The Deer Sketches

So, onward I truck. I've been sitting on the idea for my next story for some time, but I think I'm finally starting to get it. It's going to star a deer and his faithful friend, a lightning bug! Hey, the story's still in development, so who knows what could happen. Below are a few of the "research" sketches I've been doing. Unfortunately, the only real deer I ever see around here are dead on the side of the road. While that would make for an interesting subject matter, I don't think I could stand the smell. So, these are from books and my BFF, Google.




Hope you like them and, as always, please let me know what you think! Thanks!

Green-Eyed Girl

Just a quick sketch that I colored in Photoshop. Still working on getting skin tones...I think this is a losing battle for me...

Ding-Dong Sketches

Now that the new Portfolios have been (for the most part) sent out, I can dive into my next project, tentatively titled Ding-Dong Ditch Dog. Below are some of the first sketches for the new story, colored using Photoshop and my awesome new Cintiq.

These are the two main characters. I like the style...it reminds me of The Muppets. It's also different from what I've been doing, which is an exciting change of pace.

The First Cintiq Project

Well, I finally got a chance to use my fancy, expensive new Cintiq. Unfortunately, it was work-related, but I'm still pretty pleased with the results. My boss's father is a school bus driver and she wanted a banner to commemorate his retirement. So, here it is:
I'm surprised by the amount of control I seem to get with the Cintiq. Now, if I could just get used to using those shortcut buttons on the sides...

The New Love of My Life: My Cintiq

This past Monday, April 21, was my birthday. So, in honor of that combined with my tax refund, I decided to finally spoil myself and buy a Wacom Cintiq! Unfortunately, it's been a busy week, so I haven't been able to do too much with it except set it up. Below are some pictures I took whilst assembling the beast:

Fresh from the UPS delivery truck.

Oh...another box.

Fresh from being removed from the other box.

Important yellow notice.

The parts box.

Baby got back.

Set-up on the stand.

Standing up-right on the stand.

The grand unveiling!

The most beautiful thing I've ever seen...

Hooked up and working--with my Carrie Underwood desktop background.

I was able to play around with the settings and Photoshop tonight a little bit. I have to keep pinching myself--it's just too amazing. I can't wait to start working on a real project with it!

The New Contact Me Form

It's been awhile since my last post (about a month), but I've been busy working on my new website for The Adventures of Stickman! And it's now up and running! Very cool stuff, so be sure to go check it out at www.TheAdventuresofStickman.com!!

Additionally, I am starting to make some final updates to my main website, LoweQuality.com, before I send out my latest Portfolio. One of those updates was a cool new Flash "Contact Me" interactive form that you can fill out to e-mail me right from the site. Very cool. I did a couple of new drawings for it and thought I'd include them below for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy and be sure to check out the Stickman site!!!! Thanks!

The Ellen Page Charcoal Drawing

My latest favorite movie is Juno (and kudos to Diablo Cody for her Best Original Screenplay Oscar). Fun, quirky story and characters--of course the shining star of the movie is the lovely and talented Ms. Ellen Page. I'm now a huge fan, so, in honor of that, here's a quick charcoal drawing I did of her today.