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Tron Girl

2011-12-27T19:06:00.000-08:00

Finally got a chance to warm up a bit.

Farmboy

2011-02-20T00:23:00.001-08:00

So this piece began from a late night discussion about the new direction happening in Superman continuity, and evolved as a sketch challenge. While this doesn't tie into anything specific, I thought it might be nice to draw him in a way I haven't tried before. Enjoy!

WALL CRAWLER SERIES

2011-02-16T00:09:00.001-08:00

So these began as quick sketches and quickly evolved into the wall crawlers series. For spidey I was inspired by the new spidey movie redesign but sorta just drew it from memory. And yes--he is not wearing a mask...maybe he's crawling around for it. As for Venom--well---he came from a weekly sketch challenge and just kept crawlin on from there. ENJOY!

SPLAT!

2011-01-09T21:13:00.000-08:00

So this past weekend, I jammed with my homey ryan on the cintiq for the very first time. THE FIRST TIME! It was incredible! So what began as a test excercise to get familiar with the cintiq ended up with this painting. I dug the look of the splatterhouse dude and just had the itch to get this outta my system. Here's to scratchin that itch!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

2010-12-25T12:15:00.000-08:00

Another year, another chance to count blessings. Cheers!

Beastie

2010-10-24T21:46:00.000-07:00

Feelin batty for halloween. And no--that's not quite a bat.

Fastest

2010-10-17T17:53:00.000-07:00

Beefin up the ol' portfolio some more. Believe it or not this sketch is like 2 yrs old. I liked the gesture enough to keep it going. I paint too much Marvel shtiz with Batman being the only exception. With that said--here is a piece I call "Fastest". Cheers

Flash is copyright DC Comics

Rogue Against the Machine

2010-10-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

The cloudy weekend continues, as does my compulsive need to actually work on some paintings I never got around to working on. This is still a work in progress but its almost there and for once its not just a character against a gray background. Yay!

PS Rogue is copyright Marvel

See Candy

2010-10-16T23:43:00.000-07:00

So after a kajillion light years, its nice to have one of those days where you can go back to something you started and actually work on it. This bit is an unfinished piece of a character I created back in 7th grade. She's almost fleshed out but has ways to go. Been awhile since I've painted "painted" so its nice to get back in the mix. Time consuming though....

S JUK

2010-09-23T22:36:00.000-07:00

Eric Lucas, this one's for you man. Here's where it all began.

Raptored

2010-09-12T21:32:00.000-07:00

Ryan,
did a buncha sketches over the weekend. Decided to paint one. Just to flush out the brain warped ideas brewing in my head and barf out visual info. Hope you are doing so as well.

SOMETHING!

2010-08-31T23:00:00.001-07:00

So there comes a point in every fanboy's life where he just has to get his pin up style jollies out. That said--here is the first part of a dual series dedicated to the slayer herself. I finally painted something! Stay tuned I'm just warming up!

On the brain

2010-08-07T11:35:00.001-07:00

Ten thousand years later.......I decided to paint something. Having just caught Batman: Under the Red Hood--I was suddenly inspired to paint this. No, catwoman was not in the movie. She is just on this painting for umm....practice?

WAKE

2010-07-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

So its been a milennia and the weekly fresh is almost like the monthly fresh. Not that I haven't been toilin away at the mad lab. Things have been crazy at the studio, but thank god for weekends when I get to indulge in my own creative endeavors. With that said, enjoy the latest, its gonna be ampingup from here.

Weekly Sketch: Bayonetta

2010-06-06T23:26:00.001-07:00

So my follow up post is the next in my leading lady gaming series. This month, BAYONETTA! Yes, those are guns on heels. Cheers!

LATE NITE SKETCHOLA

2010-05-19T23:53:00.000-07:00

Been ten million years since the last post. E3 is coming up and tons are brewing at work. At 10:30 tonight i finally decided to jump back in to make work for shytes and geegles. Here it be.

