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‚Ķ 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
