I Like The Way You Roll. Finished Valentine’s Day illustration for a set of cards I made, available in my shop. Thanks for all the great caption submissions!#valentinesday #cartooncharacter #valentinescard
Let’s Get Sweaty. Finished Valentine’s Day illustration for a set of cards I made, available in my shop. Thanks for all the great caption submissions!#valentinesday #cartooncharacter #valentinescard https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/
Red devil logo I’m drawing for a fire department’s patch in New York – though the devil would probably make a pretty bad fire-fighter.#firefighterlife #challengecoin #patchdesign #firefighterpatch #emslife#logodesign #logodesigner #logoconcept #logoart #logoinspiration
Ink drawing for a set of Valentine’s Day cards I’m making – what should this one say?#valentinesday #greetingcardart #cupid #haireverywhere
I need your caption suggestions for this Valentines Day card set I’m creating. The best I came up with for this one is “Let’s Get Sweaty” #valentinesday #greetingcardart #cupidart
I’m creating a set of Valentines Day Cards – here are the inks to one. Any ideas for a caption?#valentines #cupid #love #valentinesdayart
American bald eagle illustration I created earlier in the year accessorized with US flag wings! I’ve seen a couple bald eagles in the wild around Pennsylvania while kayaking – nice to see them making a comeback – sorry we almost killed you all! That would have been embarassing.#patrioticart #usflag #patriotic #americaneagle #merica#art #originalartwork #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
And here’s the finished St. Patrick’s Day skull leprechaun illustration I created – pretty happy with hos this turned out. Hope it’s not too frightening – tried to make the skull friendly, but it’s tricky to make a skull smile. Available for licensing – message me.#stpatricksday #leprechaun #firefighterlife #challengecoin #patchdesign #firefighterpatch #emslife
Here’s the finished Fire-Fighter skull leprechaun I created – inked on the iPad Pro in Clip Studio Paint, and then colored in Adobe Photoshop.#stpatricksday #leprechaun #firefighterlife #challengecoin #patchdesign #firefighterpatch #emslife
Each year, I like to create a new St. Patrick’s Day design for Fire Fighters. I came up with a really great idea, but decided it would be more fun to just draw a leprechaun with a skull face instead.#stpatricksday #leprechaun #firefighterlife #challengecoin #patchdesign #firefighterpatch #emslife
All finished with this tiki skateboard painting I did for a private collector. First time I’ve done something like this, so there were a lot of stumbles along the way, but I had a great time with it. The collector wanted the whole thing to be a surprise, so he never even saw a sketch. The first time he saw the deck design was when he opened the package on his front door! That really added a lot to the whole experience.#skateboardart #deckart #skaterart #deckdesign #skateboarding#tikiart #tikibar #beachart #tikitotem #surfart #tikiartist #beach
Pretty much finished with the colors – ready to start inking the lines. Acrylic paint on beautiful a custom shaped skate deck.#skateboardart #deckart #skaterart #deckdesign #skateboarding#tikiart #tikibar #beachart #tikitotem #surfart #tikiartist #beach
Blocking in colors on this custom skateboard deck painting I was working on. I used some left-over black light paint for the eyes to really make them glow. You can’t see it in the photo, but I used some metallic gold paint I had for the teeth, and cut it with white, so they have a really cool subtle sheen to them.#skateboardart #deckart #skaterart #deckdesign #skateboarding#tikiart #tikibar #beachart #tikitotem #surfart #tikiartist #beach
Finally getting around to creating my own brand of beach-themed merch! Just finished up the TikiCrew logo! I love that Photoshop now supports ArtBoards, it makes outputting to different versions of a file so easy.#tikiart #tikibar #beachart #tikitotem #surfart #tikiartist #logodesign‍ http://tikicrew.com/
Very excited to share this really unique project. Custom skateboard deck I will be painting on with acrylic for a private collector. He gave me completely free reign, which happens very rarely. I sketched this design in Clip Studio Paint, printed it out, and transferred it to the board with carbon paper. Ready to start painting!#skateboardart #deckart #skaterart #deckdesign #skateboarding#tikiart #tikibar #beachart #tikitotem #surfart #tikiartist #beach
