Character of the Week - LumberJack

Illustration Friday- Super Hero

Never fails...

Illustration Friday- 80's

This is pretty much me in the 80's. I had one kind of outfit... screen T, spandex shorts and high tops. Oh man it was bad.

Illustration Friday- Buzz

So here I am trying to paint with acrylics. Old habits die hard and I keep catching myself painting like I do with watercolor. But hopefully with a few more tries, I'll get the hang of it.

Illustration Friday- Mask

If you were about to dive into a giant puddle of mud you'd wear a mask too. and floaties. gotta wear floaties.

in color

Here are the colored finishes of the sketches I previously posted. There's nothing like breathing life into your drawings by coloring them up. I love it!

How time flies

Amazingly it's been a month since I last posted! Sheesh. Well, here's a couple sketches from a commission I've been working on... It's been a really fun gig.

dressing up

Hooray for October!

I just love this time of year ... hope you have a great October!

pause pics

It took me twice as long to finish Pride and Prejudice yesterday because I HAD to keep pausing it to draw characters. Here are some of the inspired sketches...

nothin' but fun

Continental Man

This week's character theme was "Continental Man" ... and I couldn't help but think of a continental breakfast ... so I combined them :) My friends Dave, Adrien and Jeremy are posting their designs too. Go check 'em out!

http://drawingsbydave.blogspot.com/
http://adriensbrain.blogspot.com/
http://animite.blogspot.com/

wrestler

I was invited by Dave James to participate in a weekly character theme. "Wrestler" was the challenge in honor of the new movie 'Nacho Libre' (which was hilarious, by the way, for all you who've not seen it yet). I'm hoping to take this 'ere macho nacho man and paint him up in the near distant future. Thanks for letting me play too, Dave. This was a lot of fun!

pigs pigs pigs

pigs
Originally uploaded by katiemcdee.

I'm tired of not posting, I feel so lazy! So I'm actually going to post twice in a week, amazing huh?

I've been drawing a lot of pigs lately because my children's book is full of 'em ... here are a few from my sketchbook.

illos

illos
Originally uploaded by katiemcdee.

I've started working more in the "learning materials" industry. The people I've met and I get to work with are some of the nicest and talented individuals I've ever known. I'm one lucky girl.

Here are a few illo assignments I did recently...

Chamelions

Chamelion
Originally uploaded by katiemcdee.

Here are some chamelions I painted in watercolor & gouache over the last couple months. I'd painted a similar composition with red-eyed tree frogs years ago and decided that the frog painting needed a companion on the wall ... I wish I had a picture of the frogs to show you ... sorry.

Duh... Brothers

DuhBrothers
Originally uploaded by katiemcdee.

more character fun

slurp

slurp
Originally uploaded by katiemcdee.

I came up with this creature design from a random squiggle...