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weird kreatures: the troll

2011-03-24T06:30:00.005-04:00

revised and juiced up in illustrator. here comes trollble.

pin-up

2011-02-25T16:04:00.007-05:00

reworked a drawing from a couple months back for my friend/roommate's band, johnny reno and the vice machine. it's currently available as a 1" button. if you live in the portland area, chances are they'll be breaking hearts and legs near you sometime soon. be sure to check them out. they even have a facebook page.

weird kreatures: the troll (in progress)

2011-02-17T00:58:00.002-05:00

troll - in old norse sources, trolls are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves, sometimes live together (usually as father-and-daughter or mother-and-son), and are rarely described as helpful or friendly.

lost gods: artemis (in progress)

2010-12-14T03:05:00.003-05:00

artemis - the virgin goddess of the the moon, the wilderness, the hunt, and wild animals.

lost gods: first post: chaac (in progress)

2010-11-09T17:44:00.003-05:00

first of a new series. similar to the weird kreatures concept, the idea is to create a series of illustrations depicting ancient deities based solely on textual descriptions and my own experiences/memories/interpretations. to reimagine and not draw from preexisting visual portrayals. new ideas.

chaac - (also spelled chac or, in classic mayan, chaahk) is the name of the maya rain deity. with his lightning axe, chaac strikes the clouds and produces thunder and rain. chaac corresponds to tlaloc among the aztecs.

nude

2010-06-20T16:11:00.002-04:00

figure study. drawn from photo reference.

weird kreatures: the yeti II

2010-05-17T10:18:00.002-04:00

second version.

weird kreatures: the yeti (in progress)

2010-04-03T18:02:00.002-04:00

yeti - the yeti or abominable snowman is a mythological creature and an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the himalayan region of nepal and tibet.

wolf moon II

2010-04-03T17:51:00.003-04:00

a while back I did a t-shirt design for my friend alex's clothing company, dance party massacre. he just recently reprinted it for a second run, this time on a breezy v-neck. get your chest tan on and snatch it up here.

the know II

2010-01-04T16:21:00.002-05:00

a second design for the know...combination of some previous work.

weird kreatures: krampus

2010-01-02T23:08:00.004-05:00

first post of the new decade...inked, colored, finished. krampus lives.

weird kreatures: krampus

2009-12-18T03:58:00.002-05:00

suited up.

autumn into winter

2009-12-10T06:10:00.005-05:00

old sketch. digitally revisited.

the know

2009-12-01T02:30:00.005-05:00

a bar down the street was holding open submissions for a new logo/emblem...sketched this up, finished in illustrator. punk'd.

weird kreatures: krampus (in progress)

2009-11-24T02:04:00.005-05:00

in an effort to be a little more prolific on here, I'm posting a sketch in progress...I'm planning on layering on some fur pelts, skins, chains, and other murderous/holiday gear.

krampus is about the most inspiring thing I've heard about in the last six months. or maybe ever...thanks chris and sarah.

krampus - a mythical creature who accompanies saint nicholas in various regions of the world during the christmas season. The word krampus originates from the old high german word for claw (krampen). In the alpine regions, krampus is represented by an incubus demon accompanying saint nicholas. krampus acts as an anti–saint nicholas, who, instead of giving gifts to good children, gives warnings and punishments to the bad children.

hand cramps and belly dance

2009-11-16T03:18:00.004-05:00

a little homage to frank frazetta...some photo reference used.

weird kreatures: the lycanthrope

2009-09-17T16:55:00.004-04:00

lycanthrope - a human being who has changed into a wolf, or is capable of assuming the form of a wolf, while retaining human intelligence.

first time drawing without a mechanical pencil in ages...don't really miss it.

three dee II: the goatman

2009-08-18T12:54:00.008-04:00

an orthographic drawing based on the goatman piece from a ways back and a three-dimensional treatment in maya. I'll upload a turnaround animation in the near future.

three dee

2009-07-25T11:15:00.012-04:00

never thought I'd see the day...

I just finished taking a week-long course on 3ds max in cambridge. so much to cover in so little time...thankfully, I was to able to spend a decent portion of class on this holy wyrmslayer. pretty happy with the results.

from concept sketch to finished render/animation.

draw-a-friend

2009-07-17T01:55:00.004-04:00

this is a sketch of my good friend and immensely talented artist, chris o'neill...he's constantly going around drawing other people, so I thought it was high time to turn the tables.

I left a lot of the dark areas white in the hopes of future digital color.

good thing I spent all that time memorizing the contours of his face during hangouts!!!

weird kreatures: the goatman

2009-06-17T00:44:00.002-04:00

the goatman - a hominid cryptid most commonly associated with maryland in the usa. it is described as a hybrid creature; part man and part goat. some claim it is a relative of bigfoot. its appearance is similar to the satyrs or the god pan of greek mythology, or to the devil.

weird kreatures: the chupacabra II

2009-03-24T17:56:00.004-04:00

this started out as an alternative sketch to the chupacabra from a couple months back...dug it out, worked it over.

the general II

2009-03-09T16:26:00.004-04:00

inked and colored in illustrator/photoshop.

the general

2009-02-03T16:09:00.004-05:00

I drew this while listening to the new fever ray record.

