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A small snippet of a surreal illustration with a cat...

 Anime girl with roses - WIP stages

Stages of the girl's head anime styled artwork

A simple drawing of a girls head created in the 'anime' style. She is pictured in front of rose flowers.

The picture shows four stages of its creation, drawn in 'Auto sketchbook Pro'. In the first can be seen the initial drawing, drawn in quite a small file size dimensions. The second panel indicates basic colours added for all the main elements. Moving on to the third panel, the dimensions of the file have been enlarged so that the final result will be very sharp and suitable for printing. More details are painted in and the drawing is becoming more refined. Finally the finished illustration can be seen where all the elements are completed, being finely drawn and painted.

The illustration can be seen in detail on this link.

 Anime girl with roses - digital illustration

Created in January 2021 this simple illustration shows a head of an 'anime' styled pretty girl posed in front of some red roses. It was done in 'Auto Sketchbook Pro'. The illustration can be seen in clear and larger detail via this link.

Fantasy big railroad locomotive departing city - WIP stages

Fantasy big railroad locomotive departing city - WIP stages

Stages of the digital artwork consisting of the gigantic railway locomotive.

A gigantic railway locomotive is about to depart a city with very tall skyscrapers in this 1940s inspired retro railway illustration. The digital artwork was completed during December 2019. The first stage of the illustration was to do the initial drawing/ colour concept on a Samsung tablet running software called 'Auto Sketchbook Pro', a drawing app that uses a pressure sensitive pen. Once the concept is worked up to a point using the device, the file is then transferred to a more powerful windows desktop machine, which also runs the same program. The tablet can only do so much before it reaches its operational limits and the image, to be printable, needs to be of a far bigger size than the tablet can cope with. The file is exported as PSD levels as set on the tablet app, and these remain on the desktop file. The image is enlarged to 6000px (horizontal) and then is redrawn/ repainted at this new definition, with some work carried out additionally in Photoshop.

The picture below shows three panels, the first is the drawing with the second showing the colour rough as completed on the tablet. The final panel features the finished artwork as completed on the desktop machine. The illustration can be viewed in greater detail on this link.

Wasp Woman Insect Drinking Tea Fantasy - WIP stages

Wasp Woman Insect Drinking Tea Fantasy WIP stages

WIP stages of surreal Edwardian wasp woman

Created during August 2018, this illustration features a creature that appears to be have human and half wasp! It, or she, is enjoying a tea in elegant surroundings. The painting was partly influence by Gainsborough and other artists of the same era, although the woman is dressed in attire from the Edwardian era.
The illustration was created digitally. Initially it was drawn and then painted roughly on an android 'galaxy' pro with 'S' pen, as shown in the first two panels. When the design had got to a working solution, the file exported and work then continues on a W10 computer. 'Auto sketchbook pro' is used on both platforms, with final grading done within Photoshop, as shown in the last panel. 
The finished illustration can be seen on this link.

closeup working progress 06

closeup working progress 06

A snippet of a witch digital illustration...

closeup working progress 03

 closeup working progress 03

 A small snippet of a surreal Edwardian lady illustration...

Death Queen On Throne With Skulls - wip stages

Death Queen On Throne With Skulls - wip stages

working stages of 'Death Queen On Throne With Skulls' illustration

Finished in July 2018 digital illustration features a queen of some mysterious fantasy underworld. She sits on a stone throne with two unknown creatures as guards. She holds a spear with a skull dangling on the spike.
The initial sketch was done on an electronic tablet, often just by scribbling, when an idea may pop out. The sketch is developed as in the first panel, followed by the second stage which is to find a way to paint the scene, and look at colours and tonal values within. The second panel shows colour notes applied to the drawing, so that I now have a good model from which to do the proper painting. The next stage is to export the file out of the tablet in to a windows desktop machine, where the file is enlarged (from 768px x 1024px to 3000px x 4000px) and the fantasy illustration is repainted and refined to greater detail, still using auto Sketchbook pro as before but in a w10 environment. One good thing about the software is that I am able to work on different layers, and these layers are retained. The final stage is some tweaking within Photoshop to get to the final image, which can be seen here.

