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Alida Saxon — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:16:00 +0000

I've switched the blog system I use on my website so this is now Archives. To see my new work, visit: http://www.alidasaxon.com/journal/

Or you can visit my Livejournal which has the same art plus ramblings and nonsense. http://seian.livejournal.com/

Special Delivery

Alida Saxon — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 13:31:16 +0000

Special Delivery, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

I've been dooding in illustrator thinking of what I want to do next (or at least soon) on paper, and I thought this fit pretty well with this week's illustration friday theme "capture", in the sense of capturing a moment in time.

We Don't Serve Sushi

Alida Saxon — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:50:42 +0000

We Don't Serve Sushi, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

"We Don't Serve Sushi"

I wouldn't necessarily bet on the sea monster that just crawled up over the boardwalk. Don't come between a dangerous woman and her first cup of coffee. It isn't worth it.

A lot of fun working on this one. The tentacles, that look on her face like she's about go go crazy... Created with colored pencil on a color of Fabriano Tiziano paper appropriately called "coffee". Original work measures roughly 17"x12". You can see the original sketch and all the work in progress shots in the flickr photo set "We Don't Serve Sushi".

And prints available here. I've also got a tshirt idea for this one, but it's going to have to wait until I get a small illustration done for the back. Hopefully it'll be worth the wait. I think it'll be funny.

We don't serve sushi (wip3)

Alida Saxon — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:34:03 +0000

We don't serve sushi (wip3), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Another work in progress shot. Starting to bring the light into the environment, leaving the two main figures to last. Possibly one more work in progress (wip) shot after this before the finished piece. :)

Check out the set "We don't serve sushi" to see the transitions from the previous work in progress shots.

We don't serve sushi (wip2)

Alida Saxon — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:26:06 +0000

We don't serve sushi (wip2), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

And, it's starting to look like a picture now, but a long way from done. Most areas only have their first glaze of color. Some none at all. The back wall with the jukebox you can start to get the idea of the lighting direction I'm going to be taking.

More next week.

Number 4

Alida Saxon — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 15:09:07 +0000

Number 4, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

"Number 4"

That cat's going to run through his lives in short order at this rate...

This is a very short comic that's been submitted to a theme project called "Calamity". (Go see the others, or submit your own! Though hurry. It closes July 15th, 2006.)

The rules are 1-3 pages, standard comic ratio. I did this entirely in photoshop this morning, though I did do some roughs last night on paper at home.

We don't serve sushi (wip1)

Alida Saxon — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:35:29 +0000

We don't serve sushi (wip1), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

It's a bit early on in the piece, but I thought those who like to follow the process would like to get in early. Some of you will remember the sketch I did a few weeks ago "Too damn early". It's made it past the sketch book and into a color piece.

Early next week I hope to update with progress and it should be easier to see where I'm going.

Appropriately, I'm doing this illustration on a color of Fabriano Tiziano paper called "coffee".

Trouble Comes in Threes

Alida Saxon — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:59:47 +0000

Trouble Comes in Threes, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Trouble Comes in Threes
12" x 16.25" Colored Pencil on Yellow Ochre paper.

And it's finished. I'm pretty happy with it. The setting makes me think this chap is proving to be an unpleasant welcome party at the train station for some unfortunate people.

Prints available here.

steampunk (untitled work in progress)

Alida Saxon — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:23:21 +0000

steampunk (untitled work in progress), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Here's the last update before I finish it. All the really tedious work is done and now I get to focus on what I consider the fun part - working up the highlights and deepening the shadows. Beyond this point is where you find out if the piece is really going to glow, no pun intended.

Dance

Alida Saxon — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:58:41 +0000

Dance, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

This week's Illustration Friday theme is "dance", which gave me a good excuse to get this little idea that's been floating around in my head for a few weeks.

Drawn freehand in adobe illustrator this morning. This one took about two hours, too much of that time fussing over the placement of the cats and music notes.

steampunk (untitled work in progress)

Alida Saxon — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:21:39 +0000

steampunk (untitled work in progress), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

Just a little update on the progress. I'm layering now, not bothering with the robots or any great details. Things looking pretty flat at the moment as I work in establishing the underlying colors in spots like the billowing steam.

I also made my final edits to the composition. You'll notice I eased the lines of clouds to all fall down toward the left hand corner, exposing more of the left hand robot. I felt the clouds weren't interesting enough cutting of everything at head level.

Steampunk (untitled work in progress)

Alida Saxon — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:39:49 +0000

Steampunk (untitled work in progress), originally uploaded by alida saxon.

That sketch I did a few days ago is coming into shape as my latest project. I decided to do it on yellow ochre paper, since it'll give those nice brassy undertones for robots and it's a great color for doing skin tones on. I've just got the sketch down so far, and some of the highlights lightly worked in.

I haven't touched the billowing clouds of smoke/steam around his body yet. I haven't decided to go light or dark with those.

Jungle

Alida Saxon — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:53:14 +0000

Jungle, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

I've been a bit slack about participating in Illustration Friday the last while, so this morning I did a quick illustration up for this week's theme "Jungle". Very quick and loose, maybe an hour in Adobe Illustrator.

The EXCITING adventures of Jenny, Grocery Clerk

Alida Saxon — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:26:55 +0000

The EXCITING adventures of Jenny, Grocery Clerk, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

I think most of us are better off without a Narrator in our lives.

professor robot

Alida Saxon — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:10:10 +0000

professor robot, originally uploaded by alida saxon.

I'm going to need some photo reference for this one to go anywhere. Drawing tweedy victorian chaps aren't intuitive for me - stating the obvious there. But I like the composition so posting it with flaws intact. I've been wanting to do a steampunk sort of illustration for a while.