Prehistoric Rider- Rough Sketches

I am designing a prehistoric rider theme for doodle United's next theme. I may end up doing a cutesy version of a prehistoric bear dog rider. I haven't decided yet. I've just designed some rough designs and ideas. I may have the bear dog hunting the Sivatherium. It's still in the extremely  rough stages.

Saber- Fan Art

I colored my Fan Art Sketch of Saber and I was pretty happy with the turnout. :) You can check out the higher resolution picture here: 

https://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Saber-Fate-Series-Sketch-722560861

Saber- Fate Series- Sketch

I could not help but draw Saber from the Fate Series. She is such a wonderful character. I love her character design, hair, and personality. I could not help but binge watch the entire series ahh :3

You can find the higher-resolution photo here: https://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Saber-Fate-Series-Sketch-722540620


Here is the colored version in progress:

Beast in the Mountains

I doodled up a creature and tried practicing painting backgrounds.

High Res Version Here: https://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Beast-in-the-Mountains-702063838

Distant Skies- Jordan and Species Exploration

Tigg

Today, drew up a little character that I designed a while back when I was messing around doodling.

High Res: https://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Tigg-700288288

Scrapyard- Finished Character Design

I've finished Scrapyard's design. You can check out the high res version here:

-https://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Scrapyard-Character-Design-Colored-699901446

Scrapyard - In Progress

I've been working on a character design for a friend and here's what he wanted me to design. It's almost completed. I am hoping to have him finished soon.

An Artist's Confidence

I just had been struggling with self esteem, as an artist and I found this article. It was definitely worth the read. I've always had low self esteem since I was in grade school. Jobs didn't work out, could have done better in college, I'm too slow as an artist, wish I could be paying  off student loans faster but, I then remembered how far I've come  as a person - spiritually,emotionally, physically, and artistically. I've come a long  way from how my old art used to be. This article gave me hope that no  one has the gifts that I have, no one draws like me, no one has the same experiences, and no one can judge the same journey.  I've decided that I am going to continue learning, doing freelance commission,
 Work and other practice art to build up my portfolio. I may even end up just being a freelance artist because I have a lot of projects in mind. I'm thankful for my gifts and I ponder how I will continue to use them for God's glory and to share my gifts with others.

https://www.artworkarchive.com/blog/how-artists-can-build-self-confidence-that-lasts

2017 Resume Update and Portfolio Website Update

I have recently been updating everything. I've been doing freelance projects outside of working almost full time and been super busy but, I managed to update my portfolio site and my resume. I still need to create a pdf of my resume but, I need to update the program but I at least updated it on my site and as a jpeg for now.

http://catherineesch.wixsite.com/portfolio

The Adventures of the Spider Monkey and Billy Goat : Vandy's Big Break - Available on Amazon

Jason Gallegos, the author of the book I designed the book cover for just released his book onto Amazon. I only designed the book cover not the text or color schemes of the back. It's exciting seeing my work online on Amazon. Check it out! :) I'm thankful I got to be a part of this project.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1547140267/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502036765&sr=1-4&keywords=adventures+of+the+spider+monkey+and+billy+goat

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Spider-Monkey-Billy-Goat-ebook/dp/B074LV22GP/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502160901&sr=1-1&keywords=catherine+esch

Hyena-Pencil Brush Study

I practiced drawing a hyena with a pencil brush in Adobe Photoshop to get the feel of what they are like. It's a bit on the darker side and I should have added some more light but, this was a pretty quick one. 

Higher Resolution Picture :
http://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Hyena-Pencil-Brush-Study-696626053

Quick Study- Hyena Skeleton

I did this one super quick. It is a quick study of a hyena skeleton.

