Magnificent

You're in luck! Since it's been so long since my last post, I'm putting 2, that's right 2, new pics up today. This one was a commission I did for a co-worker's Dota team. Their team name is "Magnificent Bastards", so we were trying to figure out what would be a decent look for the name. After some experimentation, this is what we ended up at. I think it communicates the name fairly well. 

Animalia

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted anything. Life kinda got crazy busy (again) with work and such, and just never got around to posting what I've been working on. Here's a character design I ended up doing. It was for the theme of Super Hero, but the name was chosen at random. I got the name Animalia, so decided her power is that she can take on the attributes of any animal around her. This pic was basically to show her normal design, so I could run with that. I've got another one I've been working on with her powers activated. We'll see if I ever get around to finishing it... oops. This guy was done in Photoshop, drawn and painted with my lovely tablet. 

Che-bacca

Man, life had gotten quite busy all of a sudden. Between a vacation and work, I found myself with little time to actually sit and draw. I finally got this print idea done, though. I had the idea a while back of making a poster of sorts featuring everyone's favorite hairy rebel in the same style as the Che posters. The end result is... Che-bacca. I'm rather happy with this piece of propaganda. I'm hoping to make a print of it soon, since it would look pretty awesome hung up some where, or possibly on a t-shirt. I did this piece in Photoshop, first drawing out the face and then filling in the shadows as I went. 

Post-Apocalypse Princess

The theme I had this time around was Post-Apocalypse Princess, with the idea of trying to make a character beyond the typical fairy princess motif. I decided to go with a girl that had some sass to her personality. Sure, she's tough and can handle herself, but she's got some spunk and style to it. I was a bit pressed for time with this one, so I decided to go with a cell shading look rather than full out paint. I must admit, though, I'm liking the cell shading look I've been doing as of late. I think I want to play with it some more in the near future.

2014 Valentines

Once again Valentine's Day has started to creep up on us, and with it comes another collection of some personally made, extremely geeky Valentine cards made by yours truly. I'm rather happy with my selection, ranging from Doctor Who and Sherlock to Indiana Jones. 

Painting Practice

For Christmas, I ended up getting a new drawing tablet, so I decided what better way to break it in than with some practice painting! 

I've been wanting to get better at my painting technique, so I've taken up doing 30 minute paintings. This is sadly from a reference picture, but I wanted something to try out, see what I could do with the new guy. Overall, I'm happy with what I produced after 30 minutes. 

Dichotomy of Sisters

The theme this time around was Frozen, so I decided to play off of the idea of the two sisters and how the reflect each other. 

This is all done in Photoshop this time around. My painting skills are still lacking a good bit, so I wanted to force myself to do something that I'm not naturally comfortable with. Overall, I'm happy with how this one turned out. We'll see if down the road I have to readdress some of the issues I have with it, but overall I think this is a good finished product for now. 

Meditation

Oh my goodness, I do not like how few are far between these posts are. But sadly, with me stuck in retail at the moment and Christmas upon us, they are probably going to continue being a bit spotty.

This is my quick submission for the theme "Ninja Turtles" in the group I'm in. This was drawn and painted in Photoshop. I ended up trying to go with a cel shaded style, since that would be quickest for me. I've always liked the individual personalities of the Turtles, so I wanted something that would showcase each in their training. 

Space Girl

I've been busy as of late working on some random projects and getting a resume ready to start sending out, so sadly I haven't been able to get anything new posted in a while. But that ends today! 

I wanted to get some more practice in with my painting ability in Photoshop. To that end, I ended up talking to my friend, the ever-talented Josh Addessi, who graciously sent me some linework he had created. This is the end result, which I'm personally pretty proud of. This is what I would call the breaking point for me, where I've finally gotten into my mind a set method of painting. I was having some trouble overcoming that mental block... until now! I'm quite proud. 

And if you'd like to see more of Josh's amazing work, check him out here http://joshaddessi.blogspot.com/ or from the link on the side. 

Robotnik Propaganda - Line Work

I so enjoyed my line work with this one that I just had to post it to share. I went pretty exact for when I went into Illustrator. But I am quite proud with what I came up with here.

