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I imagine this guy delivers his packages speedily, giving his 100%, vaulting over buildings a la Tekkon Kinkreet, making sure they arrive on time.
Illustration Friday: 100%
Illustration Friday: Soar
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I’m reusing a couple of sketches I did awhile back for a comic idea I had when I was still a part of a self-publishing comic club in college for this week’s Illustration Friday. Unfortunately, the final story never came to fruition, but I *definitely* will start working on this after I finish up Asher and a couple of things from his world. The overall story was about a boy, a bike, and his yearning to fly. Pretty simplistic, but I thought appropriate for this week’s topic.
Welcome to the New Year, everyone!
Illustration Friday: Horizon
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Surprise! Another post before the New Year. 😛 I brought my trusty sketchbook with me when I went home for the holidays, and while on my flight, I decided to draw this week’s topic for Illustration Friday.
On the flight, I met an interesting man who was extremely enthusiastic about starting his own company. His fervor as he continued on and on about his plans for his business was inspiring, and made me reflect on the upcoming new year and what I’d like to accomplish.
Leading back to the illustration, there is something about the first snow, twirling in the air as you walk home. There is a calm, yet growing excitement as you see the flakes delicately fall. There’s reassurance of better things to come and inspiration in those tiny snow crystals. It suggests a fresh start in its quiet kineticism, and a broader horizon.
Illustration Friday: Backwards
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Dinosaurs playing hide ‘n seek. The t-rex is trying to be clever and is walking backwards in his footsteps to mislead his chaser. I didn’t quite communicate the t-rex’s intentions successfully, but at least this is more practice with brushpens and ink. I was heavily influenced by Doug TenNapel’s Tommysaurus Rex while doing this sketch. If you haven’t read that graphic novel, you should definitely check it out, especially if you’ve ever owned a pet.
This will probably be my last illustration friday for the year, because I’ll be heading home for the holidays. Next year, expect more sketches, illustration friday stuff, and animation (finally…) posted to this site. One of my major resolutions for 2008 is to keep this website current and track my learning and progress with my blog.
Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Holidays!
Illustration Friday: Little Things
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Illustration Friday: Excess
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A rather late posting of this past week’s Illustration Friday’s topic, Excess. I interpreted excess as excessive thinking and worrying, which is something I’m sure we’re all culprit of at one time of another. This sketch is by no means done, unfortunately, but I hope at least I’ve successfully conveyed that idea.
I’ve gone really crazy about brush pens, after being inspired by Craig Thompson and his beautiful work. I’ve always been hesitant about using ink due to its permanent qualities, but after playing with these pens, I’m really having a blast.
On the Asher model front, I’ve finished laying out the UV’s and am researching some rigging techniques. Within the next few weeks, I’ll be exploring that aspect and may post progress online. Otherwise, I’m going to keep going with Illustration Friday…and maybe next time I’ll actually post before Friday. 😉
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Work in Progress: Asher
I’m currently modeling a character from my Songcatcher game concept from back in college. Songcatcher is a rhythm-based/RPG style game that follows Asher and his adventures in music school. Asher is a typical easygoing guy who wishes to become an string instrument maker. His main ‘weapon’ of choice is the cello, which he keeps strapped to his back while traveling. He comes from an island nation, and attends school on the mainland. I’ll include more details later about Asher and his world in this blog.
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For now, here are some WIP shots of the model of Asher. I originally wanted him to be more realistically proportioned, but then felt that a more stylized, cartoonier proportion was more appropriate and would mesh better with what I have planned art direction and animation-wise. I’m in the process of UV’ing the model, then I’ll texture, rig, and then start animating my heart out. 😀
Any crits or comments are greatly appreciated!
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Restructured artwork page
Revamped the artwork page using this really great Flash-based gallery called Simple Viewer. If you’re looking for a light-weight image gallery organizer, I highly recommend it! Now that the website is completely restructured, I will now start updating the page with more content. 😀 Also, if you notice anything weird going on your browser please let me know. Thanks!
Update!
As you notice, I decided to reformat the website yet again, mostly because I wasn’t satisfied with my first layout. I have been neglecting this site, something which I hope to remedy. The big news professionally is that the PSP game I’ve been working on,Dead Head Fred, was released last week. Within the next couple weeks, I’ll post some of the work I’ve done on the game (granted I have permission). In addition to that, I’ll start posting new sketches, including parts from my travel sketchbook when I was in Japan and The Philippines. …so stay tuned, and thanks for visiting!