http://assets.artspots.com/files/user_pic/file/184/tiny/puffbird_icon.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/ Puffbird's Artwork Copyright 2006 to 2009 Puffbird Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:01:29 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/user_pic/file/184/puffbird_icon.jpg 720 en-us A feline character in a corset, with a feathered headdress. <br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/30069/demure"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/30069/thumb_210/sketch023_web.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: graphite<br />Tags: <br /> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:01:29 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/30069/sketch023_web.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/30069/demure http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/30069/demure http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/30069/demure http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss graphite G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/30069/resized/sketch023_web.jpg A feline character in a corset, with a feathered headdress. Yet another dragon in this lino-cut style I'm working with in Photoshop. It's included in my dragon art calendar, now available on deviantArt: http://puffbird.deviantart.com/store/<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26445/grass-green"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/26445/thumb_210/Dragon_Calendar_6_web.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: dragon photoshop ink color<br /> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:44:29 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/26445/Dragon_Calendar_6_web.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26445/grass-green http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26445/grass-green http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26445/grass-green dragon photoshop ink color http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/26445/resized/Dragon_Calendar_6_web.jpg Yet another dragon in this lino-cut style I'm working with in Photoshop. It's included in my dragon art calendar, now available on deviantArt: http://puffbird.deviantart.com/store/ Another dragon, in this lino-cut style I've been working on. I think I need more practice with color; it's definitely my weak point. But I sure had fun creating this series. It's included in my dragon art calendar on deviantArt: http://puffbird.deviantart.com/store/<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26444/cooling-magma"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/26444/thumb_210/Dragon_Calendar_5_web.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: dragon photoshop ink color<br /> Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:43:08 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/26444/Dragon_Calendar_5_web.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26444/cooling-magma http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26444/cooling-magma http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/26444/cooling-magma dragon photoshop ink color http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/26444/resized/Dragon_Calendar_5_web.jpg Another dragon, in this lino-cut style I've been working on. I think I need more practice with color; it's definitely my weak point. But I sure had fun creating this series. It's included in my dragon art calendar on deviantArt: http://puffbird.deviantart.com/store/ A dragon, drawn and colored in Photoshop<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25916/dragon-in-red"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25916/thumb_210/Dragon_Calendar_4.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: dragon photoshop ink color<br /> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:09:47 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25916/Dragon_Calendar_4.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25916/dragon-in-red http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25916/dragon-in-red http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25916/dragon-in-red dragon photoshop ink color http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25916/resized/Dragon_Calendar_4.jpg A dragon, drawn and colored in Photoshop A dragon, drawn and colored in Photoshop.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25915/dragon-in-orange"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25915/thumb_210/Dragon_Calendar_3.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: dragon photoshop ink color<br /> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:08:27 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25915/Dragon_Calendar_3.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25915/dragon-in-orange http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25915/dragon-in-orange http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25915/dragon-in-orange dragon photoshop ink color http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25915/resized/Dragon_Calendar_3.jpg A dragon, drawn and colored in Photoshop. A dragon, drawn and colored in Photoshop.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25913/dragon-in-blue"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25913/thumb_210/Dragon_Calendar_2.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: dragon photoshop ink color<br /> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:07:14 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25913/Dragon_Calendar_2.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25913/dragon-in-blue http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25913/dragon-in-blue http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/25913/dragon-in-blue dragon photoshop ink color http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/25913/resized/Dragon_Calendar_2.jpg A dragon, drawn and colored in Photoshop. A watercolor betta. Older piece; I finished it in the spring. I was trying out a technique. It worked all right... I need more practice. :)<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/23994/betta"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/23994/thumb_210/betta.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: watercolor, ink<br />Tags: fish watercolor Betta Betta splendens<br /> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:22:33 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/23994/betta.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/23994/betta http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/23994/betta http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/23994/betta fish watercolor Betta Betta splendens http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss watercolor, ink G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/23994/resized/betta.jpg A watercolor betta. Older piece; I finished it in the spring. I was trying out a technique. It worked all right... I need more practice. :) Done in Photoshop, with a reverse into-black technique similar to what you'd do for wood block or lino prints. I like the effect. :)<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/22937/green-dragon"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/22937/thumb_210/green_dragon.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: dragon photoshop relief<br /> Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/22937/green_dragon.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/22937/green-dragon http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/22937/green-dragon http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/22937/green-dragon dragon photoshop relief http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/22937/resized/green_dragon.jpg Done in Photoshop, with a reverse into-black technique similar to what you'd do for wood block or lino prints. I like the effect. :) I was testing out an inking style using Micron pens. I keep thinking I might prefer brush-tip pens, for their flexibility... but this works okay.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/15637/crane-hunter"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/15637/thumb_210/Counterpart_and_crane.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pen and ink<br />Tags: canine<br /> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:12:49 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/15637/Counterpart_and_crane.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/15637/crane-hunter http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/15637/crane-hunter http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/15637/crane-hunter canine http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pen and ink G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/15637/resized/Counterpart_and_crane.jpg I was testing out an inking style using Micron pens. I keep thinking I might prefer brush-tip pens, for their flexibility... but this works okay. A little graphic I did for the 2007 Big Read project in Southern Utah. I had fun with this. :) Created with vectors in Photoshop. (One day I'll have a proper vector graphics program like Illustrator, but for now I'll use what I've got. :)<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/11145/golden-carp"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/11145/thumb_210/carp.