Map of Middle Earth - WIP - Vector

I was recently inspired to create this map after seeing The Hobbit last Saturday. I have been a huge LOTR fan since I first read The Hobbit in high school. I have incorporated the original map design, while adding icon elements from LOTR and the Hobbit. This is my current winter project and I am hoping that I can keep working on it until the weather gets above 40 degrees.

Atypical Tinkerbell Completed

Original sketch copyright of Jessica Hickman. jessasketch on deviantart. I had a really great time painting this. Line art created in Adobe Illustrator and painting done in Adobe Photoshop using basic brushes. I added a couple of letters in the right wing... "FML" and "FTW". A friend suggested that I do a zombie version of Tinkerbell now.

Not Your Typical Tinkerbell - Coloring in Adobe Photoshop CS5 WIP

Original sketch copyright of Jessica Hickman. jessasketch on deviantart. Work in progress about 80% complete. Still trying to figure out what I am going to do with the wings and if I need to add any accessories to get my vision across.

Illustrator CS5 Testing - Variable Width Pen Tool - Tinkerbell

I have found that this function is so awesome. Gone are the days of "penning" each individual line in a piece of artwork. I cannot believe how this speeds up my work process. If you have the means, I highly recommend Illustrator CS5. Here is an example of line art that I did of Tinkerbell.

Original sketch copyright of Jessica Hickman. jessasketch on deviantart.


Variation of traditional colors.


Traditional colors.


Line art completed in 2 hours using the variable width pen tool.


Orignal sketch created by jessasketch

Disc Brake Assembly

Isometric view of a Disc Brake assembly made using Adobe Illustrator. I really enjoyed working on this project and what I have learned from it. My workflow is much faster now, and I have found a lot of useful shortcuts that have made that happen.




Close up


Close up

Vector Skull Painting

Skull created in Adobe Illustrator using primarily the brush tool. I have been recently exploring painting in Illustrator and it has been quite an interesting experience.