The Idea Box Journal

A few from a new series of artwork for the Android card game expansion deck, Trace Amounts. My brother posed for the samurai, but you’d never know it from all the armor.

Here are a few studies I’ve been doing to get dialed in on a new book cover. It’s important to me to spend time with the subject, in this case horses and the ocean, to feel really comfortable before taking on the final painting. I don’t want to overwork the same reference material, but delving into a variety of images and videos allow me the confidence to craft the piece that will be the cover.