Deep Sea Diver

Here’s an inked cartoon of a deep sea diver that I created to put into a simple CS4 Flash animation while trying to learn the program. It’s a re-creation of the fish tank scenario where the treasure chest opens every couple of seconds to expel a few bubbles. This one is a small departure from my usual inking technique, in that I’ve given it a touch of a woodcut effect.

Cloning

Having done a bit of cloning in my time, this link is a pretty good guide to getting started with this invaluable Photoshop tool.

Baroque Pattern in Illustrator

The artists at Wiz Studios will be a bit busy for the next couple of weeks, so we’ll be linking to a few tutorials like this one, that we find interesting and useful on the web tubes. This short tutorial shows how to make a pattern like the one shown below.

Another Pig Post

It’s getting to be that time of year… the time of year that I get all sorts of requests for BBQ team logos. So I thought I would post another from sketch to finished color art. This one was colored in Illustrator rather than Photoshop because these types of illustrations are usually intended for t-shirts, aprons and trucks.

Sketching a Cartoon Duck

This is my 100th post on this blog and because it’s been a while since I’ve created a sketch video, I thought I would crank one out in celebration. For some reason, maybe because as you can see, I wasn’t using a  brand new pencil, I didn’t seem to be as organized or logical in my drawing during this session. So due to my scattered sketching style, this time there isn’t any narration to help walk you through my process. But I hope you can still follow along well enough to get something usable out of it.

Mort Drucker

One of my favorite cartoonists, Mort Drucker, on video courtesy of Stephen Silver. This is the first in a series featuring cartooning greats across the country. As Mr. Drucker rarely does any drawing on camera, this is a real treat.

Doodle

Here’s a quick doodle in anticipation of making a sketch video, possibly.

Sketching a Car

Illustrator Quick Tip

If you do any production work at all, you will need bursts. Lots of ‘em. Here’s one easy way to make a quick burst in Illustrator. First, create a number of overlapping circles or other shapes.

Then select Pathfinder > Merge to create a single object. Then Effect > Distort & Transform > Pucker & Bloat. Choose Pucker and be sure to check the Preview button. When you’re satisfied with your burst, hit OK. Select Object > Expand Appearance.

Adjust the Fill and Stroke to your liking and voila. Don’t forget to play with different shapes to see what works best for you.

Frog Sketch

Here’s recent frog cartoon from the sketchbook.