Sketch-A-Day #3

The song was Frank Zappa's "Dumb All Over". I was at a loss at first, but there's a line that mentions jogging. I decided to draw a really intense jogger, out there in winter with just a windbreaker and some terrible spandex shorts :P

Sketch-A-Day #2

Missed yesterday-- d'oh! Great start, right? Anyway: The song was Santana's "Say It Again", which brought to mind a creature with many mouths. This turned into a skeletal creature with a cape and a conspicuous number of skulls. Enjoy the Skull Baron! The top skull kinda looks like Red Fang's logo.

Sketch-a-Day #1!

Hey there! I'm doing a creative exercise thingy along with my buddies Eric Stirpe and Joe Rothenberg. The idea is a daily 45-minute character sketch inspired by a randomly-selected song. Perhaps the title, perhaps the lyrics, perhaps just the mood. Today's is inspired by the title of Hacride's "Fate"-- I instantly thought of some kind of cosmic alien bureaucrat who keeps track of the strands of destiny with his fancy clipboard. I present to you the Fate-Scribe:

"New" Layout!

Hey there! This one's been in the works in one way or another for a while now-- I did the prop design for the ship a long time ago. I wanted to redo the background and introduce some characters. Enjoy!

Character Lineup for Smart Bomb

Hey there! I just finished the character lineup for the main cast of Smart Bomb, the graphic novel I've been developing with the talented Eric Stirpe.

Here we have sentient weapon/maintenance-bot duo James and Franklin, minesweeping would-be war hero Slim, resourceful orphaned cyborg Lucy and junked stock oracle Marcel.

Cathedral Study

I've been working on a study from Genaro Perez Villaamil's "Seville Cathedral on the Side of the Steps" (1835) today, in preparation for an album cover. The study isn't super-polished, but I figured I should probably start working on the cover itself soon rather than massaging this copy indefinitely. I've never painted a cityscape before, and I wanted a bit of practice with the subject-- specifically something with yellow/gold-ish buildings and some ornate spires.

Back Again!

Hello! It's been a while, time to post some stuff! Here are some sketches of people from the coffee shop and some architectural studies. The towers are from San Giminano and the house is from Tibet.