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 closeup working progress 04

 A small snippet of a cherub fantasy illustration...

Boy With Airplane On Hilltop - WIP stages

Boy With Airplane On Hilltop - WIP stages

digital painting steps - 'Boy with Airplane on Hilltop'

During July 2018 this digital stylized illustration was created. Depicted is a kid on a hill top wanting to be a pilot, and dons wings made of pieces of cardboard. Behind him a large jet aircraft swoops past.
The panel above shows three stages in the artworks creation. In the first can be seen the rough drawing done on an android tablet. The drawing does start up as very much a scribble, but gets refined as as time goes by. This is the finest it needs to be for my purposes. In the second panel the drawing is used as a guide while the picture is roughly painted and to find a pleasant set of colours and tones, but is still done on the handheld tablet and a small size. The last picture shows the completed picture. In this, the image file has been taken and exported to a w10 computer, running the same software but with a lot more power. In addition the picture has been scaled up so that when it is painted it will be painted with fine details and print well at a larger resolution.
The finished artwork can be seen in full detail here.

Tea Set Monster Spiders Fantasy - WIP stages

Tea Set Monster Spiders Fantasy - WIP stages

WIP digital painting stages -Tea Set Monster Spiders Fantasy

This digital illustration was completed during July 2018. It features an unusual design of tea set which happens to be in the form of monstrous spiders. The first panel shows the drawing as done on an android tablet using 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' software. Once one gets an idea from just scribbling around it does not take too long to start to produce an actual working drawing. The second panel shows a rough painting, still done on the same android tablet in which the colours and values are experimented with. The final panel shows the completed illustration, which is achieved by exporting the file in to a W10 computer, on which the file size is greatly enlarged and the scene is painted 'properly', but using a desktop version of the same program. Finishing touches and final grading are done in Photoshop.
The finished fantasy horror illustration can be seen here.

Steampunk Hover Rolls With Queen - WIP stages

Steampunk Hover Rolls With Queen - WIP stages

digital art stages - Steampunk Hover Rolls With Queen

A hovering Rolls Royce type of vehicle pulls up outside a mansion. It is transporting a Queen Victoria like character, sitting on her throne in a high position so that her subjects may view the monarchy. The Queen is protected by a very large windscreen and is sat at the back of the vehicle. Seated at the front is the chauffeur, behind a smaller, but still large windscreen.

This digital illustration was done in July 2018. It originated as a small sketch using the 'auto Sketchbook pro' app on a tablet. at a later stage the file was exported to a W10 computer where the image was enlarged and refined.

The illustration of the 'Royal Hovering vehicle' can be seen here on this link.

Monday in Hell with Devil - digital painting

Monday in Hell with Devil - digital painting

digital illustration - Monday in Hell with Devil -

This digitally painted fantasy scene was created during March 2018. 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' was used initially to draw and paint the image using an Android tablet device. Once the work had been done to a certain level, the file was then exported to a w10 computer, and reworked at a higher resolution, to add and refine details. The software allows work to be created on different levels, rather than one drawing level. This file can the be exported in to Photoshop which reads the separate levels and allows final grading to take place on the image.

The illustration features a typical Monday in hell, with the usual processes of sacrifices to the devil. The chained humans are maneuvered in to position by large, dark, humanoid creatures who seem to enjoy their work! Flames are everywhere in this den surrounded by tall rock structures. On top of some of these are winged demons looking out for some fun. The activities of the day are controlled by the Devil itself, using a mind link to control his servants.

The illustration can be seen in greater detail here.

Steampunk Girl With Spaceship - digital painting

Steampunk Girl With Spaceship - digital painting

Steampunk Girl With Spaceship - digital painting

This digital illustration was done over a period of February/ March 2018. It features a 'steam punk' inspired scene of a small, shuttle space craft that has made a forced landing on an alien planet. Its female pilot is out looking for help and deciding on her location while the sun sets. In the shadows some creatures are lurking in the shadows.

