My latest piece of art is this Geisha illustration that was created as a tutorial in Advanced Photoshop magazine issue 89. The image was created entirely in Photoshop using the Pen, Marquee and Brush tools.

The image was created over a two week period (a few hours a day since I had other projects) and started with a simple pencil sketch of the geisha that was scanned into Photoshop to be used as a guide or blueprint for the final piece of art.

A big thanks goes out to editor, Adam Smith for assigning me such an awesome project and keeping me on point during the process. So go out and buy the magazine when you get the chance.

Advanced Photoshop magazine 63 is now available. Visit the official website to learn more about what’s in this issue. I have a five page tutorial that walks through some of the steps needed to create the above Yeti image. I talk about my technique and which Photoshop tools I use to create my artwork.

The idea for the Yeti artwork came straight from Editor, Julie Easton and Senior Staff Writer, Adam Smith. It was a very tight deadline so I just rolled with their original concept of a Yeti (Abominable Snowman) in a wintery scene, Northern Lights in the sky and some other element/s in the background. Julie had suggested possibly a cabin or another creature looming in the distance, but given the time frame, I had to keep it simple. So I added a snowman! Go buy a copy of the magazine and see how the image was made.

I’ve done two previous tutorials, issue 36 and issue 41, for Advanced Photoshop magazine that also go into my Photoshop technique.

Another animal illustration for Ferdy Christant over at Jungle Dragon. Also, I have a new illustration tutorial coming up in the next issue (#63) of Advanced Photoshop Magazine. It’s not on sale yet, but I’ll post again once it hits stores.

My artwork is featured in the February 2007 issue of Advanced Photoshop magazine. Visit their website to buy a copy or hit up your local book store. Better yet, get a subscription because the magazine rocks! I’m not just saying that because I am in it, really, you gotta believe me! Seriously though, I am proud to be a part of this great magazine.I just recently finished up a few more Magic: The Gathering paintings and have begun working on even more. I am also heading out to Geneva, Switzerland on February 8th, 2007 for The Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour. Feel free to stop by my table to get your cards signed or just to say “hello.” I will also have various prints for sale and even some original artwork on display.Also, the unbelievably talented artist, RK Post will be at the event as well, so go check out his site and make sure you have something with you to clean up all the drool. He is so good.I have no additional news regarding my children’s book right now. I am still in the beginning stages of concepting out the characters and settings for the publisher. I’ll make sure to share info when I can.