6AM - Final

Done!

The "Kyyyle..." dialogue is a small homage to Steve Purcell, creator of Sam and Max.

6AM

The illustration is about 80% done. I changed the name to "6AM". I still have to ink some objects in the piece and add a bunch more decals, logos, and some small name placements of my favorite artists or friends.

I was too lazy to draw every window of every building, so I just changed the city skyline to a black silhouette. I finally got the lighting how I want it, though.

I think I've put in about 20 hours into this. I'd wake up at 2 or 3 am just to put in a couple hours into painting.

2010 Super Duty

I was shooting for a very white-hot, high-contrast, dusty, dirty, sweaty, oily look. The setting is a desert, and has a very dark feel to it. Maybe the SD can come in from off screen, stop, kick up a lot of dust.

Something with a lot of "oomph," or "grr".

Paper Route - Inking

Paper Route - Color Start

I'm starting to ink and paint my line art, and I think it's coming along well, albeit slowly.

I'm shooting for a very cartoony cel-shaded look.

Paper Route illustration

Here's the lineart for an illustration I'm working on.

I'll be taking this into Photoshop and adding the colors and "inking" it.

I'll explain more of what the piece is about later.

Addendum:

The piece is about whimsy and nostalgia, mostly about being a kid...the time where you could jump off a high roof and not think twice, or blow an entire week's paper route paycheck on that coveted new videogame.

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