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Monday Artday: Treasure

Capt Morgan's Treasure was hid in a cave.

I had alot of fun drawing this Illustration and I feel like it turned out well...Probably my last Illustration while in Uniform, as I am retiring 1 Aug 2007... I hope I don't cry at my retirement ceremony. MSgt Morgan, USAF, 20 years 8 months 22 days

IF: Discovery

Discovery of Illustration Friday has been very motivating for me. I look forward with anticipation to every topic and the amount of satisfaction I get from participating in this group is unmeasurable. I just wanted to say thanks to each and everyone of you, because you inspire me, to be a better Illustrator.
Tech Notes: I didn't do to much drawing on this piece...all Photoshop work.

Monday Artday: Hell

My own private Hell, would be, playing poker for eternity and every hand would be Deuce-Seven. The worst hand in poker.
Tech Notes...I actually shot my hands with a digital camera to get this angle. I than sketched the assorted characters with pencil. I scanned that drawing and sketched it in Illustrator in full color. I did the background seperately and I liked it so much I decided to make the Poker Players monotone with the hell background behind them...It turned out ok, I like it.

IF: Geeky

My Information Technology guys are a bit geeky....but they wield great power. Behold the power! IT Guys control your fate...always be nice to the IT guys.

IF: Twist 2.0

He was the King of Twist endings...Can you guess who he is? Do you remember his old Logo?

Monday Artday: Heaven

My heaven is different than yours...There's no Angels, halos and harps. Everyone has their own vision of heaven. My heaven will have a little red Mustang and open skies, long curvy roads with no traffic.
addendum - I think I'm developing a style here...a friend of mine classified it as Car Caricatures. I sketched this little coupe at 0630 this morning...I finished it in an hour before work, and before my cup of coffee.

IF:Twist

I rarely get air in my Mustang...but in my mind's eye, everyday is the "Dukes of Hazard" with potential jumps and crazy cops lurking around every corner. I got the Grey Ghost up to 120 mph the other day before I got "skert." Every time I punch the accelerator I feel the whole car TWIST from the torque like a beast pouncing on it prey. I need to slow down before I get twisted around a tree, if anything I'll save alot of money on gas...nah.

IF: Camouflage

Camouflage in military science, is the art and practice of concealment and visual deception in war. It is the means of defeating enemy observation by concealing or disguising installations, personnel, equipment, and activities.

I did this in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop...I used one of my Army Students as a model. Of course this is not the standard digital camo pattern that the Army uses now, but my own creation.

One of the most impressive yet fictional camouflage patterns was "Predator" who had active light bending camouflage like a chameleon, effectively making him invisible

Monday Artday: Mystical

I did this piece for Monday Artday...However I never submitted it, because I ran out of time. I really was intrigued by the weekly Theme: Mystical, and watched everyone's submissions and was finally formulating something...when they switched the topic. Doh!

Night-time is always mystical for me. This is a shot of the moon with my digital camera, next to my garage. Glowing flowers was actually shot during the day. And the Mystical glowing fireflies were drawn in Photoshop.

IF: Rejection

Rejection, Have you ever had your work Rejected? Or perhaps you've been rejected by a loved one? Of course that's never happened to me! Here is an Illustration of my wife...and I'm Rejecting it! Now that's Irony...All Coffee stains are digital and no bristol board was harmed in the creation of this Illustration.

IF: Suit 3.0

I'm announcing my retirement today...I will be hanging up the Woodland Camouflage and switching to suits. I have mixed emotions about what I'm going to do. I've been in the US Air Force for 20 years and 7 months and 10 days. And I loved every minute of it. My future seems so uncertain right now...and exciting. Don't tell anyone but I'm a little nervous...scared? Well I got to go talk to the Lieutenant...this 'aint going to be pretty.

IF: Suit 2.0

If your going to be a Super-Shero, you need a form fitting suit to showcase your super powers.

I used Christopher Harts Book, How to draw great looking Comic Book Women as reference. I didn't scan and trace, I just used it as a reference. Turned out nice.

IF: Suit

The last thing you want to see is somebody coming towards you in a Biohazard Suit. You know something is wrong when you see your red swollen face reflected in his/hers faceplate...I don't feel bad...I'll be alright...please...

Monday Artday: Join Us!

I did this Illustration for Monday Artday...True Story, although the guys in suits were in a hotel lobby instead of the beach.



Went to Vietnam in January and everywhere I went I heard the hospitable cry of "Join Us!" I have never been one to turn down a free beer, so I did my best in strengthening diplomatic relationships between our countries. I would raise my beer over my head and shout the traditional Vietnamese toast Yo! Yo! It was tremendous fun and I was having a blast until I looked over and saw my impatient wife tapping her foot, arms crossed.

IF: Car 4.0

The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) is a car...IF is an accronym for infrared. THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT Just trying to give you another perspective.

Technique:

I built this scale model of a humvee, I shot it with my digital camera on the kitchen counter and than colorized it in Fireworks. Here's the raw footage on my kitchen counter...notice the italian tile backsplash which I also made :-)

IF: Car 3.0

I like this subject. Here is another out of this world car, The Mustang. In its 40-year tenure as America's favorite muscle car, Mustang has performed in more than 500 starring roles on the silver screen - more than any other automobile. Click Here For a complete lists of movies and Mustangs.

IF: Car 2.0

Thought I would do something else. This is me and Christopher and the Cub Scout's Pinewood Derby. We would win our packs race but when we went to regionals we got beat like a red-headed stepchild. It was a Father/Son moment I won't forget.