Today’s Inktober inspiration: Jonny Duddle. I discovered him when I was browsing at my local B&N, and came across The Pirate Cruncher, a really cool kids’ book which actually originated as a Creature of the Week entry on conceptart.org. (In fact, my 5-year-old also finds this book inspiring!) Be sure to check out Duddle’s blog [...]
Archives for October, 2010
Inktober Day 20
Today’s Inktober inspiration: Tom Bancroft’s wonderful book Creating Characters With Personality. I initially passed this book over in the bookstore, thinking it was your typical “how to draw cartoons” type book. But upon closer examination, I discovered that it contains a wealth of information about designing characters, which is quite different — like the difference [...]
Inktober Day 19
Today’s Inktober inspiration: David Slonim. I first discovered his work when I came across He Came With The Couch at the library. Cute story, and fun, Muppet-like character designs. Some of my other favorites of his are Oh Ducky! A Chocolate Calamity, and Emily and Albert, both of which have some great ink drawings. (“Couch” [...]
Inktober Day 18
Duck, duck, goose. A bit of a departure today… Instead of my usual technique of inking over an elaborately detailed pencil drawing, I decided to apply ink directly onto a terrifyingly blank sheet of paper, using loose arm motions like I use when working with pencil. Not sure I’m happy with the result, but it’s [...]
Inktober Day 17
Today’s Inktober inspiration: Creaturebox. Dave and Greg are truly master illustrators. Their character designs are diverse and appealing, and rendered with incredible skill. I was lucky enough to meet them at Comic-Con a few years back, where they turned me on to Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. In my opinion, no other program recreates the feeling of [...]
Inktober Day 16
Today’s Inktober inspiration: Ross Collins. Like most of my favorite illustrators, I discovered him by chance at the library, when I came across The Three Grumpies. I later picked up My Amazing Dad based solely on a few sample images on his web site — something I rarely do. It’s an incredibly sweet story, which [...]
Inktober Day 15
Today’s Inktober inspiration is my wife. Happy birthday, my dear! Without you, none of this would be possible. I present unto you an ostrich bursting out of a gluten-free cake.
Inktober Day 14
Stegosaurus was the coolest dinosaur ever — am I right??? Today’s Inktober inspiration: James Gurney! I’ve enjoyed his Dinotopia series since it began. I recently discovered his incredibly informative blog, which he updates daily (!), as well as his instructional book Imaginative Realism. His new book, Color and Light, comes out November 30. I’m also [...]
Inktober Day 13
When I was a kid, my parents kept a bookcase full of 50s-era young adult books on the staircase landing. They all had a pleasant, musty smell. My favorite, and today’s Inktober inspiration, was a book called David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd. It was a wonderful tale of friendship and adventure, and also [...]
Inktober Day 12
Today’s Inktober inspiration: story time with my kids. I hope they never outgrow it.
