Happy Valentine's Day! I love you all! except for Eric …. no on likes Eric.#valentine #cupid #Pentel #ink Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Just a dab of awesome sauce! Happy Friday!#ink #Pentel #drawing Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Detail shot of a dragon logo I created for a gym earlier this year in Manga Studio 5.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#logo #dragon#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Just got a package of cool stuff from Strange Kids Club – a really unique comic parody of 80s Saturday Morning cartoons called Bronar, written by Rondal Scott III, and illustrated by a ton of talented artists, including one of my favorites, Michael Anderson.I was tasked with illustrating the poster, which is now proudly hanging in my studio!Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#strangekidsclub #bronar #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's the finished packaging design I did for Yellow Dog Pet ID tags. It's a die-cut cardboard point-of-purchase display, that advertises these cool laser-cut id tags. This was easily one of my favorite projects all year – I want to party with these guys.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#packaging #pets #dog #cat #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I took Michael out for a walk this weekend Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Inking the three little pigs and the big bad something or other…#ink #mangastudio5 Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I know you've probably seen enough punk cartoon dogs with microphones, but you haven't seen this one! Detail of a design I worked on for packaging design for a pet product. More to come… Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#dog #rock #packaging#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
It's always freakin awesome to see people getting my artwork tattooed on their bodies – makes me pretty embarrassed that I don't have any of my own artwork as a tattoo yet. I've been giving it serious thought – I'm terrible with decisions.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#tattoo #skull#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Finished colors on this design I created for a racing apparel brand called Commando Racing. I was tasked to design the mascot character and logo from scratch to go on all their marketing materials. As usual, my clients are way cooler than me!Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#commandoracing #racing #skull#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
<h4>Client:</h4>
Personal Artwork
<h4>Description:</h4>
I created this series of four halloween illustrations of classic movie monsters vacationing at the beach for a Halloween festival I attended. I drew a witch surfing a wave on her broomstick, a kid building a sandcastle on top of a buried zombie, a vampire getting a moon-tan, and a mummy being unravelled by a seagull exposing a little mummy butt. I tried to keep the theme and layout from piece to piece consistent, while using a Fall Halloween color scheme.
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Just sketching a thing for a thing#dayofthedead #devil #ink Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Inks for a design I worked on for Commando Racing Gear, a really cool brand of racing apparel that sells their gear at races.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#racing #inking#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Detail of a shark illustration I was working on in Manga Studio 5 – I love how the brushes blend naturally in this program – it saves me so much time compared to when I used to paint digitally in Photoshop.#MangaStudio4LifeIllustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#shark #dyesub #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Drawing an angry shark for a dye-sublimated rash guard. Why is everything I draw angry? Does it have something to do with my personality? Shut up – what a stupid question!Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#shark #rashguard #dyesub #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
A Parody of the Jackass Characters I did for a Russ Bus Group. The design was for apparel and a vehicle wrap for the russefeiring tradition. If you haven’t heard of it, basically russefeiring involves an entire class of Norwegian students renting a bus (a Russebuss), painting every inch of it with really cool street art, and then partying in it night and day for an entire month during graduation. The different classes wear their designs ever where they go as they clash with rival classes. I’ve done a bunch of these now, and really enjoy it.
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen
Copyright © 2016 by Brian Allen
This was the back of the Fire Dragon t-shirt I illustrated for #SpiralDirect. This was a rare case, where I liked the back design better than the front.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#skull #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's the finished t-shirt for #SpiralDirect I created earlier this year. I'm really happy with how it turned out, and I've been told the design is doing really well in their catalog. Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#dragon#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Painting skulls because it's Monday Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#skulls#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
FIRE! (followed by wicked guitar solo) – detail shot of a t-shirt illustration I worked on earlier this year for #SpiralDirect of a fire dragon. I painted this by going back and forth between photoshop and Manga Studio.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#dragon #fire#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
A parody Illustration of Rapper Travis Scott in front of Six Flags Astroworld.
