Please take a look and connect with me on my new Facebook Page for my Illustration work and random sketches and project develoment.

There is a new picture in the gallery for a Red Riding Hood series I’m doing, I still have lots of work on my to do list though.

I’ve also added some articles to my as yet unnamed “client area” blog.

Here is a preview of another illustration I’m working on- still in rough blocking and composition stage at this point.

I’m not going to post the full version of this yet because I want to work on more pieces for my portfolio first, but this is just a sneak peek at what I’ve been up to.

Illustration Friday: Puzzled

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These fairies are thinking on some thing- of what I cannot say.

A little fairy sketch... I really like the new real water colour brushes in Corel Painter 12.1. They feel very natural.

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I really like the new real water colour brushes in Corel Painter 12.1. They feel very natural.
I’ve been messing about with symmetry as well, but the results are a bit freaky so far

I've begun a new blog at my client area website offering tips, resources and general stuff I've learned over the years about freelancing and setting up websites.

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I’ve begun a new blog at my client area website offering tips, resources and general stuff I’ve learned over the years about freelancing and setting up websites.
Check it out at http://www.clients.chrisgarnerart.com/blog/

I'm doing a series of illustrations based on fairy tales. Red Riding Hood is going well so far. I've done the composition studies, colour studies and a few character designs, so I think I'm ready to...

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I’m doing a series of illustrations based on fairy tales.
Red Riding Hood is going well so far. I’ve done the composition studies, colour studies and a few character designs, so I think I’m ready to start painting now.
Here are a few images for this projects development.

Photoshop Colour Comps

Thumbnail Sketches for colour study and composition

I've set up a shop at Society 6 where you can buy my art as various size prints. I'm also thinking of making some Laptop and iPad skins and iPhone cover designs.

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I’ve set up a shop at Society 6 where you can buy my art as various size prints.
I’m also thinking of making some Laptop and iPad skins and iPhone cover designs.
My Art Shop

Work on my thimble folio press website and news on my Client Area WordPress theme and what I've been doing.

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It has been taking a little longer than I thought it would setting up my Thimble Folio Press website. I always think its easier making websites for other people than myself.
I will post little snap shots of the progress as I develop it. I want it to be more of an Illustrated website than some of my other designs so far and since I don’t have a budget because its for myself I feel like going crazy. I have a logo or mascots to do, a background image and little icons to do yet as well as the actual website content. A Christmas cake of a website if you will.

I’ve just completed work on a demo website for my new Client Area WordPress Theme though and I’ve learned how to make screen cast videos in Camtasia 7.

As well as this I’ve been doing a self taught Schoolism course on Character Design since last November by Stephen Silver. I found it useful although pricey. For the many art books I’ve collected over the years I can honestly say in every video I learned something new, so I think it was worth it. In these lean times of recession we all have to invest in our futures a little.

I’ve also started a free resource section and a blog on my client area for creative people. I’m going to be writing little (hopefully) useful articles and I’ve put my set of brushes for Corel Painter there as well if anyone wants to play with them.

Quick study paintings and my digital paint sketchbook.

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I found a website the other day that does live stream videos on a Saturday for Artists who want to improve their skills (all of us artists really).

Awesome Horse Studios

I did a little study of the photo reference they used of the singer Pink.

The aim I think was to study it not copy, and I don’t see the point of hyper photorealism in paintings anyway. Aside from it being really time consuming it doesn’t do anything for me personally, I’d rather just take a picture with my camera for that.

Please see my other quick painting studies in my sketchbook section if you have time.

Happy new year!

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Happy new year everyone and its the year of the Dragon to boot. Perhaps I’ll have a go at some dragons this year its been a while.

Merry Christmas everyone!

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Merry Christmas!
I’ll be taking a little break for the holidays and be back next year with some new art and website projects.

A Print Work section has been added in the portfolio and a new illustration from a recent project. I've been working on a leaflet for a local heritage/wildlife walk organized by various local...

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A Print Work section has been added in the portfolio and a new illustration from a recent project.
I’ve been working on a leaflet for a local heritage/wildlife walk organized by various local voluntary groups and charities.

Thimble Folio Press is a website I'm in the process of setting up with my sister Katherine to show what our combined efforts could do for you if you are seeking an illustrator or web designer for...

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