“Radio Flyer.” (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes. www.lookingtodraw.com.
This is a new model based on the sketch I drew up and posted in a preview post. This model will be used in a future illustration I am working on.
So what we have here is a little red wagon enhanced with two supercharged jet rocket engines. This over-powered rocket wagon will send any kid flying through the skies, and through his or her imagination.
Let me know what you think.
Petal Power. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.
I decided to try a different tack with this piece, hopefully to display a little diversity in my illustrative style. Petal Power shows a little girl giving a ride to her puppy and dolly through her neighborhood. And, yes, that is an octopus tugging at the end of his leash and snarling at the mailman (because its a well-known fact that octopi are the sworn enemy of mail carriers — at least it’s well known in my head).
The characters were created and rendered in Zbrush. The background (houses and such) we produced in Sketch-up with texturing and rendering done in Bryce. All elements were brought into Photoshop and Viola! (or voila) Petal Power.
I have decided to work up a couple more images based on this theme. I have four ideas in mind, with the next piece including a rocket-powered wagon.
A very rough Idea Sketch for a future illustration. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.
So I am sitting here at work, bored out of my mind, when an idea hit me. A rocket-powered radio flyer wagon. And before anyone says, “that’s not an original idea” I just want to say… I know.
I am currently putting the finishing touches to an illustration I am working on, and from that I have decided to make it into a series of illustrations involving characters based on the yet unfinished illustration.
So, as I previously mentioned, I am bored at work, and I pulled out my old, dysfunctional drawing tablet that I use here at my day job, and drew up this very, VERY rough sketch so I can remember the idea for later use.
Girls Bike. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.
I know I’ve been throwing a lot of wips (works in progress) updates recently. The fact is that I am working on three different illustrations at this time (I just wish these were commissioned pieces) for some self-promotion pieces. Since working up the PALS logo last week, I find myself with some extra time to do up these drawings.
My latest WIP will have a little girls bike in the illustration. This model (seen above) I worked up over the weekend – about eight hours total time. I know it doesn’t look scary, or mystical, or fantastical like many of these 3D sculpts that are usually posted… but it came out so much better than I hoped that I had to share it.
In actuality, it is a very scary, evil, demon-possessed bike that will transform the rider into a hellchild that will torment her parents for many years. Okay, not really. I’m not going to go to much into the future illustration. Like I said, I liked the way this turned out and wanted to share. Hope you like it.
Girls bike sans texture. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.
The Pals of Paws and Claws logo.
I just completed and delivered a new logo design to my latest client: The PALS of PAWS and CLAWS.
The client recently contacted me through my contact page and requested my help in creating a logo for their non-profit group. The Pals of Paws and Claws works to collect donations to help animal and rescue shelters (currently on the east coast). The organization had a basic idea of what they were looking for, mainly a cat’s claw, a dog’s paw and a child’s hand stack atop each other. Fortunately for me, they didn’t know how to draw out the idea. Initially, they used “clip art” of hands, paws and claws to pass as their logo.
Rusty Corridor Background. (c) 2013 Michael J. Barnes.
Completed updating the background for an illustration currently in progress. My plan here was to make the background a little eerie. Hopefully, it will give the impression that something might be amiss with this ship. In order to accomplish this, I painted in some volumetric lighting, and darkened and desaturated the walls. Let me know what you think.