Charcoal on tracing paper, color Photoshop CS3
An unfinished project I’ve had sitting in my flat files for over 4 years. I finally brought it to
fruition through a studio workshop I had a week ago. You can see the images from the
workshop on the following Post.
I was delighted to host an illustration workshop last week. The event was quite intimate as we
experienced the process of an illustration from beginning to end. The amazing Samantha Levin
captured the day in pictures. A huge ‘Thank You’ to her and everyone that came out. I’d like to
host another one next month. Please let me know if you’re in New York and interested. I’d love
to hear from you!
Peek into our Process
Treat yourself for the new year. Enjoy an intimate glimpse into an artist’s studio. I’d love to reveal some new techniques I’ve been honing over the past year. Indulge in a 3 hour workshop where we create a complete illustration from the beginning. See what a professional studio is all about. Part demo, part inspiration, part philosophy.
Geared towards students, but professionals are welcome as well. You’ll see our unique drawing and coloring process step by step. I’ll share insights on creating a piece that looks traditional while being digital. You’ll leave the workshop full of inspiration and confidence. Don’t be surprised if you race back to your studio and start creating.
Only 5 spots available. RESERVE NOW!
When Sunday, January 15, 2012 1pm to 4pm
Where 66 Steuben St. (Across from Pratt) Brooklyn, New York 11205
What to Bring Sketchbook, questions, portfolio, coffee
8.5″ x 10.5″ Prismacolor Ebony pencil on sketchbook paper. Photoshop color.
“They are the most exotic of pets, bred by wrapping salamander eggs in the fur from a lion’s mane.
You bury that parcel in the fresh earth of a virgin’s grave along with a finger from your right hand.
They’ll hatch in the darkness of the new moon and be dead by the ripeness of the full. Something
so wondrous should never last longer. Only by your own hand can you do this, otherwise they’ll
turn on you, devour you alive and then explode into rancid clouds of purple ash. They grant wishes,
they cry honey, they cough up lightning and can detect a liar just by the smell, and when they die
they make the loveliest of coats,” she said as she struggled to hold on to the squirming litter.
I wondered how often she’d done this but her right hand was buried deep in the bowels of her coat.
I could get no closer because I knew the pups wouldn’t like me. Why, you ask? Well I can assure you,
in all honesty, that I am very much a liar.
Drawing by Zelda. Little Fiction by Kurt.
It’s time for another smashing dress-up cocktail party. Email me for details!
11″ x 14″ Charcoal on paper. Photoshop color.
For Reader’s Digest Asia. Short story about a man’s persistent pursuit for his wife’s killer.
9″ x 17″. Watercolor with digital help.
A custom commission for Jay Tomio, inspired by a short story by Adam Beyonce Lowe.
Thanks to Marc, Lee, Mike, and McLean for helping me sort this thing out. Means the world to me.
An editorial illustration for Titan Magazine. Article deals with the difficulties Iraqi War veterans
face acclimating to the college experience.
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