Thanks for all the positive comments about my Rick and Morty design. The shirt will be printed as one of three official Rick and Morty shirts soon. As part of the prize pack, I get a sweet comic signed by the creators of the show, which I'm pretty psyched about. Thanks to all who have ordered prints as well! Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
This is a personal piece I did for myself recently of a biker skeleton riding through flames on a motorcycle. Pretty cutting edge stuff, I know! I experimented with some new techniques here that I’m happy with – combining a bit of digital painting with comic book lineart. I’m hoping to license this artwork for other uses, and print it on some apparel.Pick it up here:https://www.rageon.com/products/skeleton-rider#skeletonrider #skull #biker #art #illustration #tshirt #freelance #FlylandDesigns Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here were the digital inks for my official Rick and Morty tribute illustration – I think the most difficult part was narrowing down which of the hundreds of insane characters to cram into the shirt. Originally wanted to get the whole family in there, but ran out of room pretty quick.#rickandmorty #ink #mangastudio Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Which of my art styles do you think is better? I often switch between a line-art driven comic book style, and a digital painting style depending on the project. The line-art style is more familiar to me, and I think it's easier to convey a strong identifiable style in the artwork. But the digital painting style can come across as more realistic, and is often what clients in the darker genre are looking for.Which of these is a stronger piece? Thanks for your help!#digitalpainting #art #zombie #trooper #outlaw Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Awesome news! My artwork was hand-picked by the creators of Rick and Morty to be printed as one of three official t-shirts they are releasing soon! I had 100 high-quality signed art prints made to pawn at conventions I'll be attending – you can grab one here:http://www.http://FlylandDesigns.com/product/ricky-and-morty/Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#rickandmorty #print #poster #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
If this is too much America for you, then you can GIIIIIITTT OOOOUTT!!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. #wrestling #patriotic #eagle #dyesub Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Some fun jungle characters I illustrated in Clip Studio Paint. You can't be a legit witchdoctor without a pet monkey. Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#jungle #tshirt #template #illustration #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Inking a variation on a zombie outlaw I had done previously for a Motorcycle Club – this time I'm attempting a more line-art driven illustration rather than a digital painting, because the design will also be embroidered on their jackets.#motorcycle #club #zombie #trooper #outlaw Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's the final S&W design I created – like the previous design, this one had to be set up as a limited color silk-screen job, which threw me some challenges. Working with larger clients like this can be nerve-wracking, but I was lucky that they were happy with the designs in the end.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
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. 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.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #albumcover #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #london #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
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.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#arcade #pacman #mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #igdaily #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. Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Super-thrilled to share this news with you: my work was pubilshed in a gigantic volume of artwork called Pandaemonium: Devils, Demons, & Monsters published by Out of Step Books, alongside some SERIOUS talent. I can't tell you how pumped I am about this!#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #outofstepbooks #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's my #trump #zombie t-shirt I illustrated just for the heck of it. Available at RageOn for just $25 – just search Trump Zombie. I've drawn a lot of zombies, but this one is by far the orangest!Illustration by Brian Allen www.flylanddesigns.com #trump #zombie #art #digital #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I've been drawing something GREAT (again) in Manga Studio 5 for a personal tshirt design. Really pulling out the oranges… more to come.#art #trump #nevertrump #digital #mangastudio #illustration #instaart #instaartwork #instaartist #instaartpop #artist #artshow #creative #artwork #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's a fun logo design I did for a motocross biker's You Tube channel. He was from Hawaii, so we went with a big trippy smiling sun.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #logo #illustration #motocross #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #hawaii #atv Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I was recently hired to illustrate and design this eagle logo for a new apparel brand for gun-enthusiasts called Kick Brass. The logo was needed in a very short period of time to get it ready for a sales pitch, so we scrambled to come up with as many ideas as possible in the beginning. After looking over the sketches, we went in the direction of a bronze eagle with bullets for feathers. I wanted the emblem to look like a military badge of honor. I set up the logo in several different variations: one-color, limited-color silk-screening, and a full-color version.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#military #photoshop #illustration #logodesign #art #instaart #instaartist #eagle #igdaily #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.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #judaspriest #illustration #album #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #listenable #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Happy the Clown says check out my new Artists' Resources page I built on my website. I collected tutorials, FAQs, tools, reviews, and other helpful stuff all in one place. I'll be adding to it constantly. Anything more you want to see?https://www.flylanddesigns.com/artists-resources/Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #photoshop #illustration #guides #art #tutorials #instaartist #picoftheday #artists #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here's the finished T-shirt design for Jet Fuel – you can pick it up from http://Bongjour.com. Any critiques?Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #weed #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #jetfuel #pot #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Here is a detail shot of a t-shirt I designed for Bongjour, called Jet Fuel. Inking here on a Wacom 24HD in Manga Studio. I love projects like this where I'm encouraged to just go nuts.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #jetfuel #illustration #pot #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #weed #followme 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.Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #scientist #illustration #tshirt #art #instaart #instaartist #science #igdaily #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
My new friend at Happy Valley Custom, Andrew Marzka was kind enough to show me some silk screening tricks in his shop – along with the most impressive Star Wars toy collection the world had ever known. Every inch of the walls is covered with hundreds of these toys. So awesome#silkscreen #starwars #happyvalleycustom Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I designed and illustrated this angry gargoyle busting out of its stone skin for a line of ATV and sled wraps put out by 393 Components. It was a challenge to position everything and design it in a way to make the design look interesting on as many different vehicle types and shapes as possible. I kept all the elements in layers so that the design could be modified if necessary to fit different wraps. I needed to make it look as different as possible from a previous gargoyle design I had done, so I came up with the idea of having the gargoyle a green-skinned creature bursting from stone, as if it was coming to life.It was really cool to be working with graphic decals again for ATVs, because my first full-time position as an artist was at a custom decal shop called XGX Racing.This design is available for licensing for uses other than vehcicle graphics – message me if interested Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
I was hired to design this angel and devil logo 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. Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #russ #illustration #devil #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #girl #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen
Okay – this probably is going to get me in trouble. This is a detail shot of a logo design I worked on for another Russ team last year. If this offends you, remember that I just draw what people tell me, and I deny all resposibility. Unless you think this is funny – in which case: I know, right?Illustrated by Brian Allen, FlylandDesigns.com#mangastudio #devil #illustration #russ #art #instaart #instaartist #picoftheday #girl #followme Work in progress from the desk of illustrator Brian Allen