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A Hydra Heron and a Rare Pupper!
Today I have a portrait of "Lilly" done for a recent commission! I had a lot of fun with this one, and it actually had a bit of watercolor underpainting in it, which was fun to get back to for a bit. (It will be on a playmat in the near future, and I will post more about that when it release...
May Roadmap
Welcome to May! This month will be a bit of a whirlwind. First, the Monster of the Month series makes a return with a new monster this month, along with your regularly scheduled aliens, (this month of the cosmic terror variety.) Along with the Hydra Heron hi-res, and a bonus watercolor and digital p...
The Faerie Queene Hi-Res Images
Today I am pleased to be sharing a few more new hi-res images from The Faerie Queene, including the cover of Book Four!The cover features an undersea procession scene featuring an array of sea gods, (Triton, Neptune, and co.) I always love working with undersea scenes so I have been looking forward ...
April Martian of the Month Double Feature!
This month I have been busy at work on more martians! Some humorous, some terrifying, all very strange. I am also experimenting with different layouts for presentation of these alien creatures. Let me know what you think of this current layout. These characters are in-game assets, so this layout for...
#LETSDRAWMONSTERS24 Prompt
The Heron Hydra, Bane of the swamplands.*We are running behind today, so the prompt will be read live at the beginning of the stream! Anyone can join in, and the show starts at 10AM EST on Twitch at: https://twitch.tv/justingerardillustrationYour job today will be to design the Heron Hydra, a creatu...
The Feline FireDrake Hi-Res
Today I have a hi-res for you of the Feline Firedrake from last month's #LETSDRAWMONSTERS event. This is one of only ones we have ever taken to a fall finished illustration, thanks largely I part to all the encouragement (and verbal abuse from the chat) on Twitch. I really enjoyed working on thi...
April Roadmap
Today I am very excited to announce that we are starting a new series!: #LETSDRAWJUSTINGERARDEach month will feature a new Justin Gerard! What will be first? Safari Justin! Next month is Ice Explorer Justin. And just wait until we get until we get to Combat Princess Justin! Each month is sure to be ...
New Ice Dragon Battle Illustration and a Centaur!
Today I am very pleased to be able to share a new illustration from the secret "Project Dino-Riders" series I've been working on. It features viking warriors, frost dragons, witches, and wintery mountain landscape. What's not to love???I had a lot of fun with the narrative elements i...
Martian of the Month: The Leviath Invader
Today I have a new (and very small) sinister martian to share with you. Though quite small, the Leviath have an oversized sense of self-importance. They are given to piracy and the use of unlicensed electrical weaponry. Quite recently discovered, not much is known about them. Here is a shot of some ...
PROJECT REVEAL!!!
Today, I am very pleased to announce, that:We are NOT doing scented candles.We are NOT making a theme park. WE ARE MAKING A GAME.What kind of game? One with CARDS. (And lasers!)Go on... We are making a rogue-like game, with turn-based strategy and RPG mechanics. Right now, it's working title is ...
Sneak Preview Post for the "Martian of the Month" Reveal Tomorrow
Many of you have been asking questions like, "When will you announce what the Martian project is?" and "'what even IS a space opera?", and "do you ever sleep? ...or bathe?"Well tomorrow you will find out the answer to those questions, and to the big one that has been foll...
The Faerie Queen Book 4: Part 1
Today I have some drawings to share with you from Book 4 of the Faerie Queene! Most of these are brand new, except for the last one of Florimel in her undersea prison, which you may recall from some of our livestreams.From Book Four : Canto 1 featuring Britomart and Amoret riding at the beginning of...
#LETSDRAWMONSTERS for MARCH!
THE PROMPT:"The Feline Fire Drake"Very little is written of these mythical creatures in the historical texts. Yet, while the written records are largely silent, there are however, many curious visual depictions appearing amidst the pages of illuminated manuscripts. From these illustrations w...
March Roadmap
I have another abbreviated roadmap post this month! This month we will continue work on the Faerie Queene (will Florimel escape her watery dungeon?) as well as begin production on a new full-color battle scene from the secret Dino Riders project. You can expect hi-res imagery from both projects this...
Martian of the Month plus Process Guide!
Today I have a new creature for the forthcoming Martian of the Month project, the "Woolly Cave Spider" as well as a Process Guide!For the past 2 months I have been refining the process for these new space opera themed monsters and characters, and I am still trying out a few different approac...
"The End of the Line" Hi-Res Color Final
Today I have a final for our Dungeon Master Series image "The End of the Line"!We spent several weeks on this and streamed most of the process on Twitch. Thank you to everyone who came along to hang out with us on stream. As usual we began with a detailed drawing of the image. I still consid...
