Solo Endeavor

Moving

2011-01-16T12:19:00.000-08:00

I'm not going to be posting here anymore. You might find me here, though.

Fail.

2010-11-06T16:24:00.001-07:00

This was supposed to be for a kid's book, but the client didn't like it. Now I get to do it again. Yay!

Back Again

2010-09-06T16:57:00.000-07:00

Yeah yeah, I know, it's been over a year since I last posted anything. I don't know much about online etiquette, but I'm pretty sure that's a no-no.

I know I've said this before, but this time I really mean it: I'm gonna start posting more regularly from now on. You'll see.

Anyway, the sketch up there was going to be for Illustration Friday last week, but I didn't have time to finish it. The topic was "immovable".

More to come, if anybody still cares.

Landscapes

2009-04-09T19:51:00.001-07:00

Did a couple of landscape paintings. I've never really been very good at them. I have a hard time creating the illusion of depth that's so essential to a successful landscape. I guess that means I need to keep painting them until I can figure it out.

...Ugh

2009-03-28T20:51:00.001-07:00

Uh... yeah. Didn't like the way the rest came out. Didn't really like this one, either, but it was the best of the bad I guess.

WIP

2009-03-21T12:20:00.001-07:00

Here's a crappy photo of a painting I'm working on and a quick Photoshop sketch I did the other day. I need to work on the lighting in the painting, and the hands are kind of iffy, too. But it's a start, I guess. Still haven't done the character renders, but since I'm working on them now, I'll post them for sure next week.

Sketches

2009-03-11T10:51:00.000-07:00

So it's been awhile, but here I am again. And this time, I'm gonna make it stick (maybe). Anyway, here are a few character sketches, and I'll try to post some full renderings sometime next week. Hope you like.

Sand Surfing...

2008-08-14T18:56:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know surfing on sand probably woudn't work too well. Even if you attached a wind sail. I mean, you might make it down a single sand dune, but there's no way you're getting up the other side. Then there's the added pleasure of grinding your face in the sand when you wipe out. I'm sure someone's tried it, though. Maybe there's video on youtube...

Poof!

2008-08-07T14:28:00.000-07:00

The subject was poof! So there you are. Poofy hair.

For anyone who likes comics, animation, and/or illustration, you may want to check out Sidebar Nation. The site is hosted by two brothers who share their interest in comics, etc. by posting podcast interviews with some of the top names in the business. We're talking about Skottie Young, James Jean, Jon Foster, Drew Struzan, and so many more it's almost mind-numbing. I've been stuck on that site for days.

Enjoy.

Back Again

2008-07-31T13:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I've been gone awhile. Never was good with the whole "post regularly" thing. But alright, I guess I can make an attempt at it. Starting today, I'm going to do a weekly illustration based on whatever topic Illustration Friday has up. Don't get your hopes up; it may only be a loose sketch, but it'll be something. This week's topic was "canned".

Next week it is then...

Enter: The Real World

2008-05-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

So I've recently graduated from college and a question I frequently encounter is: what are you gonna do, now that you're in the "real world"? I'm perfectly aware that i'm only being asked what my plans for the future are, but I can't help but wonder why so many people apply the phrase "real world" to the daily grind that so many of our lives become. It does seem to be used in such a cynical way, too, as though everything prior was just a happy little dream, but now you must wake and face the desperation you thought you'd escaped.

Maybe I'm just reading too much into it?

Whatever the case, I'm determined not to be indoctrinated into reality, if reality means I must give up my dream. Dreams are so much more interesting anyway.

I don't have an image to accompany that little monologue (yet), but here's an early rough of an illo i did for class, and what it turned into. I'll have better stuff later, hopefully.