A Baker's Dozen Gourmet Comics and Illustration

Geology of the Desert Southwest

2011-09-13T02:22:00.006-04:00

Geology of the Desert Southwest, the second book in a series of children's activity books I illustrated for Nomad Press has just been released. I have placed a few images from the book above. You can get a look inside the book at Amazon where the books is available for purchase. You can also purchase the book directly through the publisher at the Nomad Press website.

Click here for info and sneak peak on Geology of the Pacific Northwest the previous book in the series also illustrated by yours truly.

T-Shirt Design

2011-06-14T00:54:00.005-04:00

Decided to Post a T-shirt Design I did a few months ago for the Residence Life department at my alma mater Southwestern University. The top image is the back and the bottom is the front pocket. The gray background is simply a mock t-shirt color. Enjoy!

DartMouse Logo Round 2

2011-06-14T00:49:00.003-04:00

A few Months ago DartMouse asked me to do a follow up logo for them. Here it is.

Geology of the Pacific Northwest

2011-06-01T09:34:00.011-04:00

Above are a few illustrations from Geology of the Pacific Northwest a book I illustrated. For the past couple months I have been illustrating a series of activity books for Nomad Press geared towards young readers (9-12 years old) each book focuses in on a different region of the country. The first book Geology of the Pacific Northwest was just released for purchase and is featured on the Nomad Press website, click here for purchase info and sneak peek inside the book to see how it all turned out.

You can also get a inside look and purchase the book through Amazon.

T-Shirt Design

2011-06-01T09:04:00.002-04:00

Here is a T-shirt Design I finished recently for a youth tennis tournament down in Florida. I am really happy with the way this design turned out. The design was all done in Illustrator which I don't use as often as I would like to and was a nice change of pace. Enjoy!

World Cup Soccer A couple Months Late

2011-02-28T13:31:00.003-05:00

So, it's the last day of February and I realized I haven't made a post in over a month. I been working on several different projects, unfortunately I can't show those images right now due to copyright reasons. So, I dug into the old Sketch book to see what I could find and low and behold I found this sketch I did for my Paraguayan foreign exchange brother during the World Cup this past Summer. Hope you like it.

I will try to be better about posting this next month.

Werewolf!!!

2011-01-18T15:58:00.003-05:00

Here is a one pager I did back in August for the third volume of Werewolf, an anthology. Hope you like it.

Rehearsal Dinner Invitation

2011-01-13T17:37:00.003-05:00

I also designed the rehearsal dinner invitation for our wedding. The event was a boots and blazers dress event with a poker tournament following dinner. So, I wanted to come up with a design that embodied the spirit of the theme in a fun manner. Hope you enjoy.

6 Piece Wedding Invitation Set

2011-01-13T17:24:00.009-05:00

Here is the six piece wedding invitation set I designed and we used for our wedding. The printed version look even better on the paper we chose. I will have to get some pictures up later. The Save the Date, Invitation and Brunch were all sized at 5 by 7. The RSVP and thank you cards were 4 by 5 and the Program was 4 by 10. All material copyright Eric Baker 2010. Hope you enjoy.

A Wedding Gift for my Wife

2011-01-10T19:19:00.005-05:00

This cowboy illustration was part of my wedding gift to my wife. I love you Honey!

Rowdy Rail, Aboard the H.M.S. Challenger!

2011-01-10T19:09:00.006-05:00

Here is the cover and couple colored pages from various sections of my 2010 thesis project for the Center for Cartoon Studies. Hopefully, now that my chaotic summer and fall have come to close I can start working on this project again. I don't know why I didn't post these sooner. I hope you enjoy.

Back in the Saddle for More Cowboy Illustrations

2011-01-10T18:14:00.020-05:00

Hey Pardner's it's been awhile since my last post. Hopefully this mega post will help make up for my absence. Here is a series of cowboys I promised a zillion days ago. Each one of these illustrations was done as a gift for some of my best friends who served as groomsmen and ushers in my wedding this past October. Thanks guys!!

Each one of these cowboys is a caricature of that persons personality. I had a lot of fun with these they were a sort of genre exercise in persona. Hope you like them.

Birthday Cowboy

2010-09-23T23:22:00.003-04:00

This is Birthday Card I recently drew for my Mom. Happy Birthday Mom!

The Barman

2010-07-22T20:34:00.003-04:00

This is first installment of series of illustrations based on old west character archetypes and personalities I plan on doing. I thought I'd start with the man every western gunslinger and gambler depends on to keep them well informed and well hydrated. Hope you like it.

