Rhett & Juniper, children of the niiiight! Two 5x7 inch ink drawings on bristol board paper.
Happy Halloween everyone! Here are a couple of awesome kids I had the pleasure of turning into monsters this month. I had drawn their parents as vampires for the #MonsterMySelfie Portrait Sale back in 2014 & even their dog as a ghost in 2017. This year, their folks jumped at the opportunity to monsterize the kids too! How neat is that? Take a look below to see a glimpse of my process & the whole monster family. You can click any of the pictures to view them larger.
I sketched on paper & in Photoshop different ideas for how the kids were going to look. I then sketched out monster versions of the kids in Photoshop. I printed off black & white versions of the reference photos, then used my light pad to make sure I had positioned the kids' features & shadows in the right places with correct proportions on the final bristol board paper. I lightly drew the kids "normally" to try to maintain their likenesses.
Then I printed off the monster sketches (at different sizes to make sure one of them would match the scale I was working in,) & used the light pad again to make sure I was placing the monster features in the right places.
Following that, I referred back to the original photos, black & white photos & sketches to draw out the final "monsterized" versions. I used various ink pens to ink the drawings & a bit of white ink & white posca marker to make a few touch ups.
A close up of Rhett's final ink drawing that was sent in the mail!
Rhett's portrait, scanned & levels adjust in Photoshop.
Juniper's digital sketches printed out.
Juniper's final ink drawing that was sent in the mail! (Seen here with a couple of the pens I used.)
Juniper's portrait, scanned & levels adjust in Photoshop.
Dad & Mom! (Heath & Amanda, also vampires.)
Puppy dog, Dakota... the ghost!
I hope you enjoyed looking at my process & these cool kids. If you would like to see more "Monster My Selfie" Portraits &/or more of my process, just click here. If you'd like to order an original drawing of your own, click here. Have a happy & safe Halloween everybody! Enjoy the spooky season!
They're back by popular demand! It's my #MonsterMySelfie Monster Portrait Sale! You can have yourself or a loved one transformed into a monster in a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork! With Halloween on the way, these make great gifts and decorations. I'm only taking a limited number of commissions with this sale & only the first few are guaranteed to be delivered before Halloween. So it's in your best interest to be an early bird that gets the worm! And I want you to get worms....err... I mean, the benefits, while they last!
For more information & to order your custom portrait today, just click here:
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck 5x7 inches, ink on bristol board paper.
You’ve met the Monster & His Bride, now meet their “Franken-Baby!” The#MonsterMySelfiePortraits Sale may be over, but I couldn’t let any more time pass without sharing this little guy with you all. His amazing parents, Patrick & Sarah ordered their monster portraits a few years back & wanted the newest addition to their monstrous family to have a portrait as well! Scroll through to see his parents & a bit of my process on this piece. God bless!
View of the desk while working on Franken-Baby: preliminary sketches, reference photo (censored for privacy,) and initial rough pencils on the final piece.
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck, (work in progress.) 5x7 inches, graphite pencil sketch on Bristol board paper.
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck, (work in progress.) 5x7 inches, graphite pencil sketch on Bristol board paper.
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck, (work in progress.) 5x7 inches, ink on Bristol board paper.
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck 5x7 inches, ink on bristol board paper.
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck 5x7 inches, ink on bristol board paper.
Franken-Baby by Philip A. Buck 5x7 inches, ink on bristol board paper.
Monster Patrick & Sarah by Philip A. Buck. (Franken-Baby's parents.) Ink on 2 5x7 inch pieces of Bristol board paper.
During the #MonsterMySelfie ink portrait sale last month, it was my great pleasure to complete a portrait of Chris. I had done a portrait of his kind wife, Heather a few years back as a Medusa-like monster & was excited to give hers a mate.
As you can see in the process snapshots below, I changed the original photo into black & white & adjusted the levels of contrast. That makes it easier to work from.
I then came up with a monsterized version of Chris in rough sketches. I then traced the basic shapes of the photo, (a step I don’t always do, but one I use when I am having difficulty with the likeness or just need to get it figured out faster.)
I then took a look back at the b&w photo & Monster sketch as I drew & inked the portrait.
I had a lot of fun making this portrait of Chris & was glad Heather's would now have a companion. I hope you all had a safe & fun Halloween & Thanksgiving. I'll be posting another of this year's Monster Portraits on here next week, but if you want to sneak a look, you can visit my social media accounts listed to the side of this page. As always, thanks for stopping by & may God bless you!
Bailey & Stephen - Monster Portraits. Ink with technical pens & brush pens on two pieces of 5x7 inch Bristol board paper.
It's almost that spooky time of year again & the #MonsterMySelfie Monster Portrait Month sale is back just in time! That's right, you asked for it & you've got it. Back in October 2014, I began a project where I "Monsterized" your selfies. I received one of the biggest responses I've had for an original art project & many of you have been asking for the sale to return since then. Aside from the occasional portrait I was able to squeeze in here & there (like the two above,) I haven't opened up orders for the monster portraits in four years. But that changes now!
A closer look at Bailey - Monster Portrait. Ink with technical pens & brush pens on 5x7 inch Bristol board paper.
This October, you can get yourself MONSTERIZED! You send me a picture of yourself and I draw & ink an original 5x7 inch portrait of you as a monster! And it's only for $45 + shipping! As of right now, these portraits are only available until Oct 31, 2018, so you'll probably want to hurry!
A closer look at Stephen - Monster Portrait. Ink with technical pens & brush pens on two pieces of 5x7 inch Bristol board paper.
Just click HERE (or click the Shop/PABshop link at the top of the page,) and be sent to my online shop where you can place your order & get all the details & instructions for sending the photo. For more examplesof past Monster Portraits, you can see more posts about them HERE on this site, my Behance Portfolio,or on Instagram. Order your original custom monster portrait today!
Here's another look at Bailey & Stephen, the sketches I drew while trying to figure out which how to monsterize them, & another couple of Monster Portrait examples:
Patrick & Sarah - Monster Portraits Ink on two separate pieces of 5x7 inch Bristol board paper.
Happy Halloween, boos & ghouls! May I present to you this petrifying pet portrait I recently drew! As some of you may recall, I had a special sale back October of 2014 called, "Monster Portrait Month," which was also know by its hashtag, "#MonsterMySelfie." It was quite fun & many monsters were made. Since then, I've had requests for a return of Monster Portrait Month, but due to many factors have never been able to do it again. Maybe some day! YET, a friend of mine named Heath just happened to catch me at a perfect time with an opening in my schedule. He requested this ghostly portrait of he & his wife Amanda's dog. You see, back during the original Monster Portrait Month, I had drawn monster portraits of both of them & Heath's hope was to surprise Amanda with the portrait of their pet as a way of completing their "monsterfied family," so to speak. He asked, if it was possible, if I could make their pup look like Zero from The Nightmare Before Christmas. What a fun idea & project! I was happy to hear from Amanda & Heath that they really enjoyed the way the piece turned out! (By the way, Amanda is not only a good friend, but quite the artist! Check out her Facebook page & Instagram.)
Let's take a quick look back at the Monster Portraits from 2014!
Jennifer & Paul!
Mary!
Cooper!
Ashley!
Jonathan!
Patrick & Sarah
Heather!
Destry!
Heath & Amanda!
You can see these guys bigger & a "behind the scenes" look at them by clicking the "Monster Portrait" tag below or clicking HERE.
And while I have your attention, behold the jack O' lantern I carved this year!
