I know I’m one day late but Happy Halloween!
Free Metal Textures
Ever since my crayon texture post, I’ve been itching to create some more textures to use in adobe illustrator. Textures definitely add something different to an illustration. For example, I ended up using one of the crayon textures in this post. The theme for this texture set is metal. I’ve found some metal mesh I’ve scanned in as well as a metal surface I found interesting. I like the vertical lines in it a lot. Click on any of the images below to download the image in 300 dpi.
6×8 Exhibit at the Paper Place
Hey guys, if you’re in the Toronto area, check out my piece in the 3d Annual 6×8 Exhibit at the Paper Place.
The Paper Place, being the awesome store that it is, supplied all us artists with Japanese handmade kozo paper called Etchu Hagaki. I’ve submitted my lion block print Speak for the Trees to the show which you can check out here. It is for sale and will be up in the store until the end of the month. Hope you can check it out!
6×8 Exhibit at The Paper Place
October 10-30th
887 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON
Freebie: Halloween Costume Wheel
Don’t know what to be for Halloween this year? Why not let the Halloween Costume Wheel make the decision for you! Just print and cut out the wheel and spinner along the dotted lines. Attach the spinner with a push pin and there you go! Have fun!
You can even spin multiple times to come up with very unique costumes. Some of the combinations Don and I came up with are: Unicorn Princess, Pizza Ninja and Robot Gnome.
What combinations can you think of? Write it in the comments below!
Free Crayon Textures
Now for something a little different! I’ve been using textures a lot lately, but all the textures I have used so far have been downloaded from free texture sites. This time, I’ve decided to create my own and offer it for free to download. If you do end up using one of them, I would love to see the final piece. Post the link in the comments below! If you are unsure of how to go about adding a texture to an image in illustrator, I recommend checking out this video.
Click on the image for the full size
Anchor pattern wallpapers
Today, I realized that I haven’t made a wallpaper since July! Has it really been that long?
This set was inspired by the ocean, 1920 x 1200 in size. Available in 3 colours
ParaNorman
I just recently watched Paranorman, the stop-motion film by LAIKA Films and I was blown away! Not only did this film take an excruciatingly long time to produce, it has a lot of heart and is a great tribute to horror films for geeks such as myself. I decided to do some fan art in my style to show my love for the film. In world full of mediocre CGI children’s films, it’s really easy to appreciate the artistry that went into the making of this film. If you are unsure what I mean, I suggest watching the video below. Hope you enjoy it!