Why its been Forever

2010-04-15T22:44:00.000-07:00

Once again, it's been too long. Work, life, blah blah blah. Not that I haven't been creating art, just that it has been awhile for me to get back to painting some new shtiz. Here's a work in progress of a project I'm developing with Mr. R ( Dean of dinos n monsters) Deluca. That's one man!

Catch

2010-03-14T11:49:00.000-07:00

What started out as a sketch with my good friend Karl Zurfluh evolved into this. The hook is illustrated by Karl Z.

POISON

2010-02-28T13:12:00.000-08:00

Concept of Poison Ivy.

For shytes and geeglez

2010-02-28T13:05:00.001-08:00

Its sketchy, it's messy, its brutally unpolished. It's hulk.

Blood Knight

2010-02-27T23:07:00.000-08:00

I haven't been my normal inspiration fueled self lately. This piece is a step towards that again.

SURREAL

2010-01-17T21:19:00.000-08:00

As I was combing through my extensive gallery of unfinished work,I stumbled into this piece which led me to spontaneously want to pursue painting it. It was a work in progress for a surrealism contest, but I suppose--better late than never.

Welcome to the Jungle

2010-01-01T19:27:00.001-08:00

Okay! After another day of tweaking, nitpicking, sizing, resizing, here is last night's finished piece in its more--complete form. The differences are suddle, but thank god it just feels good to knock one out.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010-01-01T00:02:00.000-08:00

Tried to post this before the new year. Well--here we are! 3 minuites behind. Still ways to go--but happy new year everyone!

HIT AND RUN

2009-11-15T21:34:00.000-08:00

So after ingesting much inspiration from artists like karl kerschl, nick bradshaw, crisse, humberto ramos, mastuda, amongst others--my inner toon just had to come rushin back to me. So here's a work in progress based on one of my favorite movies. It's nice to change it up sometimes you know and run with different styles. Dig?

BIG CAT

2009-10-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

MRROAR.

Jungle Fever Concept

2009-10-25T22:28:00.000-07:00

Alright. Let's begin. It was a good weekend. The kind you don't mind reliving. Spending time with family and friends--eating spam musubi's and pizza is never a bad thing. Caught Astro Boy---sort of an inner child loyalty thing to the classic character. Anyway---here's the WIP on my recent painting. There's too much contrast right now--so I still need to sort that out. Need to bring in alot more of the lighting--and there's more characters to add. Nevertheless--progress. The name of the game is progress. Havagreat week everyone!

Deadpool Movie Teaser Art

2009-10-17T16:54:00.001-07:00

So at long last--I think of somethin to do with pool' here--and it ended up being a fan art teaser movie type thing. I'm a big fan of the character and just needed to do something for it. That being the case--here it is. Ehnjoy.

PS This character and deadpool logo is property of marvel entertainment. This piece is created solely as fan art.

Concept Madusa

2009-09-29T22:50:00.001-07:00

So I'm about to call it a night when I run into this old painting I NEVER finished for the game I had worked on a looong while back as an intern. It always bothers me the idea of not finishing--so I dug deep and started to repaint ol' mad here. Turns out--I was hooked! And--here it is. Above is before--where she's a little bit cutesy and looking a tad agitated, so for the new one I took it to a more aggresive yet "seductive" tone, adding highlights, defining facial structure, so on and so forth. Well, time to call it in--and that be that!

Character Concept Series 2

2009-09-27T22:16:00.001-07:00

Original character copyright Edward J Chua.

The second character of my upcoming comic book property. Good times!

Jungle Fever

2009-09-21T22:38:00.000-07:00

At last! The two leads squared away. One more to go and its on to background. Movin like lightning now....

