3.6.2013 life drawing

return to life drawing

It's been over a year since I attended life drawing. I hope to make this a regular thing- at least once a month. This session mostly consisted of short poses ranging from 1 min - a 20 min at the end. I felt a little rusty but mid class I started to warm up. Then I got really tired....cause I'm getting old.

Thanks for checking in -S.

12.2.2012

acrylic, graphite, and digital post

original sketchbook page

Storm Entry

Hope everyone who got hit with Sandy managed okay and is doing well now.

Just going to post a few random things that have been sitting around the HD. I tend to get either too busy or distracted (or lazy) and forget to post all the little doodles and scribblings I do on a daily basis. These don't include all the other traditional media scribbles I tend to do ...and am too lazy to scan. I'll try to be better about this in 2013. Gotta get it together already.

today's Sunday sketch session

just a quickie

This next batch of sketches were done using ProCreate- my favorite sketching app for the iPad. Going to look into getting  a pressure-sensitive stylus soon. 

Did this interior b/w art for ABDO / Magic Wagon Pub. using ProCreate as well.

These are some screenshots when I was tinkering with 3D a bit more. I haven't had a chance to pursue it lately, but I'm itching to get back into it...learn more and improve. It's pretty fun. Top image is Sculptris while the others are Zbrush.

Lastly, every now and then I get a moment to tinker with some noise making. Feel free to DL at will if you like : https://soundcloud.com/mathmatica/nitvo

Be well everyone- S.

From the Archives -a Hobbit

I was digging through the HD this evening and came across this image which I believe may be over 2 years old now. Quarto / Quintet Publishing had asked me to do an instructional for their book, so I have some of the steps saved. At the time they had planned for the instructional to coincide with the new Peter Jackson The Hobbit movies , but with all the director switches and  delays the book was completed much earlier.

Nothing too fancy here - I think I was definitely influenced by the skin tones of Haddon Sundblom , while creating this little guy.
Okay - hopefully next post I'll have something a bit more recent. Thanks for checking in -S.

let's dance

5.27.2012


I started a tumblr - which will likely mirror what I post on my blog, but I may repost older work there to serve as an all-purpose place to host images. Here's the link : http://scottaltmann.tumblr.com/

I also update my Store with some originals. If there are any prints that you don't see listed in the store, please feel free to email me and I will likely be able to get it done.

For some images here are some two Young Adult book covers:

Following the Sword of Light cover, here is book #2: Lance of Truth by Katherine Roberts:

Also here is the first wraparound cover for a new series I am doing for ABDO / Magic Wagon
titled "Adventures in Extreme Reading: Hack Attack ". I'm only through Book 1 but I am really liking this series so far:

ink , acrylic on mylar

After the cover, I was asked by Templar to create some character designs/ images for promotion and such. This was really fun , and I wish publishers did this with every book. It's really great being able to explore characters that you might not get the chance to illustrate for the cover.

I also have to give Katherine Roberts and the fine folks at Templar UK praise for the character development of Rhianna.  This is one of the few times that I have ever been asked to make a character less attractive and a bit grittier. You can see the development in the top sketches below. 

Thanks for stopping in!

-S.

This is the 3rd book in the Ring of Five series, published by Random House and written by the great author Eoin McNamee .  Always a bittersweet feeling when I wrap up a series. It's great to have that completion , but many times you wish you could explore the worlds even more.

You'll notice there's a lot of empty space in this, which was part of the concept, but also because a great deal of it is the trim and bleed.  Thanks for checking in!

Random House - Knopf Delacorte

A quick note about shipping prices in my new online store. I was able to lower the prices of small item shipping for both domestic and international orders. Don't worry -anyone who bought a book, was reimbursed the difference.

The bigger problem is for international prints. Because they are being shipped flat, the shipping price for int'l orders is quite large. I certainly wish this was not the case and was trying hard to remedy this problem. I have not been able to find a better price, so if someone has any solutions I would be very grateful to hear them. The other solution is to send 13" x 19" print orders in tubes internationally. I am very reluctant to do this, because I feel it often damages the print to a degree. Anyone who wants to chime in, I would love to hear your opinions. Thank you!

Finally have some new life-drawings I did just an hour ago - these are fresh off my sketchbook. Thanks for stopping by!

20 minutes

20 minutes each

5 & 10 minute poses