Pencils

Last time I showed a page from my sketchbook. Here is the next step in how I create an illustration. This is the pencils for a picture I'm doing for Outsiders.

Merry Christmas

Sketchbook page

Here is a page from my sketchbook. These are some of my ideas for illustrations for Outsiders.

Mr. Tinker

Here is my version of Mr. Tinker of the famous Smith & Tinker, who created Tik-Tok.

Tribute to Dick Martin

                          

Dick Martin is one of my biggest influences when it come to Oz. When I decided to figure out what I wanted to do for the cover to a project I am doing, this picture from the Autumn 1976 issue of the Baum Bugle came to mind. This is one of my favorite pieces of his work and thought it would be fun to do something similar.

Meeting Tik Tok

Here is my latest attempt at coloring in Photoshop. The more I do the better I'll get.

Ozma head from Zazzle.com

Continuing with working with Photoshop, I colored this picture and put it on a shirt in Zazzle .

Ozma head from Zazzle.com

The Wanderer of Oz

I have been working on a banner for my comic book.

Dorothy

Here is another picture I colored as I learn how to use Photoshop.

Cover of Outsiders from Oz(in color)

Here is the cover for the upcoming book by Jared Davis, Outsiders from Oz. Marcus Mebes did a wonderful job of coloring it.

Dorothy and Ozma (in color)

I'm still new on coloring in Photoshop. Here is a picture I used for practice.

King Rinkitink

When Monarchs meet

Betsy, Percy, Jinnicky, and Eureka

Picture for upcoming story.

The Umbrellaphant in Oz cover

Not quite finished, but here is the cover for The Umbrellaphant in Oz.

Ozma (in color)

Here is a picture I did to practice Adobe Illustrator.

20 years ago

Thanks to Marcus Mebes, who sent me a copy of the 1992 Oziana, is the first picture I ever had published. It shows you how much I have improved in the last 20 years and yet my style hasn't really changed very much.

Fess and the Flittermouse

If you follow me on Facebook then you know that I've been thinking of writing a story for Oziana based on these two characters, Fess and the Flittermouse. They were two of the characters from the last official Oz book Merry Go Round in Oz. Fess is now a knight for the Kingdom of Toth and I decided to make him a little older than his first apperance.

For Marcus

Here is a couple of characters created from Marcus. Can anyone guess who they are?

H. M. Wogglebug T. E.

Here is a look at the Wogglebug as if he was more insect like. I think it would be pretty scary to come across something like that.

Scarecrow brushwork

Still working on working with my brush. Here is the Scarecrow inked in brush and ink.

Dorothy brushwork

Here is brush and ink work of Dorothy.

Tin Woodman brushwork

Here is a picture of Nick Chopper I did inking with only a Winsor & Newton series 7 #2 brush.

Dorothy sketch

Sometimes I like to draw Dorothy in a more modern outfit. I know some Oz fans don't like but John R. Neill and Eric Shanower both did it.

Wake up Eureka

Another Ozma

I do seem to enjoy drawing Ozma. I do like to give her a different look for different projects.

Jinnicky and the Three-headed Dragon

Even though I been trying not to take anymore projects, I knew this was coming and wasn't going to say no. This is a picture for a special project. If you know what it's for keep it hush hush for now.

Princess Langwidere

I thought it would be interesting to do a picture of Princess Langwidere. I took some artistic liberties by putting the heads on columns instead of cupboards .

Disney Princess Ozma

Here is a picture of Ozma I did as if she was a Disney princess.

Another Ork

Here is another picture of the Ork.

Inspiration for Ozma

Jared Davis asked me if I wanted to do a dedication for our upcoming book Outsiders from Oz. I had to think about who I wanted to dedicate the book to because there are so many to choose. I finally decided to choose Georginna Trujillo, who is the inspiration on how I want my version of Ozma to look like. She is my childhood best friend, the girl next door, and one of the few people in this world I can truly say that I love.

Outsiders from Oz cover

Here is the cover i have been working on for Jared Davis' upcoming book Outsiders from Oz.

Jack has lost his head

Outsiders from Oz illustration

I have been working on a project with Jared Davis and this is an illustration he wanted me to do. There is an inside joke with the paintings and the initials N.H from the first book I illustrated.

Zoop

Here is a character from L. Frank Baum's silent movies.

Girls of Oz model sheet

Here is a model sheet of the girls of Oz I did to show the difference in height and overall look.

Unused Oz Illustrations

Sometimes I'm asked to work on a project for someone that ultimately gets shelved. Here are some pictures I  did for a story that got cut from the project. If you have an idea what these pictures were for, please keep it quiet for right now.

Guardian of the Magic Muffin Tree

So I'm cleaning out my cabinet and I came across some pictures that I never finished or were not used for some reason. I thought it would be nice to put up some of the pictures. Here is a picture from "The Hidden Valley of Oz" I did of the Guardian of the Magic Muffin Tree. For some reason I never finished it. I thought it would be interesting just to show the pencils.

The Magical Monarch of Mo

From the book of the same name, here is the Magical Monarch of Mo.

Jack

The great thing about drawing Oz is that I have plenty of pictures I could use for books. Say one of my writers mentions Jack Pumpkinhead. I could find an unused picture of him like this one and put it in the book.

Ozma and the Wizard

Right now I am working on illustrating three books. Here is an illustration for one of them.

Oz Project

Here is a picture I'm doing for an upcoming Oz project. I thought I'd show the difference between the sketch and the final product.

New Characters Designs

Here is some new characters I'm working on for a upcoming Oz project. Some might recognize where they are from, but I'm going to keep quiet about it for now.

Happy Birthday L. Frank Baum

Today is L. Frank Baum's birthday, the creator of Oz. Here is a portrait I did of him.

Meet the Woozy

When I asked which picture people would like to see, nobody picked this one. This one is one of my personal favorites because I enjoy drawing Scraps, even though she takes a long time to draw.