Here's the second batch as I'm ready to head out to Westfield Comics. Stop on by and say hi if you're in the area! Oh and bring the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition video game and we'll be happy to sign it for you.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SKETCHCARDS PART DEUX!
Here's the second batch as I'm ready to head out to Westfield Comics. Stop on by and say hi if you're in the area! Oh and bring the new X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition video game and we'll be happy to sign it for you.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY APPEARANCE: WESTFIELD COMICS IN MADISON, WI MAY 2ND, 2009!
Yup. I and a few other artists will be on hand for FCBD at Westfield Comics in Madison, WI. Stop on by and donate to the ACTOR charity and pick a blind sketchcard by me or one of the many artists doing them. I'm doing at least 16 cards and here's what I have so far.
Aside from the possiblity from getting cool art from artist for a good cause, you can check out some concept art I did for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition and bring your XBox 360 or PS3 copy out to get signed by some Raven Software people!
Aside from the possiblity from getting cool art from artist for a good cause, you can check out some concept art I did for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged Edition and bring your XBox 360 or PS3 copy out to get signed by some Raven Software people!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sketchnight tonal
Late post for sketchnight, I know but here you go. Worked on a commission piece I'm coloring up and after talking with long distance sketch buddy, Paul Richards, and tossing around ideas, I really need to just stop and go basic with tone to kick things off. Granted, I need to relearn things about lighting and what not but I'll get there. We shall endeavor to persevere.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Something new, something crappy...
Yeah, this color thing is going to take a while to nail down. Lucky for me, fellow artist Eric Spray gave me a pdf of an Andrew Loomis book, Creative Illustration, and we'll see if I can manage to get some sort of theory into my brain. So, presented in all it's gaudy glory, my Rock Band avatar, Amber... again.
I'll have to see how these look on a different screen, since I'm working on the tablet PC the screen dims and i think I'm adjusting for that by having brighter, more saturated colors. Trying to work without line for me is tough too. I think I need to start doing some exercises from some good photo ref.
I'll have to see how these look on a different screen, since I'm working on the tablet PC the screen dims and i think I'm adjusting for that by having brighter, more saturated colors. Trying to work without line for me is tough too. I think I need to start doing some exercises from some good photo ref.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine profile
For the past two and a half years I was working on the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie game at Raven Software and soon everyone will be able to play the best Wolverine game evar! Bold statement? Am I full of it? You be the judge. Visit the uncaged web site for the game and check out the videos, screenshots and all the other goodies we have there. You can also read up on some of the people who helped bring the game to it's full realization.BTW, My Q&A is up now. :)
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sketchnight 03.31.09
Okay, I'm going to start to dedicate more time on these nights to doing more digital color work. It's really the only way I'm ever going to get better at it. I'm using my Toshiba M700 tablet PC. So in all it's hideous glory are two pieces I was messing around with tonight.
One piece was done in Artrage using the pencil tool. Kinda neat, since it looks like color pencil. The other piece of just the head was done in Photoshop. Grayscale multiply layer with linework over a color layer.
The character I'm using is my Rock Band character Amber. They have a real nice character creation system. Although she looks way cuter in the game at this point...
One piece was done in Artrage using the pencil tool. Kinda neat, since it looks like color pencil. The other piece of just the head was done in Photoshop. Grayscale multiply layer with linework over a color layer.
The character I'm using is my Rock Band character Amber. They have a real nice character creation system. Although she looks way cuter in the game at this point...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
KANSAS CITY PLANET COMICON 2009
Just when you thought you could get away from the snow. Blam!
Saturday had lots of wet, heavy snow, but that didn't deter many fans from coming out and seeing all the artists, celebrities, and Playmates. Many books and prints were sold and a good number of commissions were done as well. Thank you for everyone that attended! Sounds like next year will be even better! I am determined to get a new volume of Sketchgames done for San Diego. Wish me luck!
Saturday had lots of wet, heavy snow, but that didn't deter many fans from coming out and seeing all the artists, celebrities, and Playmates. Many books and prints were sold and a good number of commissions were done as well. Thank you for everyone that attended! Sounds like next year will be even better! I am determined to get a new volume of Sketchgames done for San Diego. Wish me luck!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Sketchnight: Future Cop
I did this drawing over a few weeks. Not that it actually took all that long, it's just that I tend to work on various things at sketchnight. Sometimes I work on commissions, when they're not smutty, sometimes I'll try doing a little painting on the tablet PC. Still need to get a programmable keypad for those ever-so-useful hotkeys.
Also, I like the way the drawing was turning out, so instead of leaving it in some 3/4 finished state, I actually finished it. Maybe I'll try coloring it next time.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Christmas card rough and pencils
Happy new year everyone. Hope it's a good one. Here are the roughs and pencils from last years homage to The Empire Strikes Back card.
THE THUMBNAIL
Yeah. Kinda hard to tell what's going on but you know what? It reads fine... in my head.
THE ROUGH
A larger cleaner version of the idea was drawn in my sketchbook and was scanned in to be enlarged and printed for lightboxing. But before that I added Corrine's legs sticking out of the tauntaun, because it looked a little weird to me without it.
THE PENCILS
What it says at the top of the pic. Omitted the probe bot blasting the wampa. For some sick reason I really like the sad tauntaun face with it's manga tears.
THE COLORING
Over all the coloring was pretty fast. Shifted toward blue and on my LCD monitor it looks really saturated now. From here the card was put together with the lettering and framing. Another card done!
Yeah. Kinda hard to tell what's going on but you know what? It reads fine... in my head.THE ROUGH
A larger cleaner version of the idea was drawn in my sketchbook and was scanned in to be enlarged and printed for lightboxing. But before that I added Corrine's legs sticking out of the tauntaun, because it looked a little weird to me without it.THE PENCILS
What it says at the top of the pic. Omitted the probe bot blasting the wampa. For some sick reason I really like the sad tauntaun face with it's manga tears.THE COLORING
Over all the coloring was pretty fast. Shifted toward blue and on my LCD monitor it looks really saturated now. From here the card was put together with the lettering and framing. Another card done!
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