Finished Works

Classic Movie Club by Spits

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:30:14 -0000

My patron gave me a list of classic movies that I should see to "complete my education" ;). CWTyger suggested that I post the list in case anyone else wants to join 'Spits' Classic Movie Club'! CW came up with the name and because he too is going to try to watch a few of these, I thought it'd be fun to draw both of our characters enjoying a movie! My list of movies to see/seen can be found at my LJ here: http://silverspitfire.livejournal.com/327034.html

Medium: Pencil, Adobe Photoshop
Tags: wolves Tiger wolf tigers cwtyger spits

Bright Eyes by Spits

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:28:08 -0000

I was driving home the other night with my iPod on shuffle when the song 'Bright Eyes' by Art Garfunkel started playing (from the animated version of Watership Down). It was a beautiful, clear night and I was inspired to go home and paint a sunset (one of my favorite things to paint)...this actually started as a speedpaint but soon turned into something more substantial.

Medium: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Tags: rabbit FanArt Watership Down rabbits

Guys, wait up! by Spits

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:35:13 -0000

This was originally one of the ideas for Huskyteer's commission before we settled upon the final design ('Tales of the Northern Lights'). I found the sketch, tweaked it a little, slapped on some color, added a texture (http://hibbary.deviantart.com/art/paper-textures-75974801) and called it done. Spitfire and her teammates race ahead, unaware that one of their fans has tagged along until he calls out 'Guys, wait up!'.

Medium: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Tags: dog dogs sled spitfire

Christmas Card 2007 by Spits

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:54:28 -0000

It's done *collapses*. I'm not entirely happy with this, but it is what it is - I kinda ran out of time this year to finish my family's Christmas card. I had the worst art block and for the life of me couldn't figure out what to do...of course now I have another (and better) idea, but I'll save that for next year. Special thanks to OzyOxy, Huskyteer, Wendy, Pardo, and gorengal of LJ for helping and encouraging me along the way! Thanks again, everyone - I really appreciate it :). Happy holidays! I tried Shayde's "paper look" with this...it was fun and I think I'll have to experiment with it a little more!

Medium: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Tags: raccoon christmas raccoons

HOHAHA #1 - Lab Partners by Spits

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:34:40 -0000

Oh, lab partners... I think reading webcomics - mainly rockerbot27's (http://community.livejournal.com/ascommentary/ - if you're not subscribed to read it already, you should be!), PHD Comics (see http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php), xkcd (see http://xkcd.com) and the amazing Lackadaisy comic (see http://www.lackadaisycats.com/) - inspired me to try this. I highly doubt this is going to be a regular thing, but it might be a fun way to deal with lab horror stories ;). HOHAHA = Homonuclear Hartmann-Hahn Spectroscopy, a NMR experiment...my spectroscopy class is currently giving me grief, hence the title. I have no idea if it will stick or what I'll do with this, but it's all in good fun :).

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: comic lab Science chemistry spits hohaha partners

Civil Twilight by Spits

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:56:39 -0000

Holy crap, art! Anyway...whenever I have a "new" favorite song, I tend to listen to it on repeat. Currently, it's 'Civil Twilight' by the Weakerthans and it served as the inspiration for the picture. Why I felt the need to do the background using only the marquee tool to create shapes (and then modifying them as necessary via free transform) and gradients is beyond me...but it was fun :). Still no names or back stories for these characters yet...

Medium: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Tags: dog life dogs city twilight civil canines

Spits Character Sheet by Spits

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 20:24:42 -0000

Character sheet for Spits based off of 'Stardust Speedway'.

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: canine spits

Happy Mother's Day by Spits

Mon, 14 May 2007 02:21:00 -0000

For my Mom :).

Medium: Prismacolor Markers, Pen
Tags: wolves wolf day canines mother's

Stardust Speedway by Spits

Sun, 13 May 2007 15:10:37 -0000

I was reminded of Sonic CD a few weeks back (ahh, nostalgia) and the music from one of the levels (Stardust Speedway, present) inspired this. A sort of mock poster, I suppose, for the opening of the Stardust Speedway - coming in 2050! Pen tool practice.

