Day 1 – Hello



Lately, I have been reading a lot of blogs about illustration. After getting so many helpful tips and tricks from these sites I have decided to start my own. My main reason for not starting a blog earlier is that I’m not a great writer. That is why this blog is going to be based more on the drawings than the writing. Each image posted will have a small description but I wouldn’t expect anything more in depth from me. It’s all about the drawing here.

Something that everyone should know about me is that I am very inspired by what’s going on around me. Lots of music, audiobooks, comics, movies and video games. Whatever has got my attention at the moment. You know all the stuff that people who work in a corporate environment don’t get to draw. So you should be able to tell what I’m playing, watching, or listening to just by checking in. I guess what I’m trying to say is, this is going to be my outlet for whatever is going on in my head. Hopefully, this will inspire me to draw and post a sketch each day.

Day 1
Here is a quick 5 minute drawing Blue Prismacolor and black marker. 8.5×11. I don’t know if anyone can tell what game I’ve been playing.

Growing up on the shores of Maui, Hawaii, Norm has always loved drawing. Since leaving the islands’ beautiful beaches and landing in Oregon, he went to college and received a degree in graphic design as well as an additional degree in digital prepress technology. After graduating, he worked for an interactive media firm in Corvallis, Oregon. While there, he was the company’s lead illustrator/designer and was responsible for creating illustrations, animations, and interactive products like video games. Now living in Beaverton, Oregon, Norm worked as an in-house illustrator for 10 years at a large education company in downtown Portland, Oregon. While at this position, he was the creative mind behind nationally marketed campaigns, numerous brand identities, toy and product designs, children’s books, as well as Web and interactive designs for the company’s design team. After leaving this position to raise his son, he now spends countless hours perfecting his craft as a freelance illustrator. He has worked with companies like Highlights Magazine, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Reading A to Z, Kaiser Permanente, KinderCare, and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI). He has created projects such as marketing illustrations, children’s books, coloring and activity books, video games, and educational products for these companies and others. Norm’s ability to draw has given him the chance to do the thing he truly loves: Create.

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