POOF!
I enjoy magic, hmm, let me be more specific, I enjoy sleight of hand, I don’t enjoy the new kind of magic where David Blaine starves himself for 31 days and calls it an illusion, or Criss Angel swallows radioactive waste and calls it a ‘mind-freak’, I like the kind of magic where a skilled and practice individual produces deck after deck of cards from thin air 3 inches from your face, while you stare yourself cross-eyed trying to figure it out - truth be told I never want to know how it’s done.
When I saw that this weeks Illustration Friday word was Poof!, I couldn’t help myself - I illustrated the first trick I ever learned, a store bought illusion where you produce a card from thin air and then you vanish it by having it engulf itself in flames, it was a neat trick and I hurt myself EVERY TIME I DID IT, but the trick impressed the girl I was interested in at the time, so I look at it as $45 well spent.
I’ve been fooling with some styles that are a bit quicker start to finish than my normal rendered approach, I really like this segmented approach, it’s fun to do, and I like the results, but I absolutely want to explore it further.
Tagged: illustration friday
great composition!
Nicely executed. Very cool!
Are those swiveling saloon doors behind him? Awesome. To me it’s almost like a magician is backing out of a poker game gone bad… which would be totally cool.
OG, that’s EXACTLY what they are, the original pencil sketch had a old west feel, so I just went with it..
Wow. Great style and composition. Nice work!
This is great. I love the style, esp the saloon door detail
Wonderful illustration style and I love his expression.
Great balance, and wonderful colours! I love his eyebrow and mustache.
Very cool colors and neat graphic design! Very nice :)
Very nice illo. I so do like this style along with your take on the topic. Thanks for the comment on my blog!