Mechanical Musings

Odo Suit Design

2011-11-27T17:49:00.000-08:00

Alcatraz

2011-11-27T07:42:00.000-08:00

warmup

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2011-11-21T06:09:00.001-08:00

Chameleon Dragon - WIP 2

2011-11-13T14:34:00.001-08:00

noodling between other things

Chameleon Dragon - WIP

2011-11-07T10:53:00.001-08:00

Girl

2011-10-11T12:27:00.001-07:00

Boreas

2011-10-11T03:32:00.000-07:00

after some critique

Creatures

2011-09-29T02:39:00.000-07:00

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2011-06-29T15:49:00.000-07:00

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2011-06-03T09:21:00.001-07:00

sketch

2011-05-25T14:42:00.000-07:00

ghosting to battle

2011-05-23T01:56:00.000-07:00

league doodles

2011-05-22T19:24:00.000-07:00

WIP

2011-04-25T14:42:00.001-07:00

gestures

2011-04-04T20:08:00.001-07:00

Mokolai: Reaver v2

2011-03-29T22:38:00.000-07:00

wip

2011-03-27T22:21:00.000-07:00

still picking at it

pulling back

2011-03-26T01:32:00.001-07:00

after some critique and the help of an awesome paintover, new direction

낙싸

2011-03-23T00:16:00.000-07:00

Zarashi: Rageface

2011-03-17T08:23:00.001-07:00

Sketch: Mokolai Reaver

2011-03-12T20:44:00.000-08:00

Alphabeastiary - E | Epimiliad

2011-03-12T17:50:00.001-08:00

A gentle creature that stores apples in its wool.

Enviro Thumb HW

2011-03-07T18:54:00.000-08:00

Alphabeastiary - H

2011-03-01T11:06:00.000-08:00

rough sketch for Alphabeastiary
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Canis lupus rex - The Hellhound

A large opportunistic scavenger of the canidae family, they are either solitary or exist in mated pairs. Their furless head is well suited for scavenging, with the powerfully muscled jaws and neck used for pulling huge chunks of flesh. The long scythes are the result of their claws going through dramatic evolution, although it is seldom used to attack - rather it is used for displays, grooming, and for pulling apart carcasses. Despite their size they are not usually dangerous, although the way they tend to fearlessly stand and stare at humans is thought to bring extreme bad luck. They are also known for digging up graves to get at corpses, although some areas use this to their advantage as they feed their dead in religious ceremony to these animals.

Sketch: Voodoo

2011-02-24T16:44:00.000-08:00

Sketch: Mokolai Reaver

2011-02-22T14:30:00.000-08:00

WIPs and Things

2011-02-17T04:54:00.000-08:00

Monsters and Aliens

2010-12-03T19:09:00.000-08:00

so slow, working on too many things at once, and a habit of not finishing stuff. blaaah

