Dinumsaurs

I just finished this piece yesterday.  Made it for my nephew's birthday present.  I think he liked it... As much as any three year old could.  He really loves those dinosaurs.

Enjoy!

Here's the original sketch concept.

Noob.... Nuff Said

Pron and Sketching

Just getting back into the swing of things.  Getting inspired by all of the other artists keepin' on!

Enjoy!

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Staying On The Ball

Just a figure study I finished today.  Spent about 5 hours...
Keeping the momentum going.

Push Btn

Pushing "Resistance" to the side and moving forward, whether it sucks or not.
Recently got a shot of inspiration from the book, The War Of Art, by Steven Pressfield.
I recommend it to anyone who procrastinates any endeavor.

Enjoy!

Update!

Rather than move on to something new... I decided to explore new layer types, to obtain a new look, and add some vibrance to my workflow.  The Linear Dodge and Pin Line layers seem to make some cool effects, when your goal is to blow out a specific portion of an image.

Panthro Progress

Steadily getting back into the painting and drawing groove.  Worked on this old sketch of Panthro today.  Working with some new techniques in Photoshop.  Added depth with some gradient overlays and some multiply layers for Ambient Occlusion and shadowing.
My brain is so weird at interpreting my sketches.  I have no idea how I extract the lines or the lighting scheme that I do.... So don't ask how I did it.

Enjoy!

ZKB Redux

I was going through some of my old sketches, and stumbled upon a concept piece I sketched. I had colored it originally in Photoshop, but felt it deserved better.... So here it is! Forget about the old one! This one is hyper saturated and has a nicer lighting scheme. This time I painted it in Painter, and finished it off in Photoshop. Included the WIP, because it looked cool on my desktop.
Enjoy!

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Had to touch base with the good o'l birds this morning. I had an idea that got the sidebar because of this little bastard! It was quick and easy, like me. Enjoy!

Breakin' Bad on Em

I've been watching the series over the last few weeks, and it's awesome! Had to paint Walt. Enjoy!

I WANNA GO, ADVENTURE TIIIIIIIME!!!

Watched an episode of Adventure time yesterday over lunch, and was inspired to do something. Scribbled together a painting this morning, bumpin' Back In TIIIIIME!!!

Concept S1

A quick concept exploration piece for a top secret project.....

Study Buddy

A fundamental experiment. Whist getting back into my groove, I've stumbled upon an alternative study experiment inspired by fellow artist Paul Richards. Love his gesture life drawings!

It's fun because it forces you to work fast while paying attention to specific aspects of a piece. i.e.)Mass, Palatte, Detail or Composition. I spent five minutes rushing through each this morning. Fun stuff!

Value Study

Doing some fundamental work right now. Back to the basics again until I get my bearings back.

BEARRRAINSSSS!!!

Nuttin' like a zombie bear to make your day! Morning sketch baby!

Hamster Bump

Just a quick hamster sketch I did today. And he likes turtles.

Smokin'

Just a sketch I did today. Had to get back into the groove of things.

A Little of the Bubbly!

Just had to post something new paint. A little rusty, but I'll be up to my old tricks in no time! Enjoy!

1 of 100 Faces

Gonna work on finishing something I should have done a long time ago!
I'll try to post as many as possible. My goal is to have them done by 11/30, so I expect you's to hold me to it!

100 Faces..... Go!

Stupid Whales

Just a quick painting for the day.

This Is Awkward...

It feels like it has been forever. So I'm not gonna lie, I have been slacking off for the past month weeks. But that doesn't account for the past three months. I have been doing a lot of studying in perspective, construction and basic drawing. You might be thinking, why would an "Artist" need to study drawing? Well, I know I can draw, that isn't the problem. I know that I have to get a lot better to take on the task of creating my own written, drawn, inked, and painted comic book(s).
I had an idea to just sculpt the characters, pose them in static environments, then put word bubbles to illustrate a story. Through many hours of sculpting in ZBrush and modeling in Maya, I came to the conclusion that that would be a stupid idea! Perhaps the stupidest ever! You're an artist, and that would take all of the fun out drawing! Don't get me wrong, you can create some cool stuff in ZBrush and Maya, but nothing I can do in those programs can compare the dynamic art I can spit out onto a blank canvas!
So I broke down to the basics once again, and busted out the o'l pencil and sketchbook.
Painting has not been a priority, because I felt I was lacking in the line department. But enough with the excuses! I will come around, and I will finish the first issue, even if it takes me a year!
Here is some random crap I did a few weeks ago. It helped me to make some crap, so I can appreciate the awesome I will create.

Enjoy!