Tag Archives: illustration

Let’s talk about monkeys… Part 4…

Posted on September 27, 2013 by pouringmyartout

I have done some more work on the illustration for the cover of the children’s book. But have I gone too far? I have finished the rough outlines. I took your suggestions and instead of the dark ink outlines, I … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about monkeys… Part 3…

Posted on September 27, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Or: Help me design the cover of my new children’s book ! I am still in the process of showing you step by step how I am developing the cover art for my new children’s book. In the last post, I shared … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about monkeys… Part 2…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by pouringmyartout

This might be fun. I can talk about the children’s book and go back to the roots of this blog: My art. So I am going to share with you the steps I am going through to make the cover of … Continue reading →

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About that children’s book…

Posted on September 13, 2013 by pouringmyartout

The artwork is taking a little longer to finish than I thought it would. The book is more about the art than the words, so I want to get it right. But I thought I might share one of the … Continue reading →

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I made a monkey!

Posted on August 26, 2013 by pouringmyartout

Well… I mean, I drew a monkey, and then painted it in with water-color paints, and then did the outlines with ink. And then I scanned it and put it is to Photoshop and zoomed in and cleaned up all the … Continue reading →

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Say goodbye to Fawnya…

Posted on May 30, 2013 by pouringmyartout

I have had a lot of fun playing with my new alien. I feel like I brought a new life into the universe. She started as just a small character role in my novel and a very rough pencil sketch. … Continue reading →

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Friday Frolicks…

Posted on September 7, 2012 by pouringmyartout

In keeping with my pledge to slow down on posting my book chapters to give you all a chance to catch up, I am just going to do some random posts today. That being said, I hope some of you … Continue reading →

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Because what I really needed was a new art project…

Posted on July 27, 2012 by pouringmyartout

My wife went with her aunt and uncle to a place where they display wood burning projects. This little gallery is surrounded by fields where they grow these gourds. People do all kinds of fancy art with wood burning tools … Continue reading →

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A garage full of weirdness…

Posted on April 20, 2012 by pouringmyartout

Here is an item from my garage/art gallery… I had a picture of Cherilyn and I, way back before we got married. It was taken some time in the 80’s. But I couldn’t leave well enough alone, so I used this photo … Continue reading →

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Art is short for Arthur… but Arthur is not short of art…

Posted on April 18, 2012 by pouringmyartout

Not my best title perhaps, but I am returning to the ‘art’ part of pouring my ‘art’ out. From the dusty walls of my garage and the even dustier reaches of my artistic past, I bring you; Here is my … Continue reading →

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