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Illustration Friday - DUSTY

This weeks word for Illustration Friday was "Dusty". I decided to go with a desert scene in New Mexico for no particular reason. I thought of a desert as soon as I saw the word and felt New Mexico would be a good place. I used Photoshop CS4 and the Intuos4 tablet

Illustration Friday - DUET

For the word "Duet" I went with a song. The song is called "Stan" by Eminem which originally featured Dido. On the Grammy awards Eminem did not sing the song with Dido but instead Elton John and the performance was a hit. I used a Photoshop CS4 and the Intous4 tablet to create this piece.

Illustration Friday - TOY

This weeks word for Illustration Friday was "Toy". I know that It was probably going to be used by several people but I went with Woody from Toy Story. The movies were my favorite growing up. I used Photoshop CS4 and the Intous4 tablet to create this piece.

Illustration Friday - LAYER

This weeks word for Illustration Friday was "Layer". I had many ideas for the word but decided to stick with hockey. I decided to go with NHL hockey player Steven Stamkos and his sponsor Nike Bauer. The idea is how it showcases all of the "layers" of equipment a player has to put on. I turned it into a poster for Nike Bauer who is one of the leading manufacturers of hockey equipment.

Illustration Friday - STIR

This week for Illustration Friday I decided to go with the song "Stir It Up" by Bob Marley. It was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the word. I then decided to remake a album cover for the song as it would appear on iTunes. The piece was done in Photoshop CS4 using the Wacom Intuos4 tablet.

Banksy Style Graffiti

Here is some artwork I did that is inspired by Banksy a British street artist.

Here is the final artwork:


The meaning behind this piece has to do with the American economy. On the wall there is a "National Debt Clock" which shows how much the United States as a nation are in debt. Several reason behind are behind this debt but one of the most controversial reasons is the cost of war. I decided to reference this in my piece by recreating a scene that started it all on 9/11.

Here is the work close up:

Getting Myself McFired

This is some artwork to go along with an article I read: Getting Myself McFired.

International Women's Day Poster

This is a design I did for International Women's Day. I decided to do my design based on Hayley Wickenheiser. She is and will go down as one if not the best female hockey player to ever play the game of hockey.



I did this design on Photoshop CS4 and I used the Intuos4 Drawing Tablet.

Illustration Friday "Sweater"

This is my design for my the Illustration Friday word "Sweater". The design is based on the Pittsburgh Penguins and there hockey sweaters. I used the alternate sweater of the Penguins for the background. I have Included a reference as to what the sweater actually looks like. On the right I have the star player of the Penguins, Sidney Crosby, in the sweater the penguins wear on there road games. I did this is Photoshop CS4 and I used the Wacom Intous4 drawing tablet.



Here is the reference I used for the background:

Illustration Friday: "Reverse"

This is my design for the word "Reverse" on Illustration Friday. Its a design based around Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder Shaun White. In the picture he is spinning in a reverse rotation to the grab and his entry.



I designed the illustration with Photoshop CS4 and a drawing tablet.

Ilustration Friday: "Chicken"

This is a illustration I did for the word "Chicken" for Illustration Friday. In the design, there are two chicken's playing chickens running towards each other with football helmets. This game is also called "Chicken", so you have two chickens playing chicken.



I drew the chickens by hand, inked them and scanned them into my mac. I then uses Photoshop CS4 and a drawing tablet to add color to the illustration.

Illustration Friday: Deja Vu

This is a design I created using Photoshop CS4 and a drawing tablet. I came for it for the Illustration Friday word "Deja Vu".



My thought process behind the design is how the Timbit's superstar hokey card that everybody got when they played hockey actually proved to be a bit of a "Deja-Vu" in how Sindey Crosby actually became ultimately the best hockey player to date.