Merry Christmas 2012!

Chinese Graffiti

Chinese for my last name "Elston" in graffiti style. Adobe Illustrator.

Recent Bible Story Flash Animations

Some recent flash Animations

Jesus Walking on the Water (Animated Storybook style) from James Elston on Vimeo.

The Good Shepherd from James Elston on Vimeo.

James Elston Illustration promo postcard

here's my latest promo postcard.

Spontaneous Angel painting.

a live spontaneous painting I did at an art event at Art Works in Johnstown in June 2012.

Sunny- Photoshop painting

here is a recent Photoshop painting I did. Wacom tablet + Photoshop.

Quick Character Design

a quick digital character design demonstration I did for a summer camp program. Wacom + Photoshop

some figure drawing

Here are some figure drawings I have done over the years

Behold...it moves

...yeah. I have no words. Quickie flash animation

Another Photoshop painting - Sylphide

A painting I did with Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. Experimenting with different techniques.

Photoshop painting

this is a painting I did in Photoshop.

Graffiti Duck Tape

I made this design for Duck Brand graffiti duct tape, available exclusively at Target.

Toon Corner spot illustration

spot illustration I did for Breakaway Magazine some years back

Acne

An older magazine spot illustration about acne.

Bubble

Bubble. Some illustrations I did a few years ago for fun.

Lost

An illustration I did for Oxford University Press

Background/Environment Illustrations

A couple of environment illustrations I did for some personal projects.

Max and family sketch and final illustration

Two stages of an Illustration from a series I illustrated for Oxford University Press.

Bubble. Character illustration.

Peter Sinking

Illustration I did for Lifeway Christian Resources. Peter sinking in the Sea of Galilee.

a vector illustration I did for Houghton-Mifflin.

Fruit

I did this illustration in 1994 as a student project, while attending the Columbus College of Art and Design. Gouache and colored pencils on hot press watercolor paper.

rough housing

spot illustration for Plugged In magazine for an article about sleepovers.

Illustration for Cambridge University Press.

Spy Girl

a piece from a Scholastic Spy book series I illustrated a while ago

Bubble

a fresh take on an illustration I did a few years back

Updated my resume

Click on the picture to view it in pdf format.

recent Screen prints

here are some screen prints I have done recently.

Logos I have designed

Here are some of the logos I have designed

Painted Ballet Shoes

I painted 2 pairs of ballet shoes for a fundraiser.

Bass Bear

Tattoo design for a friend.