Inktober #7
So… I was trying zombies again. This time I was going for cute. Not sure if zombies can actually be cute. But the girl does look happy, at least.
Tag: line drawing
Inktober: Ghost
Inktober #6.
I think maybe this ghost isn’t quite as scary as it thinks it is.
Working
So, I haven’t posted much lately because I’ve been busy doing this.
A boring, but unfortunately necessary, part of the job. I’ll get back to drawing once I’m done with this chore.
If you’d like to hire me, I am accepting commissions. I’d love the excuse to take a break from self-promotion work. Or if you’d like to join my mailing list, I’d be happy to send you a free postcard. Just contact me with your name and address.
One last set of Christmas Illustrations
Here’s the last set of Christmas line drawings I did for educate.ie, an Irish educational publisher.
Nervous Girls
I sketched this today. I was playing with expressions. I wonder what they’re so nervous about.
Elephant and Mouse with Balloon
Just a quick, sketchy thing…
Hearts
Dinosaur Bones
Here’s an illustration I made for a workbook for Hart McLeod.
I am somewhat concerned by the blatant workplace safety violations depicted in this illustration. 😉
Hidden Picture Image
Here’s a commission I just sent in to Hart McLeod.
Hidden in the image are 12 pictures. They weren’t supposed to be TOO hard to find, so you should be able to spot them. A woman, a man, two girls, one boy, one owl, two rabbits, three turtles, and a frog.
Interesting thing about this project. They told me which hidden elements they wanted to see, but said that the scene was the artist’s choice. I hate that. That means I had to figure out an interesting scene and compose it with no guidance or limits. I love limits. Contrary to what you’d think, I can be so much more creative if I have defined framework to work in. Oh well.
Luckily, I pulled out this reference photo from my photo collection and used it as my framework. I took this at the Overland Park Arboretum this fall. There actually is a pond off the frame to the left, but it isn’t to the horizon like in the drawing.
Silly Thesaurus Page – Rough
I’m working on a project for a text book publisher right now. One of the images they had me do was supposed to be a set of specific words on a thesaurus page that were trying to get off the page. I just heard that they decided to cut this particular image for space reasons, so they don’t need the final. I thought I’d share the rough with you, since I don’t have much else to do with it at this point.
Had I finished it, the lines would be nice and neat and dark, and the cartoon words would be colored.
There are several other images they do still want me to finish and I will get paid for the work I did on this one.
Karen B. Jones - Illustrator 