Pirate Ship Illustration

I just added a new 11x14" print in my Etsy Shop. It's a fun illustration with a pirate ship and all sorts of sea animals.

My sister in law is an interior designer and I drew this for a kid's pirate room she is putting together, I will post more about that later - hopefully with some cool pictures.

Pirate Ship Illustration Print on Etsy

Here are some details.

Flags, sails, and a jolly roger

 The sea creatures include lots of fish, whale flukes, sharks, jellyfish, an octopus and turtle!

Killer Whale illustration

This is the first of a little series of Arctic animal illustrations.
A killer whale and fish in an icy ocean, complete with snow and icebergs.

Up in my shop: Killer Whale illustration
The whole series will be available to buy in one set when I'm finished!

New Illustration

Recently finished a new 11x14" illustration, one of the few larger ones I've done. The lighthouse and stone wall is loosely based off Goose Island Lighthouse which is North of Tasmania (Australia).
I kind of like how the shrubs mimic the fan corals

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Details below

Snowy Coast Christmas Card

I spent the weekend inking various projects including another Christmas card, which I also managed to finish watercoloring. I'm pleased with how this one turned out as well, they are fun little scenes to imagine and create.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/83490055/snowy-christmas-card-with-lighthouse-and

New comic

Hat comic. Watercolor and ink.

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Process of a custom watercolor illustration

This is a recent 11x14" watercolor commission I finished. The client wanted a night scene, with a lighthouse, whale, moon, and other fun sea creatures.

Preliminary sketch of idea. Sea creatures include octopus, fish, anemones, and starfish.

After feedback from client, some fun improvements include a baby whale and the light beam from lighthouse.



Illustration is started. Design is lightly drawn in pencil and then inked.
Drawn on 300lb., hot press watercolor paper, which is a heavy weight paper with a relatively smooth surface. India ink is used because it is waterproof, doesn't smudge, and doesn't fade.


First inking completed.

The first layers of watercolor.

First layer of sky painted. Additional layers added on waves.

Sky almost complete after 4 layers of watercolor.

Animals, seaweed and other details painted (my favorite part). Water painted with 3-4 more thin layers. Large rock added on coast to address a slightly awkward empty area.

Many lines are reinked at this point to sharpen and darken after the watercolor, additional bubbles and other details added. Some lines are thickened as well to give a sense of depth.
Sent to client for feedback.

Finished painting. Give the full view a look!

Clients only wish was to change the stripes in the lighthouse to red. This can be tricky and involves scrubbing out the watercolor and repainting. But I think it was a big improvement and added some needed color in the top half.
Final touches include more texture in the water, detail in the house, and some more small stars.

Sketches for Iceberg Illustration

I found these preliminary sketches for one of the early whale illustrations and thought they were kind of neat. I don't usually do this much sketching for them, but I was still working out the style and size here.


Here is the finished illustration.

Octopus Garden Illustration

New illustration of a busy octopus garden. With sounds. This one was fun to draw.