German Tanks of WWII - Winter Project

I am working on a poster of all the German tanks of WWII. In no way do I support the actions or the ideologies of the Nazi party, but I am very fascinated by their architecture and design of military vehicles during World War II. Once I have completed all of the tanks, I will be selling a poster of all of them in comparative scale.

Current versions and variants I have completed are the Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A, Ausf. B, Ausf. C, Ausf. F, and the Panzerkampfwagen 35(t). I am currently working on the Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) and its variants.

All of these illustrations were created by myself entirely in Adobe Illustrator.

If there are any inaccuracies in my illustrations, or if anybody has any suggestions, please let me know. Feedback is appreciated.

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A - "Flakpanzer I" Variant

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A - "Munitionschlepper" with Ammo trailer

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B - "Ladungsleger" Explosive Charge Laying Vehicle

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B - "Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen" Light Command Tank

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B - "Munitionschlepper"

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B - "Bison" Self-propelled Howitzer

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B - "Panzerjager" Tank Hunter

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. B - "Panzerjager" Tank Hunter (7-panel Turret)

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. C

Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. F

Panzerkampfwagen 35(t)
Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) - closeup of road wheels and suspension.

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.

Portrait of Riley - Steps

I had this idea to paint one of my dogs as if he was in a traditional portrait. I put in about 8 hours on Saturday while listening to "Roseanne" on the TV in the background. I figure that I have about an hour or two left until completion. I have had a really great time painting this and laughing the entire time. Here are some of the steps in my progress so far. Painting done entirely in Adobe Photoshop on a Wacom Cintiq tablet.

Update***
Painting complete. Total time: 10 hrs.

Finished: The Hay King of Beet Farmers

I have been working on this for quite some time. Not in terms of actual work put in, just in terms of hammering away a bit at a time over a course of months. I finally finished it last night. 20+ hours in Photoshop. Enjoy!

Sisu Ski Girl

Original line art drawn by Elias Chatzoudis (formerly chatgr on deviantart). Coloring by me.

Dwight The Hay King

I had the idea to do a painting of Dwight as the Hay King from a previous episode. I am really having a great time painting this. The hay texture was a bit of a challenge at first but I came up with a process that greatly reduced the time involved in painting.

Bob and Riley - April 13, 2012

Riley going to town on a bone on Mama's lap.


Bob relaxing on the couch.


Black and white rendering of Bob and Riley.

"Coming Home" - Digital Painting

Original sketch by deviantart's squirrelshaver, lineart by me in Illustrator, and painting done in Photoshop. I am about 60% complete with this coloring job.


Close up of face on April 9, 2012


Close up of face.


Added some hair color and accent snowflakes to get a fell for the entire piece.


Starting to add tome to skin.


Base colors added in Photoshop.


Line art done by me in Illustrator.


Original sketch by squirrelshaver.

Andrew Hickinbottom / Serge Birault Collab

Amazing collab by these two insanely talented artists. Original sketch by Serge, painting by Andrew.

Kate Austen - LOST - Steps

I decided to take my painting of Kate Austen that I did for my self-challenge "50 paintings in 50 days" and take it to a new level. I am about 50% in and hope to be done soon. It has been quite challenging for me to do this, but very fun.


Complete.


hair 50% complete.