The design was for apparel and a vehicle wrap for the russefeiring tradition. If you haven’t heard of it, basically russefeiring involves an entire class of Norwegian students renting a bus (a Russebuss), painting every inch of it with really cool street art, and then partying in it night and day for an entire month during graduation. The different classes wear their designs ever where they go as they clash with rival classes. I’ve done a bunch of these now, and really enjoy it.
© Brian Allen 2016
© Brian Allen 2016
I WANT YOU… to stop drawing me so much.Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com #art #digital #mangastudio #patriotic # unclesam #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
A fun illustration I created for my friends at Commando Racing to help bring people to their cool shop – check it out!www.commandoracing.comIllustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#santa #skull #racing#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followmeplease Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
What's the secret to illustration? Cigars. A big fat cigar works every time. This is a character design I created for a game I've been working on with a client on and off. It's a really cool space shooter that has a heavy metal theme to it.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#characterdesign#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here was the finished "Pig Pimpin" t-shirt I designed available at my RageOn store http://www.rageon.com/collections/the-art-of-brian-allen – If this doesn't make you laugh, then you are a better person than me.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#muppets #pimpin#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Dominic Boshell – 2BC Sports
Description:
Hockey fight of ghouls and zombies for a halloween themed website background I illustrated for 2BC Sports’ website. I was recently hired to modify a previous illustration I had made for the website’s background – changing all the characters from normal human hockey players to zombies, to celebrate the halloween season. The client wanted a detailed illustration of a huge hockey fight in an arena. The illustration was set up so that the different hockey players and refs in the brawl could move along with the content of the site, independently of the background. I created the artwork in Manga Studio, and colored it in Adobe Photoshop.
Client Testimonial:
Thank you for an awesome job once again!
-Dominic Boshell
Owner, 2BC Sports
You can view the website here:
http://2bcsports.com/
Client:
Adrenaline Vapors
Description:
Mascot and logo design of a big angry face for packaging design I created for the vaping eJuice brand, Adrenaline Vapors. My client contacted me with only the name of their business established, , and wanted an identifiable mascot and logo that could be printed on packaging. I provided a series of rough sketches, moving forward with this concept of an angry face with smoke coming from his head. After several color iterations, the client chose this color scheme which they thought showed up really nicely on the packaging.
Client Testimonial:
People love the artwork you did for me! Thank you again. I couldn’t be happier!
-Adrenaline Vapors
Position
Client:
Arian Assadi
Description:
Character design of Ivan The Terrible I created for a Russ Bus logo for apparel and a vehicle wrap. If you haven’t heard of Russefeiring, basically it involves an entire class of Norwegian students renting a bus (a Russebuss), painting every inch of it with really cool street art, and then partying in it night and day for an entire month during graduation. The different classes wear their designs ever where they go as they clash with rival classes. It’s cool to be a part of it, in the best way I know how!
Bluechip Athletics hired me to design and illustrate graphics for their Aggression apparel line for wrestlers. The first design was this evil gargoyle perched on a rooftop in a storm. Since the wrestling singlets are printed with dye-sublimation, I could design in full-color, and cover every inch of the fabric. Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#gargoyle #wrestling #singlet#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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Bar Rags
Description:
T-Shirt design I create for Bar Rags, featuring a drunk zombie lounging inside a giant beer mug in a graveyard, titled “Night of the Walking Drunk.” I had a lot of fun with this design, playing with a creepy, but light-hearted style. We created this just in time for their halloween catalog.
This design is available for licensing (for uses other than apparel):
Client:
Bogardpress
Description:
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
Thanks for all the positive feedback on these labels! Here is a shot of all of them wrapped on the bottles, and on the display I created. Keep a look out for these in vaping stores all over the country.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Bryce Anderson
Description:
Children’s Book illustrations about ant detectives solving a crime the I created for a new young adult story by Bryce Anderson, called Ant CSI. I had the pleasure of illustrating over 20 pages for this really cool book about a colony of ants battling against an army of devious fire ants. With the client’s help, I conceptualized and designed all the characters, and illustrated the pages in pen and ink, and then colored them in Manga Studio and Adobe Photoshop.
