The second in a series. (click to enlarge)
Category: Illustration
A collection of my illustrations
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The first in a series. (click to enlarge)
From the Archive
I ran into this poster while cleaning up my hard drive. I had forgotten all about it. I know that the idea of books taking you to new places is an old idea but here is my interpretation. Enjoy! Here is a detail.
Illustration Friday: Scale
Scale is the smallest dragon in the world. His favorite thing to eat is dandelion blossoms. Life as Scale knows it is about to change. One of his scales can bring wealth beyond dreams to the one who possesses it. Scale is helped by some new friends along the way. The end as you know… Continue reading Illustration Friday: Scale
Creating a RGB Color Pallet that is CMYK Safe
I prefer to work in Adobe Photoshop in RGB Mode. RGB stands the primary colors of light which are Red, Green and Blue. When a book is printed the color mode that is used is CMYK. CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key Color (which is Black). It is also referred to as process… Continue reading Creating a RGB Color Pallet that is CMYK Safe
Scratchboard, Linocut Tutorial
Dylan this is for you. I will add to the instructions soon. This is just the beginning of a tutorial you requested. The tutorial is a work in progress. The title of the piece is Sleeping Beauty. The directions assume that you have some basic knowledge of photoshop. If you have any questions about the… Continue reading Scratchboard, Linocut Tutorial
Illustration Friday: Emergency
Many things are Emergencies in out lives. Saving rare species should be one of them. An UnBook of rare Species. This one is so rare I don’t even know what to call it.
Illustration Friday: Missing
Missing is a book to challenge the reader to discover what is missing in the image. It is an Un Book by Scott E. Franson.
Illustration Friday: Moon
RaMoona the Brave: Going where no cow has gone before, is the newest addition to the UnBook collection. Now I know that Mother Goose claims that the cow jumped over the moon, but we all know that the incident in question was faked by the government.
Illustration Friday: geeky
Geeky It is official and everyone knows it! You want your child to grow up to be a geek because the geeks make all the money! This is your step by step guide to raising your child to be a geek. DISCLAIMER: The author of this book feels that in order to be “responsible” he… Continue reading Illustration Friday: geeky
Illustration Friday: twist
Have you ever noticed that it is always the pickle jar lid that gets stuck? There is a reason! Don’t Twist is a book about the evils of pickles. I hate pickles to put it mildly. I would love to tell you about the new book but I am good at following directions and have… Continue reading Illustration Friday: twist
Illustration Friday: camouflage
Candy is bound and determined to find out the answer to the mystery. With the help of her camouflage dress and quick thinking she is sure to find the answer. As for the rest of us we will never know because this is an UnBook that will never be at a store near you.
Illustration Friday: snap
Snap The cold snap came in the evening freezing the duck into the pond. “I should have started flying south sooner” said the duck. But he didn’t and so now we have a story. We all want to know that there are others out there that procrastinate because, then we don’t feel so bad about… Continue reading Illustration Friday: snap
Illustration Friday: communication
Confidential, is the story of a young man sending a love letter in smoke signals. The only problem is that the wrong person received his communication. Will he live happily ever after with his true love? The world will never know because this is the newest Un-Book by Scott E. Franson.
Illustration Friday: gravity
What if? These are the questions that all children ask and want to know the answers to. This Un-Book explores “What if” questions about gravity.
DI: crash
The students have posted to their blogs an image based on the word crash (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Ashley, Audrey, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Joshua, Michelle, Mike, Trevor,… Continue reading DI: crash
Illustration Friday: crash
My newest un-book was inspired by my son trying to make a paper airplane. Just when he thought he had the perfect airplane the first test flight resulted in a spectacular crash. (I actually think he was trying to crash them. He was having a great time and the crashes were always followed by a… Continue reading Illustration Friday: crash
DI: sprout
The students have posted to there blogs an image based on the word Sprout (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Ashley, Audrey, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Michelle, Mike, Trevor, &… Continue reading DI: sprout
Coloring a scanned line in Photoshop
This is the most re-requested tutorial that I teach in the digital Illustration class. While many of the processes are interesting to try, this process is one that nearly every illustrator will need to use at some point. The result is a line drawing with a transparent background. This allows the image to be colored… Continue reading Coloring a scanned line in Photoshop
Illustration Friday: Sprout
Thump. What was that? I thought to myself. It was a bird, there are feathers on the window. Is the bird dead? I wonder, but I don’t see it and so it must be OK. A bit later in the day my daughter says to me, “Dad, it is kind of sad, but that is… Continue reading Illustration Friday: Sprout
DI: red
The students have posted to there blogs an image based on the word Red (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, Dallin, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Joshua, Michelle, Mike, Trevor, &… Continue reading DI: red
Illustration Friday: red
The newest Un-Book by Scott E Franson is called Red River, and is the story of blood. Other than that, I don’t know what the story is about. You tell me.
DI: Super Hero
The students have posted to there blogs an image based on the word Super Hero (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. Have fun looking at their images.Alex, Ashley, Audrey, Becca, Brittany L, Brittany W, Casey, Cheyenne, Dallin, David, Devan, Evan, Heather, James, Jenn, Jessi, Joshua, Michelle,… Continue reading DI: Super Hero
Illustration Friday: Super Hero
Ben gets stung by a bee and becomes BeeBoy! The story explores his new found powers. Find out how he uses his unusual powers in the newest Un-Book by Scott E Franson, that will never be at a bookstore near you. It may be on ebay, but then that would be a scam.
