Occasionally—very occasionally—I get an assignment to create an image for grownups. These two were for a business magazine; the article was about decision-making. One was to be of a couple of football players and an umpire flipping a coin, the other would be two lawyers playing rock-paper-scissors. The client provided a rough layout—
Here’s the sketch of the football players—
This was a black & white assignment, so I rendered it in India ink washes.
Here are the two lawyers, as a sketch—
And inked in—
Why is the sketch always more fun than the finish?
Hot & bored
book promotion, illustration processFour bored kids on a hot summer day—the opener from Peter Spit A Seed At Sue. Thumbnail and tight sketch.
This is the wraparound porch on my old house in Pittsburgh. And that’s my dog, India snoozing on the left.
School visit dance mix
self promotionI’ll be visiting my friends at the Northwestern Lehigh School District next week. Take a look at their way-cool promo!
An editorial assignment
illustration processOccasionally—very occasionally—I get an assignment to create an image for grownups. These two were for a business magazine; the article was about decision-making. One was to be of a couple of football players and an umpire flipping a coin, the other would be two lawyers playing rock-paper-scissors. The client provided a rough layout—
Here’s the sketch of the football players—
This was a black & white assignment, so I rendered it in India ink washes.
Here are the two lawyers, as a sketch—
And inked in—
Why is the sketch always more fun than the finish?