#LETSDRAWMONSTERS February Prompt!
THE PROMPT:"The Griffopatomus"We are told that the Hippogriff is a legendary creature with the front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse. But this a creature of pure fiction. When tellers of tales and travelers from far off places shared accounts of this mythical winged creature, s...
"LOTR Rise To War" Commission Process
Recently, I did some commission work for a Lord of the Rings mobile game (any excuse to paint Middle Earth is a good one IMO!), and today I'd like to share the final from the first image in the series, now that the NDA has officially lifted. The commission: Dwarves in a mountain fortress as an o...
February Roadmap
Welcome to February! I will keep it brief today as I am diving in to Book Four of the Faerie Queene and have my work cut out for me. In the coming days you can expect hi-res artwork and behind-the-scenes work from the recent Lord of the Rings commission, (going up right after this post!) as well as ...
The Faerie Queene BOOK THREE Hi-Res Art
We have been hard at work on BOOK THREE and today I have a massive image drop for you with a ton of art!The above one in particular with the Naiads and Mermaids is one that I'd love to do a color version of! This is the next on my list of bonus art for the series, followed closely by the next on...
"End of the Line" Drawing + Croxolotl Twitch hi-res files!
Today I have the hi-res for our new Dungeon Master Series image "The End of the Line" from our Twitch stream earlier today!We are just now beginning the color work as well. Here is where we left it today:We spent the stream focused on basic light and shadow before moving on to washes of tran...
#LETSDRAWMONSTERS21 Prompt! "The Croxolotl"
2022 just started and I am already behind schedule! I will share the prompt on stream today!The SHOW starts today at 10AM EST on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/justingerardillustration I will be designing my version live until 12:00 Noon, after which we will be checking out the community entries!AWARDS...
ROADMAP 2022 Project Reveal!
Welcome to 2022! 2021 was a crazy, chaotic year. I didn’t finish half the things I meant to but we survived! We got a new studio, painted some apolocyptic scenes for the Faerie Queene, created a ton of monsters, made some fancy new brushes, put out a new book, and had a great time hanging out with...
Snakes, Dino-Riders, and Hot Sauce Goblins! Hi-Res Monsters for December
Today I have an assortment of monstrous Holiday delights in hi-res for you! First, from last night's Twitch stream: A "Snakish Brigand" for FANSTRATICS!I really enjoyed this one. It was drawn on Strathmore Bristol using Kimberly's and Staedtler 925 pencils, and I very much hope to ad...
"The Frog Necromancer's Tower" Final Colors!
It's finally finished! WE DEFEATED THE FROG! Thank you all for sticking with me through this slog. It took us about a month longer than we had hoped, but we made it there in the end. The slice at the top here is one of my favorite moments. I really just had a ton of fun painting this trio of her...
DECEMBER ROADMAP & #LETSDRAWMONSTERS Prompt!
CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST UPON US! RUN! RUUUUUUUN!!!!Okay, wait. Before we start the panic and madness of the Holidays, let's take a breath and do some nice, relaxing drawing. To help, #LETSDRAWMONSTERS starts in 1 hour! The Prompt:The Abominable Snow Serpent:I saw this creature once in my travels, wh...
November Hi-Res Art 3-pack ...and Dino-Riders???
This month, we are all over the map and today, I have 3 new hi-res images to share with you. First, from our Fanstratics stream, the Cyclops Siege Breaker!:This was one of the most fun monsters we have tackled for Fanstratics thus far. (Reeeeally hoping they will let me add color at some point!) If ...
DARK SOULS Illustration hi-res artwork
Today I am happy to share with you the final artwork from our journey into the world of Dark Souls! The image was commissioned by VaatiVidya and is available as a print from Displate. Vaati introduces at the end of his Elden Ring reveal video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fciP89-aDqE&ab_chan...
#LETSDRAWMONSTERS19 Prompt!
THE PROMPT:By all the laws of science, The Pigasus should not be able to fly. It is a heavy and cumbersome creature, much like a common hog in almost every way, in size, shape, diet, disposition; except for the fact that it reportedly has a pair of wings upon its back. These wings are not large, per...
The Faerie Queene: BOOK TWO Hi-Res Art
FINALLY! I return with the promised Book Two illustrations from the Faerie Queene! The cover color image from this book is of the Sea Monster Battle, which we painted a bit of on stream this past month. I spent entirely too long on it, but I just really love seascapes and this one was an absolute pl...