Here’s the second design I created for a client specializing in 2nd ammendment t-shirt designs – this skull design is available for licensing if anyone has a use for it, message me!#patrioticart #usflag #patriotic #americaneagle #merica #2ndammendment #gunrights#skullart #skulls #skulldesign #darkartist #darkart #skullartwork
Inking a skull soldier in Clip Studio Paint on the Wacom Cintiq – I’m really enjoying working with my stippling brushes to make shading quicker – works great for silk-screening too.#skullart #skulls #skulldesign #darkartist #darkart #skullartwork#art #inkdrawing #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
I sketched this Dragon-Slaying King for a client, but we ended up going in a different direction, unfortunately. It’s tough sometimes when you have to abandon something you’re really excited about – but that’;s just part of the gig. What should I do with this artwork?#art #fantasyart @conceptsketch #dragonart #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #tshirtdesign #tshirtart #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
Silk-screen illustration I created of a rattle snake clutching a rifle for a t-shirt design that should be available at Cabella’s sometime soon – Snakes are so challenging to draw. Even when you think you’ve got everything in the right place, then come the scales. So. Many. Damn. Scales. This design is available for licensing if anyone has a use for it – message me.#patrioticart #usflag #patriotic #donttreadonme #merica #2ndamendment #gunart #huntingart#appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart #dtg
Fun text design I created for The Lost Arcade, a website specializing in retro arcade games. We wanted something that looked hand-drawn, and looked like it could be printed on the cabinet of an old game.#arcade #arcadeart#logodesign #logodesigner #logoconcept #logoart #logoinspiration
Illustration I created for my friends at Unlimited Off-Road, a huge Jeep and offroad expo in Louisville Kentucky – There are so many artists that just kill it at painting realistic cars and trucks, that I decided to take a messier, line-art driven approach. Made a really sharp t-shirt and poster!#jeepart #offroad #unlimitedoffroadexpo#art #originalartwork #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #tshirtdesign #tshirtart #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
Happy New Year! Here’s another great looking tattoo created with my artwork! These evil mushrooms have always held a warm spot in my cold dead heart. I lost the name of the tattoo artist who inked this – so if you know, please call them out! I think they did an excellent job.#art #mushroomart #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #tattooart #tshirtart #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #psychedelicart
Here are my most popular nine posts of the year – pretty fun mix. Gritty is in there of course. My Spawn tribute. Zombie stickers. My tiki coasters. And for whaterver reason, a Pharoh alien! Happy New Year everyone!#topnineart #topnine #bestnine #topnine2018 #bestnine2018
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Lesha and I and FlyLand Designs! Thanks for such an incredible year, to all our friends, family, and enemies! This is an illustration I created on the iPad Pro last year. To all my freelancer friends, I hope you get a chance to take some time off and recharge.#santa #christmascard #evleswithrabies
Trying to make a Kiwi bird look tough for this logo redesign for Vape Canyon in Australia. Anyone ever seen a kiwi bird irl? They defy evolution.#vapingcommunity #vapeart #vapeartist #ejuice #vapelabel #ecig#packagedesign #packagedesigner #boxart #labeldesign #graphicdesign
Samurai illustration I created for a line of wrestling singlets for Titan Fitness that I was pretty happy with – I kind of wish I could have gone into more detail on this, but we didn’t have much time, so I tried to keep things simpler, which ultimately will print better on the singlet anyway.#wrestlingsinglet #samuraiart #samurai #fitness #fitspo #gainz #getstrong #weightraining #shredding
