lately... this poster for the upcoming Synn Studios production (created with Photoshop CS3 and some digital images of clouds I took during a storm just outside my residence.) seem to be a great... Read More

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eternity

I am not a horror fan, but this entertainment property hits many notes for me (deeper than most), so I kind of went nuts on it. I reworked thanks to some feedback... BTW... shallow depth of field rending is so important in this image... branding, creative, poste... Read More

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welcome

This site specific rowan berry illustration was created entirely in illustrator referenced from a sketch. Please look around in the gallery section for older work.  My other websites are also updated and can be found by clicking the image links on the left of thi... Read More

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Design and illustration can be a two by four to the forehead kind of proposition… when objectives are fuzzy and the stakeholders being unable to articulate clearly.

I find it really important now to get the facts from the ground up and  that I can pull off  better product for others and myself even… getting clear purpose is the key.

That said, if you ever find yourself up in the air, ask yourself not only WTF!? but WAWAIDT!? (what and why am I doing this?) LOL – and be very very clear… even if it is to wander around… open up to that possibility fully and, you guested it, do it… CLEARLY. ~ windex stylie…