One of my "fans" expressed an interest in how a pen and tablet are used to create on the computer. I use a program called Painter that makes digital drawings that look like natural media such as oil paint, chalk, watercolor and felt marker, etc. I just posted four renditions of the same picture using different media. Take a look - scroll down, they are at the top of my pictures.

Hi everyone!
I just added some more pictures to the blog. Some are adjusted photographs. Others are oil paintings that I did. And some more Illustrator and Painter work. I changed my colors, as you can see. It makes less work for me to prepare when I have a white background. I really liked the dark background but for now until I learn more of the other ins & outs, any time saver is welcome.

OK for some info about my pics:
Oil paintings are done in waterbase oils. That simply means that they are water mixable. But the take sooooo long to dry!

Photographs are some from my growing collections. I adjust them in Photoshop to bring out detail and focus. When I learn how to group my stuff, I will have links to each type of collection.

Painter items are from my past endeavors. I am beginning to work in Painter again so look for more later.

Illustrator (vector drawings) compose most of my work. I like to work in vector for crisp lines and beautiful blends, gradients and such. I really like to use Illustrator's gradient mesh to precisely place color variations.

All for now. Got to post on a bunch of other people's blogs. Please comment or email me with your opinions. See ya!

Greetings! & Welcome!
I hope that you find my site enjoyable and useful. It is an ongoing collection of all my digital illustrations. Please email me with any questions or suggestions. I will be adding a newsletter and RSS as soon as I figure out how. Meanwhile, my email address is: jlmiles8@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you. Enjoy!