Today is Good Friday, the day Christians celebrate the crucifixion of Jesus. A crucifixion seems like an odd thing to celebrate, but it is in fact good news. How's that, you ask? A couple of years ago I partnered with the ministry of Living Waters to illustrate a short cartoon gospel tract that explains what I mean. For those of...
For over a year now I've been designing toys for a company called DecoPac. They create many of the fancy birthday cakes you see in the grocery store bakeries, the ones with little plastic licensed characters on them. They offer a wide variety of quality cake designs for all occasions, and often develop fun themes using licensed characters to tie...
Recently I was hired by Benchmark Education to illustrate a short children's book called The Purple Cow. Not to be confused with the best seller by Seth Godin, this story is an epic saga about a cow that gives grape juice instead of milk. The client gave me a great deal of editorial freedom so I decided to stretch myself and...
Recently artist Sam Nielson ran a contest of sorts on his blog. He wanted to practice some digital coloring/painting but didn't feel like drawing anything, so he asked for submissions. Two winners would then be chosen to have their sketches colored by him. Cool! On a lark I submitted some concept sketches (above) from a "buffalo wings" project I had done...
Too busy for a real blog post, but here's a quick link in honor of one of my favorite holidays: Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes of All Time. Enjoy!...
Peter Beach has been working as a freelance illustrator for over 25 years. His work is top-notch and he's served some of the top clients in the biz. Recently Peter started a blog devoted to sharing his experience and advice with other illustrators. He wrote the following to me in an email: I've been freelancing full time illustration for a long...
