Children's book illustration project

Lately I have been working on the character designs for a children's book that I am illustrating. It has been a fun experience coming up with concepts for the characters. It is also new for me to be working in collaboration with the writer. I have a lot of creative freedom as far as how the characters look, which is nice but is kinda hit and miss when it comes to what the writer wants. The project is moving along slowly, but hopefully it will pick up the pace in the future...and I hope it gets published.

These are just some preliminary sketches done with watercolor and ink, just to get idea for what the characters will look like. The final medium will most likely be digital.

New Ink



Sumi ink and watercolor on bristol board

 I'm starting a new series of sumi ink drawings based on Norse mythology. I have been inspired by Norse myth and now it's finally time I did something about it! This particular piece is about Odin going to meet the giant, Vafthrudnir, and challange each others' knowledge on the origin of life and the universe.

The majority of what is left about the old norse religion is found in the older and younger eddas which you can read on Gutenberg.org. Project Gutenberg is a great online resource and has thousands of free books and even some in audio format, you should check it out!

I recently bought a bottle of sumi ink, because I heard about it from a fellow artist and blogger, Bryan Moss and this is my first try with it. It's pretty fun to work with and it's really gritty and smells like dirt.