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PMD Press Logo
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PMD Press Logo

PMD Press Logo

Plunger Monkey Dynamo, Random Doodle-age

Back when the idea for Revery first entered my head, and I was struggling to actually write the story, I made a mock cover and threw together an equally mock publishing logo featuring a silhouette of PMD. Now that 10 Things is all but done and I'm starring at the real potential of actually publishing

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PMD School Portrait
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PMD School Portrait

PMD School Portrait

Plunger Monkey Dynamo, Tablet Art

I was trying to relax one night and squeeze in a little more drawing, so I drew a Plunger Monkey portrait on my tablet. My dad suggested he might print it out and frame it next to the school portraits of his grandchildren, hence the title.

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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #47
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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #47

It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #47

It's Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time

The origin of the steampunk fish is a somewhat standard one for my brain. I awoke one morning with a vision of a goggles-wearing, flying, steampunk goldfish. Later that day I realized he belonged in IPMDT, and he fit perfectly into the flow of the strip at this point. He had a name, which

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Mirawa Book 2
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Mirawa Book 2

Mirawa Book 2

Book Covers

I don't have the full book title for this book cover commission I did in February, but it was a fun project regardless. I tried out some new methods and techniques on this one, as well as built several custom brushes and a tileable texture.

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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #46
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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #46

It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #46

It's Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time

I had fun with the line work on this one, though I'm not thrilled with how I drew myself, particularly in panel 3. I think I was straying too far from my desire to keep things clean and simple, I got too noodley with the details, and made myself not only look old (well,

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Witch Book 4 Story Illustration
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Witch Book 4 Story Illustration

Witch Book 4 Story Illustration

Book Covers, The Witch Series

After finishing the fourth cover for L.S. Gagnon's The Little Witch series, I was asked to come up with some story illustrations for the four original novels to be used at a book convention to help promote the series. This image also posed some challenges, which I overcame by building several new texture brushes. In

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Witch Book 3 Story Illustration
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Witch Book 3 Story Illustration

Witch Book 3 Story Illustration

Book Covers, The Witch Series

After finishing the fourth cover for L.S. Gagnon's The Little Witch series, I was asked to come up with some story illustrations for the four original novels to be used at a book convention to help promote the series. This illustration takes place in the magical world of Magia, which also appears inside the portal

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Witch Book 2 Story Illustration
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Witch Book 2 Story Illustration

Witch Book 2 Story Illustration

Book Covers, The Witch Series

After finishing the fourth cover for L.S. Gagnon's The Little Witch series, I was asked to come up with some story illustrations for the four original novels to be used at a book convention to help promote the series. The scene for book 2 is when Thea is surrounded by warlocks and she takes the

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Witch Book 1 Story Illustation
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Witch Book 1 Story Illustation

Witch Book 1 Story Illustation

Book Covers, The Witch Series

After finishing the fourth cover for L.S. Gagnon's The Little Witch series, I was asked to come up with some story illustrations for the four original novels to be used at a book convention to help promote the series. For book 1, I tried to capture the moment that Thea picks up a cursed metal

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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #45
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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #45

It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #45

It's Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time

I really enjoyed the timing and pacing of this strip. I'm happy with the gestures in the first panel, as well as the sniffing expressions. Also, pancakes.

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Thea: The Little Witch Book 4
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Thea: The Little Witch Book 4

Thea: The Little Witch Book 4

Book Covers, The Witch Series

My commissioned cover for L.S. Gagnon's fourth Little Witch book (as of this posting, I don't know what the subtitle is). I spent a lot of time building custom brushes for this one, mostly foliage related. There are definitely things I don't like about it, like it's too busy and lacks a focal point mostly.

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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #44
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It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #44

It’s Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time #44

It's Plunger Monkey Dynamo Time

I really like this strip. I was very happy with how the gestures of PMD and I falling came out, the timing, even the dialogue (spelling mistake aside...I'll fix that for the book...). The only thing that I'm not sure about is the speedlineage. I think the gestures sell it by themselves, but I

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