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: Photoshop<br />Tags: fish photoshop carp<br /> Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:49:33 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/11145/carp.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/11145/golden-carp http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/11145/golden-carp http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/11145/golden-carp fish photoshop carp http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss Photoshop G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/11145/resized/carp.jpg A little graphic I did for the 2007 Big Read project in Southern Utah. I had fun with this. :) Created with vectors in Photoshop. (One day I'll have a proper vector graphics program like Illustrator, but for now I'll use what I've got. :) A ballpoint pen doodle with crosshatching.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/6444/lion-recumbent"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/6444/thumb_210/doodlelion.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pen, ink<br />Tags: lion pen ink<br /> Mon, 21 May 2007 20:26:56 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/6444/doodlelion.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/6444/lion-recumbent http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/6444/lion-recumbent http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/6444/lion-recumbent lion pen ink http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pen, ink G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/6444/resized/doodlelion.jpg A ballpoint pen doodle with crosshatching. A mantis enjoying his hors d'oeurves... An unfinished sketch, something I did during a meeting.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4735/socialite-mantis"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4735/thumb_210/mantis.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: sketch mantis preying<br /> Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:06:28 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4735/mantis.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4735/socialite-mantis http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4735/socialite-mantis http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4735/socialite-mantis sketch mantis preying http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4735/resized/mantis.jpg A mantis enjoying his hors d'oeurves... An unfinished sketch, something I did during a meeting. This was sketched during a meeting at work... and is not a reflection of the internal restructuring and changes going on. At least, not consciously.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4475/chains"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4475/thumb_210/doodle111.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: dragon sketch<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:16:52 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4475/doodle111.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4475/chains http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4475/chains http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4475/chains dragon sketch http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4475/resized/doodle111.jpg This was sketched during a meeting at work... and is not a reflection of the internal restructuring and changes going on. At least, not consciously. A random sketch of a dragon head. I do most of these sketches in meetings; drawing is my listening aid.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4474/dragon-sketch-1"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4474/thumb_210/dragonsketch084_sm.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: dragon sketch<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:13:02 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4474/dragonsketch084_sm.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4474/dragon-sketch-1 http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4474/dragon-sketch-1 http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4474/dragon-sketch-1 dragon sketch http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4474/resized/dragonsketch084_sm.jpg A random sketch of a dragon head. I do most of these sketches in meetings; drawing is my listening aid. A counter image to Tangerine... the two just seem to go together.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4473/ice"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4473/thumb_210/ice.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: dragon sketch<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:11:14 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4473/ice.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4473/ice http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4473/ice http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4473/ice dragon sketch http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4473/resized/ice.jpg A counter image to Tangerine... the two just seem to go together. Her name is Tangerine, and she's destined to be colored someday... a bright orange, probably. :)<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4472/tangerine"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4472/thumb_210/tangerine.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: dragon sketch<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:10:35 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4472/tangerine.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4472/tangerine http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4472/tangerine http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4472/tangerine dragon sketch http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4472/resized/tangerine.jpg Her name is Tangerine, and she's destined to be colored someday... a bright orange, probably. :) My sketchbook, the great anger management tool.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4471/anger"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4471/thumb_210/Anger.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: dragon pencil<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:09:39 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4471/Anger.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4471/anger http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4471/anger http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4471/anger dragon pencil http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4471/resized/Anger.jpg My sketchbook, the great anger management tool. This fellow looks like he's up to something... I don't know which creeps me out more: his eyes, or his too-human smile.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4470/cat-smile"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4470/thumb_210/doodle109.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: cat sketch<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:57:04 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4470/doodle109.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4470/cat-smile http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4470/cat-smile http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4470/cat-smile cat sketch http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4470/resized/doodle109.jpg This fellow looks like he's up to something... I don't know which creeps me out more: his eyes, or his too-human smile. A puffy, kind of creepy-looking bird that was roaming around in my imagination for a while before I decided to draw him. He looks a bit paranoid.<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4469/bird-doodle"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4469/thumb_210/doodle108.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: pencil<br />Tags: bird sketch<br /> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:56:01 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4469/doodle108.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4469/bird-doodle http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4469/bird-doodle http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/4469/bird-doodle bird sketch http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss pencil G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/4469/resized/doodle108.jpg A puffy, kind of creepy-looking bird that was roaming around in my imagination for a while before I decided to draw him. He looks a bit paranoid. A plant anthro! Graphite, colored in Photoshop. My first experiment with my Wacom tablet. :) (Boy howdy, I need more practice...)<br><br><a href="http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/1765/seed-sender"><img src="http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/1765/thumb_210/Seed.jpg" alt="Thumbnail" /></a><br /><br />Medium: graphite<br />Tags: dryad<br /> Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:41:23 -0000 http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/1765/Seed.jpg http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/1765/seed-sender http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/1765/seed-sender http://puffbird.artspots.com/image/1765/seed-sender dryad http://puffbird.artspots.com/rss graphite G http://www.artspots.com/files/image/file/1765/resized/Seed.jpg A plant anthro! Graphite, colored in Photoshop. My first experiment with my Wacom tablet. :) (Boy howdy, I need more practice...)