Driving me nuts

Recently I've been doing a lot of driving in and out of Toronto for work and I must say there's nothing enjoyable about it. Sure it's nice to see the city skyline and cruise at 100km an hour (whenever thats possible). But those things are outshined by the mayhem of too many drivers on the road that shouldn't possess a driver's license. And yes this is my way of dealing with Road rage.

I did these various pen sketches thinking, if Loog-man where on the road what would his reaction be to all the people that cut you off, speed, tailgate, weave, or drive so slow public transit seems fast. I think this would be appropriate and very much in character. It would likely be followed by a large monster truck filled with Alligators running over anyone flagged by his middle finger.

Thor

Here's my post for this weeks Art Jumble topic of Thor.

The Ghost of Sparta

Here's an illustration I felt compelled to do after playing through the God of war Collection for the PS3. Not only were the games a great deal of fun but the story, artwork and effort that went into these games is incredible. I found myself fascinated by the Greek mythological world they presented. As absurd as it was at times it fit the bizarre stories I remembered reading in grade school about the Gods of ancient greece. These dieties of old were nasty spiteful beings with the same desires as men despite their great powers. I find it really intriguing that ancient mythology like this still holds up so well today. I can rant and rave for a while about the GoW series but I'll leave it at this.

As for the illustration I'm actually painting it in photoshop and aiming for a nice rendered look. Here's an updated painted version...still need to fix a few things...almost done!

I'd personally play through the series again if and when the time to do so comes around.

Canadian Idol: Suzuki Tiki

Here's an illstration I've been itching to do for a while. This is my preliminary sketch which I hope to take into flash then photoshop and get a nice rendered look to it.

Cheers!

Season's Greetings!

Here is this years Christmas card I'll be mailing out as soon as it's ready for pick up from the printer. I had big plans for this one but had to rush it since the next two weeks will mean very little drawing time. But mostly it's because we need to mail these guys out in time for Christmas!

Enjoy!

Kelp haired Survivor

Here's my take on this weeks Mermaids. I decided to create a mermaid that may have had to endure the real hardships of living in the ocean. Not the typical Mermaid that just sunbathes on rocks with shell bikini tops while sailors hollar out.

Half way through completing this I came up with the idea of doing an Abegail Sapien instead....oh well next time if we do seacreatures or sea peoples.

Cheers!

AJ Ninja

Here's my latest post for AJ weekly topic of ninjas. I thought I'd have fun with it and do something different. So, I made this wooden ninja demon.

Pandora (Emo)

Here's my post for AJ topic of Emo girls.

Snarfdeath

Here's a post for AJ for last weeks Thunder cats topic. I personally never cared for Snarf much so here's my take on the topic.

Bioshock Colour

Here's an update I'm still in the process of colouring but thought I'd post what I've done so far as well as the flat colour version I created in flash.

Big Daddy Ink

So here's the inked version of my previous post. I did this in flash and have made a few adjustments along the way that differ from the original sketch. I decided to add some extra barnacles on his body suit/armor. I also meant to draw a tool of sorts like the drill or rivot gun that the Big Daddys'from the first game used as weapons. And sticking to the theme of heavy duty tools I decided to create a one-handed "Jaws of Life" for my Big Daddy. I hope this looks like it would work in the world of Rapture it's been a fun little projects so far. Next step doing the flat colours in flash and then the final step of rendering textures and lighting in photoshop!

Enjoy!

Bioshock illustration

Here's a sketch I've done just for fun. I guess I've been inspired lately by all the amazing concept art I've seen for Bioshock 1 and the recent cover art for the sequel. I also just finished the game for my 3rd time on hard. Anyway I've decided to do my own personal variant of a Big Daddy.

I'm planning on bringing this sketch into Flash and then do the rendering, shading and textures in Photoshop. Perhaps I'll find some time to do the line work this week but in the meantime enjoy the sketch!

Last of the Undead

Here's my take on this weeks topic of Zombie animals. I thought a Zombie Vulture might be interesting. I decided to try my hand at rendering the texture and final shading in photoshop for a change.

Night and Day

Here's a couple of images I decided to do for this weeks topic of Spider-man. On a personal not I have to say Todd McFarlane's Spider-man comics got me drawing at a young age ...well him and Wile E Coyote. Anyhow, I couldn't decide what to draw for this weeks topic with all the fun villains and poses you could come up with. But I remembered how much I loved Todd McFarlane's comic covers from the 80's and one in particular had classic spidey on the cover then it was redone later as black suit Spidey. Anyway this is an homage to both spider-man and Todd McFarlane's inspirational work that helped lead me to the field I'm in today and the craft I love.

enjoy!

On the Darkside

Here's an illustration for a book Josh Frost is putting together that will showcase many interpretations of Darth Vader in homage to his creator GL. You can read more about the book on the link below.

I had two other possibilities for a finished peice but I thought this reflected what I felt and visualized when I would think of Darth Vader. I may end up doing one of the others in time just because it was pretty bizarre and fun. When my wife saw the picture she couldn't see how I made the connection to Darth Vader and ...anyway I'll leave that as it is and hopefully you'll see the other picture in due time. In meantime enjoy!

http://www.jacketflap.com/megablog/index.asp?tagid=72569&tag=100+Ways+to+the+Dark+Side

Big Bad Bessy

Here's a follow up to what I think was my very first post on AJ of a "Cowboy".

