I just added a new piece of artwork to my “Moon Family” collection. This piece is entitled “Skateboarder on the Moon”, and brings the collection up to a total of 7 pieces now.
Please take a look here to view all 7 pieces and my thoughts on the collection.
I was recently commissioned by a client to draw the 3 Sheffield pubs which her father frequented. These are 1. Doctors Orders, 2. The Lescar and 3. The Greystones. The final prints are shown above.
I took photos of each pub on the same sunny day in October, and some of the reflections proved quite challenging when it came to some of the finer details. To illustrate this and to demonstrate a method I used to overcome this, please continue reading. (Note: I use photoshop, and draw directly onto the computer or tablet screen).
Here is the original photo of The Doctor’s Orders…
You will notice that the pub sign on the signpost it barely readable due to the bright reflection.
Fortunately I noticed the same signage on a shaded area on the pub wall, so I photographed it……
I completed the artwork but left the signpost blank. Then using the photo as a reference I created a sketch of the signage…….
Step 1 – Create a new layer in photoshop and sketch out the sign….
Step 2 – Reduce the opacity, then create a new layer to add the finer detail…..
Step 3 – Complete the finer detail ……..
Step 4 – Turn off the sketch layer leaving only the detail layer visible, then add the colour…..
Step 5 – Add the finishing touches…..
Step 6 – Copy this layer and paste it on to the original pub drawing. You can see it at the top right hand corner of the picture below……
Step 7 – We now need to position this over the blank signpost. This is performed in photoshop by selecting the sign layer and the using “Edit” followed by “Transform” and then “Distort”. You can then distort the image and place it in the correct position on the signpost. To make this process easier to follow I have included a short video below…..
You can see the final print below…
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Thought I would share the story behind this and how I created it…………
Our grandson Edward is 4 years old and his latest obsession is Winnie the Pooh, and I’m sure he knows every song ever recorded in the Winnie the Pooh series.
I told him I was going to create a picture with him as Christopher Robin and asked him to pose for a photo. Of course he flatly refused at first, but after much cajoling, and the threat of using another little boy in my picture, he reluctantly agreed. As you can see below it was a hurried , blurry shot but ok for my purpose as I was only using it as reference to draw Edward as a cartoon figure.
Using Photoshop I start by creating the first sketch on a new layer
Next I lower the opacity on this layer.
Then start the fine lining process on a new layer…..
Now complete the fine lining
Now turn off the sketch layer
Create a new layer and start adding colour
Finish the colouring……
Find a suitable background (google is your friend). Repeat the sketching, fine lining and colouring process to create a background.
Whilst on the background I copy the cartoon Edward and place it on a new layer on the background. Then using free transform the figure can be sized and positioned.
Repeat the process for the other characters, placing each one on a new layer. Each one can then be sized and positioned on the background, to create the final composition…..
I just added a new piece of artwork to my “Moon Family” collection. This piece is entitled “Beer on the Moon”, and brings the collection up to a total of 6 pieces now.
Please take a look here to view all 6 pieces and my thoughts on the collection.
“Moon Family is a collection of 5 paintings created especially. for you, the astronomer, the dreamer, the traveller, and inner astronaut. My artwork is a surreal representation of family life on the moon, created to make you smile. Futuristic views which can only exist in one’s imagination but with a hint of possibility thrown in. A perspective you will never see, but one in which you can place yourself and cherish forever.”
Take a look at all 5 pieces here
Any 3 of these prints look great displayed in a triptych frame. Here I am holding up an example……..
The frame above will hold any 3 of the 8″ x 8″ (6″ x 6″ image size) prints without any trimming required. This frame can be bought from Amazon (£14.75 as of Nov. 2023) by clicking here.
The larger prints look great individually framed. Take a look at the room set pics on the shop page.
A composite digital print of Sheffield
This is a composite print showing some of the iconic landmarks in Sheffield City centre. Each landmark has been hand drawn and digitally coloured. This composite piece was then created by arranging all the individual drawings.
You can view / purchase this print by clicking the link https://be-images.com/?product=print-of-sheffield
Note: Each individual landmark is also available. Please message me if interested.
The landmarks are as they were in 2022.
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Welcome to Sheffield
This print is the first of a series of drawings of Sheffield iconic buildings and structures. The buildings and structures are as they were in 2022.
Other prints to follow will include; The City Hall, Town Hall, The Winter Gardens, Lyceum and Crucible Theatres and a few others. If you have any suggestion please feel free to suggest.
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I received a customisation request regarding my print of Wigan Casino. My original post showing how I created the original can be found here https://be-images.com/?p=427
The client asked me if I could include her parents going to the club. She provided the following pic of them…..
As you can see they are not actually dressed for an evening out in Wigan so thought I had better draw them with more appropriate clothing.
I changed dad’s tee shirt into a Fred Perry and turned the shorts into jeans. I just recoloured mom’s clothing.
….and here is the new look…….
Just need to add them into the picture, and make it look like they are on the way to Wigan Casino and not strolling in the Spanish sunshine.
Added a suitable title block and here they are……
…….. and proudly displayed on their wall.
I am currently working on a collage of Sheffield City landmarks, but if you have any suggestions for future projects please let me know.
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Just thought I would play around with an alternative version of my original print of Wigan Landmarks.
If you would be interested in a copy of this one, please contact me
You can see the original here……. https://be-images.com/?p=503
This is my version of Albert’s Restaurant and Bar, in Standish, Wigan. Alberts is quite a long building so I decided to distort the perspective and create a deliberately unique angle.
I sketched the building in my sketchbook first, then scanned the sketch so that I could finesse the drawing into fine line art . Then I digitally coloured. I intend to colour my original sketch with marker pens, so that I have a complete record of both processes.
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