I’ve teamed up with Detroit Disc Company to release a limited edition disc golf series with my artwork. Here is the design for January – Only 50 of this specific design will be made, and only 10 will have my signature. The signed editions are available for PREORDER now in my shop. So excited for this! https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/#skull #cannabis #discgolf #frisbeegolf #discraftdiscs #teamdiscraft #detroitdisccompany #disc
Gritty, the new Flyers mascot I drew the concept art for, was featured in Adweek as the #2 Best Marketing Stunt of the year! Congrats to the Flyers marketing team for making that happen! https://bit.ly/2rIIoNe#philadelphiaflyers @grittynhl #nhl #hockey
New stickers! If you want your order by Christmas, tomorrow is the last day I can guarantee shipping to arrive in time. Zombie head 4” vinyl stickers – grab them in my Shop flylanddesigns.com/shop/….#zombie #vinylart #vinylcollector #stickerslap #stickerart #diecutsticker
Our design won FIRST PLACE! This wrap design I created using my tiki artwork won first place in a vehicle wrap competition 360 Carshow!Diamond wraps did a hell of a great job printing this on vinyl and wrapping their beautiful truck in the design. They even customized an amazing bamboo truck bed that looks just beautiful. Using their photos and measurements, I created a template of the vehicle, and carefully designed the text and artwork layout to fill the unique shape of this low-rider truck. So proud to have won first place!#wrap #vinylwrap #decal #tiki #beach #tikiart
Skull logo design I illustrated for this cool company called Chrome Candy that manufactures custom handles for pinball machines, and other cool arcade parts. We went through a couple sketches to get the right look at the beginning, and ended up with this happy skull chomping after a piece fo pinball candy…..#logodesign #logodesigner #logoconcept #logoart #logoinspiration#art #originalartwork #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
Anyone familiar with the Unlimited Off-Road shows that happen across the US? I got to design their logo for the Crystal Beach event in Texas – really nice and fun guys who run this thing. Always fun to explore totally new industries as a freelancer and learn the culture.#logodesign #logodesigner #logoconcept #logoart #logoinspiration #jeeplife #atv #unlimitedoffroad
This was a rejected sketch I was working on for a client (just the result of a miscommunication). I really dug it – I might finish it up sometime in the future. I save all the rejected sketches I have in a sad, depressing folder of shame. I find I can often reuse most ideas in other situations, so it helps to never throw them away completely. Does anyone do anything similar?‍…#art #alligator #jungleart #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #tshirtdesign #tshirtart #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
I’m so insanely lucky to have the privilege to work with one of my childhood heroes, Hulk Hogan! This was a t-shirt I illustrated for his brand depecting Hulk’s first face off with Andre the Giant – set up for limited color silk-screening.#hulkhogan #wweart #wweartwork #andrethegiant #worldwidewrestling #wwenetwork #appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart
One of the coolest moments of my career: Hulk Hogan himself signing the illustration he hired me to create, now proudly hanging in my studio. I’ve been working at a freelance artist constantly for almost seven years now, and it’s not an easy path. There are huge ups and down – so I’m not going to lie, it’s so great to have some of these moments every once in a while to let you know you’re at least making an impact somewhere!….#hulkhogan #wweart #wweartwork #andrethegiant #worldwidewrestling #wwenetwork #appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart#art #originalartwork #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
One of my favorite projects from last year: a t-shirt illustration for Crytivo Games’ hit title “The Universim”, a really cool world building game. If you’ve ever played the game before, you’ll recognize these cute little spherical people that are the inhabitants of the world you build. It was challenging to give the characters emotion and energy without using mouths (not to mention feet!). The illustration was used for a t-shirt and poster for the Gamescom conference. @crytivo#appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart #dtg#art #gameart #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist #wacomcintiq
