Illustration

 

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 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.

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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.
WEEEEEEE! XD

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Recently Added, Feb 11, 2011

I did some animal caricatures, and wanted to post a couple of my favorites.

I really try and push the emotionality with my caricatures- and try to avoid the common style for the specific animals. Not that stylizing a wolf in the reminiscence of “Balto” is wrong, but after some times it leaves you wanting another take on such a design.

I just got my Cintiq today! And what an occasion. I’ll probably be doing at least a sketch a day with it in the near future… that is, after I finish making my twin sister’s b-day gift. This weekend is set aside for that!

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Recently Added, Feb 04, 2011

I was commissioned to create an illustration that had a Japanese Theme/content to it.
I really had fun with the layout... it was something that popped in to my mind immediately, and I managed to execute it the exact way I “saw” it.

I have to say, nothing is more gratifying to an [illustration] artist then being able to design and execute the exact image they hand in their mind, only to find out that it works from a design perspective, and the client loves it.
So good for the self esteem. XD

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Recently Added, Jan 30, 2011

Recently I was hired to create some designs that will go on adhesive covers for Snowboards. We were encouraged to keep our own distinct styles when designing boards and board content, and so I took my Animal and Ancient Cultures aspects and decided to create some board geared toward essence.

I titled each piece accordingly- “African King”, “Fearless Rider”, “Bunny Hop”, and “Thunderbird”.

The covers themselves will be available through Boardered.com when the site goes live at the end of the month. The best part? The covers themselves aren’t for Snowboard use ONLY… because they are adhesive vinyl they can be used as wall décor, skateboard décor, and even for Craft purposes. In other words- let your imagination run wild with what you can do! I had someone suggest that they will use them to warp album/sketchbook covers. Not bad, eh?

There will be more to come in the likes of these… so I created a new category under the Illustration category that will be dedicated to all the Snowboard designs.

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Recently Added, Jan 12, 2011

I added a new section to the "Conceptual" category under "Illustration".
I do Logo and Icon work in my freelance, and decided to put up some of the ones I've done. I put up a couple of them here as an enticing preview. ;)

This is one of the more recent ones. While not a complete project [alterations will be requested in the near future] I liked the basic sheet of concepts I submitted for the project. Simply enough, the logo required a "Cute female Robot" with "Thick and lots of eyelashes" for the client. Working with the title of the company [fembotika], I played around with possible Font Logos, as well as character.

The Aboriginal Sports and Wellness Council of Ontario was looking for a logo that would embody their Mission Statement, while keeping with the content of their actual company title. So I selected a bunch of symbolic figures and worked them together to create a total of 26 different logos that could be applied to their industry.

To see the rest of the logos and icons, feel free to go to the New Category and check them out!

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Recently Added, Nov 28th, 2010

Sometimes I like to "trade" with fellow artisans designs and concepts, so that we end up drawing each others characters in different styles. It's refreshing, and lets you harmlessly play with ideas that might have not come across your own mind.
This one was traded with “Patto”.

For some odd reason, from the first time I drew her [Jessica's] “Death Spirit”, it reminded me of something African. And not because of the tone of skin, but rather its construction, skull "mask", loin cloth, and even the "tattoo" pattern on its body. It kept striking me very African in context, which is why I selected to make an African setting, as well as African decorated border.
At first, the sketch seemed as if the rabbit had passed, and almost comically; this giant, otherworldly spirit was gazing upon the cute fluffy thing.
However, I wanted to achieve another concept- not comical, but comforting. I wanted to reflect a different side to a very "tragic" concept of life. Death was, and always will be a personal thing. No one can share it with you. THAT is the most terrifying aspect of it. The fact that you are alone. You die alone.
I wanted to reflect those last moments, but this time, in a more comforting light: when death comes, you do have one companion there with you- and it's Death itself.
It forgets no one, and leaves no one behind.

Now, the image feels as if the rabbit is close to passing... and it's only comforting companion is the spirit that will take it from this world, and venture with it to the next.

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Recently Added, Oct 14, 2010

Back in 2003, I was attending my first year at Animation. During that time, I had caricatured one of our teachers [Kaj Pendal] as a Bison. This was amongst the first concept for my “Raven” film.
However, as time went by, I realized there was no place for a Bison in a film that was NWP… and I don’t like mixing concepts, so the Bison had to go.
It was about 2006-8 (can’t remember the exact year) where I stumbled upon a powerful opening dialogue/forward to a television documentary series. It immediately sparkled a idea for a short, and what do you know? The retired Bison was the perfect visual match to the talking voice, and to the concept. I brushed him off, and re-designed him to fit the new short.
The design isn’t complete, but it’s a current stand in for the boards. I completed them [the boards] and will be doing a full character rotation.

I have a very good, talented and devoted helper this time in my endeavors… and she will be helping in the production process of the film. So let’s hope in 2 months time, we will have polished final!

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