Client Testimonial:
Your illustrations are outstanding, and your choice of colors are fantastic. Many, many thanks again for working on this- I’m grateful for what you’ve done.
-Bryce Anderson
Ant CSI, Creator
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Last but not least in my illustrated chess-themed vaping series, The Rook! This was the most challenging piece, because I had trouble finding a way to add character to a castle. So I went with my natural Plan B, and just drew a skull on it!Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#ejuice #vaping #vape#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Long-live the queen! Created in Manga Studio 5.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#vaping #ejuice#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's the next illustration in my chess-themed vaping label series I did for Volgous Slayer brand ejuice. The Knight! Pouty-faced, and ready for action.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#ejuice #vaping#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Commando Racing Gear
http://commandoracing.com/
Description:
T-Shirt illustration for a racing apparel brand called Commando Racing Gear. I designed the mascot and artwork for this brand, and we created a series of t-shirts showing the mascot skeleton in a bunch of funny situations.
Client Testimonial:
If you were closer, I’d hug you!!! We absolutely love it.
-Steve Kanner
Commando Racing Gear
Client:
eSmoke
Description:
This is a series of character designs of crooks and criminals I illustrated for a line of vaping labels for a series of eJuice sold by Crooks Vapors.
The client gave me complete freedom in choosing a different criminal caricature for each of the four label designs. I drew the characters in pen and ink, and colored them in Adobe Photoshop.
Hail to the king, baby! I wanted to illustrate the king as if he was from a dark, cold kingdom.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Next up in my chess-themed ejuice vaping label series: The Pawn, in all his expendable glory!#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Coin Munchers Arcade
Description:
Logo design I created of an evil pac-man for an arcade’s logo design and branding. The client wanted something identifiable to the retro gaming crowd, while putting a hard and extreme edge on the style. I thought it would be fun to turn the lovable yellow disc into a rabid, coin-munching psychopath.
Happy to share this series of #vaping label illustrations I created for Valgous Slayer brand ejuice. The whole set was themed after the game of chess. First up, the Bishop!#ejuice #vaping#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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Great Lakes T-Shirt Company
Description:
I created this t-shirt illustration of a surfing cartoon shark for a children’s line of beach themed clothing. The shirt uses special inks that only appear in the sunlight – so when indoors, the shirt appears as just the lineart. Once you take the shirt outside, the colors magically appear. It’s a really cool effect.
Client Testimonial:
Looks great, Look forward to getting it printed!
-Matt Whelpton
Great Lakes T-Shirt Company
This design is available for licensing (but not for apparel)
Client:
Lawrence James
Description:
Illustration of a zombie police officer I created in Manga Studio and Adobe Photoshop for a motorcycle club of state troopers for their club seal and apparel. This was based on a similar design I created a couple years ago with a digitally painted zombie gunslinger. It was a lot of fun to revisit the same concept, but in a different style, and with my skills improved a little.
Here's the finished shirt illustration for #YellowStripe – set up for silk-screening in Manga Studio 5 – one of my favorite designs of the year.#tshirt #superhero#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
M.A.S. Productions
Description:
I illustrated this dark detailed illustration of an epic battle between Freddy, Leatherface, Nosferatu, The Excorsist, Frankenstein, Kirk Hammet, Ozzy, Alice Cooper, Corey Taylor, and more for a documentary on the history of Metal and Horror.
I was hired by Producer Mike Schiff of M.A.S. Productions to create an illustration of some of the most iconic figures in horror and heavy metal engaging in an epic battle. The image was used to promote a documentary they produced which explores the history of heavy metal music, horror films, and how the two genres have merged together over time.
The documentary features interviews with Alice Cooper, Kirk Hammett, Corey Taylor, plus a ton of other heavy metal stars, along with huge names in the horror industry. It was so great getting the chance to illustrate these iconic figures, including Freddy, Leatherface, Nosferatu, Ozzy, Alice Cooper, Kirk Hammet, and more. Pieces of the illustration were also used for an animation promoting the documentary.
Client Testimonial:
Incredible job on this. I knew you’d create something amazing , and holy crap is this good.