Robotnik Propoganda

This was a fun one. The theme was "Villains", so I used a print idea I've had for a while now. I've always wondered what type of propaganda Robotnik (not Eggman! What villain would call himself Eggman?!) used to try and ease his takeover. So, I looked back at some old Soviet Russia propaganda posters for inspiration and came up with this piece. I rather like how the finished product came out. I've got the brown color scheme, which helps to tie it all together as well. For those curious, this was drawn in Photoshop, made in Illustrator, and then shaded back in Photoshop. 

Wielders of the Triforce

The theme this time around was The Legend of Zelda, and when I was trying to think of what I wanted to do, the wielders of the Triforce came to mind. In each of the pieces, I put the corresponding holder. And when trying to think of how to design it, I got to thinking... hey, maybe a monochromatic color scheme could be fun! Thus, each is colored in various shades of the color commonly associated with them.

This was done in Photoshop and Illustrator. Most of it is brushwork, but the shapes and the Hylian crest are shapes from Illustrator. Just couldn't resist those straight easy lines. Other than that, I'm happy to be doing some focusing on my painting skills. I'm still learning techniques and trying to nail down how I work, and I think I'm starting to get a decent feel for it finally.

Doodle United - Nightcrawler

Ah, Nightcrawler. One of my favorite X-Men. This is for Doodle United again. The theme this time around was "X-Men", so I picked my favorite of them. The big thing with this piece is this is officially my first time ever doing painting in Photoshop. I've always been a bit hesitant with it cause I couldn't get my mind around painting for some reason. But I'd say I've decently overcome my black. Now... to start painting and refining this skill!

Oh, and kudos to Mr. Josh Addessi for saying to bring on the rim lighting more than I originally did. It definitely helped the piece pop more. Good call, my man!

Make Way for the Royal Court

I finally finished up all of the Disney Princesses (of the official Disney Royal Court that is), so I thought I get them all posted here together. I also did a mock up of what a print might look like with them together. I think it turned out fairly, if I'm honest.

My Neighbor Ice King

Poor Doctor Princess is the latest victim of Ice King. Meanwhile, he and Gunter are just chilling in the snowy forest with their umbrellas. This is my fan piece for Adventure Time fan piece, based off the classic poster from My Neighbor Totoro. I'm rather stoked because this is the first piece I've fully finished that's fully digital. Normally, I've been drawing into my sketchbook and then scanning in, but this one is fully a combo from Photoshop and Illustrator. I'm rather proud of my first digital outing here, if I do say so myself.

Super Mario World

This was a piece for a group I'm a part of on Facebook. The theme was Super Mario World, so I decided to go with a print idea. I ended up making a poster containing all of the collectable items in the game. I ended up with a pretty simplistic style. This was done in Illustrator, with my love the pen tool. (Man, I love that thing!) I'm pretty happy with the final result, especially with my color choice. I think this one deserves being printed out for a wall at some point...

Melody Character Design

I've finally started doing some work on my story idea. And where better to start than with some character design! This is Melody, one of my main characters. This is basically some beginning work on what hairstyle I'd like to go with. I tried several different styles, and I think I've settled on around 3 to try coloring.

 I was proud of myself for thinking of a decent way to experiment with hair. I drew up her face as I liked it, then scanned it into Photoshop and made the hair a different layer. So, basically I was able to copy and paste however many templates I wanted. Yay for me actually thinking for once!

The school year has finally calmed down, the students are moved out, and summer has started. My hope is that with this decrease in activity, I can start getting more projects worked on, and have a much more regular posting schedule for on here. Since it's been so long, I wanted to get some more of what I have down up here. This time around you get both Toy Story and A Goofy Movie. I must admit, I'm pretty partial to the Bigfoot one. I think he turned out preeetty well.

Finally an Update...

Finally, I'm sitting down to get an update out after a month! It's been a crazy month of work, funerals, and other random life things.

This isn't going to be a major post. Just a few more of my spectrum pics. But this will hopefully prove that work continues on it.

This time around I thought I'd give you a look at Perry, all three of the Bre'rs, Beast, and the ever classic Goofy. I'm liking how everything is coming together.

The Throbbing of a Heart

In honor of the day, I shall post the cards I made for my own Valentine's distribution today. I think the showcase who I am pretty well...

I went for the uber cute look here. Nothing says I love you more than big eyes and hearts floating around everywhere.