Mug Mud » Drawing

Old Man Watching Fly

jeremy — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 10:19:11 +0000

Ink on paper, color with Pixelmator

Death is Recognized as a Friend

jeremy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:19:12 +0000

After Käthe Kollwitz.

A sketch that I rendered at the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Berlin. The museum of her work is perhaps the most marvelous institution in a city of marvels.

Mechanical Pencil on Moleskin paper

bear and penguin

jeremy — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:17:09 +0000

This is a comic about a bear and a penguin created by Jeremy Taylor.

Illustration Friday: Worry

jeremy — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:44:40 +0000

He may look worried. Though these days it’s hard to tell by phone. I know that I am worried.

artist: Jeremy Taylor
media: digital

Roughneck

jeremy — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:20:17 +0000

I discovered Corel Painter two days ago which has a great assortment of brushes from oils to watercolors. The Painter program is complex, but it is designed specifically for tablet use and appears to have more potential than Photoshop for this application.

Anyway, here is my second portrait that is created with a Wacom tablet and an airbrush in Photoshop.

Painting with Bits

jeremy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:51:25 +0000

After years of debating with myself, I finally broke down and bought a Wacom Intuous 3 graphics tablet. At one point in the past I decided to buy a cheaper off-brand graphics tablet and ended up greatly disappointed with the results. It was never used and served to discourage me from using a tablet. The Intuos 3, on the other hand, provides a tremendous level of control and a very natural pen feel. I bought the 6×8 inch pad, and in hindsight, the 4×6 would have provided ample space in a more portable size to suit my Macbook.

On one hand I am thrilled with my new tool, but on the other I am a little concerned that it might serve to distract me from more pressing matters. Here is the first portrait that I created using the tablet and Photoshop.

How To Use the Illustrator Pen Tool

jeremy — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:37:34 +0000

I have always been mystified by the pen tool in both Illustrator and Photoshop. The pen tool is the primary tool for creating vector paths and it is really the key to using Illustrator. This tutorial from Tutvid sheds some light the subject.

The Bearskinrug Sketchbook

jeremy — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:12:26 +0000

Kevin Cornell has a complete sketchbook displayed on his portfolio site using a clever flash interface.

link