Summer 07'... Internship

Here are a couple things from an internship at DSP way back when. At the time i was really burnt out and a little uncertain about what i wanted to do with my life/career.....I hadn't picked up a pencil in over a year and was in a creative slump when i took the job... working with Scott Robertson and John Park really turned things around for me, sort of re-started my brain and i learned how to draw/design/think all over again. I owe both of you big time. :)

I was more of an illustrator on this project....coming up with the visual style for the characters and environments in the brief we received. While i did some design work early on, most of the finished character images are based Johns drawings for the final direction of the main character (which i have labeled). One of the most collaborative projects i've ever worked on for sure....hopefully it gets edited down if there's a book....some pretty wonky stuff from me back then.

Pencil and Photoshop 2007. Copyright DesignStudioPress.

Some of the designs i did early on.Where some of the finals went.

Holiday Break...

New year approaching fast, still time to get some work done! Nice to have a little downtime to experiment with different aesthetics.

A homage to all the artists/teachers/friends that worked on AVATAR, the film really captured my imagination like few things have in a long time. just some exploration for fun.Coming up with multiple fictitious weapon manufactures for fun, one is a slightly more advanced line of human based weapons than what is available today.... the others will be off-world manufacturers of alien technology. Time to explore!First round of human weapons are a bit conservative but intentionally simple/utilitarian, will push it further next round so they aren't as similar to existing tech.

Summer 08'...Internship

Some of the other guys have started to post work from the canceled project, here are a few things i did at the internship a couple years back... if there's a problem i can take it down.

Some really fond memories of that summer, one of the most creative times of my life. There's a lot i would do differently on these now from a design/rendering standpoint, but at the time i remember being happy with them. Really learned a lot working with the talented folks at SPA!

There's more, but i think this is all i will post. :P

Pencil & Photoshop. 2008. Copyright Sony Pictures.
Sorry...kind of a lot to take in...

Late Summer Update...

K.I.W.I. + Camo 1K.I.W.I. MechCockpit Breakdown WIP.Not a whole lot of new work i can show. Refined an old mech design from a few years ago, finally fleshing out the last ten percent i never got around to. After seeing District 9 i had to try out some sort of cockpit design as well. :)

Took a little longer than expected but i am finally off to NZ this week. Thanks again to Carlo Arellano, Paul Lasaine and all my teachers/friends for their support and encouragement along the way. See you all when i get back.

Books and Model Kits!

Alien Race is (finally) complete and shipping out soon. Advance copies will be available for sale at the DesignStudioPress booth during Comicon this year and available everywhere else shortly after.

Many thanks to Scott Robertson for making this project happen and to Thom/Peter/Justin for letting John and I help out......its been a wild ride.

Enjoy! :)MARKOV: Model kit. (Click image to buy)A review from AFV modeller magazine in issue 3. Neat!
A talented italian modelmaker, Alberto Longo, has been turning one of my designs into a garage kit over the past year or so and it is in the final stages of completion. Check it out if you're into modelmaking, there's going to be a limited run of kits. Get one before their gone!

Summer Update...

Got the go-ahead to show some work i did for a HL2 Mod last year, Dinosaurs and Nazi's.......who knew? I will see if i can find anything else i did for the project. Hopefully i can show some newer stuff soon.......back to work!

Download it here: Dino D-Day MOD

Speedie.Vehicle practice.

Mid-Term update...

Work Update: Decided to go work with some talented friends at Insomniac Games for a bit before i head out. Good times.

If any Art Center students are looking for a place contact me ASAP!
Large room in a 4 bedroom house, 5 min from AC. $800 + utilities. Preferably someone with 2 terms left at school.

Lots of personal work 90% done, i will try to finish up and post a few more before work tomorrow. Character WIP, trying to keep things simple. Fuel Processor, still needs another detail pass. Block-in from class, the detailed version got too cluttered.BIOSHOCK 2: CoverI was contacted around a month ago by Russian gaming magazine Igromania, to do a cover for their issue featuring "Bioshock 2". I sent them some new ideas but they ended up sticking close to the original image that 2K provided them. It was fun learning experience...even if it ended up being more of a paintover.

Winter Update...

I don't have too much non-work related art, i will try to throw some more stuff together over the next few days. Here were some quick vehicle designs i did a little while ago for fun.

