Inktober starts tomorrow!This will be the first time I'm participating in this great tradition started by Jay Parker, where I have to post a new traditonally inked drawing every day for the whole month.Anyone else up for the challenge?#inktober #ink #jayparker #art Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
All-over-print dye-sublimated wrestling singlet design I created for BlueChip wrestling. This design was for their patriotic catalog, featuring a big angry eagle clutching a banner in front of a textured American Flag. I tried to give it a lot of depth, and fit a lot of different singlet sizes.
I created this as part of a series of wrestling singlet designs for BlueChip’s summer catalog. The designs will also be available on fight shorts. I find it so enjoyable working with dye sublimation, because the color and detail reproduction is fantastic, and I don’t have to worry about the head-scratching that comes from working with silk-screen.
Client Testimonial:
Thank you very much, I think everything turned out great!
-Andy Michaels
BlueChip Athletics
You can purchase the design on a singlet here:
http://www.bluechipwrestling.com/
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Thanks for all the recent followers and comments – I really appreciate it. I wanted to share this alligator I painted in photoshop for a t-shirt pitch to the documentary show Swamp People. Any feedback on how this could have been better?#swamppeople #alligator #swamp #digital #art #painting #tshritart #photoshop Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
All-over-print dye-sublimated wrestling singlet design I created for BlueChip wrestling. The design is meant to be a reimagining of the classic bold shapes and pin striping that is common in singlets. I tried to give it a lot of depth, and keep it very customizable to different team colors.
I created this as part of a series of wrestling singlet designs for BlueChip’s summer catalog. The designs will also be available on fight shorts. I find it so enjoyable working with dye sublimation, because the color and detail reproduction is fantastic, and I don’t have to worry about the head-scratching that comes from working with silk-screen.
Client Testimonial:
Thank you very much, I think everything turned out great!
-Andy Michaels
BlueChip Athletics
You can purchase the design on a singlet here:
http://www.bluechipwrestling.com/
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So I've been wanting to produce and sell my own stickers for a while now, and finally had some time to do it. The plan is to release a new 3-pack every couple months. Here is volume 1 – featuring my artwork on die-cut 4" vinyl produced by #VinylDisorder. Only $5 for the set (plus shipping). Hope you guys like them!http://ow.ly/SGEA5 #vinyl #stickers #spongeBob #HelloKitty #muppets #diecut Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I just uploaded the most comprehensive Manga Studio 5 drawing, inking, and coloring tutorial using my new Manga Studuio brushes to my YouTube channel – Here's a snapshot of the first part.Let me know what you think!www.youtu.be/nbLuHltstyU#tutorial #drawing #art #digital #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
All-over-print dye-sublimated wrestling singlet design I created for BlueChip wrestling. The design is meant to be a reimagining of the classic bold shapes and pin striping that is common in singlets. I tried to give it a lot of depth, and keep it very customizable to different team colors.
I created this as part of a series of wrestling singlet designs for BlueChip’s summer catalog. The designs will also be available on fight shorts. I find it so enjoyable working with dye sublimation, because the color and detail reproduction is fantastic, and I don’t have to worry about the head-scratching that comes from working with silk-screen.
Client Testimonial:
Thank you very much, I think everything turned out great!
-Andy Michaels
BlueChip Athletics
You can purchase the design on a singlet here:
http://www.bluechipwrestling.com/
My friends at @vinyldisorder are cooking up about a million of my tiki head stickers available at @bongstickers . Looks great guy! Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I created these concept illustrations of a steampunk family of adventurers for an educational publisher called Bogardpress. The character designs will be used to illustrate their educational materials and lessons. Each year the team uses a different theme and concept to tie their lessons together. I really enjoyed the whole process, from developing the characters in sketches, to coloring and rendering the final versions. I tried to add a bit of style into the characters to keep them from becoming generic. I especially enjoyed creating the robot character.
Client Testimonial:
Everyone was very happy with what you have done. Very impressed.
