Tree Sprites

This little illustration depicts the initiation rites of some insect-like forest dwellers. They are preparing to enter a dark burrow of some sort under a large tree. Beyond that, I have no other back story to this picture.

A Very Integrated Christmas

My coworkers approached me about this little project. They had been working on a Christmas CD as a gift to the owners of our company and they needed a cover. So I found what reference material I could and drew caricatures of them.

The Thing

This is a decal we're working on for a client's effects pedal. We originally began working on a white background, but found that black would compliment the orange better and offer better contrast.

This is just a nearly-complete concept of what the final product will look like. There are just a few more formalities we must go through before this one can see the light of day...

Halo Reach Launch Party Flyer

This was a recent commission for the manager of the Layton Hills Mall Gamestop. They had teamed up with a local pizza parlor to hold a midnight release party and needed a flyer for the event. I found some suitable artwork online but had to play around with custom fonts and arching effects to make the event title work.
There was also an abundance of information the manager wanted on this flyer, so making it all fit together without looking too cluttered was quite a challenge. In the end, the manager was quite pleased with the result.

Robot Chest Pedal

This was a recent request for an effects pedal. We wanted the LED light to be incorporated as part of the design, so we had it function as one of the eyes so it would light up with power.

Water Element

This was a gift for a friend who asked for a merperson who was neither male nor female, but still retained a youthful, feminine appearance.

BS170 Booster Art

A good friend of mine (Neil Oler) was bright enough to design a boost pedal for electric guitars. He called me up one day, asking if I'd be interested in hand-painting some of the artwork on the pedal cases. This is part of the first test-run he sent out already. It was sort of an improv painting of a random monster, and I felt it needed a small bird on the tip of its tongue.



Now that he's gotten a few more orders and things are looking promising, I'm spending more time actually planning out some designs. I'm pretty excited about this project.

Russell Hantz

Bless his arrogant little soul, he makes Survivor 10x more interesting. I sketched this on a Post-it note and added the text and "background" with GIMP.

Playing with Fire

A coworker introduced me to a nifty little Java-based program called Flame. It's a project created by Peter Blaskovic for the purpose of enabling anyone to be an artist in some fashion. It's a very ambitious project, and at first I simply thought of it as a fun diversion. The more I play with it, however, the more I'm learning that you can make some pretty cool stuff with it. Now if he just sells it to Adobe so they can put it in Photshop CS6, that would be cool. :)





Try it out at http://www.escapemotions.com/experiments/flame/index.html#top

Self Portrait

This is the latest little piece I've completed. I didn't exactly use a mirror for this. This is just how I see myself, I guess. I came out looking a little more sad than I originally intended. Happy pictures are boring anyway.

Frog Bath

Yes, more frogs. This time it was to keep a promise I made to Mandi. Our bathroom is decorated with all kinds of frogs accessories (shower curtain, toilet seat cover, etc.), but the wall above the hand towel has been desolate since we repainted in there. So, Mandi requested that I make some kind of frog picture to go there, and this was the final idea. I figured a bath scene is fitting for the room, after all.

I'm still not entirely happy with this piece, but as I have some other important projects coming up, I don't have a lot of time to re-do this one.

Kirppu Sketch/Concept

I needed to sketch out how Kirppu would look. I didn't want the head to be too exaggerated and large, but I didn't want completely realistic proportions either. This sketch (which I later added color to) became the favored and final version of the character.

Watching Fireworks--Kirppu concept

This is a cartoony rendition of Mandi a.k.a. Kirppu (Flea). The mood is just right, and the fireworks illuminate the night. We'll soon see what wonderful adventures await her and Kaze!

Painter Experiment--Snail Traveler

Painter 9 Essentials came with my Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet. I've been messing around with it off and on for a couple months. I really love the water-color effects it can simulate. The digital realm is a LOT more forgiving when it comes to painting. Hence, I am now greatly infatuated with Painter.

I started this one as a simple landscape picture, but decided it was missing something, so I added a giant snail--just like I do when faced with any problem in life. Just add a snail.

Melchoir

This little buddy is Melchoir. He's sort of a scout/warrior frog. He started off as a doodle on a post-it note, but I liked him so much that I decided to finish the lil' guy. I had a lot of fun with this one.

Alrighty. I figured it's time to finally put my artwork in one location for easy access. I've never been much of a blogger, so