He’s in here somewhere! At least I think I remember drawing him in somewhere… I’ve been having a blast drawing my firstย Where’s Waldo?-type illustration. While there are plenty of things to find, I wanted to share with you a little bit about how much fun this was to color. I packed each major stage of…
Still plugging away at my Where’s Bigfoot? drawing. I was nervous at first, that I wouldn’t know what to draw after a couple of hours, but it’s been a lot of fun coming up with creatures and scenery, and it’s coming to me a lot more easily than I thought it would. I guess all…
Recently, I was commissioned to make a giant Where’s Bigfoot? illustration. (You know, like a Where’s Waldo?,ย but with bigfoot.) I’ve been snapping a few photos of the drawing process along the way and thought I’d share ’em here. For all you equipment junkies: I’m drawing with a Micron 08 technical pen on 11×14″ Strathmore smooth…
A lot of artists that I follow have shared videos of themselves working through their own illustration and design processes, and the videos have been incredibly informative for me in my work. I decided to record one of my own illustrations, from start to finish, and here it is!
For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Despite what my name might suggest (and ponytail in this photo), I’m a guy. It’s…
Here’s a free page from my Monster Coloring Book for you and the kids to color. Click on the picture to get the full printable file and click here for even more free pages to color!
For those of you that missed the “Life, the Universe and Everything” symposium on art and literature, you might want to check out some of these recordings and handouts I put together: -Listen to the “Keynote Address” from James A Owen, as well as full panel discussions from LTUE on “Artist’s Tools“, “Comic Book Publishers,”…
Here is today’s schedule of events for Life, the Universe and Everything: 9:00 AM: -Story Structure Workshop Dan and Rob Wells put together a story outline based on cues from the audience.ย Part presentation, part improv routine. Dan and Rob take your ideas and turn them into a story and build a basic outline. (Dan…