This is really flattering – Jason Hoffman bought my Tiki Totem prints, and created these incredible hand-made bamboo frames! Thanks for picking up the prints, and thanks for sending the photos!#tikiart #tikibar #beachart #tikitotem #surfart #tikiartist#art #originalartwork #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #tshirtdesign #tshirtart #hireanillustrator #freelanceartist
Just printed a new batch of Sasquatch stickers with @vinyldisorder – Four inches, outdoor quality vinyl. Grab them in Volume 7 from my shop.www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/….#sasquatch #rock #rockandroll #gutair #rockingit #vinylart #vinylcollector #stickerslap #stickerart #diecutstickers
Here’s a shot of the back of the Skull and Roses t-shirt I designed using the same elements, but with a snake added for maximum broodiness and maybe even a little anxst. Created for @SpiralDirect Hope you like it!#appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart #snake#skullart #skulls #skulldesign #darkartist #darkart #skullartwork
Here was an illustration I created earlier this year for my friends at @SpiralDirect of a skull, antique guns, and a pile of roses. Trying to come up with a style that blends my lineart driven approach with a little more digital painting rendering. Does this look too comic-booky to be considered dark and serious?….#appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart #dtg#skullart #skulls #skulldesign #darkartist #darkart #skullartwork
I am excited to announce that two of my skateboard decks have been choosen to be sold on Threadless! A lot of you helped vote on the designs, and I sincerely appreciate it! Check them out at https://bit.ly/2R1DtCp https://bit.ly/2PIabfx and https://bit.ly/2PMYC6R#skateboards #zombie #monsters #decks #skateboardart #deckart
I’ve got five left of my Limited edition Disney skeletons Silk Screen Prints! Everything in my shop is 15% off this week!#Mickey #Silkscreen #prints #sale #disneyfanart #disney #skeletonart
All Lazer engraved Tiki Coasters are on sale now in my shop!#Tiki #Coasters #lazerengraved #sale
Hey You Guys! Sloth and Chunk art prints are now on sale in my shop#goonies #sloth #artprints #sale
Happy Thanksgiving from me and Lesha at FlyLand Designs! May you all enjoy your family and friends, as we carry on the tradition of consuming Turkey and mashed potatoes to keep the dead from rising for another 364 days. We love you all!
All my art prints, stickers, brushes, and coasters are all 15% off this week! I always feel sleazy trying to peddle my artwork, but a little sleaze is okay now and then. I really appreciate everyone who has supported my artwork through all these years!https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/….#fineartprints #artprints #artforsalebyartist #vinylstickers #slapstickers #vinylart #vinylcollector #stickerslap #stickerart #diecutsticker
This was the first t-shirt design I was hired to create for Hulk Hogan, hoisting Andre the Giant over his head. Such a trip to actually speak to a childhood hero on the phone – and yes, he talks exactly like he does on TV, BROTHER! This was illustrated in Clip Studio Paint, set up for silk-screening.#hulkhogan #wweart #wweartwork #andrethegiant #worldwidewrestling #wwenetwork #appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart
Sketching a fun zombie Bandito fending off a senorita from a menacing chucabra because this is my job!#zombieart #zombieartist #undead #horrorart #monsterart#appareldesign #tshirtdesign #tshirtartist #screenprintart #dtg #wacomcintiq
I put my Cheech and Chong zombie illustration on stickers last year, and it’s still my most popular design – grab it in my shophttps://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/#cheechandchong #upinsmoke #zombie #vinylart #vinylcollector #stickerslap #stickerart #diecutstickers
Really happy with how this purple skull print came out! (flylanddesigns.com/shop/ ) Printed up 50 of these signed them – we’ll ship them out when we get back from Vegas, baby! Very vibrant. King Printing in State College always does a great job…..#skullart #skull #psychedelicart #meditation #trippyart #cannabisart #mushroomart #marijuanaartist #cannabiscommunity
