Toxic appeal

Old 22

Who knew that ol 22 was hoarding the secret stash all along..

Dagobah, summertime

Halloween is coming..

Feeling a little spooked out

Seated in the sun

Photoshop

"Eat there", they said..

Hyborian Age diner. Conan should be showing up any minute now.
Photoshop.

Multipass

Custom shape tool in PS is great for quick compositions

More figure studies

Some work from school. Charcoal, oil on gessoed paper.

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I'm a big fan of that rough, unfinished look. I imagined the above as sort of a conjured warrior in a constant state of flux, never satisfied to be still. Contrasted with, well, bright passages of color. Mixed media, photoshop.

Nigel the Sorcerer

Porcupine social

Or, perhaps an Echidna, as my brother dutifully pointed out.. Although he's a little on the large side.

Barnyard Bliss

Concepts for a farming game that got canned.. Sigh.
I was shooting for that classic, old Warner Bros vibe. I also borrowed heavily from the art style in Home on the Range (Disney).
Pencil and photoshop.

Tropical construction

  Here are some of the many game assets I created for a free-to-play tropical island game, My Tribe, during my time at Big Fish circa 2010. Fun times. The science center in the middle is my favorite. Click to watch it on the big screen.

Basically, you have to keep upgrading your huts to give the players something to do. (Hence the ongoing renovations). The little fish on the bottom one tells you that its a storage warehouse for food :D

Newd rawings

I stopped figure drawing for aages.. It took a lot of crappy drawings to get back in the swing of it and I finally feel like things are coming together again. Looking at them now, it's kinda funny how they're all facing the same direction.

charcoal, 18 x 24

Rust bucket 3000

Yeaaaaah, I like robots.. theyre great.
Nice to get away from the digital stuff and bust out the gesso, brushes and real paint!!
Ink and acrylic on masonite, summer of 2012.

Updates?? What updates?

I must apologize to my loyal friends that stop by here from time to time for the lack of updates and any tumbleweeds that roll by.. Times have been busy and I can't show anything I've been working on. The fact I'm too lazy to do anything on the side lately doesnt help either!

Anyways, here's some logo work I did on the side for the good guys at Anthill Films. They're local, talented and quickly rising to the top in the world of Mountain biking films.
The films concept is basically this:
At the head of the trail you have never ridden, a friend turns with a knowing look and says… “Just follow me!” We’ve all heard it and depending on who says it makes a pretty big difference for what lies ahead. Whether it’s a good idea or not we almost always drop in. Now, riding alone is great. But let’s face it, we all ride harder, go faster, take more risks and have more fun when we ride with our friends. Follow Me.. coming Spring 2010

Here's a page of roughs that I did to figure out our initial direction. We all liked the speech bubble concept so we went with it.

Peep the demo Reel!

Anthill Films Demo Reel from Anthill Films on Vimeo.

Hola Bonita

Glowing foreheads, so hot right now..
Sketchbook and photoshop

speedpaint - landscape

Big UP to David Levy for his knowledge and generosity with photoshop custom brushes.. I watched his gnomon workshop dvd and a lot of the brushes he creates and his tips on painting process came in pretty handy. The palette knife can be a tricky beast, but i can tell once you master it you can speed up your work a lot! Hope you like it.

Late night..

Looks like a full moon outside.. maybe that explains this sudden surge of inspiration.
This is still a WIP. His proportions are a little messed up, I still need to finish his hands and tweak away.. Heavily influenced by one Justin Sweet.

Burlesque Life Drawing

A nice change from the regular routine, this time around our models were clad in 30's burlesque attire.. and included a dance or two in between sessions. Thanks to everyone at Dr. Sketchy's Vancouver who made it happen