Pressing On

2009-09-13T00:40:00.000-07:00

So in between time outside of the studio, family, and other activities--I normally take a bit of time to continue on solo project pieces. This is the continuing evolution from the post last week. A bit more painting done on all three characters, the jesture on the panther is stronger---but there is a bit too much darkness and contrast on the two animals in the back. Value wise the human is popping a bit better, but there is still a long way to go on this. Keep creating, painting, and loving what you do everyone.

Go Time Again

2009-09-02T23:41:00.000-07:00

Been awhile--my apologies. Life, family, all that jazz. Now it's time to reset--reboot--refresh. Stage two of my latest piece. I'll post the work in progress as it goes along. Cheers, doods.

From the House of Con

2009-07-29T22:19:00.000-07:00

So, its been a few days since Comic Con 09--man what an experience. From meeting Geoff Darrow (The Matrix, Big Guy Rusty the boy robot), J. Scott Cambell (Gen 13, Danger Girl), Joe Jusko (Marvel/DC painter), Dean Yeagle (Mandy), to Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black (Spiderwick Chronicles)--just to name a few---it definitely ranks high on my once in a lifetime meter. It was also my first time reviewing portfolios on behalf of Petrol (an honor indeed)---and I gotta say there is ALOT of talent out there. Thank you to all you artists for dropping by---keep the great work growin and who knows--I'm sure I'll be seeing some of you again. In the meantime--this is the revised painting of the previous character. First in a series. Watchout---here comes the art!

Creative Factory

2009-07-03T08:44:00.000-07:00

This is the latest from the project I'm workin on apart from the mainstream video game work awesomness. Its just a leetle taste. In other news---the Wolfenstein animation webisodes are on its way for you wolfenshtiz fans...I've been working with the most talented crew from top to bottom here at Petrol on this and I can't wait till this beast is unleashed! You've been warned!

Concept Quickie

2009-06-28T21:16:00.000-07:00

Been a while since I've posted. While I've been uber wrapped up havin fun workin on upcoming games and a couple tv stuff, for today I've managed to squeeze in this fellow. There will be more of him and his buddies down the road. Keep drawin all!

ENIGMA

2009-06-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

So this began as an excercise to get reacquainted with Corel, but inevitably it went to Photoshop. Not sure who this stranger is, but I needed to paint somethin. We'll see where it goes. I may need to toil with the lighting some more....

Daily Fresh: SOLDIER in PROGRESS

2009-05-26T22:40:00.000-07:00

First character pass for another in development project. Nice to divy up my style and dabble in the tooniverse a bit. Mas more art to come! You seeing this Gilbert?! A fresh one! A fresh one!

BANG?

2009-04-21T22:40:00.001-07:00

The only thing I've painted for the meanwhile...and its still a work in progress. Call it fanboy excitement for Deadpool finally makin it on the big screen. Then again--he's not wearing his trademark outfit is he? Maybe that's why I decided to paint this. Bang BANG!

Deadpool is copyright Marvel comics.

IT's BEEN SO LONGLY

2009-04-11T13:33:00.000-07:00

Where do you begin after so much time has passed? What can I say--the life of an artist can't always be glued to his computer. After working on Ghostbusters, Batman, and Mickey--one tends to satisfy one's artistic fanboy craving. Nevertheless--something must be said about our need (dare I say--addiction--to conceptualize our own ideas and establish our own styles)---with that said---here's one of my many initial sketches for DW4. Time is short--so regardless of what happens I will keep going once I've gotten a feel for a certain character. In the meantime---I hope everyone is doin well and painting/drawing/ up a storm. Bring the rain (not literally)!

Sketched Out sketches

2009-03-15T14:39:00.000-07:00

From Bottom to Top Order: Beowulf, Grendel, Viking Bodyguard, Mud Monster, Goblins, Shaman, Viking Witch, Viking King.

Here's my initial first pass at these characters to start a visual dialogue. This was pretty fun. Alright--back to the drawing board!

Big Cat

2009-03-08T21:54:00.000-07:00

After watching Hulk vs Wolverine--I got the itch to paint ol' sabre tooth here and here is where he's at so far until I jump on to something else.

