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| Clip Studio Paint on an iPad |
Here is what it looked like in print:
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Showing posts with label East Bay Times. Show all posts
Super Bowl 54 Special Section Cover
Cover for the Super Bowl special section.
Here is what it looked like in print:
Here is what it looked like in print:
Illustration Flurry
Another small batch of illustrations I've made for the newspaper within recent memory. All art drawn in Clip Studio Paint with a dash of Photoshop.
Four Illustrations
It sure had been busy at home and at work this past month. There has been comedy, there has been calamity. There has been illness and recovery, and a quick jump back to illness again. There has been holiday fun and the fearful terror wrought by a gushing water heater.
And I did a few illustrations for work. Here is what they looked like in the paper:
I might update the post later with more in-depth discussion for some of the illustrations, but then again I might not.
I'm going through another phase where I'm uncertain of my purposes of blogging. I've used the process in the past as a way to document my workflow, to leave a brief record of what/why/how I'm doing what I'm doing.
I've done it to force myself to think about my work by having to explain it. I'm not sure who I am explaining this to anymore. I mean, who reads blogs?
But, as always, if you have any comments or curiosity about any of my efforts you can ask here or on Twitter.
And I did a few illustrations for work. Here is what they looked like in the paper:
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I might update the post later with more in-depth discussion for some of the illustrations, but then again I might not.
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| Social media for your neighborhood. Created in Illustrator (mostly.) |
I'm going through another phase where I'm uncertain of my purposes of blogging. I've used the process in the past as a way to document my workflow, to leave a brief record of what/why/how I'm doing what I'm doing.
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| Best California Governors. Drawn in Clip Studio Paint and a little bit of Photoshop. |
I've done it to force myself to think about my work by having to explain it. I'm not sure who I am explaining this to anymore. I mean, who reads blogs?
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| What to do with the castoff BART cars. Drawn in Clip Studio Paint. |
But, as always, if you have any comments or curiosity about any of my efforts you can ask here or on Twitter.
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| Comparing costs between hospitals. Clip Studio Paint and Illustrator |
The end.
Mariah's Story
This illustration ran with a story that was published on February 11th in the East Bay Times/Mercury News newspaper and website. Longtime colleagues Matthias Gafni and David DeBolt reported on this one, and they did a terrific job. You can read it online right here.
I worry when I'm tasked with creating illustrations for stories that are controversial or sad – it's too easy to offend; it's too easy to hit a bad note. I fear I might hurt the feelings of those who the story will impact if the people involved are victims of misfortune or tragedy, but there was no way out this time. The direction was suggested by the editors and after a teary reading of the first draft, the drawing began to take shape.
I found a picture of my daughter taken a couple of years ago when she was Mariah's age – there are so many of her on my phone – and used her body for reference. I drew a likeness of Mariah from the photos included with the story and merged it with the figure drawing. It was a sad process. I didn't like doing it at all.
The first pass of the drawing was initially in sepia and a bit of pink but, as you might imagine, it seemed awfully brown. I tried to find a way to bring in more color without softening the mood, and above is the final result. I'm glad it came out as rough and "unfinished" as it did and I'm pretty comfortable with its attitude. I'm happy with how it turned out, but looking at it does not make me happy.
I wasn't sure I was going to post this; it has been waiting in draft mode since, well, since a few days before publication. I didn't want to take the time to write about it. There's been too much bad news about little kids lately, but here it is. It's not comfortable but in light of the events of this week – more kids lost to gunfire in school – I thought I should show a little courage, a little courage for the kids that have been failed.
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| Open in a new window for a much larger image. |
I worry when I'm tasked with creating illustrations for stories that are controversial or sad – it's too easy to offend; it's too easy to hit a bad note. I fear I might hurt the feelings of those who the story will impact if the people involved are victims of misfortune or tragedy, but there was no way out this time. The direction was suggested by the editors and after a teary reading of the first draft, the drawing began to take shape.
I found a picture of my daughter taken a couple of years ago when she was Mariah's age – there are so many of her on my phone – and used her body for reference. I drew a likeness of Mariah from the photos included with the story and merged it with the figure drawing. It was a sad process. I didn't like doing it at all.
The first pass of the drawing was initially in sepia and a bit of pink but, as you might imagine, it seemed awfully brown. I tried to find a way to bring in more color without softening the mood, and above is the final result. I'm glad it came out as rough and "unfinished" as it did and I'm pretty comfortable with its attitude. I'm happy with how it turned out, but looking at it does not make me happy.
I wasn't sure I was going to post this; it has been waiting in draft mode since, well, since a few days before publication. I didn't want to take the time to write about it. There's been too much bad news about little kids lately, but here it is. It's not comfortable but in light of the events of this week – more kids lost to gunfire in school – I thought I should show a little courage, a little courage for the kids that have been failed.
The end.
Pot Savvy Seniors
Here is an illustration I put together for the July 6th Mercury News front. The story, by longtime colleague Sam Richards, is here. He does good work, that guy!
I created a silhouette of a rocking chair, took a photo of wood grain and applied it to the silhouette. Then I went in and shaded it to give it some form. The seat cushions have a bit of burlap texture and a silly little pattern I made in illustrator.
It's a pretty simple idea and execution, although it took me a while to come up with it. Here is how it looked on the page:
That's all for now!
I created a silhouette of a rocking chair, took a photo of wood grain and applied it to the silhouette. Then I went in and shaded it to give it some form. The seat cushions have a bit of burlap texture and a silly little pattern I made in illustrator.
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| Open in a new window for a larger image |
It's a pretty simple idea and execution, although it took me a while to come up with it. Here is how it looked on the page:
That's all for now!
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