Unicorn for Junicorn (after Petar Meseldzija)

 Digital study drawn after detail from painting by Petar Meseldzija. For the social media art challenge ”Junicorn”

Artober ”Evolution” (after Simon Dominic)

 One of this month’s Artober submissions (after a MTG card)

Color pencilson Fabriano paper

In progress... Trois Crayons Drawing

Portrait Commission in progress

“Andrea”, detail from digital drawing 🖊 Portrait commission in hyperrealistic style

digital drawing

Magic: The Gathering study

“Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons” (study of detail from Magic: The Gathering card painting by Tyler Jacobson), mechanical pencil on Fabriano paper ✏️ Study drawn from the Amonkhet art book ⚔️

pencil on Fabriano paper

Ilon Wikland study

“At The Café” (after Ilon Wikland), color pencil on Fabriano paper ✏️ First study from an art book I received yesterday 📖 Ilon’s ability to draw soulful figures and landscapes has impressed and influenced me since I first read “The Brothers Lionheart” as a child. It was with a sense of delightful terror I turned a page to look at another drawing of Tengil’s soldiers and the dragon Katla. Of course it didn’t take long until I drew my first warrior wearing a similar helmet as one of the soldiers in the book ⚔️

color pencil on Fabriano paper

Iain McCaig Study

Study of a sketch by Iain McCaig, the Star Wars concept artist and Fighting Fantasy illustrator 🤩 Such remarkable variation in line flow, weight and value in the original, learn a lot from trying to achieve similar effects digitally that a master achieves when drawing traditionally ✏️

Wish you all a great week! ☀️

digital

Unicorn (after John Howe)

Drawing after a sketch by the MTG artist and famous illustrator John Howe:

digital

Elven Dagger

In progress, started today...
 A new fantasy drawing in hyperrealistic style ⚔️ Thank you Noah and Rachel Bradley for providing such amazing fantasy art references to draw from 🙏

digital

Magic The Gathering (after Raoul Vitale)

Continued today... “Hieroglyphic Illumination” (after detail from Magic The Gathering card painting by Raoul Vitale).

 I really enjoy establishing various surface planes and modeling form with layers upon layers of color pencils and chalk

Translating the greyscale modeling factors I am currently studying to modeling with cold and warm colors, I learn a lot from exploring the abrupt color contrast created by a hard edge, as well as the soft transition of a rounded form - achieving an ever smoother transition through the use of white chalk.

Color pencils and chalk on Fabriano paper

Inktober Day 19-26

8 more drawings for the yearly artistic event. Sketch 1 is after Kekai Tokaki. 2 after Donato Giancola, 7 after Bridgman. Wish all readers a great weekend ☀️

ink pens, ink brush pens and mixed media on Fabriano and toned paper

Inktober day 13-18

Here are the ink drawings for day 14-18. 3, 5 and 6 are personal projects in progress... Wish you a great weekend 🙂☀️

Ink pens on paper and mixed media on toned paper

Inktober day 5-12

Inktober has rolled on, here are drawings for day 5-12. 1 to 5 and 7 are personal projects in progress. 6 is an anatomy study after Bridgman

Ink pens on watercolor paper

Inktober day 1-4

Inktober has started and these were the first four contributions from JMB. The first three are personal works-in-progress, the fourth a finished masterstudy after a drawing by Frank Frazetta.

Wish all readers a great October ☀️

Ink pen on watercolor papet

(in progress) Companions

Drawing in progress, personal project

Ink pen on watercolor paper

Inking Madureira pencil

Digital inking practice over pencil drawing by Joe Madureira

digital inking

pencil by Joe Madureira (detail)

Figure with spear (after Frank Frazetta)

Masterstudy after original drawing by Frank Frazetta

Ink pen on watercolor paper

Fantasy Landscape in progress...

Start of inking of a landscape drawing

Pencil and ink on acid free paper

Bianca

Hyperrealistic drawing of Bianca Ingrosso (in progress...)

Digital

2 Figures (after Doré)

Drawing after woodcut by Gustave Doré

Digital