STREET FIGHTER-ING..

2009-03-05T23:32:00.000-08:00

I started this for no other reason than Street Fighter 4 kicks major arse and I had to paint this up right quick. I think I'll keep workin on it on the side. Stay inspired peeps!

THE REAL GENERAL REZ

2009-03-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

Just last night I posted my first major competition piece over at Game Artisans for dominance war. It's amazing what poor screen resolution and not knowing exactly how to export your image can do to a finished piece. This is the CORRECT color and lighting and not the washed out desaturated piece I posted for the competition. In any case, what's done is done, lesson learned. Here is the one that counted though.

D War Progress

2009-02-27T00:26:00.001-08:00

Managed to come home and work on the general here a bit more. Fiiiiiinally got started with painting. Here comes the weekend!

THE WAR IS ON!

2009-02-23T23:47:00.000-08:00

So I am getting pretty amped up--I finally (with help from my partner in crime Danny Kim) finally got to post up my first image in the Dominance War IV 2D challenge. For those in the blank---Dominance War is the largest digital arts competition for concept artists and illustrators. The first challenge is to paint a portrait of a war general of any type sporting the Forum logo and colors. It's the biggest online art competition in the world and while I don't know how it will all go down--I gotta say I'm havin fun with this! Onward CG society! Whoops--almost 12. Work tomorrow. G'night everyone!

Test

2009-02-22T16:34:00.000-08:00

Test WIP for D WAR 4.

Furtherous Oddasimous 3

2009-02-21T22:19:00.000-08:00

And here is yet another WIP. No, that's not Santa. I'm just not finished yet.

Furtherous Oddasimous 2

2009-02-21T22:16:00.001-08:00

I was inspired by the Burton/Selick school of character with this one. More oddities will ensue.

Furtherous Oddasimous

2009-02-21T22:12:00.001-08:00

The continued work in prog of a character driven series I've begun. Only now I've given Henry a facelift. See? He's happy now.

Meet Henry

2009-02-16T18:59:00.000-08:00

World? Henry. Henry? World.

Liquified...

2009-02-08T23:48:00.000-08:00

Its back to the drawing board for the surrealist piece I was planning. I'm not sure how this came about--wait--no--I am. I caught Coraline and was in the mood to paint something that was very distorted. This may not--but it at least lets me commit to putting something down. The separation of values still need alot of work and it needs more depth so sit tight--I'll be on it like butta...

PS If you haven't caught Coraline in 3D--your missing out on an artistic masterpiece.

Round Wha?

2009-02-04T00:03:00.001-08:00

It is exactly 12:05 in the am---and guess what Danny Kim? I'm totally winning this Street Fighter thing you started! This btw is not the painting I planned to make. It just expresses how I feel on certain occassions. RRRRR---hulk sma--whoops--I mean--Blanka--SHOCK!

Playin Around

2009-02-01T20:08:00.000-08:00

Sometimes--every artist has to just cut loose and do something completely far from what he normally does. This is me----color vomiting a "hendrixian" painting with no idea whatsoever what it is or what it is going to be. Colorful though.

AT THE END OF DAY

2009-01-31T22:02:00.000-08:00

It's been an entire of day of snow. Rendering snow. Yup. So to send today off after gluing my eyes to the screen--this is my letting a bit loose. It's gonna get looser. Watch.

Sending my Prayers

2009-01-04T20:12:00.000-08:00

A good friend of mine may have recently lost her best friend at sea. This painting signifies my hope in his safe return.

STEAMPUNKED

2009-01-03T16:22:00.000-08:00

Steam punk bug bite. The end result----about four days of catchin the cold---and then this piece was born.

Merry Holidays to All!

2008-12-25T14:49:00.001-08:00

Well, it's been one rollercoaster year.BIG EXHALE. What does it take to be an artist? Passion. Patience. Persistence. Practice. Dedication. Discipline. Desire. Dream. What does it mean to be an artist? Everything. Merry Christmas everyone.

