Scott Thigpen's Portfolio
Editorial: Magazines
Illustrations accompanying articles written for magazines
Haunted DVDs
Client: Electronic House Magazine
This illustration is about the MPAA and how it is out to get you for every penny you’re worth, even if you are copying your own DVD. It’s a nasty time we live in when you’re considered a criminal for wanting to make a backup copy of your own stuff (for archival or security purposes). Hopefully one day these issues…
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Narrator
Client: Atlanta Magazine
I used to illustrate a book review section for Atlanta Magazine. Every month I would receive a different article about a book or the book industry in general. This particular illustration was about audio books. I took a literal point of view on it and drew a guy reading from a book. I don’t normally draw in odd perspectives but…
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Roids
Client: U.S. Catholic Magazine
U.S. Catholic Magazine is one of my oldest (and best) clients. U.S. Catholic assigns me really fun jobs which usually involve drawing Jesus. This job, however, was by far the best. The article that this piece illustrated was about the current problems with baseball players using steroids. Once I read the article, I knew instantly that I wanted to draw…
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All A’s
Client: Realtor Magazine
For this illustration, the art director wanted to portray a happy consumer receiving his credit score in hopes that he could buy a house (this was back during the housing boom). The art directed and I threw around several ideas and finally came up with this one.
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Corpse Bride
Client: Atlanta Magazine
This image illustrated an article about reading scary books during Halloween. I wanted to make the image spooky but cute at the same time. I watched Corpse Bride which gave me the idea to draw a corpse girl sitting on a tombstone. I used the colors green and purple to really bring her out.
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News from Scott Thigpen
12/09 : Hiatus over, new site!
This site hasn’t been updated in a while and that’s because I’ve migrated everything over to Thigpen Designs. Come check it out with a new look, feel and new art to buy! Just in time for the holidays!
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06/16 : Wicked Replies
Last week I launched a contest to promote my Etsy store where I am currently selling prints of my work. The rules of the contest is to leave a friendly/witty reply or comment and I would pick three people to…
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06/08 : S.T.udios Contest Giveaway!
I’m opening up an Etsy store to sell my prints online and what better way to start it off than with something free, for you? I’m giving away limited edition prints to three lucky people who will receive either my…
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