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Recently Added Nov 26, 2011
Today I wrapped up my contract at a local Studio. It's always a great feeling of accomplishment, and also a sad one; you make so many friends that you no longer have the pleasure of coming in every day and seeing. Lucky for us, we have other ways of staying in touch, and seeing each other after hours!
On the plus side, I have more time to focus on the big events that are drawing closer by the day. Although I am busy working on multiple projects, I am pleased to present a new product up for pre-order!
Some stylish and very practical Leather Bracelets.
Available in Small Medium and Large, click on the images above to see more info about the content, sizes, and prices. Pre-order will last until Dec 4th, 11:59pm [PST].
Thanks to all that pre-ordered the Sleipnir Hoodie, and the Fenris t-shirt! They will be shipped out next week!
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Recently Added Nov 22, 2011
Updated and re-organized the Shop for easier and immediate access to all the goods I am offering!
As my current contract is coming to a close this week, I'll be restocking many items over the next month. Also, new art will appear!Thank you all for your continued support, and I hope to hear more from all of you! So feel free to e-mail me with any questions and comments you might have. :)
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Recently Added Nov 5, 2011
Continuing since my last post, I am stocking up on some new items for NorDesign products. This time, a pre-order for a Hoodie and T-shirt featuring some new designs!
T-shirt and Hoodie Pre-order
Both feature Norse related characters, and are available in S-XL sizes!
Shirts will be shipped out within 2.5 weeks after the pre-order deadline date comes to a close. Pre-orders will end Sun, Nov 13th at midnight, PST.Click on the images [or title] to take you to the pre-order page, and to learn more about the images, and who they depict.
Pre-order is on only for a limited time! Once over, these items, will be sold for their regular price [shirts do not have watermarks on them].
T-shirt pre-order was over long ago, and I thank everyone for the fantastic response to them!
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Recently Added Oct 10, 2011
The last couple of months have been super at the studio, but as always that doesn't mean I'm not perusing some personal projects!
I'm pleased to announce that I was invited to attend a Norse/Celtic/ and Fantasy art festival this upcoming Dec. As such, NorDesign will be releasing a few new products into circulation.T-shirt Pre-Order
Now available for a special reduced pre-order price only for a limited time!
Both shirts feature Norse related charcaters, and are available in S-XL sizes! Shirts will be shipped out wihtin 2.5 weeks after the pre-order deadline date comes to a close. Pre-orders will end Sun, Oct. 16 at midnight, PST.
Click on the images [or title] to take you to the pre-order page, and to learn more about the images, and who they depict.
Pre-order is on only for a limited time! Once over, the shirts will be sold for their regular price [shirts do not have watermarks on them].
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Recently Added August 18, 2011
Commission for client.
In the character description, the client specified that the [rune] scars subside and prevent the minotaur character from casting his own magic. I wanted to capitalize on the conflicts that are imminent within the character [emotional, physical] the clash of Red-blue complimentary color scheme.Sadly, my laptop and my cintiq are set to 2 different resolutions... so I'm left frustrated trying to get the image to look the same on each monitor.
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Recently Added August 11, 2011
NorDesign Pendant are all SOLD OUT!
I would like to thank everyone for making the pendants a huge success! They are now being featured in "Vikings, Dragons, and Fairies" store here in Vancouver British Colombia! Check out their webpage for more info.
Stay tuned for Series two, coming soon- to feature some recognizable figures, and some more obscure. :)________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recently Added, July 17, 2011
Good news everyone!
I was recently hired by a studio in Vancouver... so I have been on the West Coast for 2 weeks now, having the time of my life!My updates might come sparse as a result, but I'll keep you guys updated with pics and info when I have it!
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Recently Added, July 6, 2011
I added some Layouts to the layout section of the website.
Some of them are from a personal project I'm working on, and others from freelance work, and one just 'cause.________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recently Added, June 21, 2011
6 weeks ago I enrolled in a Flash Animation program in order to bring my technical skills up to date.
For the course, we were required to produce a 15 second short, in semblance of an advertisement- it could be anything from a web-banner for a webpage, or a fake product, or a real one.
Obviously, I wanted to go all out.
I put together this little joke infomercial, with the goal of testing and limiting my Flash Animation capacity to what the program had to offer. Rather then use the interface as a traditional medium [drawing every cell], I capitalized on the technique of "cut out" and "swapping" symbols, only to hand draw props, and other small refinements to the models.
I admit, however, due to lack of time, I could not build the character with the proper archive of "swap", so I had to make due with the limits I had.I had these cartoony werewolf designs for some time now, and wanted to use them as the base style for the overall piece. I love their adorable beady eyes!
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Recently Added, June 5, 2011
Commission for client;
They wanted me to depict a family crest in the NWP style, all the while including the interior figures to a certain degree.
Featured here, Dog and Eagle.
It is to note that a common way some artist's depict the difference between a Dog and a Wolf will be with small, secondary features- such as the ears. I was taught by a local Squamish artist about that design variance. When I asked why his wolf seemed to have "backward ears", he clarified the former concept to me. I asked his permission to use the same concept, and he gave me that permission.
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Recently Added, March 21, 2011
I'm notorious for a few things.
The relevant things for tonight are; I will get seriously ill twice a year. These will be done within intervals of 5-6 months. And when I do, I usually turn to making fan art and indulge in non-employment projects to pass the time [and the symptoms] in peace.
Since I have been suffering a serious sinus infection, and upper respiratory irritation for the last 3 days, guys what I did to pass the time?
I've always wanted to make a layout using the "dry brush" technique. Since I had a sketch of Qui-gon and Obi-wan in my "Tarot" style, I figured I'd take the time and create the "spread" layout I had in my "sketches" folder.
That's a lot of quotations.One of the concepts I was fancying over the last few years was to be able to see my art in the "Star Wars Insider" magazine. I would also indulge this little fantasy by adding that it would be in "Insiders" because of some 2d short or film I would produce with the SW character of choice.
Well, life has its own agendas, and while I might not have been able to make that short just yet [I always have idea on the back burner... who knows?], I figured I'd indulge myself and create the spread anyways.
Boy, I did say "Indulge" a lot in this post. And yet again, more quotations!
I'm on a feverish role.Anyways, one of the things I would often imagine is how it "felt" to be in the Jedi temple. You know, those weird sentimental memories one has of specific ways the specific seasons would reflect in one's home? Like, how the sunlight hit a certain room, or the way the twilight would feel in a specific season... I wanted to try and capture those kinds of moments within the Jedi Temple. So when recreating this interior, I wanted to have a layout that was deeply atmospheric.
Drawing upon a lot of the Buddhist temples, and medieval castle interiors, I wanted to have a "fire lit" corridor. Considering that SW is set in a technologically advanced galaxy, I figured that the torches or fire pots would be replaced by in-wall illuminations of the same color.
Gives the same feel, but for a galaxy far far away._______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Recently Added, March 19, 2011
Now Advertising! Tickets are ON SALE for the production I am a part of:
This is my flyer for advertising the production. I am excited to be participating in it- I get to carve a very large stage prop [totem pole!] and dress "Black Eagle", as performed by Sundance Crowe!
As you can tell, the theme of "Black Eagle" is perpetuated in the flyer by the figure of a Black Eagle in the sky. It's a big turning point in the story, so I won't give it away! If you want to know more, come on down to see it yourself!
April 15/16 8pm!Head on over to www.wishopera.ca to purchase tickets.
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