Work Update: I got the call late last year, I should be heading out to New Zealand around April to work with the talented folks at WETA. Many thanks to Paul Lasaine and Carlo Arellano for their help and encouragement, i will try not to disappoint. Everyone have a safe holiday.

Fall Update...

Hi everyone, Here are a few things i have squeezed in between projects.
Slowly chipping away at a personal project... probably not the final design. Heres an updated version, still has another design/render pass to go. Funky alien newsboy WIP....
Quick ruin concepts done for fun.Some production art for Discovery Channel. Landscape painting at the beach. Focused on color, forms fell apart.

Mid-Summer mini update....

My 8-week internship at SPA has ended. I got to work with some of my all-time heroes, learned a lot, and had a great time. The remainder of my summer will be spent with some more heroes over at Ready at Dawn.

In an attempt to have more work that i can show periodically that isn't under NDA for 2-5+ years. I have started development on a number of personal IP projects in the little spare time i have, more as things start moving along.

Hope everyone is well, and enjoying their summer.

Sunday Sketchin' for fun. Speedie for LMS. Form Language Sketch Group....its fun!Alien Race Update: Coming Fall 2008

End of Term Update.....Ratatouille

A couple images from my Arch 2 final, the assignment was to create a characters dwelling from a film property that was never shown in the film. I picked Skinner from Ratatouille and developed his apartment/home. Stay tuned for more, i will be finishing up and organizing the rest of stuff from this project and the rest of term over the next couple days...

Skinner in his 'treasure room'. 'treasure room' designkitchen design.Kitchen detail.

Mid-Term Update...

Here are a few things from my Architecture 2 project. i am still touching everything up and will add the rest sometime next week, i will also include the sketch/development work at that time. These images are for a proposed sequel to 'Bioshock'.

The first and third images are based on earlier studies that i had done from the LOC.

'The Journey Begins' 'The Mouth of Madness''Quiet, too Quiet...''Into the Belly of the Beast''Conquering your Demons''The Last Stand'Tech study and tram designNow i will have more time to do my CDA homework, back to drawing mechs!

Quick Update Before School

Just wanted to do a quick update before everything starts ramping up at school. gulp, back to work.

A couple industrial studies from the Library of Congress archive.Refinement of the robot speed painting from my previous post. Still WIPSome landscape paintings from life. Gouache and WatercolorSome recent portraits from life. Bottom 4 on the right are master copies.

Mini Update

Here are a few speed paintings and some things for fun. I have been trying to wrap my head around creating logical technology and machinery lately, i will post any breakthroughs as they occur. New website is up!

The IceQueen a.k.a. Big Mama
Collaboration with Daniel Simon and John Park

The last image is something i worked on over the summer for Daniel Simon's' book 'Cosmic Motors' which will be out next month. You can check out more of his work, and find out more about the book here http://www.danielsimon.net/index.html 0_0. You can also see more of John's work here http://jparked.blogspot.com/. It was an amazing experience to be able to contribute to the book and work with such a talented designer, it still hasn't really sunk in yet.

Also, changed the blog around a bit, the title was starting to feel a bit pretentious. Sorry for the delays between posts, there is just so much amazing work out there it gets a little intimidating. i want to make sure and (hopefully) contribute something worthwhile each time.

Thanks again for all the comments, i really appreciate it.

Old......New Update

hi everyone, i have delayed this long enough. here are a few pieces from last semester to get the ball rolling. cooler stuff soon, promise!

started my first art related job for the summer, really fun but not a whole lotta free time for personal work. i was in an artistic rut there for a while, but i feel like everything's back to normal, art is FUN again.

i will update with some personal work now and then, definetly something before Comicon.

thanks for all the comments, i really appreciate it.

Romeo and Juliet WIP

I am still kind of touching up these from a project that finished last week. Heres Juliet, still not happy enough with romeo to show. I will still be futzing with both for a few more days till i really need to move on.

RRH cont...

Updates should be coming more regular from now on.

Red Riding Hood

Mary Blair/Eyvind Earle themed assignment.

EDIT: the first and last images in this post are based on Chris Appelhans paintings, and were intended as a learning exercise/experiment. I apologize for any misconceptions, it won't happen again.

color script

More...

out with the old

Miscellaneous work from last term...

I set up this blog to revive my 'artistic vigor' and push myself in new directions. Bear with me on the first few posts, it does not really reflect directions in which i desire to pursue.