Powerpuff Girls

 

This is an editorial piece I did, its about cartoon violence and the effect it has on young kids. I did a bunch of process and a tutorial on this (look down).  :)

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Powerpuff Girls process

 

1. Ideas, sketches, thumbnails (btw, i always do many more sketches in my sketchbook before starting)

2. sketch in black and white, basic values and tighter drawing 

3. finish drawing, block in colors 

4. tone and value, switching back and forth between color and black/white as i paint.

5. color and value

6. some detail 

7. more detail

8. Refining the focal point and pushing some values and color saturations/temperature.  

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Powerpuff Girls spot illustration W.I.P.

 

Painting the background first:)

Powerpuff girls W.I.P.

This is an editorial illustration I'm working on. Its about the powerpuff girls! I wanted to show a work in progress to show how I mix colors and block in color. See more at:
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Old People Grow Flowers

Some old people get really grumpy with their old age wile others become sweet little old things:) Some old people are so filled with sweetness that they grow flowers out of their head:) 

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Danny Phantom

This is my Danny Phantom fan art. Danny Phantom is one of my favorite TV shows from Nick. I have wanted to do this for a wile:) I decided to make up my own monster and story. The evil baking monster form the ghost zone takes people and turns them into his cupcake ghost minions. Their goal is to turn all the humans into ghosts and rule earth. 

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Quick Landscape wip

A quick painting i did tonight. About an hour maybe a little more. Idk, was doing a million other things at the same time. lol :)

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Musical Poster

This is a commission piece i finished up recently. (The type wasn't made by me) Its a poster for a musical. See more work at:
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Imaginary Friends

 

A spot illustration for an article about how little kids make up imaginary friends.

Work in Progress

Another Process shot:) hopefully i finish up soon. so much other work to do. For more work and updates follow me on: 

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Painting that I'm working on. I wanted to show how I use reference a little. I usually use a combination of photos of people and clay models. The models help me figure out lighting. Danny Phantom fan art:)

Pillow Fight

 

This is a painting I'm working on. I made a 3D model out of clay and a cardboard box so I could get realistic lighting in my painting. I have a lot more work to do on this:)

Lucid Dreams

 

This is an illustration for an article about lucid dreaming and overcoming nightmares.

Editorial

 

April Fools edition of the Reporter.

Flower

 

Still life painted from life/photo 

Starting A Painting

 

These are grayscale sketches that i do before i go into color when doing a painting. These quick/small sketches help me figure out composition, lighting and values. This is the step after sketching with lines. I will try to get better at showing more of my process :) 

Zac & Annie

 

This was done for a card, and was also chosen to be the artwork for the Rochester Institute of Technology senior art show poster.  I wanted to make the monster look like it was made out of jello, and he is being fed mario stars. The stars are scared to be eaten but once inside the monster they are happy:)

Shopping

 

For an article about not having to go to the store and shop now. All you have to do is think it, order it online and it is deviled right to you.

Space Trash

Illustration for an article about cleaning up all the trash that is floating around earth. He is testing out the new vacuum rocket-pack.

Hurda Sanat

I'm included in this months Hurda Sanat magazine!
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Weirdos From Another Planet

 

Here is my Calvin and Hobbes fan art. I redid Bill Watterson's Weirdos From Another Planet book cover. I wish I was more creative with the poses of the characters, because they are pretty similar to the original book. If I had more time I would have done more. It was a challenge to draw characters that weren't my own, and to paint them in a more 3D way, wile still making them look like the well known characters that Bill created. 

The Creative Process

Spread in Reporter about the creative process and all the frustration.

Society of Illustrators

http://www.soicompetitions.org/?section=gallery&competition_id=72
Got into the society of illustrators!

Heart

Happy Valentines Day! just a quick sketch:)

portraits

 

Here are some portraits. This was a commissioned piece, painted from scratch in PS. Realism takes a wile but its pretty rewarding. 

Cheating

Cover for the Reporter Magazine.

Yak

Escape to Happy Fun Land!

Cyclops cow squid

The Escape!