Saturday, October 31, 2015

the vortex

part of my daily sketch project. i have been keeping with the night theme, trying to keep the moon as a secondary light source in most of the pieces. trying to stay around the ideas of magic, monsters myth with a whimsical feel. i am more focused on landscape, clouds and the scene right now. i will have to start a focus study on characters and style soon. copyright scott cattanach 2015

Friday, October 30, 2015

the eyes out at sea

daily sketch project. the eyes out at sea. gearing sketches towards a style suitable for children's books.

lake 22 washington state

still working on other sketch work for the daily sketch. this is concept sketch for a future print, i plan on taking some printmaking classes again to brush up on some of the skills i have forgotten like aquatinting, hard and soft ground, spit bite printing processes. this is lake 22 in the cascades of washington state.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

the mermaid

the daily sketch, back to a little bit of monsters.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

daily sketch project 2 days of sketches

still working with focus on gearing style towards younger readers books. trying to do a sketch every day.
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Monday, October 26, 2015

sketch of the day

the light that was coming from underground. more on the magical side than monsters today.
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halloween night monster sketch

i have been enjoying this whimsical monster direction, so this is the next in the series for my daily sketching project. copyright scott cattanach

Sunday, October 25, 2015

the monster in the lake

the light out on the lake at night, or lake monster sketch with simple digital coloring.
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Saturday, October 24, 2015

noises in the forest

whimsical monster illustration. where those noises in the forest at night come from.
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Thursday, October 22, 2015

monster in the desert

sketchbook work from yesterday and today, pencil, ink and simple color work. copyright scott cattanach 2015


sketchbook with quick color render

sketchbook work focusing on story book style work.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

new landscape work

i have been working on more traditional landscape work to start back into print making. i have got a few lino blocks carved and working on more designs and just getting in the habit of sketching something every day again. 





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