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