The Witch King

Another post for this weeks Art Jumble topic of the Lord of the Rings.

Rorschach

Here's another AJ post for the Watchmen theme these past two weeks of the character Rorschach. Damn, he's cool.

The Watchmen

Not having read the graphic novel, the movie trailers have built up and expectation I hope they fulfill. Here's a post of one character from the graphic novel/movie adaptation who's costume and casting choice where a nice touch for a superhero.

Blowing underwater kisses to you!

Here's this years Valentine's day card..this rendition is a little different from the one Robyn will receive. This is an illustration of the greatest lover of all time...my pet fish. He has a harem and is now the proud father of over 20 offspring over the course of year. How does he do it you ask? It's all in his stripes and dance moves.

Apocalypse

Created for this weeks AJ topic of the X-men.

Merry Christmas! 2008

I haven't posted in a few weeks but managed to squeeze this christmas card in. I hope those recieve it enjoy it as much as I did making it. The front of the card features myself and my wonderful wife while the inside has our two pet Conures Willow and Milmo.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

Happy Halloween'08!

Here's a pic I hoped to have had posted by now of my wife. I was originally going to stick myself in there but alas there's no time left! Anyway I hope to make a few more posts in the near future as I have plenty of sketches I'd like to polish and photoshop. This is actually the first pic I've used photoshop to render and paint. Happy Halloween!

DEVASTATOR

Well I must say this was hard to pick a bot for this week with all the cool transformers out there already. I had a few other sketches I may post later and would love to do an Opti-Moose Prime for kicks. Although, Soundwave and Shockwave are my favorites I've always wanted to create a Devastator. I really love the streamline-cartoony look of the new animated series and loosely based this off of it. Wish I had more time to photoshop this and add some ruined buildings and debris.

Skeletor

So this weeks AJ topic was He-man and there are so many villains to choose from but the first one that came to mind was Skeletor. I always loved the look of the character so here's my take on this weeks topic.

baby dragon

Here's my AJ post for Cute but deadly.

Bigfoot

I haven't posted anything in a while having been focused on my CAKE vol 2 story. It's been a lot of fun and now with a deadline extension I can take more time to finesse a few things having nearly finished.

Here's an AJ topic from last week I decided to squeeze in tonight. I really miss weekly topics and enjoy the freedom and variety that comes with them. Doing a book is fun but it's always great to break away from a style and character to shake out new ideas that may pass you by while you work. It really is strange how ideas snowball and break apart into new exciting concepts when you're supposed to be focuse on something else.

Page 2

Here's the first completed page of my contribution to CAKE vol 2. I still have plenty more to do and sincerely hope I make the deadline! It's been fun working on this but difficult managing the time on top of work and life. I've been also training for a half marathon and taking advantage of the summers pleasant weather. I've been dying to update this blog more regularly but guilt has lead me to devote any drawing time to my story.

less than 2 weeks to go

I wanted to wait till afterward but I thought I'd post this ahead of time. This is intended for the cover of our guestbook on our wedding day. It's exciting and bit nerve racking knowing that it's all so close but I know it'll be a great day! I can say I'm very excited to marry my best friend.

Sushi Rampage

bad luck?

I guess if you've reigned supreme for a few million years getting wiped off the face of the earth by means of an asteroid probably meant you had a good run?.... I'd just really hate to have been there to see it...poor, poor, Dinosaurs.

ABDUCTION PAINS

I may not be posting much other than samples for this contribution to CAKE Anthology for art jumble. Here's a title page I've created for my story. Enjoy!

happy 50th birthday

Here's a picture for my Mothers 50th birthday, along with her best pal Toast (Saimese cat). It's rare to see one without the other close by. Toast even sleeps with my her throughout the night at her neck. Happy Birthday Mom!

Mermaid

another Sketch for Art Jumble

ZOMBSTERS!

What happens to a bunch of dead "wise guys" when they return from the dead? Well a whole lotta gory killing and uncontrollable brain eating thats what.

....Here's a grayscale pic the coloured one is coming...I promise...I do like colour even though I'm colour blind. And no, not like a dog.

DEEP 6

A Bioshock inspired robot.

Death bot X-1

Another inspired pic from a story I've been flushing out.

Mad scientist

for Art Jumble.

Indy

This weeks topic for Art Jumble Indiana Jones.

Birthday card.

Heres a birthday card for Robyn.

Smart-ass

Another post for Art Jumble.

Little Red Riding Hood

Heres a pic for Artjumble's topic of the week.

Venom

I was just doing some doodling at work and came up with a rough for this. Had a lot of fun drawing this character out he's probably one of my all time favorites. I wanted to throw Spidey in there like my sketch but I kinda like him on his own.

Chameleon concept

Here's a pic based off a sketch I did for the same graphic novel concept below it. I'm trying to get the ideas out of my head these days and keep picking em' out. I love Chameleon's and have owned 4 myself...such cool animals.

Work in progress

Here's an inspired piece for a comic/graphic novel idea I'm writing and trying to sort out. I can say this was heavily influenced by Sean Galloway's work which seems to be the most appealing and unique design style I've seen since Bruce Timm.

Beasts of Bordem

Here's a beast created for Art Jumble's weekly topic this one being beasts.

Batman

Heres my rendition of a everyones favorite Gotham Knight created for art jumble.

Into the Abyss

Here's another jumble topic of sea creatures...