Color Illustration

The majority of my illustration work falls under the heading “comic book style.” Some of it has a retro look, some of it has a modern sheen, and some of it borders on a painterly quality, but for the most part, it involves line work.

Illustration for Discovery Channel’s Sharkopedia. A Helicoprion and how its teeth work. Drawn digitally in Clip Studio Paint, colored in Adobe Photoshop, and diagram drawn in Adobe Illustrator.
Illustration of how sharks breathe for Discovery Channel’s Sharkopedia. Drawn digitally in Clip Studio Paint and colored in Adobe Photoshop.
Illustration of shark skin for Discovery Channel’s Sharkopedia.Drawn digitally in Clip Studio Paint and colored in Adobe Photoshop.
Promo piece created for the Wrestling Revolver. Drawn and colored digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Text/production created in Adobe Illustrator. Digital aging/weathering in Photoshop.

A piece from the Big Ten Network documentary Carol Tilley: Comic Book Crusader. Drawn and colored digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Text/production created in Adobe Illustrator. Digital aging/weathering in Photoshop.

A piece from the Big Ten Network documentary Carol Tilley: Comic Book Crusader. Drawn and colored digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Text/production created in Adobe Illustrator. Digital aging/weathering in Photoshop.

A piece from the Big Ten Network documentary Carol Tilley: Comic Book Crusader. Drawn and colored digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Text/production created in Adobe Illustrator. Digital aging/weathering in Photoshop.

A piece from the Big Ten Network documentary Carol Tilley: Comic Book Crusader. Drawn and colored digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Text/production created in Adobe Illustrator. Digital aging/weathering in Photoshop.

Illustration for Bloomington Economic Council campaign. Drawn in ink on bristol board, colored in Adobe Photoshop.

An illustration of Chadwick Boseman as Marvel’s Black Panther that I worked up as a demo for a digital painting class I teach. Drawn and painted digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop.
Digital painting created in Clip Studio Paint.

A couple of versions of a piece created for Route 66; with and without type treatment.

Box cover art for a board game that I may launch on Kickstarter. A fun exercise in characters. Drawn and painted digitally in Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop. Logo design in Adobe Illustrator (font courtesy of Blambot).
Digital painting study; practicing new techniques. Drawn and painted digitally in Clip Studio Paint.

Sabrina Spellman from Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Penciled and inked traditionally on bristol board, colored digitally.