Realms Unreel: Early Sketches

Kicking off the Kickstarter!  Audrey and I have started drafting out some designs for the characters you'll see in the Illustrated version of Realms Unreel.  In the coming month, these designs will be refined and I'll be exploring the potential of using ZBrush to achieve a unique look.

For now, enjoy some early sketches!  All of these drawings, mostly ballpoint pen, are going to evolve quite a bit before we commit to building the final illustrations.  Audrey and I are getting into the habit of checking in and sharing reference and sketches to start the conversation as to how the Realms Unreel characters and world will take shape.  Thanks again to our supporters; I'm looking forward to bringing you a lot of cool imagery this year as we get to know Dulai and near future Silicon Valley!

Sketch_wo Challenge: Your Co-Worker as a Vampire Hunter

Experimenting with a new drawing/illustration challenge with a small group of co-workers.  Good chance for me to play with techniques & look.

With any luck, posts will slowly be going up at the drawing challenge blog:
http://sketch-wo.blogspot.com/

For now, here's my first attempt at using Sketchbook Pro for ipad (Really makes me want my own ipad 3!)

Concerned Skinny Rocker (75 min)

Quick ZSketch based on Steven Tyler... ran out of time before I could add any color so he got a quick black & white spin.

Scary Overweight Redneck (90 minutes)

First Model Night speed zsketch of the new year... I'll be continuing to do these on the side from taking an online class, plus pick up a little gesture drawing to loosen up as I roll into starting the Realms Unreel project in mid-February.  It's going to be an exciting 2012!

Last Week for Realms Unreel Kickstarter!

 

We're so close to reaching our goal!  Audrey and I started going over some initial sketches (see above) in starting to explore the main characters, and it's been great fun to play with early impressions of where they will go.

 

This is the *last week* of our Kickstarter effort to raise interest in a first run of the illustrated book, so if you'd like to be part of Realms Unreel now's the time to make a pledge!  As a bonus, expect some very cool new gift additions to show up on the page in the next couple of days.

http://kck.st/vX58t4

Hope you'll consider supporting the project!

Halloween Costume

A bit late posting this, but I thought it would be fun to share my first ever costume created with the help of 3D modeling software: Dark Helmet!  The materials used were very inexpensive (mostly cardboard & duct tape with old black acrylic paint) and the whole thing was done on the Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning of Halloween weekend.  Learned a LOT from the process and looking forward to a more refined surface texture on my next costume.  My gal - persevering as I tested her limits of patience on a "last-minute" costume idea - even went as Princess Vespa with an industrial strength hair dryer!

Kickstarter for "Realms Unreel"!

I recently agreed to illustrate a hardcover version of Audrey Auden's new book!  Audrey and I have launched a Kickstarter project to fund the effort; With your support, it'll be produced next year.  I'm excited to work with her and take on some larger-scope illustration/zbrush challenges!

Thanks to everyone who considers supporting the project - We hope you'll enjoy the book!
http://kck.st/vX58t4

Model Night ZSketch: Contemplative Pretty Alien

Playing around a little with Dynamesh in this hour...

Modelnight ZSketch: Confused Anime Churchill

Not quite as Churchill or Anime as I might like, but hey, it's showing up to practice...

IPhone Drawing

Made this for my gal's birthday card (she's a big fan):

Modelnight ZSketch: Confident Overweight Superhero

~90 minutes

IPhone Drawing

Modelnight ZSketch: Angry Confused Lincoln

LINCOLN DOES NOT APPROVE OF YOUR DEBATE PERFORMANCE.  90 minutes.

Modelnight ZSketch: "Evil Alien"

A little rocky getting back into it after a week off... Not my best as it really needed an expression to sell, but it is what it is for the time given...

Model Night ZSketch: "Kick-ass Ninja Turtle"

Ran ~90 minutes on this, pretty happy with the results but would have added posing / asymmetry and the headband slack if we had more time... Then again, the point is to focus on finding the character first!

Model Night ZSketch: Scary Villain

Think this took a little longer, ~105 minutes.  Didn't quite get to finish the design I had in mind but had some fun on this guy...

Quick ZSketch: "Glorous Grandma"

~90 minutes

iphone sketching on BART

Trying to get back into the habit of doing these on the train... Makes the commute go by quick!  Really liking the latest features on sketchbook mobile.

"Exhausted Italian" quick zsketch

Wasn't so happy with my last result, so when this random topic came up I decided to come back like the Stallion... well, except for his hair, since I couldn't figure that part out yet.  But it was fun!

Frankenstein ZSketch

Did this in about 80 minutes at Model Night, less the rough hair & stitches which I blocked in a few minutes after the buzzer while we were wrapping up.