Tifa Work in Progress

2008-12-02T23:19:00.000-08:00

Sacrifice. We've all gotta do it at some point. What have I sacrificed upon coming home after a day of painting? More time---to keep painting. It is madness....the drive to better oneself as an artist is absolute madness. I can only hope that the end will justify the means. Come to think of it--I don't even know what that means. Anyway--this is Tifa as to where I've gotten her in the time that I have. More as of developed...so...stay tuned!

Tifa is copyright Square Enix.

INHUMANE

2008-11-16T18:19:00.001-08:00

So the talented Mr Ryan Deluca has given me this penciled Inhumanoid to paint over---and so after getting to it every now and then--here it tis. He pencils really right and detailed--a stark contrast to my loosey goosey painting--so I had to be extra careful. Nevertheless--here it is--so--pardon the delays in post....I have no excuses. Until then..stay inspired.

Happy Belated Halloweenz

2008-11-02T12:52:00.000-08:00

So the South Paw Triad decided to each do our own rendition of Frankenschtiz here and so lo and behold--we've each motivated each other to paint in between projects! And so--here is iz---ALLLIIIVE!!

Michael Turner Tribute

2008-10-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

I never got a chance to do this--but I suppose better late than never....So---I knew Mike Turner had passed a while back this year. I was a big fan of his work back in the day. I remember being at comic con when he had come back to Top Cow after supposedly recovering from cancer. The line was up the wazoo to get his autograph. He was almost on his way out and I caught him real quick to ask him for a sig. He obliged and that was nice of him. In any case--better late than never. Here's to a fellow artist who's work I dug in my adolescent years. Godspeed man. Here's to ya.

Fathom is copyright Aspen Comics. This work is strictly for tribute purposes.

ALMOST DONE

2008-10-19T20:45:00.000-07:00

So I've finally taken today to clean up Ms Rogue here...she's one small puzzle to what will probably be one big piece....so stay tuned for the big reveal.

Rogue is property of Marvel Comics.

Panthro!

2008-10-12T16:58:00.000-07:00

Not sure what it is--but this character is really fun to draw. Here's my take on the cat behind the thundertank. Ahhh---sweet nostalgia.

Gears at Last

2008-10-05T14:32:00.001-07:00

So I guess its better late than never but here's the Gears of War piece I started back when at long last. Kept it very loose, threw in some more atmospherics, and overall I just needed to scratch my Gears itch and get this thing painted....Pantro---your next!

Gears of War is copyright Epic Games and publisher Microsoft. This is strictly fan art.

Weekly Fresh: Rogue in Progress

2008-10-04T16:26:00.000-07:00

So god willingly, my energy is slowly coming back to me--and today I took it upon myself to get back to painting Rogue----I began to tire a bit on Photoshop and decided to get back to painter so I could use its awesome rotate tool. Meanwhile---back at the studio--been busy workin on a spidey game and a little bit of red faction guerilla. So till the next--the painting continuezz......

Wolverine Updated

2008-09-27T17:04:00.001-07:00

Pardon the lack of post from the past weekend...an unexpected bump in the road known as the flu hit me hard. So here's where wolvie is at. From the looks of it--lots of tightening up to do---I think his claw hand is too small---his bicep is too big--his hair is like--where's it goin--and his left leg should be kneelin. So there's still alot of fixin to do. Ah---self criticism....a necessary process.

Feral

2008-09-17T22:56:00.000-07:00

So---I was so wrapped up in other shtiz that I didn't get a chance to paint Wolverine at work. So--I came home and started this canuckle head. Still got a ways to go but at least I got to get it outta my system....

WIP

2008-09-14T18:46:00.001-07:00

So I've managed to work on ol Wally west here for about---umm half an hour more this week. Here is where I'm at. I'm going to buckle down and finish shtiz before I move on. In the meantime--Wolverine is up this coming week! Gonna be crazy!

