Tutorial Fun - Green Bubbles

Here's a quicky little thing that I did following a tutorial from the magazine "Photoshop Creative". It's $20 bucks and comes from the UK. It's a good magazine, you just have to pick and choose the issues you buy.

At any rate, here's some green bubbles.

Playing around

Here's another robot I was playing around with tonight. He's a little rough around the edges (literally). I was more just going through the motions than really working towards something great.

I do need some help though. I can't think of a good background for this bugger. I'm having that issue with these quick drawings (see other robot, and my IF-Suits).

Well if anyone has some ideas, please let me know

People on the Go II

I was into sketching people on the train for a little while. I have one that I posted up earlier.

Here's another one. I'm pretty happy with this one. I have a couple more ready just in case for the future. If anyone is really interested I'll post them up quicker.

Unfortunately, most of my drawings are of people sleeping. Seems like that's the top activity on the train in the morning or the afternoon. The only other pose seems to be a sour, or just a straight face. Hard to find some real emotion.

I think I'm going to start drawing on the train again. This time I'll try taking a different train car. Being a typical commuter, I'm a creature of habit and sit in the same car, most of the time in the same seat.

At any rate, let me know what you think!

Future Dude

Here's my "Future Dude". He was my first successful digital colouring work within Photoshop. I initially drew him out pencil then scanned him in. Using the tutorial from Steel Dolphin (see my links) I coloured him in.

Don't mind the bands around him. I used "Save for Web" so I can save some space on my blog. Although I still have plenty of space left, I figured I'll start saving where I can.

Let me know what you think.

Illustration Friday - Camoflage

Here's my entry for this weeks theme of 'camouflage'. I think I was influenced by the one guy who did a wolf in sheep's clothing for 'suits'. I think this one is pretty self explanatory. Enjoy!

Another doodle

Here's a doodle I did a few years ago that I just found. It was during a meeting at work. I don't think my manager was too impressed with my artistic talents.

Illustration Friday - Rejection

Here's my entry this week for Illustration Friday - Rejection. I sat and thought about it and had a couple of ideas. One of them was already done a few times (kids rejecting food). I didn't want to do a sad person sitting in a corner.

So the idea I came up with based around the actual point of rejection. I was trying to capture the moment of rejection; the expulsion of something unwanted, pushing away and getting rid of whatever.

I also figured I'd do something more abstract/figurative. Also seeing as my blog is called "Daily Charcoal" I figured I should do something using charcoal.

I believe the images above capture that. Let me know what you think.

Doodle Time

Haven't posted for a while because I've been busy. Here's a little doodle that I did tonight. I'm growing a little tired of my abstract charcoal drawings so I've moved over to more a comic style (for now anyways). I'm still trying to figure out 'my style'. Well enjoy this dude. I was tempted to use him as my entry for "rejection" for Illustration Friday.


EDIT: I kept thinking this dude looked like the son from "Sanford and Son". I couldn't remember his name (Lamont). A colleague at work helped me out.

Quick Post

I was playing around with Photoshop tonight. It's nothing too major, all the colours are flat. Trying to get a good idea to render within Photoshop.

Which way is up?

I'm trying to figure out which way this goes better. I had originally thought the drawing should be oriented with the buildings/boxes going up. I didn't think it looked right so I rotated the image. Let me know what you think?

Illustration Friday - Suit

Here's my first Illustration Friday entry for "Suit".

How about eight suits; business, armor, bathing, birthday, clubs, spades, hearts and diamonds?

Click on the header to look at my other sketches, drawings and rants!

Conte City, Final!

Ok, after reworking it a few times, I think I'm finally happy with it. Onto something new!

Squares 2

Here's another 'squares' one. I know they aren't really squares, but thats ok.

Squares

Here's a quickie post. I've also taken another crack at the Conte City desktop (1600 x 1200). Enjoy!

edit 1: I don't konw why you can't click on the pictures. I'll take another crack at it later on tonight. I tried something and it didn't quite work. I will try again.

edit 2: The desktops are based on sketches that I've scanned in and photoshopped.

edit 3: Yay, got it working!

Fox or Owl?

My back catalogue is almost depleted. I'm starting to run out of drawings. I need to get cracking on more. At any rate here's another one. Is anyone reading this blog anyways?

Staircase

Here's a spooky dreamy staircase drawing. It's from my primary school. I've seen this image in my dreams a few times.

Conte City desktop!

Here's a little desktop I just created. It's for 1024 x 768. If there's interest I'll make it for other resolutions. Try it out and let me know.

Tiki Tiki

Here's a couple of Tiki looking drawings that I did. Or maybe they are more of a Myan glyph.

Avocado

Here's another colour conte. This is another one that spontaneously came together. The only bummer is that my sketchbook is bigger than my scanner so I can't get the full image on here. You can't see the vignetting I did all the way around the image. It really frames the drawing and gives it a much better look. I might try and take a picture of the full drawing and put it up at a later date.