Red Riding Hood Process

Here is my painting process for the Red Riding Hood illustration. I usually work this way with some variation depending on the client. I also went through a long process of getting the drawing just right but I didn't keep enough of the old sketches to show. The sketching/drawing sometimes takes the longest amount of time. I also use a bunch of wolf, tree, forest, mood and lighting, girl, and poppy reference.

I try not to get too tight with the final drawing. I don't like it when it feels like I am coloring a grayscale drawing (like coloring and black and white photo). It ends up turning out a little different then the sketch but I have more fun painting.

I also try to keep my layers organized but sometimes the last layer is a touch up everything layer.  :)

Also here are some detail shots. I am trying not to be to tight with everything and leave some brush strokes.

Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood for fun and to use in my portfolio.

Without Border

Grayscale Sketch

Color Sketches: Ron, and Trelawney

A couple of make-ups for Wizarding Wednesdays that I missed.

Ron and Barf Slugs, and Professor Trelawney 

Both Watercolor on paper

A Couple of Wizarding Wednesday Sketches

Patronus Practice with Harry, Lupin, and a Boggart and Sirius and Buckbeak

for Wizarding Wednesday

Tiger Stripes on Kickstarter

This is the cover for Tiger Stripes, a fun math game for kids.
The game was designed by Isabel DuBarry when she was 6. I did all the art in the game.

It is currently being Kickstarted by Game Salute.

If you are interested, please order your copy now. More art to follow...

Hunger Games Sketches

Katniss, Peeta, and Gale sketches for fun. Yay Hunger Games. :)

Blogger has been doing weird things to the pictures I upload...The original is not sepia toned but I kinda like it. :P

Here is a like to the normal grayscale version.

Tom Riddle and The Basilisk Sketch

A quick sketch of Tom Riddle and the Basilisk for Wizarding Wednesday.

Ginny

Ginny and Arnold for Wizarding Wednesday.

Watercolor on Paper

Filch and Mrs. Norris, and Salazar Slytherin

Argus Filch and Mrs Norris and last week's Salazar Slytherin for Wizarding Wednesday.

Teen Ursula

Teen Ursula sketch for Sketch Dailies

At Flourish and Blotts Sketch

At Flourish and Blotts Sketch from Chamber of Secrets

I wanted to sketch this scene out for awhile. It is tough to get all the characters in there. :)

My First Children's Book came out Yesterday!!

My first Children’s Book came out yesterday. It is called “Why I’m Late Today” written by Torran Anderson and illustrated by me.  

Here is a link to a preview of the whole book:

Reading A-Z

It is available with a subscription to Learning A-Z.

More previews are up here:

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