ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY:CRAVING

For all the smokers and FORMER smokers out there...

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY: ADAPT

BRACE FOR IMPACT! ALL HANDS! This image is a tribute to all the incredibly STUPID things I did as a youngster. I had an old beater of a bike that I took off of any manner of ramps and jumps--most of which went horribly wrong resulting usually in very sore bits "down there." I never tried the wings admittedly, but I thought about it. This piece obviously depicts a much older dude, possibly a shell-shocked former fighter pilot who is feeling an urge to take to the skies once again but is lacking the necessary "vehicle."

DEALING WITH BLOCKAGE

Creative blockage is a real nasty hang. It can eat at you and before you know it, you find yourself completely paralyzed and afraid to put pencil to paper. Well, for those of you who suffer from occasional blockage, here is a great blog entry by Dani Jones from the blog Danidraws.com. There are a list of projects that an illustrator can do to hone his/her chops and create some nice pieces for the portfolio...