Scott DuBar Illustration

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  • Rainbow Bee | SPARK Publications

    Rainbow Bee | SPARK Publications

    Cute, little rainbow bee illustration by Scott DuBar.

    Here’s a cute, little rainbow bee I did at the request of a client who loved my bee illustrations. After seeing it, though, she realized she wanted me to go in a different direction in terms of the overall design. I think she made the right choice since her bee character is part of a bigger project (more on that later!) and the new design fits in much better for that.

    It will probably be awhile before I can share anything from the project this was intended for, so I thought I would at least share something fun from the initial design stage.

  • Socially Awkward Skier | Ascent

    Socially Awkward Skier | Ascent

    Socially Awkward Skier illustration by Scott DuBar

    Some people only put their foot in their mouth…

    Socially Awkward Skier illustration by Scott DuBar
  • Winter Is Coming…Hopefully

    Winter Is Coming…Hopefully

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    winter is coming

    Ok, by this point winter is technically already here but I usually don’t post client work until after it’s published. In any case, I was very happy to have an excuse to draw some Game of Thrones characters before the final season is over. I got Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, his direwolf Ghost, one of the dragons, and the three-eyed raven all acting as harbingers of the end of pumpkin spice latte season.
    This is the first time in a long time that I was able to incorporate something from popular culture into an editorial illustration. It’s also one of the rare Utah Adventure Journal illustrations where I didn’t need to draw someone skiing. (Even rarer considering the article is all about the upcoming ski season.) Now I miss both pumpkin spice lattes and watching new Game of Thrones…

  • Inktober 2018: Week 4

    Inktober 2018: Week 4

    Here are the last of my Inktober illustrations. I had such a great time doing these and am a little bit sorry to see this year’s challenge come to a close. Drawing challenges are a great way to improve as an illustrator, as I learned awhile back when I did my first 365 Drawing Challenge. I’m already looking forward to next year’s Inktober! Until then, here’s a couple of my favorites from week four:

    inktober 2018 week 4: Dracula scorched by the light.

    inktober 2018 week 4: Zombie claws his way out of the grave on a rainy night.

     

    You can see the rest of these in my Inktober 2018 Gallery.

  • Inktober 2018: Week 3

    Inktober 2018: Week 3

    Happy Halloween! Even as October comes to a close, I still have plenty of Inktober illustrations to share. Here are a couple of favorites from week 3. You can check out the rest in my Inktober 2018 gallery.

    Guarded | Inktober Day 13 by illustrator Scott DuBar

    Angular | Inktober Day 16 by illustrator Scott DuBar

    Dad can’t stop himself from eating all his child’s Halloween candy.
  • Inktober 2018: Week 2

    Inktober 2018: Week 2

    So here I am with another week down in this year’s Inktober challenge. I felt like I got into a nice groove with these. It helps that I have been keeping to my Halloween theme for all the official word prompts. My first hang-up so far with that was for the prompt on day 12, “whale.” I have to admit I was completely stumped as to how to stick to my Halloween theme for whale. In the end, I decided to go for a bit of a Charles Addams approach. (You can see my solution for that one here.) So maybe not directly Halloween-themed, but certainly odd (if not potentially quite horror-filled!).

    Below are a few of my personal favorites for Inktober 2018: Week 2. Visit my Inktober 2018 gallery to see them all!

     

    Inktober 2018 zombie by illustrator Scott DuBar
    Exhausted | Inktober Day 7. Out-of-shape zombie has a hard time getting a fresh meal.

     

    Flowing | Inktober Day 10 by illustrator Scott DuBar
    Flowing | Inktober Day 10. Electricity and life flowing into Dr. Frankenstein’s monster!

     

    Cruel | Inktober Day 11 by illustrator Scott DuBar
    Cruel | Inktober Day 11. The unholy terror of the man who gave out broccoli on Halloween!

  • Inktober 2018: Week 1

    Inktober 2018: Week 1

    Here are a couple of my favorites from Inktober 2018: Week 1. This marks my first time participating in the yearly Inktober drawing challenge, and so far I am having a real blast! I am sticking with a standard, kid-friendly Halloween theme, working from the daily word prompts compiled for this years’ challenge.  You can learn more about the challenge and its originator, Jake Parker, at inktober.com. Be sure to check out all of my Inktober illustrations in my Inktober 2018 gallery.

     

    Roasted | Inktober Day 3 by illustrator Scott DuBar

     

    Chicken | Inktober Day 5 by illustrator Scott DuBar

  • Cute Cactus Desert Bloom

    Cute Cactus Desert Bloom

    cute cactus desert bloom by illustrator Scott DuBar

    Here’s a pair of cute cacti enjoying their time to bloom in the desert. When I was growing up, my dad always had at least one cute little cactus as a houseplant. They were usually round and hairy and had funny names like ‘Herbert’ or ‘Cousin It.’ It wasn’t until we moved to Texas, where we had a little cactus garden, that I learned that they also can produce amazingly beautiful flowers.

    Scroll down to see some of my drawing process.

     

    Cactus Bloom Sketch

    While I was working on this, my wife fell in love with these two characters so much that I decided to surprise her with a framed print for her birthday. Here it is sitting in her office:

    cute cactus desert bloom

  • A Good Mother’s Day Card Is Hard To Find

    A Good Mother’s Day Card Is Hard To Find

    A Good Mothers Day Card Is Hard To Find | illustration by Scott DuBar

    My family has never been a fan of the flowery, mushy greeting cards, preferring instead irreverence, silliness, or sarcasm. Even my wife, whose tastes lean a little more towards the flowery and sweet, understands my family well enough to know that those types of cards are totally inappropriate for us. Unfortunately, we’ve noticed an odd downward trend among greeting cards over the past several years. For some reason, they seem to have drifted away from cards that are actually funny in favor of uniform blandness. Every year it gets harder to find a good greeting card, but this year’s search for a Mother’s Day card was the worst. We went to three different stores and found nothing. My wife finally got fed up and told me I should just make one myself, so I did. I may not win any awards, or have greeting card companies beating down my door to hire me, but my mom had a good laugh and seemed to genuinely enjoy getting an original homemade card.

  • Comic Book Style Numbers | Client: SCBWI

    Comic Book Style Numbers | Client: SCBWI

    Comic Book Numbers | Client: SCBWI

     

    I had the wonderful opportunity to illustrate a set of twelve comic book style numbers for the upcoming issue of SCBWI’s mid-Atlantic magazine, The Highlighter. The numbers were for an article on twelve tips for writing graphic novels, by Eisner Award-winning author Paul Tobin (Bandette, Plants vs. Zombies). I have to say it was a real honor to be able to prove artwork for such an accomplished writer!

    Many of the number designs are inspired by popular superheroes, such as Superman, Batman, Iron Man, The Human Torch, and X-Men’s Nightcrawler. Admittedly, the Fantastic Four one is a little on the nose but I’m still happy with how these all came out. You’ll have to be a SCBWI member to read the article, but you can check out larger versions of my artwork in the gallery below!

     

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