That's it for 2010!

Well, that's it for me, I'll be back in 2011.  Over the next month or so, I'll be making some minor changes to the blog, and explain a bit more when I 're-open' in January.

But for now, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

Theme Park Review - Australia Tour 2011 03

And here's the final.  I just love that shark, I'm pretty sure I'm going to use him again someday...
This is one of those images that would really benefit from the full on rendering, shading, highlights, etc., but oh well, it's still pretty fun.

And of course, the label tag for the front of the shirt.


Well, another big Thank You to Robb and Elissa at the site; that's it for the 2011 Theme Park Review Tours T-Shirts - I hope everyone has fun!!!


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Theme Park Review - Australia Tour 2011 02

Here's the line art for these critters...and additional work on the coaster car.  We're in Australia all right, so you're gonna get the Road Warrior's car to drive around in!

I can't tell you how much it pleases me to have a Great White riding around in Mad Max's car.  So anyways, there's the flat color, final tomorrow...

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Theme Park Review - Australia Tour 2011 01

This is a fun one for me...I like Aussie animals, and I love me some Great Whites.  So this theme was critters in a Sydney Opera House and Bridge influenced Coaster/Background.  A series of quick sketches led to the drawing...

...but what kind of coaster car to make it?  Hmm...

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Theme Park Review - Road to Cedar Point 2011 Bonus

Here is the original idea I had for the trip.  No-Prize* to anybody who gets the reference, leave your answer in the comments section!

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*I guess that's a double-old reference in today's post...I'm old now.

Theme Park Review - Road to Cedar Point 2011 03

The final, in all it's Hilly Glory.  I think this one is going to look pretty good on a black shirt.

Again, the label/tag for front of the shirt.  There was an alternate design, that I'll post as a bonus tomorrow...

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Theme Park Review - Road to Cedar Point 2011 02

And the colors...

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Theme Park Review - Road to Cedar Point 2011 01

Here's the sketch for this tour...

...and here's the line art.  There are, I believe, other stops along the way, but the name of the tour is Road to Cedar Point, in Ohio.  So, some rolling plains, with a Roller Tour Bus making it's way towards it's destination.

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Theme Park Review - Japan Tour 2011 02

This is the final image for the tour shirt, with the front of the shirt tag attached at the bottom.  This is one where I really wish I had more of a palette to work with; these shirts already exceed the limitations just by me adding the shading, but this one could have been cra-zay, with different lighting effects, around the buildings and with the neon...oh well.

You work with what you got, and it's tough to beat a rampaging monster coming down your street!

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Theme Park Review - Japan Tour 2011 01

Robb liked my quasi-Godzilla from a few years back, and asked me to reprise him for the upcoming two-part Japan Tour.  Godzilla and a Bullet Train, I think was the request.  Some quick sketches to get started with...

...and then the tightened up drawing to go to digital.

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Theme Park Review - Northeast USA Tour 2011 02

And here is the final image - all the locations weren't set at the time of the final, so I set up a text layer for Robb to just type in the final locales.  To tease him about the lack of iconic areas, I just typed in "Completely Unremarkable" - but I'm sure it's going to be an outstanding trip, as usual.

This is the lapel design for the front of the shirt

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Theme Park Review - Northeast USA Tour 2011 01

A little early, but it's time for Theme Park Review Tour T-Shirt designs!  Robb and Elissa from Theme Park Review have again enlisted me to come up with some artwork for the tours, we start off with the Northeast USA Tour.  They had some locations set, but not in any places that have a significant icon to build an image around, so we decided to go more graphic, and do a Wonder Woman-esque 'logo shooting at you' type of design.  With stars...like WW.  The funny thing is, it's branded a USA trip, yet there's a Canadian location in the mix, so I thought I'd try to work in a maple leaf to acknowledge our brothers and sisters up North.

And so here is the final line art...colors tomorrow.

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