FUTURAMA FUN!

I can't believe how much I missed working with pencil, ink and watercolors! It feels so real! My fingers feel like they've got a work out! Not really. I started this sketch last night at work, and finished it this morning. It was meant as a gift to my friend who is possibly more of a Futurama fan than I am...Not bloody likely!

SMUR-AAAAAAAINS!!!

Still gettin' back into the groove of things it seems. It's funny how much you let go of when you stop painting for a long time. Finished this Zombified Smurf Head this morning. I like Zombies.

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!

BREAK!!!

So after putting in serious hours, I've finally got a little sample of what I had initially set out to produce.

Noob & Frag Comics

Here is my original comic strip creation Noob & Frag. It was a bi-monthly comic I did in addition to a newsletter at work. It was pretty fun doing it, and it always made me laugh while I was drawing them.
They are old, but still funny!

Enjoy!!!

Gremlins Attack!!!

Lately I've been on a Gremlins kick. I love those old 80's movies! They make me feel like a kid again. I'm such a fan, that I spent a few weeks sculpting one. I also spent a few weeks working on texture maps and scene lighting in Maya. I do it because I love it. Here is what I've come up with so far, but there is more to come!

I like when other artists post the preliminary steps taken to get to the final product, so here is some of the early renders.

Found My Bump!

Awesome!

Squidbilly... In 3D!

Finally finished! Started in ZBrush, and ended in Photoshop.
Seems not too many people know about Squidbillies, so I'd suggest checking it out!
Render Passes were done in Maya, and it took forever to get the lighting and materials right. But I learned a lot.

Enjoy!

Brian

Just a quick sculpt and render of Brian.
Enjoy!!! Oh, and Merry Christmas!!!

Classic Wolverine Portrait

Screwed around in ZBrush again... Just can't stay away! Gotta get it right buddy!
Stayin' up all night can't be good for you....
Was having fun, then I f'd around and forgot to save it...... epic fail....:(

Enjoy!

Santa Sculpt

Just a quick wakeup sculpture from this morning.

Enjoy... With some Tunes!

Number 9 Of 100

Steady movin' on the 100 faces.... I'll finish if it kills me!
Here's a portrait painting I did of my comedian friend Raymond. It's his Birthday today, so I whipped this one up.
Sketched in Sketchbook Pro and Painted in Painter 12.
Here's the process at 1500% speed in HD fo dat azz!
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!

Birds... And They're ANGRY!

Here is a painting I finished today. Started in Maya, then ZBrush, then ended in Photoshop. I love those crazed birds!

Those stupid pigs don't know what they're gettin' into!

Enjoy!

Stupid Whales

Just a quick painting for the day.

Michaelangelo Madness!!!

Finished up Mike today! Went into too much detail.... It stands out from the rest a bit. But who cares! Movin' on to Leonardo!

Also, if you can tell me which movie I took the quote from, send me a message, and I'll draw you a picture of one of your favorite characters!

Enjoy!



Some Lines too!

Sketch of The Day

Bustin' out the new Cintiq. Trying to get adjusted to the shortcuts and the gigantic screen.

Enjoy!

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!

Angry Birds!

Still pluggin' away at Maya and ZBrush.
I've got big plans, but don't want to mention them until I'm almost done!
Just did a speed model of some Angry Birds fan art.
Modeled and rendered in Maya/Mental Ray.

Another Raphael 3D Pose

I love this bust for some reason... But I need to move on.
I started sculpting a Turtle Body a couple of days ago.

S'more TMNT Madness!!!

It's been so long since I've posted anything, but I didn't just want to post another sketch or crappy painting. I wanted to post something I've been working very hard to master.... and that is ZBrush!
I've been busting my azz, pushing one of my other projects aside, so that I can feel comfortable with ZBrush. I don't know why, but I just love sculpting now. I still draw and paint, but this adds a whole new method of composing pieces that I would have never tried before. I've so fare learned to use Maya, Mudbox, Google Sketchup, and so far ZBrush is what I'm drawn to. Maya is cool for the rendering and creating hard edged objects, but ZBrush feels like I'm back to sculpting that big clump of red clay my mom used to use around the house.
There will be a lot more to come, but this is it for now....
Enjoy!

Guess Who's Back SUCKA!!?

Still workin' away at my comic, book illustrations, studies, etc.....
I'll confess though, the majority of my time has been dedicated to learning ZBrush inside out. I took a break after that treacherous month of working with Mudbox, creating my Warrior character... A learning experience, but very very treacherous! It's now ZBrush all the way baby! I like it just for fooling around, and since I've spent so much time self teaching, I might as well go all the way with it.

Here is my Frag. I did about 10 render passes in ZBrush and came up with this. I think this is the style I wanted for my comic, but I might make it more cell shady looking in the final comics.

Enjoy!

3D Noob

In my inbetween Illustration time, I've been experimenting with my characters in ZBrush. I'm thinking it may be faster to finish my comics if I don't have to worry about drawing them over and over. I can just pose them and add the captions.

Sculpted in ZBrush4

Enjoy!

More TMNT Attacks!

I've been pretty busy lately. Working on illustrations for a novel, but in my spare time, I've been trying to finish up the Turtles.
I'd say I'm about 60% done. But these are only test illustrations. The real magic will come with the main ShowDown Painting!

So, here are a couple of previews of Leonardo and Michaelangalo.

Enjoy!