Speedpaint: DSG 1583

2010-11-11T15:43:00.000-08:00

DSG 1583: Creature • TAN-SCALED STILT-LEGGED DESERT ANIMAL HAS INSECT-LIKE MOUTHPARTS

Update

2010-11-02T01:02:00.000-07:00

for CDA

fanworks

personal stuff

Stuff

2010-09-25T00:38:00.000-07:00

Updates

2010-09-17T03:58:00.000-07:00

More Stuff and Things

2010-08-28T18:37:00.000-07:00

Stuff and Things

2010-08-20T23:35:00.000-07:00

Offworld: Mokolai, Anatomy

2010-08-16T16:52:00.000-07:00

alien anatomy

Study: Gestures

2010-08-02T17:27:00.000-07:00

Offworld: Light Show

2010-07-23T21:40:00.001-07:00

an alien species that communicates via bio-luminescent sign language

Paint Study: Son of Man

2010-07-07T20:02:00.001-07:00

Study: Atlas Hasn't Shrugged Yet

2010-07-01T16:01:00.000-07:00

trying to figure this stuff out
painting from photo reference

Paintsketch: Fate of the West

2010-06-29T04:32:00.000-07:00

trying a new method of painting.
Twisted Fate belongs to Riot Games

Paintsketch: Crash

2010-06-23T15:46:00.001-07:00

practicing humanoid faces/expressions

Paint Study: Mother Goose

2010-06-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

about 2 hours. practicing under painting

Odo of the Umbra

2010-06-15T18:38:00.000-07:00

decided to refine further

Speedpaint: Odo of the Umbra

2010-06-13T14:39:00.001-07:00

The Mokolai: The Umbra Sect

2010-06-13T03:56:00.001-07:00

Offworld: Eeyra the Ooroq

2010-06-08T09:58:00.000-07:00

Terry Whitlatch has been one of my major inspirations for many years, and recently Barlowe which for some reason I didn't know about. I always loved using actual science and biology - sometimes laced with a bit of fantastical elements in designing creatures and characters - and was really delighted when I found someone like Whitlatch. Her ability to creatively apply scientific knowledge to developing lifeforms is probably second to none; there's a lot of great technical artists out there, but they have no idea what they're putting together. I don't want to be that kind of mindless designer.

Satyrkin: Pierrot

2010-06-06T02:24:00.000-07:00

had some time between finals so decided to finish it up sans background :I
the legs are a bit boring maybe, although when i added the golden coils it got conflicting and busy. might do one final pass later.
a capricious prankster that hides your own secrets from you.

Sketch: Frankie the Werehyena

2010-06-04T23:26:00.001-07:00

Paint Study: Satyrkin

2010-06-01T22:53:00.000-07:00

Doodads

2010-05-31T18:34:00.000-07:00

more thumbs for Game Wizards and a little morning warm-up

Thumbnails: Platforms

2010-05-30T06:53:00.001-07:00

Game Wizards

Speedpaint: O'Watev

2010-05-28T01:46:00.000-07:00

Paint Studies

2010-05-18T17:13:00.000-07:00

seem to be gravitating towards red lately

Game Wizards: Obstical [Assets]

2010-05-16T00:26:00.000-07:00

some kind of bridge

Gesture Studies (50)

2010-05-12T16:56:00.000-07:00

haven't done these in a damn long while. lost the cord to my own scanner during moving, so i had to use a friend's old fiddly one. really screwed it up - i can barely tell the difference between the pen and pencil. might rescan this once i find cord.

reference:
(posemaniacs)
30 seconds - 60 seconds - 90 seconds, statues, gracefulnudes.com, 5 second faces, bridgman, doctor who, google animals, self, friend's photos of her children and family, and some random stuff from imagination.

Warcraft: Darandric

2010-05-07T17:22:00.001-07:00

warm up sketch

Thumbnails: Bridges

2010-05-05T14:02:00.001-07:00

for game wizards

Doodle: Solomon

2010-05-04T22:38:00.000-07:00

just playing with some brushes until i lost interest. think i am getting closer to the look i seek.

1 hour speedpaint/sketch dump

2010-05-04T20:09:00.000-07:00

Adonis Corpus

2010-04-29T01:23:00.001-07:00

The Zarashi: Thumbnails and Gestures

2010-04-26T03:55:00.001-07:00

Offworld: The Zarashi

2010-04-25T16:29:00.001-07:00

color test of a thumb from many

Odo: ORCA

2010-04-24T02:54:00.000-07:00

Some unresolved design issues that need to be worked out, in particular head/hands. Head looks huge because of elongated alien head shape, so I don't really like this particular rendition.

WIP: [And They Sing]

2010-04-23T00:21:00.000-07:00

Speed Portrait: Eliakim

2010-04-19T17:34:00.000-07:00

getting more comfortable rendering humanoid faces

Thumbnails: Forest Scenes

2010-04-12T00:57:00.000-07:00

**These are not originally mine. I took existing thumbnails done by a professional, studied each thumbnail to try and understand the composition and values, then blanked it out to try and recreate the scene as best as I remembered.