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: canine dog dogs canines spits stardust speedway

On Our Way Home by Spits

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:47:44 -0000

Spits on the open road. I'm really happy with how this came out - I've been working on this off and on for the past week or so. I used a photo of mine as a reference for the background... Inspired by the Guster cover of the Beatles song, 'Two of Us': Two of us riding nowhere Spending someone's hard earned pay You and me Sunday driving Not arriving on our way back home We're on our way back home We're on our way home We're going home...

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: road open canines spits

Chase a Dream / Back to California by Spits

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:02:20 -0000

This piece was inspired by the following song lyrics: You got to leave me now, you got to go alone You got to chase a dream, one that's all your own Before it slips away... --Nickel Creek - When You Come Back Down Leave it all the fights and all Summer’s getting colder Drive all night to hold you tight Back to California Days went by We waited and I guess we’re getting older We couldn’t win in the end --Sugarcult - Back to California Still California dreaming...

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: sunset california canines spits

WotBW: Without You by Spits

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:48:31 -0000

Without You The Seeds Root The Flowers Bloom The Children Play The Stars Gleam The Eagles Fly Without You The Earth Turns The Sun Burns But I Die Without You... -- Rent, "Without You" Serves as both concept art for a part of the story and as venting. I'm not missing anyone in particular - just a part of myself...or rather a place where I feel comfortable being myself.

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: wolves wolf sangilak wotbw

Airport Song by Spits

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:04:54 -0000

This picture did not start out even looking remotely close to the final version... Inspired by the live version of the "Airport Song" by Guster from the 2006 tour (which is awesome live and really trippy, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCGyGODpk1U). I...really don't know what else to say. I just got this idea in my head and had to sketch it. Pose most definitely referenced from a photo and the character design was completely random (any similarities to other characters are unintentional and I apologize in advance). This was just one of those pictures that I had to draw and finish...the idea wouldn't just let me be!

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: wolves wolf canines

WotBW - Together by Spits

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:09:08 -0000

It's the friendship that they had that the two of them valued the most. The two of them were like brother and sister, but couldn't be more different in terms of personality. The pack didn't understand how an outsider and the sister of the alpha male could get along, but they did. Just playing around with adding textures and icon brushes to a sketch this morning... Happy Valentines Day (a few days early) to all of you, my dear friends :). Texture credit: http://www.hybrid-genesis.net Circle brush credit: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43170535/

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: wolves wolves wolf the of sangilak boundary waters wotbw kayak canines

Painting the Universe by Spits

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:03:28 -0000

This is a theme that I like to do variations on...a lot ;). I love working with markers and I am quite pleased with how this experiment came out.

Medium: Prismacolor Markers
Tags: wolves wolf wolf silver silver

WotBW: Group Shot by Spits

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 01:14:33 -0000

Linework for a group "promo" shot for my story/comic/whatever-medium-it-ends-up-being (haven't made up my mind yet), Wolves of the Boundary Waters. Left to Right, on the bottom: unnamed female wolf, Sangilak, Kayak, and Seagrit Top: Switchback

Medium: Micron Pen
Tags: wolves wolves wolf the of sangilak boundary waters wotbw seagrit kayak switchback

Winter in the Boundary Waters by Spits

Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:41:32 -0000

Sangilak wanders in a dream-like winter landscape. I'm very pleased with how this came out :).

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: wolf sangilak boundary waters wotbw

Christmas Card '06 by Spits

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:24:23 -0000

Design for my family's Christmas card for this year. This was a good challenge for me since I've never drawn a sea lion before!

Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Tags: lion christmas sea card holidays

Character Color Concept by Spits

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:06:06 -0000

Working on the details of a new character, more info to come soon...

Medium: Painter 7
Tags: dog

Taos as Sunset by Spits

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:04:42 -0000

More marker practice...Taos trots down some rocks as the sun sets behind him.

Medium: Prismacolor Markers
Tags: coyote taos