The Snail Fairy

The snail fairy
(digital collage)

Fairy stock from here.

Illustration Friday: Earl-y

Earl-y Flight
(pencil drawing with digital background - illustration friday)

As I am buried with my Master's stuff, just a quick image pun.

The Forgotten Elephant Invasion

The Forgotten Elephant Invasion
(digital collage)

...till death do us apart...

...till death do us apart...
(pencil drawing and collage on an accounting sheet)

The story is similar to my Face-off. I have found an old ink jet print of a 19th century photograph in one of my old folders. It is approximately twice as big as the original picture, and was printed on cardstock. I seem to be obsessed with spilling liguid as this one has gotten some too. And the spots were so beautiful and discolored that I had to integrate them into the final drawing.

I evidently cannot get rid of my flying stuff, but I really do not mind it...

Appr. 8" x 16".

Face-off

Face-off
(pencil drawing, copied electronically and digital background added)

Has a history. I needed a devious older face for a work, and I drew one. But I was not sure how I was going to use it, so I copied it several times on several sheets of paper to experiment. This was a left over. I evidently spilled different kinds of liquid onto it several times, got a tape spot, etc. (We are talking about years.) I found it a couple of days ago in an old folder of mine, and fell in love with its surprise: the naturally tattered, shabby, grungy look. So I manipulated a bit more in Photoshop and kind of liked the result.

Illustration Friday: Equipment

Equipment
(pencil drawing with digital background - illustration friday)

Image inspiration: fantastic figures from Les Songes Drolatiques de Pantagruel, 1565 Paris. 
Concept inspiration: the shameless and awful pedophile, Joseph Ratzinger.

Demons

Demons
(charcoal pencil, pastel, graphite, embroidery floss, sawing machine + thread)

With Flying Colors

With Flying Colors
(pencil drawing with digital background)

Fearless 2.

Fearless Ageing
(digital variation of a pencil drawing - illustration friday)

Illustration Friday: Fearless

Fearless Ageing
(pencil drawing with digital background - illustration friday)

Those magnificent fish and their flying machines...

Those magnificent fish and their flying machines...
(pencil drawing with digital background)

Showing the Direction

Showing the Direction
(pencil drawing with digital background)

Bagel

Bagel
(pencil drawing with digital background)

Illustration Friday: Cocoon

Cocoon
(digital collage - illustration friday)