I'll update this post if and when I get a chance to give it an illustrator treatment.

weird kreatures: the vampire

2009-01-22T18:17:00.007-05:00

revised, inked and colored in illustrator and photoshop.

memorial tattoo/bone deth design: final linework

2009-01-16T23:20:00.004-05:00

I finally got around to finishing this design properly.

made some revisons, added some detail, and inked in illustrator. all in all, I think it came out pretty well. I'm sure I could revise and tweak it forever, but that's not good for anyone. the only other thing I'd possibly do is add a little bit of dimensionality/cell shading at shajn's request. not sure exactly what his plan is.

wolf moon

2009-01-11T21:02:00.008-05:00

so, some recent work.

the one on top was done in illustrator for my friend alex's company, dance party massacre...it was supposed to be an ode to the photorealistic wolf/bear/eagle montage shirts that originally gained popularity in biker/nature enthusiast/native american pow-wow circles, but have more recently enjoyed an ironic resurgence...I wanted to achieve the same effect, with a slightly different, simplified line quality and a consideration for the fact that it would be printed in only two or three colors...the image below it is the finished product with alex's final touches.

more posts/personal artwork coming soon.

weird kreatures: the vampire

2008-11-20T22:51:00.004-05:00

things that I find frightening:

1. small hands

2. tight hoods

3. tiny feet

vampire - a corpse, animated by an undeparted soul or demon, that periodically leaves the grave and disturbs the living, until it is exhumed and impaled or burned.

old clay

2008-11-20T22:42:00.005-05:00

some sculpture from a couple years ago...one sculpted from life and one from a painting...can you tell which is which???

weird kreatures: the chupacabra

2008-09-27T20:37:00.003-04:00

kept him fairly humanoid. was going to go for a half-dog thing, but opted not. dwarfed out...been watching a lot of twin peaks.

chupacabra - a purported creature resembling a gargoyle, said to exist in parts of mexico and on puerto rico. spanish for "goat-sucker" for it's attacks and draining the blood of it's victims.

revised memorial tattoo

2008-09-05T12:24:00.005-04:00

so, this is a revised version of the memorial tattoo design I had posted a ways back...most of it remained the same with the exception of the giant hummingbird, which has more significance than the generic eagle/hawk previously featured...still not sure of the composition/how the composition will look on an arm. final linework soon. feedback welcome.

color times

2008-08-19T20:46:00.001-04:00

cropped and colored.

ham fire

2008-08-18T20:54:00.006-04:00

so, another meaningless and technical expression exercise...don't really know where I'm going with these, but I feel like there must be some merit in doing them...from photo reference.

voodoo jazz

2008-07-13T22:38:00.003-04:00

another sketch for my friend shajn's company, bone deth...stylized smoke and composition may need a tweak or two and still thinking of adding some more elements...

weird kreatures: the sasquatch

2008-07-04T02:46:00.004-04:00

without hair.

still have to fur em up.

sasquatch - one of a race of huge, hairy man-monsters supposed to inhabit the pacific northwest woods in american indian lore.

and now for something completely different

2008-06-30T12:55:00.006-04:00

so, here's a flash illustration test I took for a local company a couple months ago...I got an offer, but had prior obligations at the time and unfortunately had to decline...they gave me a loose storyboard sketch and a fully realized example of an existing background illustration. using those two resources, I had to produce a finished piece that matched the style, mood, and color palette...needless to say, not my go-to style, but I guess versatility is key...storyboard sketch on top, my interpretation below it.

weird kreatures: first post: the wendigo

2008-06-26T20:34:00.004-04:00

so, this is the first of what I hope to be a series of mythical beasts and night creatures...the idea is to create my own images as much as possible, without referencing pre-conceived notions/other artistic interpretations...so here's number one:

wendigo - (in the folklore of the ojibwa and other indians) a cannibalistic giant, the transformation of a person who has eaten human flesh.

ladyface III

2008-06-24T16:19:00.005-04:00

one more from reference...had enough of this study-style for a bit...something new soon.

pizza breath

2008-06-23T22:19:00.003-04:00

some more self-induced torture... have been trying to stay sharp by drawing complex facial expressions with semi-ambiguous emotions from reference...man, really difficult to capture subtle nuance rather than slap on the standard happy/sad/surprised eyebrows...not the most creative subject matter, I know, but solid exercise nonetheless. all comments welcome...

memorial tattoo

2008-06-09T14:18:00.004-04:00

another design for shajn, this one a sketch of a memorial tattoo for a couple friends who passed away last year...some quick grayscale thrown in to give it some form.

bone deth

2008-06-09T14:13:00.007-04:00

these are some sketches of potential t-shirt designs for my buddy shajn's clothing company bone deth. two of them were older designs that I tweaked and updated and one is all fresh...

blog hard

2008-05-31T19:08:00.002-04:00

so, here's one...been slacking quite a bit on pencil and anatomy. gave myself a sweat and worked from photo reference just for kicks. please enjoy. more to come...