-Shawn Blase
Bogardpress
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I dug this image up from a t-shirt I designed earlier this year for a brand called Hard Ride Clothing, geared toward roughnecks and oil field workers. Zombies have more fun.Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com#art #zombie #roughneck #bakken #oilfield #tshirt #tshirtart #digital #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartis Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
The IAFF recently commissioned me to create a poster for an upcoming rally in Ottawa, IL, the location of the historical Lincoln v. Douglas debates. I thought it would be fun to draw Lincoln and Douglas speeding through time on two motorcycles swinging chains and pipes at each other. I’m a historian at heart. The IAFF Motorcycle Group mascot is seen far back in the historic streets of Ottawa.
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You know, for kids.Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com #art #evilclown #clown #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I was thrilled to be hired to create artwork for a new line of apparel for Smith & Wesson, featuring silk-screen illustrations of big angry eagles. It was a really fun challenge drawing the eagles, which I’ve always found difficult. Need to invest in a pet eagle for reference. The designs all needed to stay under six colors, which is always a challenge as soon as you introduce an american flag into the design (which eats up three colors right away). I used halftones wherever I could to limit the total number of colors.
The designs will be available in Smith & Wesson’s catalog, as well as in many retailers, such as Cabela’s.
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I was recently commissioned to design the logo and mascot for a William Kahuna, a YouTube personality that films his adventures dirt-biking through Hawaii. The brand was called Sunday Rides, and we came up with this fun sun character to be his logo for merchandise and branding. I tried to inject a lot of William’s laid-back and fun-loving personality into it.
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I just put up my most comprehensive drawing/inking/coloring tutorial yet on my YouTube channel. People were asking me to slow the video down and talk more. Not used to people asking me to talk MORE. We'll see if they ask again!http://youtu.be/nbLuHItstyU#art #tutorial #mangastudio #tiki #digitalpainting #inking #drawing #wacom Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Review of Vinyl Disorder Custom Stickers
After trying several other sticker printers, I found that Vinyl Disorder was the best by far.
I recently set out to make custom stickers of my artwork made for promotion, and decided to try Vinyl Disorder, because some of my favorite artists were using them.
I did a mid-air jump-kick when a giant box of stickers came from Vinyl Disorder recently. The kiss-cut vinyl stickers had great color reproduction, came super-quick (not a single sticker damaged), and the cuts were perfect. Great customer service as well – I couldn’t be more pleased.
I tried a lot of other sticker companies, and they are clearly the best in my opinion. I highly recommended them for any artist looking to get stickers made of their work!
Here are some more features I loved about Vinyl Disorder:
- I received a quote the same day I contacted them, even though my request was a little different than anything on their site.
- They printed 100s of kiss-cut vinyl stickers of over 30 different designs of my artwork in a really short period of time
- The stickers are extremely high quality. Really tough, thick vinyl.
- Great color reproduction
- Each set was individually wrapped with a sample sticker stuck to the bag so it was easy to see which stack was which design.
- None of the stickers arrived bent or tarnished
- They sent the order to me very quickly – especially considering how large my order was
- One of the lowest prices I found (I got quotes from five other sticker companies)
- Unlike other sticker shops, I really liked that I could order a really low run of each design (in this case, just 50).
- Worked with my PSD files, with minimum setup on my part.
Thanks to Vinyl Disorder, I’m able to offer delightfully stickable sets of my artwork – take a look!
Check out Vinyl Disorder at http://www.vinyldisorder.com/ !
Stickers are available in volumes from my shop at https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/ for only $5 for a set of 3 different stickers.
These stickers, and many other cool designs are also available for sale from http://www.bongstickers.com/
I was recently hired to conceptualize and illustrate a team of Superhero zombies to be laser-engraved into skateboards by Revenga. It was challenging to pump a ton of detail in the board, while making sure to keep the lines bold enough as to not cause much trouble in the engraving process.
While designing, I also had to structure the design so the layout could be changed to fit a T-Shirt as well. I made sure to keep the characters masked on separate layers, that way moving them around at the end was relatively easy.
We also created a silk-screen color version for boards and shirts, using around 6 colors.
Client Testimonial:
They look just as amazing! Everyone is giving compliments about the graphic because it’s very cool!
