Savior Illustration: Hunter Lockhart Concept Drawings

It's been years since I've done any concept illustrations but I felt like my Hunter Lockhart character needed a refresh. She is a brigand from my Savior web comic. I wanted to make sure I was happy with her design before I worked on Chapter One. (She makes a very brief appearance.) I also rendered her firearm as well. Flintlock pistols seemed to fit the medieval/steam punk vibe I'm going for.


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Skyzoo Series: The Burn Notice

This is the second painting in my Skyzoo Series. I named it after one of the songs on his colab album with Illmind: Live From The Tape Deck. Naming this one The Burn Notice turned out to be a good move since in the reference photo he's been lit in red. I did this one in Brushes.


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Create 96 Presentation

Last night at The Grove in New Haven I attended a little party for all of the participants in The Create 96. It's basically a small community spot where artists of different mediums can come together and share their work. I think it's brilliant by the way. There were a few presenters, both kids and adults too. It was refreshing to be a part of something like this. I rarely get the opportunity to discuss my art with others and vice versa.

I presented a portion of my work (basically everything from late December until now.) with my iPad and The Foliobook app. It was very daunting to present. The first few minutes were terrifying. Thankfully I just went with it and it turned out fine. I guess I was a hit. My work was very well received.
It was very humbling. Sharing my work with like minded people was a blast. I should also mention that the doll (Paraffin) my girlfriend, Rose put together is amazing. I'm sure it'll be on her blog soon.


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Skyzoo Series: Return Of The Real

"The ceiling might move when I lift up to pen my cursive/ They predicting it will so the hype is fitting it's purpose/ They was missing the real/ I write it and make it worth"-Skyzoo

Lately I've felt like doing portraits of my favorite artists in music. (Sade, Rhymefest) Skyzoo is my top MC bar none. It was only a matter of time before I painted him too. He's a rapper from Brooklyn and he's got style, and some of the deepest lyrics I've ever heard. His debut album The Salvation tells captivating hip hop stories of inner city struggles. I wanted to create a series based on some of his songs. I titled this after one of his tracks.

This painting gave me another chance to push my limits in ArtRage. I wanted to do a portrait that would be on par with my realistic work. I throughly enjoyed this piece. I must've finished it in two sittings. After posting a part of my comic I figured I'd give myself a window to tackle this.


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Christmas Illustration: The Grinch

I lost some digital art today. A slideshow was running on my iPad for some of the kids. Unfortunately one of them got up and felt a little curious. When I realized what happened I had two pieces missing. So I guess to cheer myself up I painted The Grinch. I think it's appropriate considering what happened. Live and learn I guess.


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Featured Illustration: Sonic The Hedgehog

The illustration was pure nostalgia for me. Sonic The Hedgehog is by far my favorite video game character. Despite have a string of terrible games being released after the Adventure series I stuck with him. Thankfully Sonic 4 is a return to true form. Sonic The Hedgehog by Archie Comics also happens to be one of the first comics I've ever read. I've been a loyal fan since I was a kid. This character actually got me into writing and drawing my own comic books. I go way back with Sonic.

I figured I had to pay homage to my childhood hero on the iPad. This time I wanted to use Sketchbook and ArtRage in conjunction. I illustrated Sonic in Sketchbook and the background in ArtRage. The reference I used was from an issue of Sonic and a screenshot from Sonic 4. Pat Spaziante was was the illustrator of the cover. He was always my favorite cover artist for Sonic. All in all I had a great time putting this together.


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