Thumbnails: Solomon the Harbinger

2010-04-06T18:50:00.001-07:00

Doodle: Egg Hunt

2010-04-04T22:27:00.001-07:00

Speedpaint/Study: Full Hog

2010-04-03T13:34:00.001-07:00

SpeedPaint/Study: Regret

2010-03-30T12:29:00.000-07:00

DSG 1548: Beheaded Human's Body Is Puppeteered By Parasitic Horror On Stub

2010-03-28T01:07:00.000-07:00

Time Has Come

2010-03-27T03:52:00.000-07:00

environmental/creature(?) speedpaint

Zbrush: Thane Krios

2010-03-22T22:11:00.000-07:00

Property of Bioware
Inspired by Mass Effect

for zbrush class
still need to finish/refine it a bit further over break. learned a great deal from it though the struggle was great as it's only my 4th or so model. really looking forward to making zbr a regular part of life!

Speedpaint: Kiplak

2010-03-19T01:35:00.001-07:00

Centaur: Bad Occupations

2010-03-16T00:11:00.000-07:00

Boy and His Dog

2010-03-15T20:05:00.001-07:00

warm up to test brushes

The Dinatha: Anatomy and Gestures

2010-03-08T05:44:00.001-08:00

The Dinatha: Color Tests

2010-03-06T04:07:00.001-08:00

Dinatha

2010-03-03T21:27:00.000-08:00

practicing scales and blocking out form

Zbrush: Practice Sculpt

2010-03-02T01:00:00.000-08:00

just playing with brushes, made a lot of mistakes since i'm just starting out but having tons of fun with the program.

Engott don't belong to me

Doodle Dump

2010-01-27T18:56:00.000-08:00

painting practice/studies and some slightly older work, attempted to fix with critique and suggestions.

Doodles

2010-01-05T11:32:00.000-08:00

Worgen speedpaint. In retrospect, could have defined jawline much better.

Chimera concept

Brass, Earth and Fire

2009-12-31T02:36:00.000-08:00

birthday gift for a friend.
i really hate how the area right between the head and neck turned out, the stone didn't fuse quite as nicely with the brass like the horn areas. in retrospect, the design of the teeth bothers me too.
this may have been because i was limiting myself to a speedpainting timeframe, but really itching to go back and fix it.

DSG 1529

2009-12-28T21:43:00.000-08:00

Creature • GIANT WHITE WOOLY CRAB THING FEASTS ON ARCTIC EXPLORERS

Stranger: James

2009-12-28T16:53:00.000-08:00

practicing thumbnailing
a character from a personal project

DSG 1527: Holiday Creature • THE 2-HEADED, 4-ARMED BEAST OF SANTA-KRAMPUS

2009-12-17T00:01:00.000-08:00

late night doodle break.

2009: Awesomemas

2009-12-16T20:54:00.000-08:00

inspired by Brutal Legend/Double Fine.

Sketch

2009-12-03T17:41:00.001-08:00

DSG 1525: Enviro • SUNLIT PRIMORDIAL ALIEN FOREST (A SHADOWY SOMETHING LURKS WITHIN)

Odo: Deep Memory

2009-12-02T23:49:00.000-08:00

personal project

Sketch Dump

2009-12-02T23:47:00.000-08:00

Some older work, then some new.

The Fuel

2009-11-30T13:43:00.000-08:00

WIP: The Fuel

2009-11-28T09:50:00.001-08:00

Daily Sketch: Monster Fair

2009-11-27T03:46:00.000-08:00

Daily Sketches

2009-11-27T02:08:00.000-08:00

DSG 1518: Creature • HORRIFYING BEAST HAS FLESH & BONE JACK-O-LANTERN-LIKE HEAD

DSG 1521: Creature • FASCINATING BEAST SHARES ATTRIBUTES OF BOTH RHINO AND ARACHNID

DSG 1523: Holiday • ALIEN BEAST W/ HANDSOME PLUMAGE HAS GROTESQUELY WADDLED HEAD/NECK

2009-11-25T00:51:00.000-08:00

Warcraft: Metrem

2009-11-18T00:24:00.000-08:00

Portfolio Progress

2009-11-03T20:58:00.000-08:00