Slim Pickings

Turning the Man of Steel

2011-05-29T20:13:00.001-07:00

Been a while since i have posted anything here. Pretty sure no one has noticed though. Either way, I now have a portfolio site, which is where I have been putting most of my new things, but I'll still show this place some love too.

Vote For Me Please!

2011-04-20T01:58:00.000-07:00

not that anyone ever comes on here. i should post this someplace where they do.....facebook?

SMU

2011-04-17T05:36:00.000-07:00

Nyan Cat

2011-04-16T00:44:00.000-07:00

In case you have not seen IT, do it now. I really just couldnt stop watching it, and as a result, had to draw something as tribute.

Four Arms

2011-04-15T13:47:00.000-07:00

Just having some fun creating some alien peoples. This is my take on a pretty typical sci fi body structure, but i wanted to emphasize the difference between the upper and lower arms. It would be interesting to have a species with different sets of specialized arms; one for brute force tasks and one for smaller precise motor skills.

warrior fun

2011-04-12T01:45:00.000-07:00

Lately Ive been trying to have lots of fun with character design. Fun in this case equates to trying to use odd shapes and draw weird guys. I think I really need to expand my shape usage.

Goblin Hunters

2011-04-08T13:55:00.000-07:00

just some quick stuff for fun. think i want to use the girl for something cyberpunk-ish. fullview please!

Organic Geometries

2011-04-02T23:29:00.001-07:00

Oh man this thing was way more time consuming than I had intended. Drawn for The Draw Off, a group that I belong to on deviant art. The theme this time was sexy ladies, so hopefully this one qualifies. I'd say this drawing isnt really for kids, but in all honesty I dont think a kid has ever really been on my blog anyway. silly kids.

Lyndona?

2011-03-22T14:14:00.000-07:00

Portfolio Building

2011-03-17T14:25:00.001-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted here. Been trying to do some portfolio building in an attempt to get into character design. This is a boxer guy i did a half turn on for possible use.

Sharklops

2011-02-17T23:39:00.000-08:00

Recently I have been studying a combination of Lesean Thomas and Corey Lewis. This is the result of my first attempt to try to channel their shapes and create my own character out of them. Gotta keep adding more shapes to my toolbox.

Special thanks to Kalia for pointing out that this guy was, indeed, a cyclops.

Number 21

2011-02-16T22:09:00.000-08:00

Just havin some fun. I'm pretty sure number 21 rides monobikes in the Venetian League AA circuit. Some day she'll get to AAA, but moving up the ranks is tough, especially when you cant find your bike. I'll have to draw one up for her...

Drawing for bears, drawing for bears

2011-02-08T00:21:00.000-08:00

I think im gonna color now.

Cappin Asses

2011-02-07T13:27:00.000-08:00

I have been having some internet problems, and havent quite been able to fix it yet.

Just some sketches from the last couple days. Gettin ready to deal with problems. Some will probably be more helpful than others.

Piss Break

2011-02-04T00:38:00.000-08:00

Sometimes you just gotta unzip your pants and let it flow. Today feels like such a day.

I am an uncle.....almost.

2011-01-31T20:47:00.001-08:00

So my sister is in labor right now, and to celebrate I thought Id draw some weird shit. (Thats what you do with your nephew right? show them weird drawings?)

Anyway these were fun. I gotta do quick shit two a waay more often.

What do I do with these?

2011-01-27T01:08:00.000-08:00

My last post was done in photoshop, and I did this one entirely (almost) in flash. I think I like

my process in flash more. for now.Did these guys in flash too. Thought they were kinda fun.

A Girl and Her Robot

2011-01-25T00:20:00.001-08:00

I think this is the first thing that I have done entirely digitally. I dont really like using an intuous, but until i get my cintiq it will have to do.

The girl was inspired by my purple haired girlfriend. The robot was inspired by Akira Toriyama. and robots.

Yoko

2011-01-20T01:40:00.001-08:00

So a while back, after drawing her a s a fat chick, I said that i would draw Yoko correctly. Well I have finally gotten around to it, and while i dont think i did Gainax justice, i think it turned out alright.

Gotta say though, Yoko is lots of fun to draw.

Gearin Up

2011-01-18T17:31:00.000-08:00

Today I decided to study Katsuhiro Otomo drawings. Guy is totally awesome, if you havent checked out the akira manga I highly recommend it.

Anyway after studying his genius work i decided to apply it to my own stuff. This is the result. A lot more like Kaneda than I was goin for, but overall I think it was a good productive day.

Cowboys and Girls

2011-01-17T15:15:00.000-08:00

I really dont know why I put these things together. The other day I got to do some life drawing of a cowboy. He was a good model, and it was a lot of fun. All of these are three minute poses. (Except the bonus dinosaur, he took ten seconds. I timed it.)

This morning I warmed up by drawing some cute girls. They took about 15 minutes each. Always a good way to get started. Anyway, when I was done, I felt like putting them together.

Lets go dammit

2011-01-14T19:08:00.000-08:00

Motorcycles are hard to draw. This is the first time I have ever been very succeful with one, but it is still a bs job with a lot of crap left out/rushed. They would take a good amount of study to master.

