New Poster: Gladiator

Gladiator is one of my favorite films of all time, and I thought it would be fun to try a different take on a poster for the movie (it makes a little more sense if you click on it to see it larger). Prints are now available, too.

Print Store is Live!

So, I've been wanting to do this for a while, and it's taken a bit of preparation, but I'm finally set up to sell prints! Head on over to my print store page (also linked at the top) to check them out!

Star Wars Classic Trilogy Posters

I'm a HUGE Star Wars fan, and I wanted to take a crack at doing my own posters in the style with which I experimented on my Blade Runner poster. I'm currently making arrangements to make prints, so if anyone is interested, stay tuned; I'll be posting an update soon on the prints situation.

Like Tears in the Rain

I've actually been working on a different idea for a Blade Runner poster, but while taking a doodle break from that one, I came up with this and liked it enough to finish it up before going back to the first one.

Matrix Pulp Cover

Here's the Matrix as it would have appeared as a 60's pulp sci-fi novel. I really love the aesthetics and cheesy taglines of those old covers.

The Ecstasy of Gold, Part III: The Ugly

Part III is complete! Time to print 'em and hang 'em.

The Ecstasy of Gold, Part II: The Bad

I have finally finished my Ecstasy of Gold Part II: The Bad. This one actually probably went faster than the first, but it took longer because I dragged my feet on it for so long. Part III coming soon...

Another Speedpaint

Speedpaint

Just a quick speedpaint I did this morning waiting for feedback on work stuff.

The Ecstasy of Gold, Part I: The Good

This is another style exploration/homage to one of my favorite films, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. This is the first in a series of three posters I'm working on to hang up around my office. I'll let you guess what the other two in the series are going to be...

This is one of the few pieces I've done where I actually documented the steps along the way, so I'll probably put up a brief walk-through shortly.

Sims 3 Showtime Announcment!

Now, those of you who know me probably don't have me pegged as big fan of The Sims. I tend to lean towards the gritty sci-fi shooter genre in games, for sure, and even in my artwork, I tend to prefer the same. However, for the last 9 months I've had the opportunity to branch out and delve into a genre outside of my typical comfort zone. I've been working at EA Salt Lake on a new expansion pack for The Sims 3, and I've been having a blast! Today is the official announcement date, so check out this video to see some of the stuff we've been working on. A lot of what you see was designed by myself and the talented Jace Wallace, and our awesome object, character, and evironment artists have done a fantastic job bringing it all to life.

Merry Christmas!

Here's a little style experiment for Christmas. I'm way more used to doing more "realistic" kind of stuff, but I want to practice doing a more graphical illustrative style, just for fun. My wife needed an illustration for a sign for her office Christmas party, so I thought it could be a fun opportunity to try a new style. I actually learned a lot along the way, and I've got some ideas for future illustrations...

Zombie QB

I'm not the biggest fan of this whole zombie craze going on these days, but I have to admit, they are a lot of fun to draw.

Head Sketches

Just some head sketches I did this week. Trying to practice my character stuff.

Race Track

This is my entry for this month's Monthly Challenge over at the Gnomon Workshop. The topic was "Race Track." I always mean to do these challenges, and I'm not going to pretend this is me turning over a new leaf, haha, but I really enjoyed it, and I would like to set more time aside for future challenges.

Style Experiment Film Study

Here's another sketch exploring a more illustrative style than I usually work in. As with any study, there are elements I'm pretty pleased with (the eyes) and elements that will be better the next time around (everything else, haha). I was so anxious to jump into the inking and painting that I didn't spend the necessary time to get the drawing right, but as far as the style is concerned, I feel like I'm getting closer to nailing down something I'm pleased with.

Raph Sketch

This is just a sketch I did this evening to practice a new technique I'm playing around with.

MegaTRON... get it?

I've always been a sucker for a (good?) pun, so when this idea occurred to me the other day, I couldn't resist :)

ImagineFX Issue 67

A few months back, I was contacted by the editor of ImagineFX, a popular UK magazine that focuses on all sorts of art in popular media. They cover comics, entertainment design for movies, film, video games, etc... I was asked to provide a brief write-up outlining the process I followed when designing my personal Gears of War-based project some time ago, and I just found out that my piece will be published in the March 2011 issue (#67 for those who are counting)!

I am honored to have the opportunity to have my work featured, and I'm especially thrilled to be included in this particular issue. As you can probably guess from the image below, there's a great article by renowned cover artist Adam Hughes, and the rest of the issue features some of my greatest art heroes (including Jim Lee, one of the artists that inspired me to want to draw in the first place many years ago).

The issue is currently out in the UK, and it should be hitting shelves here in the US in about a month.

Turtle Power!

This sketch is dedicated to both my son and my life-long friend, Ben Rolph. Ben and I used to draw the Ninja Turtles to keep ourselves occupied during church when we were kids, and drawing with Ben is one of the things that made me want to be an artist when I grew up. While I'm still waiting to grow up, I also still love to draw.

As our generation is wont to do, I am infecting (blessing?) my son's life with my nostalgia for things of my childhood. My son is really into Ninja Turtles right now, and his favorite alternates between "Yee-oh" (Leo) and "Raff-a-ell" (Raphael).