New sketchbook

by Eddy on August 21, 2011

in girls,sketches

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Started a new sketchbook today (a Daycraft signature A5 size, purchased from the RMIT bookstore in the city). This one has 100gsm smooth cream paper that takes a pentel brush pen nicely.

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Candice DeVille

by Eddy on August 14, 2011

in digital,girls,sketches,traditional

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Writer and model Candice DeVille runs a wonderful lifestyle blog at http://www.superkawaiimama.com.au It’s full of amazing vintage goodness.
These sketches are based on and inspired by the photos on her site.

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Paper Wings Wacom Challenge final 02This is my entry for the Paper Wings Wacom Challenge.

Title: Weird Austen Tales
The brief was to create a piece inspired by a quote from a famous artist. There were three quotes to choose from and I went with “Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery” by Jane Austen.
You can now see my entry on the Paper Wings website where you can begin voting on it in a few hours. If you like it and want to vote just click the Facebook “Like” button. I appreciate your support.

Check it out here:
http://www.paperwingspodcast.com/2011/07/weird-austen-tales-by-crosby/

Development Process
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My first idea was to have Jane Austen surrounded by ghouls and monsters. The Elivra lookalike is trying to interest Jane in her manuscript. I scrapped this idea once I thought about doing it has a 1950′s horror comic inspired by titles such as EC’s Weird Fantasy and Tales from the Crypt.
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Here’s my first attempt at inking it, using sable brush, brush pen on bristol paper (and plenty of white out). I tried to show the severed hand writing her name but it didn’t fit into the space.

Paper Wings Wacom Challenge sketch 06Paper Wings Wacom Challenge sketch 07The final inked drawing cleaned up in Photoshop and converted to a bitmap.

Paper Wings Wacom Challenge colour artwork
Played around with various colour schemes and eventually went for cool colours in the background with warmer colours up front. Then used this excellent tutorial to achieve the mis-registered old comic look.
http://jonnycrossbones.com/tutorials/how-to-color-like-a-little-old-lady/

Paper Wings Wacom Challenge final detailPaper Wings Wacom Challenge worn paper
For the worn paper texture I made my own “black paper” on my laser printer, then repeatedly creased and crushed it and scanned it back in.

Paper Wings Wacom Challenge logos and typeVarious logos and type I recreated for the cover. All the elements were then assembled in Photoshop.

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Big Eyed Girls

by Eddy on July 2, 2011

in girls,process,sketches,traditional

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Just completed these two paintings for a local art show. The inspiration came from those kitsch prints and postcards popular in the 1960′s and 1970′s. They often feature cutesy girls and boys with huge eyes. In fact this type of painting is now know as Big Eyed Art and original prints sell for a premium on Ebay.
You can check out some of the reference I used here. Both paintings are acrylic on canvas and measure 8″ X 16″.

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Summer Girl process

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Winter Girl process

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Fast Girls

by Eddy on June 7, 2011

in girls,sketches

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These are a few quick sketches made with a Pentel Color brush pen.

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Dino Girl

by Eddy on May 10, 2011

in character design,girls,process,sketches

dino girl colour 03Here’s a more painterly version.

dino girl colour 01Final artwork. Colour added in Photoshop.
dino girl ink 01Light boxed the final sketch onto bleed proof paper with blue pencil. Inked with Pentel brush pen. Scanned in at 300ppi, Removed blue lines and cleaned up in Photoshop.
dino girl sketch 03Placed detail paper over my original sketch and redrew it.
dino girl sketch 02My first rough sketch using blue Col-Erase pencil then refined with marker. A4 size. (Above)

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Brush and Ink

by Eddy on May 5, 2011

in girls,sketches,traditional

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Practicing with brush and ink on Bristol paper.
Medium: Col Erase pencil, Raphael sable brush no.2, Pentel Pocket brush, FW Ink, Bristol paper.

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Character designs for Frankenstein’s monster.

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April Girls

by Eddy on April 28, 2011

in girls,sketches

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These are from my sketchbook. Medium: Pencil, sable brush and FW ink.

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California Screamin poster
Now in it’s 2nd year California Screamin’ Down Under II at the Kustom Lane Gallery is a wonderful opportunity for Aussie artists to show off their stuff. The top three artworks are shipped off to rub shoulders with the best at the Screamin’ 6 Exhibition at Gasoline Gallery in California.

For my entry I wanted to try something different and inject a bit of story. Not sure where the inspiration came from but I have always loved the moody images from Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire” video. So I went for Daddy’s poor little rich girl taking a pit stop at her favorite gas station on the edge of town.

Below you can see how it progressed from thumbnails to colour sketch to canvas to gallery wall. If you are in the area don’t forget to check out the exhibition at Kustom Lane. Its runs until 17th April 2011.

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pickup-final01Here’s the finished painting.
“The Pick Up” Acrylic on canvas. W400mm X H300mm. March 2011.

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pickup-photo01Drawing transferred on canvas with a rough wash of Burnt Umber (Above).

pickup-sketch02My first digital colour sketch (Above).

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My first thumbnails and rough sketches. All these were drawn with pencil and fine liner then I played around with the composition in Photoshop.

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