Star Wars mania

Obviously Star Wars is back in full swi g. With the new movie coming out, ive gotten more requests to do star wars themed designs more than ever.

This one is an in progress sketch of my latest design. Being shown with permission of the client. While it has a long, long way go, its been a blast so far and turning out quite well.

Thanks for looking!

Dragon!

This is a back piece designni am putting together for a client. He gave me permission to post this before doing the ink. Something I dont do often.

Thinking about the future.

So i have been aware of Patreon, and knew it was something i could pursue, but never gave it much thought. Until now.

I think that it would work for and the kind of stuff i do. Ive been wanting to move back into comics and other illustrated art, and use the web to make that easier. I think patreon is my answer.  I have done a bit of research and i need to do a lot more. The big thing is figuring out if i can handle it. So that assessment is where i am at. Part of this is expressing my intrests online, not for any response, but to gel my thoughts and intentions in a tangible form.

So off to the races. 

Rainy Days

So in my earlier post, i put up a pic of this piece. In the time since, i inked it, and though this is a cell phone pic, i wanted to drop it here, uncropped. Though the IG post will pull more likes, i am sure.

Damn

It's been a damn long while since i have posted on this space. I guess partly cause i forgot about it, and partly cause i havent had much to say... i am finding my voice again though. The times change so quickly, and it can be easy to get left behind,  especially when your getting close to 40, as i am.

Alas, the wheels never stop grinding. And the work is never done. I persist, and am always seeking to improve my own inner guidance system, and stay off the default setting.

If i have anything of substance of value, ill be sure to put it up here. Perhaps even first.

Everyday
Levi Smith

Portfolio update: Proto Cover V1

This is going to rock!

   Here is the prototype cover for my portfolio so far. I am really excited to finish this thing, you have no idea!

   I don't think there will be much else to do with it, it's alright as it is now, I think, until someone points out some glaring mistake that I missed, and then I will redesign the entire thing. Though as simple as this cover design is, I'm confident that this is the final design as much as it is the prototype.

   I still have those last few pages to work out; an intro page, and a back page where all my social media urls and "thank yous" will go.

   I have been using the lulu.com photobook builder for this project. not too bad really... I am still figuring things out as I go, so I do have to backtrack from time to time, but it's an intuitive process. They have a lot of presets and make general layout really easy. However, I am thankful that there is the option to upload full page graphics, as their fonts, layout and lettering options are far too limited for my purposes.


   As you may have noticed, the title of the portfolio is the same as this blog. not an accident as I think they are kind of extensions of each other, or at least that is my plan down the road. As I complete the book, I intend to redo the header graphics and backgrounds for much of my social media pages, unifying all of this stuff visually. it's been a while anyway, and it all could use a little updating.

   Back to work! I hope to wrap up these last bits for the portfolio in the next few days, and get a proof copy in my hands as soon as possible!

Thanks for reading!

A bit of a preview...

This is the art for the cover of my tattoo portfolio. Although a pic of a bad ass tattoo would be an obvious choice for a portfolio of tattoos, but I wanted to show something on the cover that no one tattoo could quite show. so there it is.

I like it.

  I still have a few more things to do with this piece before it is totally finished. and then a few odd pages in the book, and it will finally be ready for a proof sample, where I will make sure everything is the way I want it to be, then. finally publish. yay. I have been working on this new portfolio more more than half a year, and I am finally getting close to completing it!

  And afterward I have a list of side projects that I will be working on completing. one at a time. All of which you will see here.

thanks for looking!