Hot Air Balloon Combat Pilot

Did a couple of morale patch designs for Bryan over at ITSTactical.com. One of them was this only simplified to a 2.5x2.5 inch patch. I had too much fun rendering the concept that I had to go with a full size rendering. The next design will follow.

Rendered on a WACOM Cintiq 21UX using Painter 11 and Manga Studio 4 debut.

Until They All Come Home

"If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go.

Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always.  Take what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.

And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call war insane, take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind."

Major Michael O'Donnell
KIA March 24, 1970-Dak To, SVN

I Can Has iPhone?

Keeping with my "one drawing a day" motto, I have yet again rendered another on the iPad, same app, SketchBook Pro. It wasn't easy tearing myself away from my newest "iPet" , but I must adhere to what I started. That being said is it really any wonder what subject matter I would choose?

"But I don't want to go among Mad People"

Finger painting on AutoDesk's SketchBook Pro for the iPad.

IllustrationFriday.com - Ripple

This week's topic for IllustrationFriday.com was a special one, one with a cause.

"It's hard to make ripples in oil soaked water. But throw enough stones and you will!

It's not about the politics or the corporation. It's about the animals. It's about not feeling helpless in the face of an overwhelming disaster. We're illustrators. We don't lose touch with that kid inside who marvels at the creatures who swim below and fly above the sea. We draw them. We are inspired by them. We need to help them.

The Ripple blog was started on the 45th day of the Deepwater Horizon Catastrophe. The oil spill in the Gulf is now over 50 days old with no sign of stopping. We may be too small as individuals to do some grand gesture- but together our small gestures can be grand. "

Rendered with Manga Studio Debut 4 on a Wacom Cintiq.

Remember Them

Remember Them

If you are able,
save for them a place
inside of you
and save one backward glance
when you are leaving
for the places they can
no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say
you loved them,
though you may
or may not have always.
Take what they have have left
and what they have taught you
with their dying
and keep it with your own.
And in that time
when men decide and feel safe
to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace
those gentle heroes
you left behind.


Major Michael O'Donnell: MIA 24 March 1970, Cambodia
Declared dead after missing: 7 February 1978
Remains repatriated: 12 April 1995
Remains identified: 20 June 2001

IllustrationFriday.com

This week's topic on IllustrationFriday.com is "Fearless". I read the topic and thought, "didn't we just do this?", and as you can see from the previous post, it is similar to the last topic that I did which was "brave". I started this two weeks ago for the topic "ahead" but never finished it. I guess it could work for this week's topic, at any rate, I didn't want to waste it.

Rendering was done in Manga Studio Debut 4 with colors completed in Corel Painter 11 and Photoshop CS5. All pencils, inks, and colors were rendered on a Wacom Cintiq.