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Style Experiment

I've experimented a lot with stylization over the years and have kept most of it to myself. Lately, I've tried some more of those experiments and I like how this one turned out. It's surprisingly h...

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Fall 2024 Masterclass and Mentorship

I'm happy to announce here first that my Character Design Masterclass & Mentorship fall session is now open for registration! You can read more about the class syllabus and mentorship meetings ...

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July PSDs

Here are the PSD files and high-rez images for all the pieces I worked on this past month! I've also dropped my new ink brush in the Dropbox folder if you'd like to try it. Cheers!

2024-07-28 18:26:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Livestream 2024.07.28

Streaming today from 10am - 12pm ET

Hey everyone! Today I'm sketching some characters with a new inkbrush I made. I'll attach it below if you'd like to test it too:) See you in the stream! View Post

Livestream 2024.07.14

Streaming from 10:30 - 11:30 ET

Hey everyone! Today I will be sketching out some different body types and proportions as the start of a new character design project. I'll probably cover a bi...

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Livestream 2024.07.07

Streaming today from 10am - 12pm ET

Starting a little earlier today! I'm working on a new lineup, working through the line art portion of the costume design. This process is where I work out ...

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June PSDs

Here are the PSD files for the pieces I worked on this month!

2024-06-30 21:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Livestream 2024.06.30

Streaming from 10:30 - 12pm ET

Good morning! Today I'm streaming some anatomy studies I'm working on from Gottfried Bammes "The Complete Guide to Anatomy for Arists & Illustrators". Come ...

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Livestream 2024.06.09

Streaming from 10:30 - 12:00pm ET

Today I'm starting a new illustration based on a character I designed a while back. I will go through my planning process and go through ideas for compositio...

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Full-time Patreon!!

Dear Patrons,

I'm super happy to announce that I will begin working on my Patreon and Youtube full-time starting July 1st! (Yes, I quit my job)

2023 proved to be quite the challenge as...

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May PSD Files

Here are the PSD files for the illustrations I worked on this past month.

2024-06-02 20:30:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Livestream 2024.06.02

Streaming from 10:30am -12pm ET

Good morning! I'm so happy to be back live streaming today! I'll be continuing where I left off during the last stream working on this sketchbook page. Depen...

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Warmup Study

Hey everyone! I'm back from vacation, feeling well rested, and ready to jump back into the swing of things. As a warm up I did this quick study of a harness and here's the breakdown of the process...

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Livestream 2024.05.05

Streaming from 10am -12pm

Today I'm working on a new page of sketches. I'm thinking something along the lines of a classic femme fatale. Come draw along!

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April PSD Files

Here's a link to the PSDs for all the pieces I worked on this month.

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Livestream 2024.04.28

Streaming from 10:30am - 12pm ET

Today I am working on some more character sketches and costume design. Come draw along!

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Sketchbook Pages

Hey everyone! I've been working on these pages as a quick way to explore ideas and practice some value painting. I really try to express as much of the materials as I can while still keeping a smo...

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Livestream 2024.04.21

Streaming 10:30am -12:00pm ET

Today I'm working on a couple casual character concepts and practising painting techniques.

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Livestream 2024.04.04

Streaming 9:00am - 12:00pm ET

Today I'm working on this little devil girl illustration I sketched up last night. I'll be jumping right into painting. Feel free to stop by and ask any questi...

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Portrait

Here's a portrait I worked on today along with a process breakdown with some of my thoughts. I think portrait studies are a fantastic way to practice your fundamentals and create a piece from A to ...

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March PSDs

Here is the dropbox link for this month's PSD files. I'll be away the next couple days to celebrate Easter with my family so there won't be a stream this Sunday. See you next week!

2024-03-30 02:33:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Livestream 2024.03.24

Streaming 10:30am - 12:00pm ET

Today I'm working on a redesign of an old thing I drew back in 2017. I will talk through some of my thoughts on the old design and add a new twist to the charac...

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Illustration Process

Here is a new piece and a breakdown of a more or less new process I've been using for my latest illustrations.

1. GESTURE / FIGURE SKETCH

I've been using pretty clean line drawings to e...

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Livestream 2024.03.03

Streaming for 10:30am - 12:00pm ET

Today I'm working on a pinup style illustration for my Spiky character. See you there!

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February Pieces (PSD files)

Since Patreon only has a 200mb file size limit and I often juggle 3-4 pieces as I'm working on them, I will try a new format for sharing my files.  I created a dropbox and at the end of every ...

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Stylized Rendering Tutorial

Here's a little tutorial on how to get a really clean rendering look relatively quickly for stylized work. I use this when I my concepts require maximum precision and accuracy without needing to mo...

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Fornax - The Antimatter Witch

Here is the final piece for my collaboration project with Hardy Fowler. I also included some extra color tests I did after the final illustration and the reference board I used for the design. I ne...

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Livestream 2024.02.25

Come join from 10:30-12pm ET!

I'll be working on some new pieces and chatting about my process and answering any questions you might have about art. See you soon!

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Butterfly + Small Update

SMALL UPDATE FIRST

Hey everyone! I haven't posted in a while and I'm thankful you're still supporting my work.  The start of 2024 was pretty rough with my studio job and...

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Savannah Thomson

Here is the final design for this character! After giving it a break for a couple days, I came back with fresh eyes and revisited some of the secondary details to add a bit more functonality to her...

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