Adapting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea part IX. From sketch to illustration

More sketches from Nemo’s Fury. I’m always fascinated by how artists turn their ideas into images and this is my very basic two step system.

I draw a rough idea of the scene on the cheapest -usually lined – paper I can buy, and use either cheap biros or felt tips to draw. Then I fire up my mac and make the finished artwork in Adobe Illustrator. And errr, that’s it.

I hope you enjoy this before and after gallery.

More industrial imagery inspired by my upbringing in Middlesbrough

There are a couple of ladders in Nemo’s Fury, best not ask what that red stuff is..

Above is the Nautilus in peril.

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