Son Goku

2011-01-13T18:06:00.001-08:00

I havent drawn this guy in a while, and when i used to often, it usually was not as a kid. I think i should more often, at all stages of life.

3 Flavors StarShine

2011-01-12T18:01:00.000-08:00

This is StarShine at three different ages. The youngest two are probably too similar, but it was a fun little exercise.

Flash Reel

2010-12-12T20:51:00.000-08:00

So this is a reel I have put together compiling work that I did for Titmouse along with my senior film at LMU. Hope you enjoy it!

Yellow Lantern

2010-11-15T16:18:00.000-08:00

Drew some lanterns with Kalia. Kinda dumb as its just a bust, but it was fun. Yellow lantern logo is a little half assed, but was from memory at least.

Guy Person Jr. the Second the second

2010-11-10T16:09:00.001-08:00

so the last one had some minor issues, which i tried to fix with a second sketch. still trying to get a handle on just how i want him to be.

Guy Person Jr. the Second

2010-11-08T18:29:00.001-08:00

Tactless Cactus Rave!

2010-11-04T00:33:00.000-07:00

You know what would be cool. A cactus themed rave. Lots of spikes. And tequila.

Been a while

2010-10-14T08:57:00.001-07:00

so it recently came to my attention that i hadnt posted anything here in quite some time. here are a few quick drawings, just to keep it somewhat fresh. more to come soon

Megalosaur Rider

2010-08-10T13:14:00.000-07:00

In a perfect world i think all girls would ride around on dinosaurs. Its an excellent combination, if you think about it. Even if you dont think about it, its pretty sweet. Only thing better would be to get them into space. Travel the stars on the sauropod of your choice! Hmm, i think i know what i will draw next.

I take it back though. In a perfect world I would have a dinosaur.

Copic Fineliners and paper.

Knives and Lizards

2010-07-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Lately I have been working on coloring. It has always been y least favorite part of the process, but I think it has grown on me a little recently. Anyway, these are some things I have done recently. Hope you like!

Colored Turn

2010-06-26T18:18:00.001-07:00

So about a month ago I said was goin to put a better turn around on here. Im not sure this one is technically better, but it is technically colored! Yay! Also there is a thing I did with markers. I like to work with markers, and since I dont have a cintiq, i have mostly been doin stuff on paper. Really, nothing compares to workin on paper. Digital stuff just doesnt feel quite right to me, but since that is the way the industry is goin, i gotta work with it. I think I will always do both though.

20 minute turn!

2010-04-29T18:12:00.001-07:00

In the past I had never been very good at turning characters. I guess it is just something that takes some practice. So I challenged myself to design and turn a character in 20 minutes. They guy on top is what resulted. Not perfect, but I think it turned out alright.

The monster guy below him is his nemesis. They like to fight all the time, and for no reason at all.

I think im gonna have to do some more detailed turns in the very near future.

TMNT

2010-04-23T15:46:00.000-07:00

Recently I have been trying to learn to make characters that look different from each other. Seems like it should be easy, but its something i have always struggled with. After seeing many others do it, i figured that a good exercise would be to draw that ninja turtles but give each a unique look and feel while retaining the same basic structure.

Anyway this is what i came up with. I really like to draw ninja turtles.

Get ready for the launch

2010-04-15T17:24:00.001-07:00

Did this one just for fun. Dont have much to say about it...

shock yo ass PINK!

2010-04-10T14:29:00.000-07:00

You know what they say about girls with pink hair right? RIGHT? They'll light your ass on fire with cotton candy electricity. Or at least this one will. Dont give her the chance my friend, dont give her the chance...

21 Influences

2010-04-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

So a while back I decided that I dont draw enough fan art and I challenges myself to do 21 of my favorite characters of all time in one piece. Well, to make a long story short, the challenge was picked up by a deviant art group I am a part of called The Draw Off. Basically it is a group of artists who challenge each other to draw things that they normally wouldnt. Lots of fun and I highly recommend going to the site and checking it out. You might want to join...

The characters involved in mine are as follows:

Tifa Lockheart (Final Fantasy VII)
Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto)
Green Lantern (DC Comics)
Chun Li (Street Fighter)
Casshan (Casshan Robot Hunter)
Noa (Sky Doll)
Kaneda (Akira)
Misato Katsuragi (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Michaelangelo (Ninja Turtles)
Stimpy (Ren and Stimpy)
Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
Hachirota Hoshino (Planetes)
Silvergun (Radiant Silvergun)
Invincible (Image Comics)
Green Ranger (Power Rangers)
Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog)
The Undead Hero (Guardian Heroes)
Spike (Cowboy Bebop)
Iria (Iria Zeiram the Animation)
Yoko (Gurren Lagann)
Chrono (Chrono Trigger)

I finally have one!

2010-04-05T18:16:00.000-07:00

I have given in. I wasnt going to do it, but it seems that having some sort of blog is imperative to getting anywhere artistically. Also, it should be fun! Anyway, I dont have much to say right now, so here are some things I have been working on lately. Hope you enjoy!