July/August issue of the Jack & Jill Gang!

Join the gang for a friendly game of "Pie in the Face" in the July/August issue of Jack & Jill Magazine.

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New illustration work for Scholastic

New work for Scholastic's iread program. YARR!!!!

Introducing the new Humpty Dumpty comic!!

Recently I had the pleasure of working with the AWESOME crew over at US Kids Magazines to redesign the Humpty Dumpty characters and comic for the July/August 2013 issue of Humpty Dumpty magazine.  It was a great experience, and I really enjoyed how everything turned out.  Check out all of the new work below, and be sure to stop by your local newsstand where for the first time Humpty Dumpty magazine is available for purchase!! ~ Merrill

Humpty Dumpty magazine cover:

Humpty Dumpty comic logo:

Humpty Dumpty comic:

Character Studies:

New Work Humpty Dumpty Magazine

Check out my new illustration for "Water Words" an underwater word search activity for Humpty Dumpty Magazine. Enjoy!!

"REWIND" an illustration workshop

Hi All, Join me this July at Seed Coworking for “REWIND” an illustration workshop. For more information, and to register for the workshop please go to www.rewindworkshops.com

Paint Marker Experiment

Below are a few process images for my Wife's Mother's Day gift, as well my first attempt at using Posca paint markers to mimic my digital illustration style traditionally.

Now I just need more time and colors for my next piece :-)

Pencil Scratchings

Even though I illustrate digitally.  I still start off all of my illustration by sketching out the art with pencil and paper.  Doing so allows me to compose the illustration with a birds eye view.

The below sketch is for an up coming illustration for Humpty Dumpty magazine.

New Jack & Jill Gang Comic - May/June 2013

Join the band and "ROCK-OUT" with the gang in the next issue of Jack and Jill magazine!!!!

New Work - Humpty Dumpty Magazine

New work for the upcoming issue of Humpty Dumpty Magazine.

Yeah It's Spring... kind of..

New Spring Promo piece... Dig it?

MailMeArt Paper AirPlane

Based on my MailMeArt piece.  Here is a little paper fun to help you get through your work week.  Happy Flying!!!! Click here to download the paper toy!

Mail Me Art Project!

Here are a few process and final photos of my piece for the international MailMeArt project.  The medium used was gouache, and was painted on a piece of gessoed cardboard.

To learn more about the MailMeArt Project click here.

Based off of the successful identity created by AIGA Toledo. Check out the ‎Glass City Marathon t-shirt design I did for my friends over at the Family House.

New Jack & Jill comic!!

Join the Jack and Jill gang as they enter into the Land of Lorecraft!! enjoy ~ Merrill