Eric Shalley

Another illustration for a quarterly health magazine. It was for an article on osteoporosis awareness and prevention.

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This week I got to step out of my web designer shoes and do some illustration work for a quarterly health magazine. It was a nice break from my typical schedule.

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Have you ever wondered what a robot might pretend to be? Robo4000XL dreams of being a fluffy bunny, with the power of imagination anything is possible.

Graphite on paper. Color added in Photoshop.

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I was experimenting with Illustrator today and decided to share what I came up with in the form of desktop wallpaper. Click on your desired resolution, right click on the image, and choose “Set as desktop background.” Having the best desktop in your office has never been easier!

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One of my fondest art memories relates to this piece. This drawing won me my first ever Scholastic Gold Key Award back in 1997. I was a sophomore in high school and this is when I realized that I could make a living as an artist. I began to take art much more seriously from this point on, and wouldn’t you know it, I make a living being an artist!

The project was to combine 3 random elements that we drew out of a hat. I drew a zebra, lightning bug, and wire cutters.

An interesting side note: This drawing is where I first experimented with ballpoint pens. You might notice it is often my drawing utensil of choice for many of my Illustration Friday entries.

Ballpoint pen, Graphite, & Colored Pencils.
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I think that robots take routines to the extreme. Processing all of that binary code must get boring.

Ballpoint pen sketch with color added in Photoshop.

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I have been a car enthuasist since I got my first Matchbox car at the age of 2. My favorite car has always been the Lamborghini Countach LP 500S. As you can imagine when I came across the photos of a Lamborghini (although not a Countach) with a completely hand drawn paint job I was quite stunned. The level of detail is amazing and I would love to see the original sketches for the concept. Who knows, maybe it was free-handed on. It’s not like the car costs over $185,000.

The car was actually drawn on with Sharpie markers right on to the paint, then finished with clear coat for protection. It took about two weeks to complete according to the Flickr stream.

You can view more photos of this amazing piece of art here.

Canned ideas are almost always a bad thing. I try to keep mine in a can way in the back so they never escape.

Ballpoint pen sketch with color added in Photoshop.

Sometimes you can’t have enough of things. In Ted’s case, enough speed, well..maybe enough safety too.

Ballpoint pen sketch with color added in Photoshop.

Today my agency moved to a new office space and there was a fierce competition to decorate your moving boxes. Here are several views of my box.

Sharpie marker on cardboard.

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