Cowboy Singer

As part of the fund raising for my daughter's school I was asked to create a lunch bag that could be auctioned off.  This is the bag:

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Since we are in Nashville, the topic seemed appropriate.

Pitt Pens, copic markers, gel pens and oil pastel on a bag that I think came from a liquor store.  It is a little larger than a regular lunch bag.

AIA Tennessee Auction Bag

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I have been asked to speak at the 2013 Tennessee AIA Convention, also to provide a bag that can be part of the auction.  

This is a large lunch bag, col-erase pencils, Pitt Pens, Copic Markers, white gel pens, and oil pastels.

Country Music Singer

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This is my first all vector illustration.  I sketched the character initially by hand and scanned the image to use as a base.  Then using Illustrator I inked it all in the computer and added the color inside of Illustrator as well.  I was a little fast and loose with the light source, but it was fun to do and learn as well.

My steps for going through this are illustrated below.

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