Death of the Bounty Hunter

Hey folks!


It has been a while since I've posted anything here (I say that a lot). I need to update the portfolio section and post much of the work that I have done since the last time I was here. I will do that! I'd still like to use this as my portfolio site (since DA is unprofessional and Tumblr, god bless it, is fun but messy and has a lot of my scribbly sketches on it in addition to complete illustrations).

ANYWAY.

This past weekend was the 25th anniversary of Nintendo's "Metroid" series of video games, one of my favorites. So naturally, I decided to do a tribute image. Nothing says "happy birthday" like drawing the thing you love being munched on by an energy-sucking parasite. Sorry, Samus!

Anyway, enjoy.

~Drew

Note: DO NOT REBLOG THIS ON TUMBLR FROM HERE!!! I will be posting it to my Tumblr tomorrow afternoon and you can reblog it from there at that time. Thank you.

Color Holds In Illustrator Are Tough...

Hey folks!

Just wanted to blow my own horn. I threw together a new ID for Deviantart, because I wanted one to reflect my current beardiness. Here are the inks:



And the fully-colored version:



Take a look at where the beard meets the hair, in both versions. In Illustrator CS, making colored lines - or "color holds," as I believe I've heard them referred previously - is a bit more of a challenge than it is in, say, Photoshop. It requires some patience, forethought, and in many ways, a "well, looks like you're gonna have to do that all over again, because you messed up, buddy! mindset. It's Satisfying, but tricky.

Imagine throwing a gradient into that. That complicates things a little bit.

So look at and appreciate the beard-to-hair transition. Because it was hard. Yes, I would love some cheese to go with my whine.

Take care,

~Drew