Sibling Squabble

An illuminated panel from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 60.

Best of Times

An illuminated panel from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 59.

Frozen Frolic

An illuminated panel from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 58.

Caught Being Nice

An illuminated panel from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 57.

The Journey Continues

An illuminated panel from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 54.

Lil polar bear cub animation

Lil polar bear cub. Trying my hand at animation! 12 frames, drawn in Clip Studio Paint, compiled in Photoshop.

Daily Animal Sketch – Polar Bear Warm ups

Sketching polar bears to warm up for drawing Last of the Polar Bears comic pages! Color pages were done in Clip Studio Paint, the rest in my sketchbook with 0.5mm mechanical pencil.

Polar Den

Nanook and Stella snuggle in the den.

This illustration was done as an experiment to see if I could reproduce the look of traditional pencil lines of my comic, The Last of the Polar Bears, with digital tools. I created it from start to finish on the Cintiq Companion with Clip Studio Paint (and some final touches in Photoshop).

Being able to go completely digital on the comic would save me a lot of time (no more scanning and cleanup). :) What do you think, can you tell the difference?

Polar Bear sketches

Sketching polar bears

Speedpaints - Polar Bear Cubs, Mountains, and Snow

 Some recent arctic-themed speedpaints (30mins) reffed from photos.

No Ceiling

"There's no ceiling! It just goes on forever!" An illuminated panel from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 23. See the full page here.

Mother's Love

Illuminated panels from The Last of the Polar Bears pg 19. See the full page here.

Illuminated Panels

Illuminated Panels are panels from my comic The Last of the Polar Bears that I've enhanced to turn into mini- illustrations. Here's a few recent ones:

Daily Animal Sketch – Arctic Fox and Polar Bears

Studies of Arctic foxes and polar bears. Plus some sketches of Nanook with various expressions, and a sparkly-eyed shoujo bear.

Daily Animal Sketch – Polar Bear cubs

Great Ursa Mother

(Previously seen cropped in my Mother’s Day card)

Polar Bear Hugs

(Previously seen cropped in my Mother’s Day card)

Create a Comic, Help Polar Bears

“My Arctic Animal” Competition: Create a Comic for Conservation – Help the Polar Bears Through Creativity

I’ve teamed up with Wildlife Warriors, an organization for wildlife conservation and awareness, to host an international comic competition for kids and teens in support of Polar Bears International and the Arctic Documentary Project.

Open to contestants internationally within three age categories – eight and under, nine to thirteen, fourteen to eighteen, entrants are invited to submit a one-page comic inspired by Arctic wildlife! The winner will receive a character cameo in a Last of the Polar Bears side-story, an original illustration, The Last of the Polar Bears Pre-Dawn book, and a Polar Bears International bear adoption kit!

Click here for more competition details!

Please spread the word to family and friends. Pass on the link through Twitter, Facebook, and email. If you know any teachers, or kids and teens that are interested in art, comics, or wildlife, let them know about the competition. It’s a great opportunity to inspire creativity and help promote Polar Bear research and preservation of the species. :)

Daily Animal Sketch – Bears and Wolves in Motion

Quick gesture sketches from the last few months. Polar bears, grizzly bears, and wolves.

 

Daily Animal Sketch - Grizzly and Polar Bears

Studies of full grown grizzly bears and polar bears (plus one cute polar cub) done throughout December and January.