Here’s a speed inking video of the poster I designed for the Jack Herer Cup drawn in Clip Studio Paint. (Full video on my YouTube channel) So excited to visit Vegas for the first time! If you’re going to the show, please stop by and see us.#VegasWeedWeek #vegasbaby#vegascannabis #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #lasvegascannabiscommunity #leafly #cannabiscup #jackherercup #jackherercup2018 #cannabisart
Here’s the finished design! I decided to color this totally different than anything in the series and in my portfolio. Signed art prints available now in my shop! Since I was doing this for myself, I thought it would be a good opportunity to make a purple skull – clients get skiddish when I suggest that.https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/….#skullart #skull #psychedelicart #meditation #trippyart #cannabisart #mushroomart #marijuanaartist #cannabiscommunity
Here are inks from a personal piece I was creating on the iPad Pro for a print series I created for a psychedelic/cannabis theme – colors tomorrow!#skullart #skull #psychedelicart #meditation #trippyart #cannabisart #mushroomart #marijuanaartist #cannabiscommunity
This is insane, check out how great my eyeballs and teeth seamless pattern turned out on this shirt! Special thanks to Californicated Republic for making this happen and turning one of my favorite personal designs into a real thing.Grab one http://californicatedrepublic.com/….#skaterart #420 #cannabiscommunity #marijuana #art #Californicated #hightimes #cannabisbrand #cannabis #weed #weedstagram #topshelf #cbd #indica #sativa #hybrid #marijuanaart
So thrilled to have been asked to design the poster for this year’s Jack Herer Cup, an event celebrating the life of the “Emperor of Hemp” Tommy Chong will be at the event (hope I get to meet him!), so we decided to draw him and Jack driving the van from Up in Smoke through the vegas strip. Had a lot of fun with this! My wife and I are going to Vegas for the first time to attend the event and sell signed copies of the poster. Can’t wait to ditch the kids for a few days and experience Vegas!!!….#VegasWeedWeek #vegasbaby#vegascannabis #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #lasvegascannabiscommunity #leafly #cannabiscup #jackherercup #jackherercup2018 #cannabisart
So, this HAS to be the strangest/coolest use of my artwork I’ve ever seen. @tinaschultz used my Dumb and Dumber Zombie illustration as inspiration to completely paint her body! Insanely good, totally unnerving, and extremely flattering! What is the weirdest place you’ve ever seen your art used?#art #originalartwork #dumbanddumber #zombieart #illustration
Here’s the finished Vector illustration I created for Yellow Jacket’s line of fitness gear – the client was really pleased with it! This cleaner style is a little different than my usual stuff, but for this logo, we needed something that would print really nice and clean at a small size in limited color, so vector was the way to go.#logodesign #logodesigner #logoconcept #logoart #logoinspiration#fitness #fitspo #gainz #getstrong #weightraining #shredding
Working on the inks for the Jack Herer Cup poster – so excited to be part of this great event in Vegas, and possibly meet the legend Tommy Chong! I hope I did the portrait of Mr. Herer justice – a lot of pressure when dealing with such an important and revered figure…..#VegasWeedWeek #vegasbaby #vegascannabis #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #lasvegascannabiscommunity #leafly #cannabiscup #jackherercup #jackherercup2018 #cannabisart
Vector logo design of a buff yellow jacket I’m creating for Yellow Jacket’s line of lifting gear – I like to use Adobe Illustrator’s artboard function to export different variations of the logos I work on – anyone use this?…#art #yellowjacket #mangastudio #clipstudiopaint #illustration #hireanillustrator #fitnessart #wacomcintiq#logodesign #logodesigner #logoconcept #logoart #logoinspiration
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Wacom Cintiq Pro 24″ ReviewSeptember 1, 2023 - 12:30 pmProfessional Illustrator Brian Allen reviews the new Wacom Cintiq Pro 24″ (non-touch). I have been using the new Wacom Cintiq Pro 24″ extensively since early April 2018 and I love it! I upgraded from the Wacom Cintiq 24HD, which I used for over 6 years. I had high expectations for this digital drawing tablet and […]