illofriday "heroes"

illofriday "heroes", originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Here's my silly entry for Illustration Friday this week. This is one of those things that have been drifting around in my head for a couple years, sharpened by seeing The Incredibles. I mean, who doesn't wonder where the heroes get their gear?

illofriday "black & white"

illofriday "black & white", originally uploaded by alida saxon.

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "Black and White", and this is what popped into my head. Doodled up in Adobe Illustrator an hour or so this morning.

illofriday "summer"

illofriday "summer", originally uploaded by alida saxon.

A simple design, this week for Illustration Friday, reminds me of an article spot illustration. When I think of summer, the first things that come to mind are heat, bugs and lots of fresh fruit. The latter making up for a lot of the discomfort of the former. ;)

firefly Mal

firefly Mal, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

You know, I meant to do this in full color, but I got to this stage, with just the darks and lights laid in with dark brown and beige... and I didn't want to touch it further. I like it as it is.

Here's the reference. Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds from the show Firefly. Actor's name is Nathan Fillion.

Just one more to go (River) and I'll have done a portrait for all of them.

illofriday "digital"

illofriday "digital", originally uploaded by alida saxon.

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "digital". Absolutely stumped all week, and this is what I ended up coming up with. When I thought of the theme, I thought of something raw, showing it's edges, unfinished. Not sure I got across what I wanted, but might as well show the bad with the good.

illofriday "envy"

illofriday "envy", originally uploaded by alida saxon.

A very quick one for Illustration Friday, as I'm running behind on a couple things. There's things I don't like about it being rushed, but I do like the lighting on her coat, and some of the smokiness around the lights.

firefly Shepherd Book

firefly-book, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

This here is my quick portrait (1 1/2 hrs) of Ron Glass, who plays the character Shepherd Book on the cancelled show Firefly. His character is a priest, you could say. "Shepherd", and why he's traveling with a tramp ship like Serenity he has yet to confess. But he sure knows a lot about things you wouldn't expect of a holy man.

Here's the reference I used. Colored pencil on brown bag paper. Two more to go, and I'll have finished the main cast.