-Martina Ieffa
Revenga Skateboards
You can purchase it here:
http://www.revengaskateboards.com
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I just released this set of 100 Manga Studio brushes I created, available in my shop: https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shopfor $2.99.I'm really excited about how many people have already downloaded them, and I'm getting great feedback. That means a lot to me, because I put a ridculous amount of work into these, and use them every day. Happy to share them!#mangastudio #brushes #presets #art #digital #clipstudiopaint #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Always a pleasure working with my friends at Listenable Records. For this year’s sampler featuring the labels best tracks, we chose to pay tribute to the classic Defenders of the Faith album cover from Judas Priest. I thought it would be cool to draw a samurai in the same art style and color scheme as that record, and really give it a nice retro theme, with bright primary colors. Really dig the way this came out – might make a great sticker.
Client Testimonial:
I love it, colours are perfect , there’s a vintage feel too in the logo and overall colours, it’s great!
-Laurent Merle
Listenable Records
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Working on something a little grim for an album cover. Ink in manga Studio 5.Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com #art #digital #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I was digging through some old stuff and found this logo I designed for an MMA fighter that I wanted to share with you.I've got a set of Manga Studio brushes I created that I'll have available tomorrow!Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com #honeybadger #MMA #logo #art #digital #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
This is a detailed series of illustrations I created for a children’s book teaching kids about construction. Each double-page spread was packed with animal characters, vehicles, tools, and activities. The book challenges kids to hunt out objects and solve problems within the illustration, so I had to draw everything in a way that certain elements were intentionally hard to find. I had a lot of fun with this, because I had a lot of freedom to design the characters and draw them in my style.
Client Testimonial:
….turned out great! Awesome job!
-Chris Kane
Animal Kingdom Construction Co.
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All-over-print dye-sublimated wrestling singlet design I created for BlueChip wrestling. This design is easily my favorite in the seires, and also the most time-consuming. I illustrated these giant skulls made up of probably a hundred smaller skulls, and lit the whole thing up by their glowing eyes. It was challenging, but I’m thrilled with how it turned out.
I created this as part of a series of wrestling singlet designs for BlueChip’s summer catalog. The designs will also be available on fight shorts. I find it so enjoyable working with dye sublimation, because the color and detail reproduction is fantastic, and I don’t have to worry about the head-scratching that comes from working with silk-screen.
Client Testimonial:
Thank you very much, I think everything turned out great!
-Andy Michaels
BlueChip Athletics
You can purchase the design on a singlet here:
http://www.bluechipwrestling.com/
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This is a fun album cover illustration I created for a hard rock band called the Jokers for their new album, Hurricane. The idea was to have the band in a classic-looking car flying through the air to their next gig, and causing a hurricane behind them, destroying London below them. I tried to hide a lot of detail into the design swirling around them in the hurricane, like roadies, amps, guitars, and british artifacts. The band needed the album art in a really short amount of time, but we pulled it off in time, and they were quite happy with the result.
Client Testimonial:
…it all looks amazing, we are really really happy with the final product.
-Paul Hurst
The Jokers
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T-Shirt illustration I created of a crazed A-10 Thunderbolt warplane come to life in a dog-fight. This was done for a series of shirts celebrating different marijuana strains. The shirt is printed on 100% hemp, and available in a variety of groovy colors.
It was a pleasure working with the folks at #Bongjour. They gave me a lot of freedom with the design, and I’m really happy with how it turned out. Set up for direct-to-garment, full-color printing.
You can purchase the shirt here:
http://www.bongjour.com/
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Just got this incredible letterpress in the mail from the Great @godmachine today. I'm trying to purchase something from every one of my favorite artists each month to fill up the studio. His work is so inspirational.He was also just on @aidpodcast – such a humble dude. There's so much to learn from artists like this.If you're not familiar with his work (you are), go check it out.#godmachine #letterpress #art Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I created this mad scientist character for an auto-repair shop whose specialty is custom built choppers and hotrods. The brand wanted a dark but playful design that illustrated them as a blend of mechanic and mad scientist. I thought it would be cool to show a frankenstein-ed hotrod on the operating table behind the mad scientist, as he raises his creation up to the lightning. This design was created for direct-to-garment printing.
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Sometimes you just never know what the heck I'm going to be working on from day to day. Here's a pretty weird jacked – up cow MMA fighter that I'm quite fond of at the moment.Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com #art #digital #MMA #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme #wacom Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen