Well, since I’m running out of the naturally occurring big cats I thought I’d take a stab at some hybrids, though I do not condone man playing with nature and making their own for amusement.

I hope you enjoy my Liger

This little fellow is actually made from plant elements I photographed and a wee bit of painting. The Sycamore Owl is a sprite in the Goblin world. They typically dwell in sycamore trees and eat mostly seeds thought they do at times eat fruit. They are small and rather tasty so their best defense if their camouflage. They blend in extremely welll…[Read more]

This is Menghis. He’s the ruler of the Troblin Horde. He is the one that lead the Unfathomable Uprising agains the Trolls that freed the Troblins. Unfortunately he is also the one that leads the neverending assault on the peaceful Goblins.

Plunder the Pirate Goblin from my upcoming book Fleming’s Field Guide to North America Goblins. This little guy was created in Photoshop using a technique I pioneered, which will be the topic of one of my upcoming Photoshop books. I wanted to create a new technique for quickly rendering realistic fantasy characters and I’m pleased to say it…[Read more]

A Berserker Troblin from my upcoming book Fleming’s Field Guide to North America Goblins. This image, among others, can be seen in my newly released 2010 calendar on lulu.com. This little guy was created in Photoshop using a technique I pioneered, which will be the topic of one of my upcoming Photoshop books. I wanted to create a new technique…[Read more]

This Eskimo looking fellow is a Frost Goblin. One of the few Goblin species that is native to cold climates. The fish in the image is 3D rendered. The ice behind the Goblin is actually from my ice maker and the torent water is from my sink The background is painted and the Goblin? Well he’s created using a combination of photo elements and painting.

I finally got around to painting a lion! It’s a good thing too because I am only a few weeks away from the release of the Soulful book I am saving a few paintings for release in the book but I couldn’t resist posting one more here

I went with a more obvious brush stroke on this one. I swing back and forth between low and high brush detail.…[Read more]

I am really starting to enjoy painting the big cat portraits so here is another one. This cheetah is painted the same way as the Jaguar and Snow Bengal. I was fortunate to find some awesome cheetah reference online, including a few good orthographic pictures, which helped with determining proportions.

I thought I do another big cat. I plan on doing a series of the big cat head shots. I was able to find great reference for Jaguars the other day. One of which had a great depth of field and killer eyes so I thought I would do a similar approach with my Jaguar and I think it came out pretty cool. I hope you like it.

Also referred to as Rock Goblins, the Rubble Goblin is the largest and most powerful of the North American Goblins, coming in at nearly three feet tall.

The Flower Sprite is a creature of the Goblin kingdom. They hang out amongst flowers, with their mouths open waiting for an insect to land. They have a number of glands in their mouths that emit a scent similar to pollen to attrack insects and multiple proboscis they uses to consume the insect. You can see more about the Flower Sprite in my…[Read more]

Grilch the Elder Goblin from my upcoming book Fleming’s Field Guide to North America Goblins. This little guy was created in Photoshop using a technique I pioneered, which will be the topic of one of my upcoming Photoshop books. I wanted to create a new technique for quickly rendering realistic fantasy characters and I’m pleased to say it works…[Read more]

A Bufo Warrior Goblin from my upcoming book Fleming’s Field Guide to North America Goblins. This image, among others, can be seen in my newly released 2010 calendar on lulu.com. This little guy was created in Photoshop using a technique I pioneered, which will be the topic of one of my upcoming Photoshop books. I wanted to create a new technique…[Read more]

This is a Goblin Tube Dragon; a very menacing creature that lives in the hollowed stumps and branches of trees. It is very reclusive and typically only comes out at night or when provoked. It feeds on small animals such as birds, lizards, mice and most typically bats. It also feeds on insects using a very unique tongue that opens up like two…[Read more]

FORCES OF NATURE – NIGHT & DAY

Well, here is another animal portrait digital painting I love Leopards and their marvelous color variations so here is a tribute to them; Forces of Nature – Night & Day. I had wanted for some time to do the night & day painting with big cats, sort of a Yin & Yang thing. The leopard was the perfect choice since…[Read more]

Okay, so here is another big cat. I love the coloration of these majestic creatures. I hope you like it!

This is Finger, the leader of the Merchant Goblin Clan. He is a very snobbish fellow and the founder of the first bank in the Goblin realm. He’s quite the dandy and unlike most other Goblins prides himself on his appearance. After all, the head of a bank must look respectable This piece is a combination of painting and photomanipulated elements.