illustration – Page 5

Crab

Posted on July 19, 2017February 15, 2019 by Dan Tabata

His flailing claws were either exclaiming, “Hug me!” or “Get off my lawn!”

From my daily drawings…
Crab – pen and inkwash. Drawn with a TWSBI Mini fountain pen (extra fine nib) using Platinum Carbon Ink and shaded with a Kuretake no. 8 fountain brush pen filled with Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink (diluted 4 parts water to 1 part ink). Digital scan adjusted and edited in Photoshop. Color applied in Illustrator.

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Crab design decorating a Redbubble art board

Crab design decorating a Redbubble throw pillow

Crab design decorating a Redbubble studio pouch

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I See Music

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Dan Tabata

“Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast.” -William Congreve

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Evolving Art

Posted on June 30, 2017September 9, 2017 by Dan Tabata

When we first see a drawing, we might imagine a flash of inspiration leading straight to the finished artwork. Many times that’s what happens, but not always.

One of my favorite drawings took a few years and several versions until the art finally matched up with my imagination. The fez fish began as a 2013 sketch book drawing that I scanned and colored in Photoshop. Continue reading “Evolving Art” →

A Toad Named Ali

Posted on June 20, 2017February 17, 2019 by Dan Tabata

From my daily drawings…
Ali came from a pun-loving family. Drawn on Canson XL mixed media paper using a 2 mm clutch pencil with HB lead. Color applied in Photoshop.

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Toad design decorating a Redbubble t-shirt

Toad design decorating a Redbubble sticker

Toad design decorating a Redbubble throw pillow

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Kiwi Bird

Posted on June 15, 2017January 5, 2019 by Dan Tabata

From my daily drawings…
Pen and watercolor kiwi bird portrait. This kiwi bird was drawn on Canson XL mixed media paper using a TWSBI Mini extra fine nib fountain pen filled with Platinum Carbon Black ink and shaded with a Kuretake no. 8 fountain brush pen filled with Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink (diluted 4 parts water to 1 part ink).

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