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Things have been busy here with work but fortunately I had some free time Sunday night and I felt like splashing color around in photoshop.  I liked the progress I made, so I think I'll turn this one into a completed illustration.  Usually I start with a rough color study like this, in which most of the color is blocked in under a line sketch.  The details aren't completely worked out, but the basic values and colors are present.   I might throw a few more saturated accents and bright highlights in, but it's pretty much ready to go to the polishing up stage. I really can't say enough good things about color studies folks.

 
In other news, Mr. Desmond Foxfoot has been promoted this month, from desk duster to cintiq wrist pad.  He has aspirations leaning towards art direction though.  Yesterday he sneezed on one of my sketches and I think he was right. It was bad.  As you can see, he also likes seagulls.  (No, Desmond, that's not a duck, it's supposed to be a seagull.  Come on, give me a break... I'm from the midwest and we have ducks there.)