DI: 80s
The Digital Illustration class is up and running now. The students have posted to there blogs and image based on the word 80s (from Illustration Friday). The students want to improve and would be grateful for any critique. I would especially like former members of the class to give the students feed back. Have fun… Continue reading DI: 80s
Illustration Friday: 80s
School Bus: Memoir of a Bus Driver. . . . 89 Bottles of beer on the wall!! 89 bottles of beer . . . The field trip has just begun and the students are only in the 80s. What will the bus driver do? How will he survive? The world may never know, because this… Continue reading Illustration Friday: 80s
DI: Illustration Friday
This will be the first week that the digital illustration class will be participating in Illustration Friday. Since we are just getting started and some of the students are just beginning to learn the computer, they can choose how they will complete the assignment. I want them to use the computer as much as possible,… Continue reading DI: Illustration Friday
Linear perspective in Adobe Illustrator
Using Adobe Illustrator draw 2 cubes in correct two-point perspective in a room, with cast shadows. Learning to use the pen tool in Illustrator opens many doors in Photoshop and so that is where we will start the digital illustration class. Use linear perspective to construct the cubes, with vanishing points (vp), measuring points (mp),… Continue reading Linear perspective in Adobe Illustrator
Digital Illustration Class: Day 1
This semester I am teaching a digital illustration class that I have taught many times before. What will be different about this class is that the students will be posting their work along the way. I am really excited to see how the students progress. Today was the first day. I decided to have them… Continue reading Digital Illustration Class: Day 1
Illustration Friday: buzz
Buzz is the newest un-book. I had fun making this image. I am always struggling to keep emotion in my images because of the style. I hope that you like this new character, even if you hate mosquitos.
Adding a Watermark to an image
Step 1: Create 2 layers in Adobe Photoshop. One with your image and one with the desired watermark in black. Step 2: On the layers palette click the effects button at the bottom and select Bevel and Emboss from the pop up menu. Step 3: Change the size to 2 px (this is for a… Continue reading Adding a Watermark to an image
Illustration Friday: Phoenix
Phoenix, For the Very First Time*, is the newest Un-Book that will never be at a fine bookstore near you. Here is a closeup. * My sincere apologies to Patricia MacLachlan, for using her title Arthur, For the Very First Time. (A great book that everyone should read)
Illustration Friday: Peace
Introducing the first Alien to English Un-Book Dictionary that will help you avoid those uncomfortable situations when introducing yourself to the people of a new planet.
How to add texture to a Photoshop brush
This brush stroke is made with the Hard-Round 19 pixles brush. This texture is scanned from a board that I textured with gesso. When the gesso dried, I painted over the complete surface with a thin acrylic wash of black. The paint settled into the low areas of the gesso. (The boards that I paint… Continue reading How to add texture to a Photoshop brush
Illustration Friday: Help
This frog doesn’t need any help. In fact, help could be deadly. This new unbook will never be at a bookstore near you.
Illustration Friday: Mask
I Would Rather Be a Weed! is the newest unbook not by Scott E Franson. It will never be at a bookstore near you. I hope this image brings back good memories of Elementary School Theatrical productions.
Illustration Friday: Might
Might What might have been?
Illustration Friday: smoke
Smoke: Feline P.I. When you just need to know, Smoke the Feline P.I., is the cat for the job. This is an UnBook not written by Scott E Franson. But you never know, one day when you least expect it at your local bookstore—Smoke, will be there. UnBooks are a creative exersize for me. Each… Continue reading Illustration Friday: smoke
Illustration Friday: wind2
Wind: The Plight of an Under Wound, Over Weight, Boy Robot. Boy Robot lives in a world where the robots rely on each other to be wound. He has come to the point in his life where fewer and fewer of the other robots offer a free wind. The lack of winding has caused a… Continue reading Illustration Friday: wind2
Illustration Friday: wind
This weeks UnBook is not a novel about the challenges of fighting forest fires in the western United States with an unforgiving wind.
Illustration Friday: Ghost
Flaminghost: Another UnBook that is not by Scott E Franson
Illustration Friday: Smitten
Smitten: A love storyThe newest UnBook in the series that is not by Scott E Franson:)
Illustration Friday: Trouble
The words of my mother rang out in my ears,but I fear I was too late to see. “You can eat the leaves, the sweet green leaves,but beware of the scissor bird tree.” Here is a new book that will never be at a fine bookstore near you. But for the first time you can… Continue reading Illustration Friday: Trouble
Illustration Friday: Quiet
Quiet Too Quiet, is this weeks new unBook that will never be at a store near you. Have you ever noticed that when the kids are quiet, it is a blessing, but if they are too quiet, there is a big problem.
Illustration Friday: Phobia
Here is another publication that I did not write. But it is based on my real life phobia. I hated to go to the freezer when I was young because of the fish. Fish that my father caught, froze and never seemed to eat. Have you noticed that fish never close their eyes? Remember, If… Continue reading Illustration Friday: Phobia
Illustration Friday: Change
I didn’t write this publication and I am not going to change the baby:) You can see other books that I didn’t write here. More Covers You can see one book that is written & illustrated by Scott E Franson here. Unbrella
Illustration Friday: Farm
Announcing another publication that I didn’t write and will never be at a local store near you. I had fun making the image. I hope that you enjoy it.
Illustration Friday: Safe (again)
SAFE—As before this book is not available and was not written by Scott E Franson. What is different about this new book is that it happened by accident as I was working on a different project. It is also based on a serious theme. When we go to school, what do we do to feel… Continue reading Illustration Friday: Safe (again)
Illustration Friday: Safe
SNOUT is a bedtime story in the great tradition of JAWS. This book was not written or illustrated by Scott E Franson and will never be at a bookstore near you.
Illustration Friday: Run
RUN is the gripping story of a rhino named Rhina and her first sleepover. It will never be at a bookstore near you and was not written by Scott E Franson