Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Dec 31, 2011, 6:55 am
  This is to wish all visitors to this blog lots of good luck, happiness and health for 2012.Please come by again next year.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Dec 21, 2011, 5:49 am
   Santa Mouse and his cat painted in Photoshop CS5
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Nov 17, 2011, 5:32 am
Painted in Photoshop CS4 Sensimillia is knitting Christmas presents for her grandslugs with a nice cup of tea and a scary story on the radio
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Oct 29, 2011, 12:20 pm
Happy Halloween! This is for Illustration Friday.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Oct 23, 2011, 5:54 am

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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Mar 4, 2011, 5:12 am
painted in Photoshop CS3 This is an illustration of 'Surface Detail' by Iain M Banks for the View from here. This was an excellent book, one of his best Culture novels so far.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Feb 10, 2011, 11:02 am

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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Jan 25, 2011, 8:25 am
This game drives me crazy! PIG has never played angry birds before. Maybe someone should warn him. See more Pig comics here
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Dec 31, 2010, 7:33 am
Madame Truffela looks into her crystal ball, shuffles her Tarot and predicts... a very happy new year for everyone who has visited this blog in 2010. Thank you!
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Dec 11, 2010, 3:45 am
this is Fei Fei painted with Artstudio on my Ipad
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Oct 29, 2010, 1:45 pm
Tutorials: http://psd.tutsplus.com/category/tutorials/ http://www.emagzin.com/featured/photoshop-101-beginning-photoshop/ http://www.edesignerz.net/tutorials/photoshop http://speckyboy.com/2010/02/22/a-round-up-of-50-fresh-photoshop-tutorials-and-techniques/ http://www.photoshopsupport.com/ http://w...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Oct 22, 2010, 9:14 am
These are some pages from the past 2 years sketchbooks, mostly things that never got posted online, ideas, doodles and inking practice.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Oct 21, 2010, 11:16 am

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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Oct 7, 2010, 4:58 am
version 2 version 1 Modelled in Sculptris. I'm having a blast with this app!
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Sep 10, 2010, 11:58 am
These are some sketches of my Siamese cats, Sirry and FeiFei having a cosy nap. Fei Fei is a tabby point, that's why you see some stripes on her face. Cats can be maddening to draw, I always feel I never seem to quite capture their grace and elegance. Most of my cat sketches end up in the bin so for...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Sep 3, 2010, 4:25 am
colour in photoshop CS3
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Aug 31, 2010, 4:51 am
#coolartblogs 21 to 40 40http://benmauro.blogspot.com/ 39 http://dc-concept.blogspot.com/ 38 http://leontinegreenberg.tumblr.com/ 37 http://www.lewistrondheim.com/blog/ 36 http://www.travislouie.blogspot.com/ 35 http://cameronstewart.blogspot.com/ 34 http://karinjurick.blogspot.com/ 33http://...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Aug 27, 2010, 4:35 am

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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Aug 13, 2010, 10:49 am
a Photoshop speedpaint and some park sketches
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Aug 9, 2010, 4:03 am
#coolartblogs 1 to 20 http://gregbroadmore.blogspot.com/ http://sketchsam.blogspot.com/ http://edlisketch.blogspot.com/ http://darktreestudios.blogspot.com/ http://fabien-m.blogspot.com/ http://aqualelis.blogspot.com/ http://gorillaartfare.com/ http://lungbug.blogspot.com/ http://crayonboxof...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Aug 5, 2010, 5:47 am
a quick Photoshop sketch
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Jul 15, 2010, 11:19 am
pencil and photoshop Was I feeling hungry when I drew this? No, it was just an entry for Illustration Friday that didn't get done in time, I have quite a few of those.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Jul 9, 2010, 9:53 am
This blog is on an extended holiday. I seem to get a lot more feedback from Twitter where I post links on the same lines as here. There is so much useful info to be found there! You can follow me as fossfor66 at http://twitter.com/fossfor66 My latest series of tweets is #coolartblogs Hope to meet y...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Jun 18, 2010, 1:08 pm
Watercolour, gouche and pencil on Schoelleshammer paper Click on the image to see a larger version This is a painting I did for the Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais. You can read the review at The View from Here.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - May 30, 2010, 4:29 pm
Some Slithery Slugs from my sketchbook for Illustration Friday!
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - May 5, 2010, 5:32 am
if you are on Twitter then you can follow him here he's a bit lonely over there !
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - May 4, 2010, 9:40 am
charcoal, pastel and Pentel brush pen on Schoelleshammer recycled paper I've had this little cat skull since I was a student, it was given to me by a good friend who I lost touch with. I have no idea where it came from but it was probably a vet school. I also have a large dog skull, a ram skull we...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Apr 30, 2010, 5:19 am
ballpoint pen on scrap paper
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Apr 28, 2010, 6:03 am
These two articles talk about a couple of important things to remember when you are designing characters or setting up enviroments and scenes. Silhouettes: 'The reason silhouette value is important is because it's a great aid to "foolproofing" the clarity in your drawings - it helps make sure tha...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Apr 26, 2010, 10:46 am
This video is related to my last post on watching people work: Mark McDonnell has a nice Youtube channel with videos of him sketching. I like this one where he shows one of his sketchbooks, with great animals and characters. He says this sketchbook is a Cachet, earthbound recycled sketchbook , I...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Apr 23, 2010, 4:15 pm
A little Photoshop sketch just for fun
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Apr 21, 2010, 6:30 am
Work In Progress: is a great place for processes. They are also quite large so you can get a good look at how they are done. Slam Blogsma: this blog by Sam Bosma has loads of thumbnails and sketches and shows how he goes from these to digital colour and texturing in Photoshop. The Unreachable Itch...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Apr 6, 2010, 5:19 am
pencil and charcoal on paper This guitar belongs to my husband, he loves to play.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Apr 5, 2010, 9:34 am
I loved watching this video. I'm not even a fan of the Wheel of Time series but it's amazing the way this guy paints!
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Mar 26, 2010, 6:31 am
col erase pencil on paper. Rocks from reference and a strange beehive house from somewhere in my imagination
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Mar 18, 2010, 5:50 am
painted on my Nintendo DS Don't think this little fella needs any introduction ...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Mar 15, 2010, 7:04 am
these were sketched from photo reference with a col erase pencil
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Mar 12, 2010, 5:07 am
'The Art Center is a brand new place where Artists will share Ideas, Tips, and Tutorials. It will quickly grow both in content and artists from all the different art mediums. The Art Center will be a sister site to the Character Design blog' This is a relatively new site but already has many fasci...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Mar 12, 2010, 5:07 am
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Mar 11, 2010, 4:35 am
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Feb 26, 2010, 9:26 am
PITT markers on paper Some inking practice on thumbnail ideas for backgrounds
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Feb 26, 2010, 9:26 am
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Feb 24, 2010, 9:49 am
painted in Photoshop CS4 This is an illo for WE by John Dickinson. Read the review at TVFH magazine. I also posted a process for this piece on FossLab if you are interested in seeing how I painted it.
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Feb 24, 2010, 9:49 am
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Feb 24, 2010, 8:28 am
I had the basic idea for the composition in my head and then made some thumbnails in Photoshop to see what it could look like and chose the image on the left as it has better balance. then I drew a large detailed sketch on paper with a blue col erase pencil and scanned it. It also got flipped alon...
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossfor's Laboratory - Feb 24, 2010, 8:28 am
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Fossfor posted an article on Fossforous - Feb 23, 2010, 8:55 am
watercolors and PITT markers on scrap paper
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