Grand Memories – Petting Zoo
We took a lot of photos while at the Houston zoo. I combined several to come up with this drawing for Creating Grand Memories. Click on image to enlarge. Copyrighted Digital illustration
Tag: computer illustration
Madison
My grandniece. I managed to finish this drawing while riding in an airplane. An unusually calm and smooth flight. Digital illustration
Penelope
Taken from a photograph of a friend of mine. Digital illustration
Leslie
French-American dancer and actress Leslie Caron. I was thinking of a strong line running through the middle with just enough thinner detail to identify the person. I think the center lines could have been thicker; could have been fewer thin lines. Digital illustration
Young Loretta, Step by Step
People have asked how I draw on an iPad. Here is a brief explanation:
Palm Tree
I was driving in traffic and saw a landscape company truck with a logo of a tree with big giant leaves. The leaves looked like hands to me. When I got home I sketched this out on my iPad. Click on image to enlarge. Digital illustration
Mary Kornman
I was watching an old John Wayne movie and the girl-interest was Mary Kornman. I looked her up and discovered she had been one of the Little Rascals of The Our Gang series. I found a photo of her I thought was precious and decided to draw her.
Louise
This is Louise Brooks. She was an actress in the 1920s and 30s. A true “flapper girl.“ She helped popularize the bob hairstyle. Apparently, she was something of a hedonist. But I didn’t draw her because of all that. I just thought she was pretty. Click on image to enlarge. Digital illustration
King Etzel
This is a depiction of King Etzel from a beautiful sculpture (Nibelungen-Brunnen, “Nibelungen Fountain”) in Tulln, Austria by Michail Nogin of his meeting with Kriemhild. Etzel is my German family name and I claim him as my ancestor. That’s how I got the Sir Colby nickname. According to the Nibelungenlied (the Song of the Nibelungs), […]
Kriemhild
This is a depiction of Kriemhild from a beautiful sculpture (Nibelungen-Brunnen, “Nibelungen Fountain”) in Tulln, Austria by Michail Nogin of her meeting with King Etzel. Etzel is my German family name and I claim him as my ancestor. That’s how I got the Sir Colby nickname. According to the Nibelungenlied (the Song of the Nibelungs), […]