Naidrau the Dragon
Truly, you can’t go wrong with dragons. This red dragon is called Naidrau. He is one of 18 digital character portraits I created for Kate O’Hegarty’s e-novel, Mieradome. You may view more of these character portraits in my Fantasy Gallery.
Visit the official Mierdome website.
The Snow Queen
This chilly lady is my vision for the Snow Queen in Kate O’Hegarty’s novel, Mieradome. She is one of 18 character portraits I created for Kate this past spring. You may view more of these character portraits in my Fantasy Gallery.
Hodgepodge
Hodgepodge is what you would call a Fussig faery (ain’t got no wings) in the realm of Mieradome. He is something of a clan leader if I recall correctly. And he is just one of eighteen character portraits for which Kate O’Hegarty commissioned me. They do not appear in the recently published book. They were for the official Mieradome website.
Tai Ming Kiels
This gentleman’s name is Tia Ming Kiels. He is a character in a novel written by Kate O’Hegarty. This past spring Kate commissioned me to create 18 character illustrations for her novel. This project was a great opportunity for me to do some experiments with digital illustration.
Kaiser Holstalken
Kaiser Holstalken is, as you might guess, a nasty sort of fellow. I don’t know much about him, but I think the eyes are a hint.
Feig
His name is Feig [feeg] and he’s a character in a novel called Mieradome [meera-doe-may]. The author, Kate O’Hegarty, commissioned 18 character portraits as a part of her promotion of her new book. You can view all the characters portraits I created at the official Mieradome website. Her website was created by Creative Republic which is the same designer who created Tony DiTerlizzi’s website. Toni is the illustrator of the Spiderwick Chronicles, but now I’m getting a bit off topic.
Kate’s characters provided a great opportunity to explore digital illustration. I had messed around a bit before, but not to this extent. Hopefully Kate’s book will do well and maybe my work will get a little exposure. We shall see.
Ami Dar-Ya
Her name is Ami Dar’Ya and she is a mysterious character in Kate O’Hegarty’s e-novel, Mieradome. She is just one of 18 digital character portraits Kate commissioned this past spring. You may view more of these character portraits in my Fantasy Gallery.
Also, you might want to check out the official Mierdome website.
Inocian of the e-novel Mieradome
I recently completed 18 character illustrations for Kate O’Hegarty’s young adult e-novel, Mieradome. I’ve posted my favorites here on my site – see my Fantasy Illustration gallery – and the others may be found on the official Mieradome website.
I’ve just begun working digitally and I’m pretty pleased with how they turned out. There’s no denying the speed and flexibility of the digital world. Still, there is the sadness of having no physical work of art to hold in my hands or to frame and hang. In the future I think the digital will not just be a new medium for me, but also be a help to my pastels. It will be quite handy for working out color schemes and contrast. I’ll never give up my pastels.
Maryland Institute College of Art
The Maryland Institute College of Art has invited me to teach Intro to Illustration next Fall 2010. Originally I was to teach two classes, but some departmental reorganization has taken place since I was first contacted and so I will now teach only one class – Intro to Illustration. I believe it will work out great. To say the least I am honored and excited. These last few weeks I’ve been popping in to observe classes with José Villarrubia and Warren Linn. They’re both great teachers and wonderful mentors.