Runnin On

2008-09-07T20:03:00.001-07:00

The past week has been a great blessing. Aside from working on the new Square title, I was fortunate to come to work on friday to create backgrounds on the Wolverine Origins game! Oh man--and to think it only took 25 yrs of my life to finally get paid to do it! So back on the home front--I started this painting of a certain scarlet speedster. Just started tonight--so I got ways to go.

Flash is copyright DC comics. This is strictly fan art.

Surf's Up

2008-08-31T17:26:00.000-07:00

So for this week---an accidental evolutionary piece. I had begun this sketch with just an excercise of drawing fluidity in the muscle anatomy---then one thing led to the next and before you know it---the sentinel of the spaceways!

Silver Surfer is copyright Marvel Entertainment. This is strictly fan art.

Work in Prog

2008-08-23T11:42:00.001-07:00

I apologize for not having posted last week. It was a weekend to simply relax and be away from the comp. Most times as a full time digital illustrator I find myself staring at the screen a little more than reality so I needed a breather. In any case, the Rogue painting progression comes along. The hand anatomy is gonna need a little more work--and there is much lighting to be done and tightened up. So until the next--cheers!

BONUS POST

2008-08-10T19:12:00.001-07:00

As per the request of one Eric Wu, I have started another painting.

Weekly Fresh

2008-08-10T18:11:00.000-07:00

This week was a pretty relaxed week. Oddly enough. So for this week's post--I decided to kick it a little old school and did some classic pencil to paint. Probably gonna work on this a bit more later on but for now I've got a Wii boxing match to tend to.

Weekly Fresh: Dedication

2008-08-07T22:36:00.000-07:00

So I missed this past Sunday---but it doesn't mean I'm going to miss out on posting. This week's post is dedicated to every artist who loves to do what they do simply just because. And to those who are still searching for their place in the world as an artist---just keep at it---no one can stop you from learning, growing, dreaming, believing, and most of all---becoming.

Weekly Fresh: Better Late than Never

2008-07-30T22:13:00.000-07:00

So---I didn't post this past Sunday. Why? I was wiped. Plastered. Spent. Much has been goin on at the studio that has kept me--well--occupied. Couple things comin out in print soon...in the meantime--here's the weekly fresh that was suppose to be on sunday. Got bots on the brain this time around.... Until then---keep drawin and dreamin peeps!

Weekly Fresh: Long Week

2008-07-20T22:22:00.000-07:00

This week was jam packed. Everything from cityscapes to cars, it was STUFFED. Luckily, I managed to get this teensy bit of sketching done for the weekly fresh. I need to replenish and get back to to more illustrative thingamabobs on the side. Until then, persist in inspiring everyone. Persist.

Weekly Fresh Part 1: Blood Hound

2008-07-12T11:26:00.000-07:00

So at long last....a painting. Still on the loosey goosy concept kick--but alas....a monster is born. It started of cute but got meaner and nastier as it went along. A thank you to my colleague Danny Kim for the hookups on the brushes and showing me that what can be done in painter can also be done in Photoshop. Guess it ain't about the tools, it's how you use em. Till then, enjoy!

Weekly Fresh: Here Come the Monsters

2008-07-06T18:10:00.001-07:00

So I've decided to shake up the system a bit and instead of sketches I'm gonna post up some paintings that I'll be doin each week. Once again, photoshop takes centerstage here, but I'll work my way back to painter when the next phases kick in. This week has been madness. Lotsa eye poppin projects in the works at the studio--but of course--everything is on the hush hush. In the meantime, enjoy!

Weekly Fresh: Hulking Out

2008-06-29T22:03:00.000-07:00

So alas, I couldn't contain my rage and had to paint up the hulk right quick here. It's just a rough start--we'll see if I have time to go back to it. What is he so mad about you wonder? Maybe he cut the cheese Hulk style to bail from this cell....hmmm...oh the possibilities. Take care true believers!