-Mike Schiff
Mas Productions
See clips from the documentary here:
http://www.metalhorror.com/
Support their Iniegogo campaign:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-history-of-metal-and-horror#/story
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Inking a t-shirt I created for the record label #YellowStripe – the idea was to create a superhero who has gone mad, and destroyed an entire city as a result. I'm all about deep meaning in my artwork.#superhero #tshirt #recordlabel#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Graphic mascot illustration I created in Manga Studio and Photoshop of any angry wolf head, created for #GreatDaneGraphics. I'd like to create a whole series of these – mascots need to be more angry.#wolf #mascot #digitalpainting#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Tom Malzacher
Description:
T-Shirt illustration of an American Bald Eagle and a fire-fighter helmet I created for a brand of apparel for fire-fighters. I set up this design for full-color printing, and kept everything in separate layers so we could customize the design in the future for each troop of firemen who purchase the shirt. I chose to illustrate this in a more realistic style than I typically do, and we’re really happy with how it turned out.
Here's something really bizarre I created a while back for the musicians #WeChief. This is a character they created called Booty Clap Soldier – we thought it would be funny to use my children's book style to render such a strange character. Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Unik Sovaj (Wild and Crazy)
Description:
T-Shirt illustration of a mad cow MMA fighter in fight shorts I created for the apparel brand Unik Sovaj.
T-Shirt illustration of a hip-hop singer gripping a mic spewing bad breath fumes I created for a hip-hop apparel brand called Unik Sovaj.
I created these two wild and unique t-shirt designs for the hip-hop apparel brand Unik Sovaj. The illustrations were set up for full-color printing. The client had a few rough ideas, but really wanted to see what I came up with when totally unrestrained. I also created a fresh new logo type for the brand.
Client Testimonial:
You have really out done yourself this time!!!!!!! WE LOVE IT!!!!
-Dominic Mann
Unik Sovaj, Creator
Client:
Weed Enforcer
Description:
This design is meant to subtly resemble a yin and yang, as the grim reaper reaches out to a woman emerging from a swirling portal to hell. I had a great time working with the creative people behind the music on this album, and I’m really happy with how this turned out.
Client Testimonial:
“Hey, i’m going to say a word i never thought i’d say…PERF
-Allan Edward
Weed Enforcer
You can purchase signed prints of this artwork here:
https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/
Having a day where my stupid hand won't draw what my brain tells it to. What do you do when this happens? Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Client:
Wendy Knuth
The 2nd book in a chidren’s book series about Zombies I illustrated for Wendy Knuth. I’m very proud of this 32 page story featuring a whole family of creepy but fun zombies driving around town and getting into trouble. I had a lot of fun drawing zombies in a very different way than I typically do. Can’t wait to read this to my kids!
This illustration was for a private commission for a fan’s husband (I believe as an anniversary present). She needed a large illustration to fit on two facing panels in a hallway, and wanted it to be fun and creepy at the same time. We came up with this idea of drawing a giant killer bee wielding a chainsaw in a ruined city as bystanders flee in fear. I printed them out on two large 36 inch square panels. #killerbee #chainsaw #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Album cover I illustrated for the Brazilian heavy metal band John Wayne (named after John Wayne Gacy – not the other guy). It was a great pleasure working on this with the band, as they gave me a lot of freedom, and I set upon the design without much planning, and tried to let it flow. This album cover is the first in a set of two albums, that when placed together will form one cohesive image. This album represents the dark side, while the following album will have a similar design, but mirrored, and “lighter.” #johnwayne #metal #albumcover #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Drawing a killer bee with a chainsaw because it's Wednesday #bee #chainsaw #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's a detail shot of this album cover I designed for the Brazillian heavy metal band, John Wayne (named after the serial killer, not the cowboy!). #albumcover #metal #heavy #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's a snapshot of an album cover I designed for John Wayne Band in Brazil. Really happy with how this turned out – more to come… #skull #albumcover #metal #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
All finished coloring my monster drawings! You can pick up one of my Halloween At The Beach art prints from https://www.flylanddesigns.com/shop/#halloween #monsters #prints #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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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 […]
