evergreen

photo manipulation, digital; 2008.
...

down to threads

digital; 2008.

versus everything, everyone, each other, ourselves

pencil, paintmarker, marker, digital manipulation; 2008.
copyright Dan Clowes.

piece of mine

digital; 2008.

basemeant

gesso; 2008.

unknown artist

pastel; 2008.
after John Singer Sargent, "Self Portrait, 1886."

warrior

acrylic (via three separate scans); 2008.
originally a smaller sketch three years ago i thought i'd revisit.

believe me

gesso, marker, ink, watercolor; 2008.
"blind faith is the crutch of fools." the week's IllustrationFriday theme is 'poof!'

the dancer

ink, watercolor; 2007.
while i only did the basic outline, my great grandma did the painting. a too rare treat for me.

poison, naturally

digital; 2008.
©DC comics.
added more stuff, mainly hair. try to objectively see where it going and what i don't like about it. add/subtract, follow rabbit leads. then at some point i have to stop before the screen is covered in hair.



digital; 2008.
changed mind again. what is my deal? sometimes it's good to go with whatever seems to work or what maybe pushing/pulling. or be pseudo-philosophical about a lack of strong dedication. either/or.



still keepin' it digital; 2008.
more detail stuff, lost the outline/crutch, changed mind about the hair. not ideally close to "Opposites Attract" Paula Abdul, but this wild is warranted, given the subject.



digital; 2008.
added highlights/shadows to try to get rid of the inherent flatness.



digital; 2008.
start off with a rough sketch of an idea of a composition.

tyrannosaurus

pencil; 2008.