Hulk is trademark Marvel. This is strictly fan art.

Weekly Freshness: THE SKETCH COMEBACK!

2008-06-21T19:26:00.000-07:00

So here we are again, another week sailin by like lightning. It was a week filled with awesomeness, with projects lining up all in need of 110% artistic fuel. Its a miracle I had time to pop out these sketches. Its kind of all been the usual suspects, which means the time to switch direction may come soon or I need to start painting more superpeeps.

All DC and MARVEL characters are copywritten by their respective owners. This is strictly fan art.

WEEKLY FRESH: SPIDEY FEVER

2008-06-14T22:53:00.001-07:00

So here's the 102nd post...and its Spidey fanboy fanart fever. Its still got a few value kinks and proportion issues, but I'm gonna try to work it out. This week was another landmark week----but its nothin to compared to what's ahead. Stay tuned, folks!

Spiderman is copyright Marvel. This is strictly fan art.

WEEKLY FRESH

2008-06-07T15:50:00.000-07:00

So believe it or not it's actually 6.07.08 today. How nuts is that? Anyway, I've had some cats on the brain since last I talked with my new fellow illustrator Danny Kim--and I couldn't resist the urge to come up with this little bit of fan art. So the photoshop conversion experiment continues. Hooooooooo!

100th Posting!

2008-05-31T23:19:00.001-07:00

So here is the 100th POST OF THIS BLOGSITE! Wow! 100 posts. A little milestone for myself. Instead of the usual monsters and guns here's a little somethin abstract. Free your minds everyone. Set your inspirations ablaze.

Big Bad

2008-05-26T21:01:00.001-07:00

So here is test round two...this time with a little bit more color thrown in. I'm still trying to refine the process of working strictly in Photoshop--which leaves me with the conundrum of wondering it painter is going to be the blender....hmm...there's a thought. Anyway, I still need to play with shadows but this is a better result that the previous. Onward with the thought process! Can you believe this is gonna be the 99th post? Dang dude---how nuts is that?

Now for Something Different

2008-05-25T09:44:00.003-07:00

So I'm a big Daryl Mandryk fan and lately I've been studying some of his technique. Normally I'm such a Corel Painter guy but my current status as an illustrator only uses Photoshop. So I thought--okay...let us see if Photoshop can be put to the test as the more dominant concept program. I sketched up a Mandryk inspired gorilla dude (inspired or knock off either one is okay since this is just a test) As it turns out--its not too shabby....both programs are still great...they just each have different traits to offer. Nevertheless a fun excercise and a brief respite from the weekly sketches....

Weekly Freshness

2008-05-18T09:32:00.000-07:00

So, I've survived my first WEEK of studio (not a whole one if you count my sister's graduation on Friday--but a nice respite since from the breakneck pace I cut at Fisher while going to school, working on internship while holding down my post at Gamestop)---but here I am nonetheless. Spectaculario? Oh yes---its intense work but this is all that I've been working towards. I'm just grateful to be making a living at doing what I love (man I've waited so long to type that!!!). In the meantime, here's the weekly freshness---somethin big blanned for this shtiz somewhere down the road. In the meantime, stay inspired and enjoy!

PS Batman is copyright DC comics. His rendering is strictly fan art.

NEW DAWN

2008-05-11T21:30:00.001-07:00

So this past week may have been yet the most emotional week. Saying goodbye to people who have been family is tough, but now I'm goin to someplace where I feel like I finally belong, in terms of being an artist. Ah, the fragile nature of life.

PS Snake Eyes is copyright Hasbro. The work is strictly fan art.

WEEKLY FRESHNESS: At Long Last

2008-05-03T08:48:00.000-07:00

This week....has been...wonderful. I love ART. I love artists. I love....life!! Now--its onto more paintings to wrap up. I've been doing more writing, graphic design, and sketching this week than painting. Must dive back into the fun pool to warm up for upcoming projects. Take care all!