Here is the higher res photo: http://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Hyena-Quick-Skeleton-Study-696368541

Owen's South- Special Olympics Fundraiser Flyer

My work is having an upcoming fundraiser and asked me to design a flyer for the event and this is what I came up with. :) I'm going to be helping out with the fundraiser possibly doing face painting :P So, that is exciting! :) You can check out the higher res photo here :http://cheddarpie.deviantart.com/art/Owen-s-Special-Olympics-Fundraiser-Flyer-695460286

Toonboom Storyboard Pro - Refresher

 I did some rough little tests of Fresh Snow ideas. :)

Wolf-Children-Sketch

I'm almost done with the sketching. I am re-tweaking everything and making the anatomy more correct then I plan on painting this. :)

Wolf Children - Sketch

I am working on finishing up my submission for Doodle United's Theme of "Anime" and I drew up Ame and Yuki from Momoru Hosoda's "Wolf Children". It is super rough right now but, I am planning on finishing it up in the next couple days between work and sleep. :)

Prototype Book Developed

I had recently worked on a freelance commission for a local author. I drew and illustrated a book cover for Jason Gallegos and He has just begun the official writing for the book. He sent me a picture of it and he's pleased with my work and gave me a copy. I will also be getting a copy of the final book. I only did the illustrated cover not the text or book colors or design of the printed book. I  excited to get my name out there on Amazon and other websites in the near future. :)

Aliyah Ruyun

I've just started playing a couple sessions of dungeons and dragons and I love it so far! I am playing a Female Dragon born Paladin named Aliyah Ruyun who is a Noble Knight. I drew up some sketches for her. I plan on making them awesome digitally soon. :) Here's her thus far.

The Adventures of the Spider Monkey and Billy Goat (Untitled Wrestling Book) - Revised Book Cover Design

I made some color revisions to the book cover design that the author wanted for the cover. This is how it turned out. :)

Book Cover Finished!

The first final draft is complete. I submitted it to the author and He really likes it. He wants a couple changes made to the color of the honey badger and fox but other than that he is happy with the outcome and that makes me happy. :) I will post the final rendition soon. 

Book Cover Almost Done!

The book cover is almost completed. I still want to add some things and then I will see what the author thinks of it and see if there needs to be any revisions. It took me quite a while to work on this but, I'm happy with how it's turning out. It's rather simple but, I think small things help you work on larger things later. I'll keep you posted :)  

Book Cover- Progress

I  have been busy working on a book cover for a local author in Indiana. It is due friday  so I have been busy. Below, are three sketch ideas I had come up with. He liked the first design so, I am recreating it with a simple shading style and neat linework. I've got a lot to do but, it is close to being completed. Below the sketches I posted my current progress. I'm pretty happy with the outcome so far. I will post the final one and the revisions if there are to be any. :) 

Progress so far... 

Billy-The Baby Goat -Character Exploration

Vandy-The Honey Badger: Character Exploration

Did a couple character designs for the book cover project for Jason Gallegos. He is creating another The Adventures of the Spider Monkey and Billy Goat book this upcoming year and he commissioned me to design the book cover for him. He is an author from Indiana and has written a couple children's books and a couple of other adult books. I will reveal details soon once I am able. :) Here is some exploratory work for his project. I've got lots more work to go. I have permission to use this work in my portfolio.

Mother's Day Candy Basket Card

I did another drawing for our store :) We're having a candy basket and I designed a card design for it within what they wanted the design to be. We're passing out mints for mother's day tomorrow. I hope you like it and you enjoy Mother's Day this Sunday with friends and family. :)

Freelance Opportunity

I am so excited for a new freelance opportunity that I've gotten in the past day or so. I was asked by a new author in Huntington to design a children's book cover. It's a small start but, I am hoping it will go well and start to get my work out there. I will keep you all posted. I won't say much as I want to make sure everything goes well before spreading the news. :)

Valentine's Flyer

My work asked me to design another flyer for the store to put in bags for this year's Valentine's Day. So, I started off doing a bunch of designs and I have finally found one that I like. Here is the final versions. The first one is without the background and the second is one with the background. I am very pleased with this design. :)

Valentine's Bears