Cowboy Comic: Now in Full Color

2010-06-30T15:26:00.003-04:00

I posted this comic I did for the Caboose Anthology a few months ago. I recently colored this comic and wanted to post them together for a side by side comparison. I hope you enjoy it!

Fire Fightin' Fish

2010-05-16T22:09:00.003-04:00

Here's a T-shirt illustration I did for The Woodlands Professional Firefighters charity fishing trip.

A Card for Mom

2010-05-16T22:04:00.003-04:00

Please forgive me. I have been remiss about posting these past few weeks things have been super busy, but here is a card I managed to make for my mom on Mother's Day. This illustration was sort of inspired by the Norman Rockwell poster that used to hang on my wall. My apologies to Norman Rockwell.

The Meanest Greenest Frog

2010-04-08T21:44:00.005-04:00

Devour the Full Story Here!

Dream Comic

2010-04-08T21:40:00.004-04:00

Devour the Full Story Here!

Cowboy Comic

2010-04-08T21:18:00.006-04:00

Sorry, I never got around to finishing my two part cowpoke illustration things have been a bit hectic lately, but I'll get to it. In the meantime I did this one page strip starring the cowpoke from the previous illustration. The strip has been published in "Caboose," a comic anthology debuting at MOCCA Comic Festival 4/10/2010.

Character Sketch, Week Seven- Cowpoke Part 1

2010-03-12T20:34:00.005-05:00

Here's a sketch that appeals to my Texas roots. I'm also really excited about going to the Rodeo in Houston next week and can't stop drawing cowboy related doodles. This is the first part of a larger illustration, so be sure to dust off the old boots and swing by this here ranch next week for the complete sketch.

I also wanted to apologize to my guest artist last week, David Yoder, apparently I screwed up the link in the last post. This one should work.

Thanks ya'll and have a great week.

Pages

2010-03-06T16:44:00.008-05:00

Those who frequent my little site might have noticed the new tabs at the top of the page. These are new sections of the site. There's nothing there yet, but I will be working on getting these pages up to date with exciting content very soon. Thanks for your patience.

Character Sketch, Week Six

2010-03-06T16:25:00.006-05:00

Here's this week's character sketch. This week's sketch features a guest artist. My friend and fellow classmate David Yoder is responsible for the ravenous duck giving our Hero the chase. Enjoy.

Character Sketch, Week Five

2010-02-25T17:02:00.004-05:00

Here are a few sketch cards I did for a charity event. I experimented with colored ink on these. The colors are a little off on the scans, hopefully I'll get around to digitally color correcting them eventually. Enjoy.

Character Sketch, Week 4

2010-02-18T18:36:00.002-05:00

I'm a huge sports junky and when the Olympics roll around, Summer or Winter, it's hard to pull me away from the constant coverage. Here is a quick sketch I did last night while watching Shaun White dominate the men's half pipe event and win gold. Go Team USA!

Happy Valentines Day!

2010-02-14T00:35:00.004-05:00

So, in the spirit of love and Valentines Day I thought I'd use this weeks brush pen exercise as an opportunity to create a fun card. I also couldn't resist adding a bit of digital color. Hope you like it.

Character Skecth, Week Two

2010-02-06T13:27:00.004-05:00

Here's this week's sketch. I call this one Beach Pizza.

Character Sketch Week One

2010-02-06T13:24:00.004-05:00

I did this sketch on the Plane from Nashville to Chicago. I guess I was sort of inspired by all the country music paraphernalia in the Music City's Airport.

Weekly Character Sketch

2010-02-06T13:10:00.004-05:00

Over the Holidays I met with my thesis advisor and top notch cartoonist, Andy Runton, who introduced me to my favorite new tool the Japanese brush pen. I've always thought brush suited my style best and the brush pen provides a similar quality line in less time and with less mess.

Here is a drawing I did and Andy inked to demonstrate the simplistic and elegant line you can get from a brush pen. As a result of this demonstration I've decided to draw and ink one character sketch a week in order to hone my skills with the brush pen.

Adventure on the High Seas

2009-12-17T12:45:00.003-05:00

This is a promotional poster for a new project I'm working on. The book will be the first installment of a Children's comic adventure series, starring a little bird named Rowdy. All material copyright Eric Baker 2009.

Fun Poster

2009-12-14T01:20:00.004-05:00

This is a fun flyer I designed for a Creating Comics Workshop I taught last Summer.

Professional Work: Logo Design For DartMouse

2009-12-14T01:08:00.003-05:00

I spent the month of October designing this Logo for Dartmouse, The Mouse Speed Congenic Core Facility at Dartmouth Medical School. It should be appearing at scientific conferences and in scientific journals in the near future.

A Dream I Had

2009-12-09T17:35:00.005-05:00