'Auto Sketchbook Pro' was used to create the artwork, initially running on an android tablet to rough out the basic idea and colours envisaged. As it is done on 'layers', the work is then exported to a Windows 10 computer running the same software but with more power, so that one of the first things to do is to scale up the document for better quality and continue painting. At a certain stage the artwork is then finished off in Photoshop, where final details and colour grading is carried out.

A larger view of the illustration can be seen on this link.

Spaceman With Space Station Orbiting Green Planet - WIP stages

Spaceman With Space Station Orbiting Green Planet - WIP stages

stages of digital painting of spaceman with space station illustration

Completed in January 2018, this digital painting shows a space scene, very much portrayed with a retro, 1970s flavour. Depicted in the scene is an astronaut looking on as a small scout ship approaches him. The small ship has presumable come from the much larger space station in the background, orbiting a hazy, green planet.
The digital illustration was drawn in 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' , running on an android tablet. At a certain stage the file was then exported to a W10 computer running the same software. then, at a late stage the artwork is opened up in photoshop for final detail and colour grading.
The final image can be seen here in detail.

Manga Vampire and Woman - digital painting

Manga Vampire and Woman - digital painting

Manga Vampire and Woman - digital painting

During March 2018 this manga styled, gothic digital illustration was created featuring a vampire about to make advances on a young woman. The scene is lit by the candelabra the busty woman is holding.

The image is based on very typical horror based situations and conventions.

It was dawn and painted on a Galaxy android tablet as a sketch, then later exported to a windows computer running the same software but with more power. The final details and colour grading was then done in Photoshop.

The illustration can be seen in greater detail on this link.

Nightmare Victorian Flesh Creature Horror - digital painting

Nightmare Victorian Flesh Creature Horror- digital painting

Nightmare Victorian Flesh Creature Horror - digital painting

This nightmarish scene with a giant creature of some sort on a trolley was created in January 2018. The setting is an underground industrial setting, set in a possible Victorian/ early 20^th century time frame. Additionally a 'steam punk' visual flavour was added.. The men cleaning up help to add a sense of scale. It was painted in 'Auto Sketchbook Pro', with final work being carried out in Photoshop.

The illustration can be seen clearly in this link.

Manga Vampire and Woman WIP stages

Manga Vampire and Woman WIP stages

WIP stages Manga Vampire and Woman

This illustration was created during March 2018, and was initially painted digitally in 'Auto Sketchbook Pro', using an android tablet. The horror based, manga inspired picture was worked up to a point (as in the centre image), where- upon it was exported in layers (as a PSD file) on to a windows computer also running Auto Sketchbook pro, and also enlarged to create a better quality image. At a certain stage the image is then worked on in Photoshop for extra details and colour grading, with the finished image seen on the right. Using this link the illustration can be studied in better detail.

Cute Mistress With Whip And Roses - digital painting

Cute Mistress With Whip And Roses - digital painting

Cute Mistress With Whip And Roses - digital painting

Created during December 2017, this digital illustration features a cute mistress character, dressed in a latex cat suit and armed with a long whip. She is styled with a nod to 'manga' design, and set upon a background made up wooden crosses, a tool of her trade and roses, beautiful flowers with an element of danger and pain!

The illustration was drawn and painted in 'Auto SketchBook pro' with final details and colour balance done in Photoshop to complete the image.

The artwork can be seen in detail here.

Cute Mistress with Whip and Roses WIP stages

Cute Mistress with Whip and Roses WIP stages

WIP Stages of 'Cute Mistress with Whip and Roses' illustration

This illustration was created during early January 2018. The centerpiece of this cartoon, erotic image is the portrayal of a classic mistress, with a long bullwhip. In the background are some wooden crosses with handcuffs attached, tools of her trade. The scene is finished off with beautiful, but painful if handled incorrectly, rose flowers, reflecting the mistress character.
The illustration is drawn and painted digitally using 'Auto Sketchbook Pro', using an android tablet for the drawing and basic colouring, as shown in the first 2 images. Later in the creation process the file was opened on a more powerful W10 computer, also running the same programe. To finish off the image was then placed into Photoshop to allow final touches to be made.
The final image can be seen here.