I know, I know, robots are everywhere, loving nature and each other and toasters, wanting brains and companions and birds and butterflies. I don't really care because they're fun.
My friends Mark & Carolyn Izzo throw some really fun parties. This time it's Mark's 30th birthday! His gift from me is this "VIP" pass the guests will be receiving upon arrival. Lanyard and all!
The little character's pose was drawn freehand, but taken from another illustrator's image I liked (time-crunch, and not for a client so I think it's okay...) and drew him up to look like Mark.
This is probably the 10th version of a character I've developed, Pink Ink. Blue Haiku is her little bear who's not shown, but he'll be around soon. I'm still practicing my Photoshop painting. I can't seem to make anything as pretty as everyone else does, but I love the messy marker/watercolor feel I got in this one. I can only get better, that's for sure!
This illustration is for my friend Carolyn's story (based on a dream she had) where she shook a garbage bag to open it up, and when she did, it filled with air and she flew over the rooftop of the neighbor's house! This is the beginning of our writer/illustrator partnership. :)