Summer Begins!

Memorial Day is the official start of summer, so I hear. It’s June and the weather is finally getting warmer – except for the typical summer fog pattern we in the Bay Area are all too familiar with. Here’s a Pin Up piece I did to commemorate the past holiday weekend, done in the spirit/style of classic Pin Up Art during war times past.

Sketchbook Pro and Photoshop

Sketchbook Pro and Photoshop

Thought I’d share my digital painting process here as well, for those interested. Starting off with a digital sketch, in photoshop I worked out the gray-scale values first and then added color layers with color modes set to ‘overlay’ and ‘color’ to achieve the final look.

SailorGirl_pinup_progression

So, here’s to glorious summer months ahead and to the service men and women whom have lost their lives in wars past and present.

All the best,

Tom

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Tom has worked for over two decades in television, advertising, and feature film animation. Tom was Character Sculptor and Effects Animator on the Warner Bros/Lorimar Gumby Adventures‚ TV series (1987-1988) and Gumby Movie‚ the stop-motion feature film (1991). In 1991 at Colossal Pictures, Tom's Animation Direction debut Coca-Cola Watch‚ won a Clio Award. In 2000 he became Co-Partner at Way Out West Prods in San Francisco. Tom joined Maverix Studios in October of 2002 and was a dedicated principal member of the group until September 2011. Tom is now an artist for hire.
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