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Really rough, really quick, under huge time constraints. Grape Lemon and a Juice

I am working on solidifying the characters that will be used in telling many stories in the future. Let me introduce you to some of them them. Systemz sees the world in a very black and white way. He tends to be able to simplify very complex issues and compartmentalize them into easy to understand […]

With His feathers he will protect you. Under His wings you will find safety. PS 91:4. May the Lord bring supernatural protection to you. I have decided to purchase the Painter X3 program. I thank God for giving me revelation so that I can have a right relationship with God about art / media as […]

Being the second to last day makes me want to do one more: Microsoft Purchased MineCraft. Gadgets loves to use as much technology as possible. Here he is playing Minecraft with the Kinect Sensor while Systemz talks some sense into him. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 29.5 of […]

These are the characters of my experimental web comics that started . . . in the year 2006. It was called “Untitled Life Journey“. That is eight years back. My latest entry to this comic was in 2012. I really miss these characters. It’s like seeing old friends again. I desire to start a new […]

Took the plunge, used thick lines. Did like 4 under drawing till i gave up on the perfect outline. Wow it’s so hard to get that outline right. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 28 of 30 day Trial.  

Another good concept that I didn’t get to finish.  This is very loosely based off of Norman Rockwell’s Astronauts. He has such great composition and story telling in his paintings. The way he positioned the 3 astronauts was so much more dynamic. Should have looked at his picture BEFORE drawing this from memory. I’ve come […]

They are exploring the terrain. Tried to get more detailed with background and motion. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 26 of 30 day Trial.

While on the topic of non kosher animals. Here’s a blue frog.  There is a fat green frog at the Aquarium of the Pacific that I based this off of.  Speaking of which: Near the Aquarium at Shoreline Village there is a Pirate Festival. My wife and kids are going there with some moms. Yes. […]

A Pig character with a Big Smile. His body color is different than his head. He looks like he’s wearing some sort of clothes. The detail in the eyes were fun to do. Drew naturally with my custom brush, color blocked it, added shading, then added texture. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush […]

Being unable to spend the time to finish m drawings the past 3 days is deflating me a little bit. I would love to come back and finish some of these concepts one day. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 20 of 30 day Trial.

If dinosaurs were available today as pets, what would it feel like. Unfinished drawing of a boy and his pet dinosaur. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 21 of 30 day Trial.  

Didn’t have much time and had to quickly draw this. The mountain in the morning. The light is dawning on the mountain. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 20 of 30 day Trial.

This is that moment when we hear the truth and the first beam of piercing light shines through our clouded minds. In that moment a quiet yet tangible and powerful change starts to occur. We want to keep staring into the light, watching it because we are drawn to the beauty of the change like […]

3 types of clay jars: One for Incense, One for Oil, One for Light. I didn’t have the time to complete them due to time. Drawn on Corel Painter X3 with custom brush with Wacom Intuos. Day 18 of 30 day Trial.

More development on the Slamina. This is #1 Gold, the captain choosing his weapon. I learned about grouping layers. What a life saver when it comes to organizing all the different layers for multiple items on the painting. This frees me up to make many layers. I also learned about drawing slow and got a […]

Character Design for a jungle explorer.  Used the brush that I made and am learning how to control it so much better. Opacity adjustment helps me to make the under-drawing so much easier. I wanted to celebrate entering the 2nd half of this process by giving thanks for what I’ve learned.  I am beginning to […]

Developing the characters I made yesterday. They are cosmonauts wearing high tech space suits. This is team one. With character 1, 2, and 3. Created custom brushes that worked well for me. Still need to develop a brush for painting that I can better control and move color around with. I didn’t really get to […]

Doing a little character design. More on these characters at a later time. Drew these on Corel Draw X3 (vector) brought it into Painter X3 and painted over it after selecting solid colors with the magic wand. Should have painted on another layer after selecting spot. Darn. Well Now I know. Drawn using Corel Draw […]

Garlic. Since I’m on a roll drawing vegetables, I thought I would just continue with this one. Drawn with Corel Painter X3 airbrush digital edge. Day 13 of 30 day trial.

The cabbage. Another layered vegetable. Drawn with Corel Painter X3 airbrush digital edge. Day 12 of 30 day trial.

This is an onion. It’s a young onion that has been picked out of the ground perhaps slightly too early. I have hear that smaller onions tend to have a stronger flavor and possibly less sweet. Onions are are a very strange vegetable. It is composed of layers. If all the layers are peeled away […]

Jellyfishes hanging out. Used background color with black foreground to keep feel of transparency. Used very faded background around objects to appear luminescent. Drawn with Painter X3 airbrush digital edge. I felt more in control with this one. Day 11 of 30 day trial.  

Gears are like members of a team. They all work together and bring movement to each other. There is usually one leader gear that is connected to the motor. It was very hard to draw mechanical right angled piece of metal without it being wrong. Drawn with Corel Painter X3 Digital Tapered Air Brush. Day […]

Went out to take the trash at night. Saw the moon and the street light in one eye shot. I thought it was an interesting contrast. Experimented with the airbrushes today.  Still struggling to harness the power of digital painting. I still feel as if I have to force it to pain the way a […]