Here are some preliminary sketches for a book I am working on at this time. These illustrate the strange nature of the book and its subject, which is about a serious yet, at times, uncanny condition some people may be experiencing. So far I have 11 of the 17 main images sketched out. Work will progress on upping both the detail and quality next. I've said too much! :) The sketches will be fleshed out and altered as needed. My intent at this time is to create the final book illustrations, get the written part up to snuff and put the book together. Once done, the book will be available through self-publishing (not sure who I'm going with at this time, but have ideas). Then, selected images from the book will be available in poster prints, t-shirts, as well as other merchandise at the various outlets I sell through (Product & Support Menu item will bring you there - and I'll supply the link in another post when the time comes). Enjoy the images! ~ Randy |
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Happy with the way both concepts came out, however need to revisit and flesh out more.
An idea I had that I felt I needed to bring to life. This will be of value for those with children or adults and seniors - those with memory issues, Alzheimer or dementia. Fill in the information with a fine point laundry marker (check reviews and manufacturers instructions to get the best quality pen). Please visit any of the sites below to see the details in the descriptions. Thank you!
Links to save on typing. Brings you to the T's Society6 Zazzle RedBubble This time done in pen :) Needs more tentacles (and larger ones at that). Playing around with the original (digital) sketch's look and feel. I'll probably replace the current eye with that of the Nautilus in the lower left corner as it has a stranger look to it. A rough sketch I did (digitally) while playing with one of Krita's symmetry mode (it has several!) Krita is an open source, free, paint program that mimics pressure (and tilt) sensitive pencil/pen/paint with a graphics tablet. Along with many other things, it has some limited vector/stroke ability too! https://krita.org/
Back in 2012ish, I completed my first Oracle card set. It never saw the light of day. The idea behind the designs above was to be simple, while giving the observer a 'sign' of significance to their, or the querent's question. After getting a couple of prototype decks done, I shelved them back in 2012. I have decided to revisit this deck (after several people saw a photo that had these in the background). In doing so, I've made some adjustments from the above image that I believe make the cards better for their task and visually pop. For one, I added a background pattern. Two, the cards have been increased in size - from 2.25"x3.5" to 3.5"x5.5". And finally, I added 4 more cards that are not shown above. Here is a prototype of a new card from the revisit. Note: It has already changed a bit from this image, but gives you an idea as to the direction I'm moving with them. Thanks for viewing :) ~ Randy Between October '13 and mid December '13, I worked on close to 70 images for this deck of cards. This deck is originally intended for use as an oracle deck (think along the lines of Tarot cards and you'll get the idea).
I had lots of fun in their creation, and learned some new things along the way - including how to use Blender 3D, which is an awesome program. With the exception of two cards, which are photos, and another 4 other cards which were previously done prior to deciding to create this project, the remaining 64 cards were from scratch. Some may have had rough sketches done, but in most cases I knew what I wanted and just went to town. Pictured below. I'm selling a 70 card deck for $45 CDN (+shipping) for anyone interested. ~ Randy |
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