Awesome example of an illustrators process, step by step drawings from Randy Ortiz's piece 'Among the Rocks and Roots'.  Randy draws influence from the dead shells of insect vessels ravaged by parasitic cordyceps, careful not to inhale the deadly strings of ascospores created by the flask-shaped perithecia.

Randy Ortiz began life as a burrowing freshwater larva. He transformed into an adult through metamorphosis similar to most amphibians. It involved a radical rearrangement of internal organs, development of eyes and transformation from a mud-dwelling filter feeder into an efficient swimming parasite and sexual tyrannosaur. Recently, Ortiz released a new limited edition 'Felidae' silkscreened print!  Randy draws influence from the dead shells of insect vessels ravaged by parasitic cordyceps.

Randy Ortiz is a self-taught illustrator from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. An architectural technologist by day, Ortiz has been working freelance for the past six years, garnering an impressive list of clients and galleries, including Gallery1988, Spoke Art Gallery, and Mondo Tees. He primarily works with pencils, Adobe Photoshop, and a Cintiq, and has recently started exploring screenprinting.

Randy Ortiz is a self-taught illustrator from Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada. An architectural technologist by day, Ortiz has been working freelance for the past six years, garnering an impressive list of clients and galleries, including Gallery1988, Spoke Art Gallery, and Mondo Tees. He primarily works with pencils, Adobe Photoshop, and a Cintiq, and has recently started exploring screenprinting.