"Swamp"

Here is my latest piece, and I can say that after three sleepless nights, I am really happy to have this finished, and how it turned out. I have continued to search out this "cut-out" illustration style and the more I play with it, the more I like it. This isn't entirely finished, so hopefully after the craziness stops I will be able to go back and touch it up. Hope you enjoy!

-Mike

"Shades"

This week I spent a decent amount of time on the line work, but even more on learning Corel Painter 12. This is my first work produced from Painter in a few years, and I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed it! I really want to continue to push the backgrounds and get a little bit more out of them. I am not crazy about this one just yet, but I will probably redo it at some point. Hope you enjoy it!!

Mike

Graphic Novel Update

I've been working on a graphic novel lately that is done completely in a scratchboard style. It's allowed be to experiment with different brushes and stroke styles to give me a look that I am getting more and more comfortable with. The theme of the short story is unlikely companions. My novel takes place in the early 1900's, during the beginning of the first zombie apocalypse. The young families robot butler is the last hope to save the one remaining family member. Unfortunately, the only shelter for them is the church up the hill...

"Intention"

Here is this weeks piece for Illustration Friday!

Viking Lovers

I've been doing a lot of my own work lately and I have a few pieces that I wanted to put up, this just being something I finished last night. Enjoy!

"Capable"

Here's a quick piece that I did for the Illustration Friday Blog. This has been an amazing opportunity for me to grow as an artist and be forced to be doing a lot of my own work outside of classes and work. Still have a lot to learn about painting water. Enjoy!

-Mike