Ron Bomba had a graphic design business in Seattle Washington from 1970 through 2006. A time period that witnessed the evolution of computer graphics from its infancy to dominating the industry.Some of the images displayed in this website include Ron’s pre-computer work when illustrations were created with pencil, hand painting and airbrush. It is interesting to compare this earlier work with the digital paintings and illustrations created in later years.

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As computer graphics evolved, Ron continually adapted to the new technology. First with vector drawing, then 3D modeling and Photoshop. Ron's digital painting method is demonstrated on the next page.

3D Model Illustrations

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Ron's Digital Painting Method

Eagle Head - How it’s done, step by step

1 - Ron’s digital paintings usually start with a pencil sketch that is scanned into Photoshop.2 - Details are painted one by one in overlying layers.3 - Rough shapes are then blended, smudged and made translucent to reveal underlying detail.4 - Related layers are combined into one and modified with color and texture filters.5 - All layers are then merged into one and further adjusted with distort and warp tools.6 - Final touches include light and shadows to match the background atmosphere.The eagle’s head was then combined with the wings, body, tail feathers and background. This digital painting required weeks to illustrate and includes dozens of Photoshop layers.

Hand Painted - Illustrations & Paintings

These samples include some of Ron’s commercial illustrations done prior to computer technology. The primary style is realistic, painted mostly with airbrush technique.

More Illustrations and Drawings

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