Franklin's Illustration

Detail of latest painting in process

2009-05-02T18:36:00.000-07:00

This is from a piece I am working on.

God

2009-03-17T23:31:00.001-07:00

This is the third in my Heaven mythos series. It is darker but I tried to keep it in the same universe as the other two.

Demon

2009-03-14T22:18:00.001-07:00

Second in my myth of Heaven and Hell. The demon is more in our world and has more in common with us than the Angel who is jealous of man's place.

Angel

2009-03-03T22:39:00.000-08:00

This is a piece that I just started painting without a sketch. It took about 4 to 5 hours. I think this is the beginning of a series.

OK I need help here. In the first image I increased the contrast. Is it better?

Elf Warrior and Gwarf

2008-12-30T05:36:00.001-08:00

This is a little fantasy illustration I am working on. I still have to iron out some of the work to the female figure before going to color.

I am getting a lot closer now. I have some good colors blocked in and am ready to bring it on home!

And here is the final! It took between 20-25 hours. I didn't keep a log, but that's a rough idea based on the number of days and when I sat down to work and finally stumbled off to sleep.

Encounter

2008-10-19T23:35:00.000-07:00

Sketch and work in progress for my latest endeavor.

Final of Dragon Painting

2008-09-19T09:38:00.000-07:00

Please, if you have any helpful criticism, do not hesitate to make suggestions. This was an incredibly fun illustration to paint and I have to praise Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop for making such amazing tools!

OK since I first posted this I have tweaked the image quite a bit. I placed the older versions below and here is the latest and hopefully final version.

Various sketches

2008-08-09T15:58:00.000-07:00

These are a few sketches I have done over the last few months in Painter. I figured I'd post some to f these playful little things showing my brain at work.

Dragon-Updated

2008-08-06T12:58:00.000-07:00

It's getting close now! I am having fun with this image!

OK so I am updating this with a sequence of snapshots of me recent illustration. I am not done yet but I am getting there. I wanted to show some steps that I go through when creating an illustration.

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I am working on a new digital painting. I am only posting this intermediate snapshot as a teaser. I am about halfway through this painting and will be posting a long series of pictures showing the process in motion. Thanks to all of you who check in on me from time to time!

Working on the background art and trying to be careful not to go too dark or to get too detailed. I want the foreground to "pop"!

In the Swamp

2008-07-10T06:21:00.000-07:00

Just sketching around

Worker Duck!

2008-04-24T23:27:00.000-07:00

New piece for local hotel undergoing renovations. I did revisions as requested by the client. I added their logo and tilted the hat. They also wanted smaller feet. I liked the larger feet but, hey, it's their duck! Final, Revision, Original.

Pin Deisgn

2008-04-16T08:49:00.000-07:00

I just did this as a sample for a local collectibles pin company

Studies and Spookies!

2008-01-28T16:18:00.000-08:00

Blast from the past

2008-01-28T06:30:00.001-08:00

This is an old piece I did as part of a deck of cards that local creatives in the Orlando area did for Disney managers as a gift.

Rework of Fairy picture

2008-01-25T20:25:00.000-08:00

I love having other artists to bounce my work off of. Some folks over on the VoodooChilli website critiqued this sketch and helped me make it stronger before taking it to final. I think their suggestions about playing a little more with tonal temperature, leading the eye around the image better, and not having the attention drawn away from the character were all valid issues and I have addessed them. Here is the new sketch.

Fairy Sentinel

2008-01-18T15:11:00.000-08:00

Here is the latest of my sketches to develop for a painting.

Here is the original sketch again.

2008-01-10T23:10:00.001-08:00

And here is the Final Image.

2008-01-10T23:06:00.000-08:00

It was a constant back and forth between Photoshop and Painter. I made a custom brush set in Painter and did most effects in Photoshop. It was helpful to take palettes from the photo reference that I used for different items. Saved a lot of time trying to mix all the colors. If you have any comments, I'd sure like to hear them. Thanks for looking.

Progress

2008-01-10T20:48:00.001-08:00

Baby is blocked in

2008-01-10T18:20:00.001-08:00

Just roughing in the little gipper.

Reworked drawing of panda cub

2008-01-10T15:02:00.000-08:00

I reworked the drawing of the cub to be more anatomically correct.

Red Panda Cub color in progress

2008-01-10T12:14:00.001-08:00

I am working back and forth between Photoshop and Painter. Here is where I am right now! You can see the sketch below in this blog.

Light of Reason Part 2

2008-01-08T00:03:00.000-08:00

I have been reworking this image for a while. Here is the latest incarnation!

The Light of Reason

2008-01-03T11:30:00.001-08:00

This piece is about the death of superstition and the birth of reason that many of us go through. All digital. Photoshop and Painter with the Wacon Tablet.

This is a sketch. When I get the final done I will post it as well.

Some more older traditional art

2007-12-30T11:56:00.000-08:00

I did the Alien painting about 6 years ago and the Glyptodon last year.