Monday, January 23, 2012

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!




Monday, January 09, 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.


Hope you'll consider supporting the project!

Wednesday, January 04, 2012

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!


Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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

Friday, December 09, 2011

Model Night ZSketch: Contemplative Pretty Alien

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

Monday, December 05, 2011

Modelnight ZSketch: Confused Anime Churchill

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

Sunday, November 20, 2011

IPhone Drawing

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

Friday, November 18, 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Friday, November 11, 2011

Modelnight ZSketch: Angry Confused Lincoln

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

Monday, November 07, 2011

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...

Friday, October 28, 2011

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!

Monday, October 24, 2011

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...

Friday, October 21, 2011

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.


Monday, October 17, 2011

"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!

Friday, October 14, 2011

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.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Catwoman Sketch


Got here in about an hour and a half in tonight's speed session... so while it still needs work, it's at least attempting some new things.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Wile-E-Coyote quick sculpt

This week's Modelnight sculpting challenge was "Looney Tunes".  Was hoping to take it a little farther (asymmetric pose, some cleaner lines and fur) but had this at the buzzer.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

ZBrush sketches

A captain and a tribute to Stimpy, one of my old favorites.  Each of these was done in about 1 1/2 hours for a Monday Model Night challenge at work, so they're lacking refinement but made for great fast-paced exercises.