RIDICULOUSLY FRESH

2008-04-27T08:50:00.000-07:00

SOOOOOOOOO...fortunate for me--God took the steering wheel in my life--and in a few weeks I will be free to begin my career doing what it is I love doing most (See above picture for hint). Thank you to all my family, friends, mentors, coworkers (who are all my family anyway). Meantime, here's the weekly fresh everyone! Stay inspired!

Fresh Sketches: Catch Up

2008-04-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

Been very very busy but fortunately got to spend time with family as of late. Here are some new sketches from just this past week. Fresh and ready for the next level. Here's to reachin destination Zero!

Fresh as a Dragon's Bottom?

2008-04-13T10:48:00.001-07:00

Here's a FAA-RESSH unfinished piece---I've picked up a new trick thanks to a fellow artist who's is massive talented--(Gradient masks do rock Clarence!)--so till next time I'll be at the mad lab paintin away!!

Weekly FRESH Barbarian

2008-04-06T23:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a savage lookin fella.

Ships and Monsters

2008-03-30T10:59:00.000-07:00

So here's a rushed sketch...well--rough and rushed of some beasties and a space ship. I'm delving into the wonderful world of spaceships right now so expect more to come. Yea boooy!!

Weekly FRESHNESS Served Up

2008-03-29T23:38:00.000-07:00

I don't know what I drew this for other than I felt like it? Either way, more freshness to come--its just slowin me down to scan in loads of sketches. Wait till you all see my finished stuff...ahaha...that is..if I finish them.

BACK WITH A FRIGGIN VENGEANCE

2008-03-26T00:18:00.000-07:00

NO EXCUSES. I WAS BUSY. NUFF SAID. With that being said here is something I whipped up in like--umm.. now. Probably 20 minuites or so...just messin. Been awhile since I've drawn one of my all time fave characters. Anyway, this one is for all you Ryu die hards. Mr. Alex, I'm talkin to you, and Zot--heal up quick--hope this paintin reminds you to stay strong yea? K, that's about it. More fresh one's comeinatya in the coming weeks! Can't wait for SF 4!

Ryu is copyright Capcom. This is strictly fan art.

Weekly Freshness on a MONDAY?!?

2008-03-17T23:18:00.000-07:00

Okay, real quick coz my body is yearnin for a deep snooze. Fresh ones hot of the grill!

MORE FREESSSHNESS!!

2008-03-16T09:00:00.001-07:00

Okay--here's a quicky. Doodled this either at work--orrr....yea--at work. It was a quicky. I have no idea what it is. I will turn it into something tho. Stay FRESH all!

Fresh but Not So Easy

2008-03-15T08:50:00.000-07:00

So TIIIIME---has not been friendly to me--and me vice versa. One night I over hustled and the end result became 4 bowls of frosted flakes, watching stormhawks, and catching up on American Idol and TNA. Fun stuff--but not friendly to artists who have deadlines. I barely had time to knock out any fresh sketches so I did this one this morning. Little homage to good ol' castle something skull. Haha. Needs more work tho. Stay inspired everyone!

A WORK IN PROGRESS

2008-03-13T06:49:00.000-07:00

So here's an amazing piece of Fan Art illustrated by the one and only Sir Paul Bailey--it was so amazing that I had to ask permission to paint it. With projects piling on with each passing day it was unfortunate to put this one on the back burner. It's about--I'd say only 60% completed because the lighting is way off, it looks a little oversaturated, the warm light is a bit inconsistent and the flesh tone of most of the beatles look---well---sun burned. So maybe 50% done? Anyway, if you are seeing this Sir Paul--your feedback on this piece would be most welcome, at least in terms of the color choices. After all, this is your baby.

The Beatles is Copyright...The Beatles...I think. This is strictly Fan Art.