The Halloween Line-up.

I know. It's a little early for Halloween, and believe me, I am not ready in anyway for summer to be over. Just look at my tomatoes. There are only 5 small green tomatoes that still need to grow and turn ripe, and plenty of blossoms left ready to become fruit. Seems a little late in the year. Anyway, I thought it would be a good idea to start thinking about making the best Halloween Illustration ever, and a couple months in advance never hurts, so this better turn out fabulous. There will be more to come, so feel free to take part in this journey. Input is always welcome. 

Illustration Friday: Swell

"I'll never eat another Angry Bird again. They take so long to digest.  Bleh!"

Portrait Fun.

I present you: Reese Witherspoon. And by the way, I hear a rumor that August is Artist Appreciation Month, so all you artists need to get out there and strut your stuff. 

Marketing Thursday

This is my first attempt at a Mermaid illustration. I've always wanted to create a Mermaid piece. It requires a little thinking outside the available visual reference out there. Lots of fun. Painted in Acrylic on stretched watercolor paper.

Snail Painting. 1st Attempt: Digital

Okay, so. This is my first attempt at painting snails. It's possible to get this elaborate doing it digitally. Not sure I could pull this off with a real snail. I'll just have to wait and see, when I encounter one.

Marketing Thursday.

Yes. It's that time. It's the moment all of us dread at times, but the design part of it can be so fun, and why not make the marketing side of illustration fun? After all we are creative, and we are perfectly capable of creating a fun marketing experience for ourselves.  Anyway, this is a new and improved layout for a postcard mailer. In fact, I might consider this same layout for a single sheet mailer or e-mail sample as well. Please give me your feedback on this layout, it would be greatly appreciated. 

Need Help!!!!

Alright artsy friends. I need suggestions with this rough comp. Yes it's rather rough. Does her left hand look as though it might be resting naturally on the seashell behind her? I hope it's still large enough so you can tell what's going on. I would love suggestions. I'm going to be moving further with this on Wednesday night. Your suggestions will be much appreciated. xoxoAmber.