Comicbook Teaser

Hey Guys! I know I've been gone a while but I figured I'd upload a little teaser panel from my upcoming comicbook. I'm sorry but the project's title can't be shared yet. Hope you dig!

(Click on the image for a higher quality version ^_^)

Na'klek Heavy Armoured - Revisited

Here's the slightly redefined version of the Na'klek Heavy Armoured helmet. I refined it a bit in Photoshop. Hope you find it slightly more discernible ^_^

Mobsters VS Zombies Contest Entry - CGhub.com

I recently submitted this piece to CGhub's Mobsters V.S. Zombies competition. You could choose any Mobster and time era you wanted so I opted for a modern day Yakuza. (cuz they're BAD-ASS)

The artwork was rendered completely digitally and is in typical "inked" comicbook format following in the footsteps of comic book illustrator Jae Lee. I want to apply the colors but ran out of time since I only learned of this competition 3 days before it's deadline :-/

Comments and critiques are always welcome and remember, it's not always what you see; it's what you don't see

New-Age Female Hoplite

Second Round Concepts for a currently unspecified character. Supposed to be hoplite inspired armour mixed with modern fabrics such as nylon, spandex, rayon, and space grade Titanium. Maybe even a bit of Adamantium...

Comments always welcome ^_^

Na'klek Helmet Styles - Sketches

I felt like uploading today's sketch exercises. Today I wanted to create helmet styles for the dual-eyed warrior class from Na'klek.

Feel free to comment :-D

Starkiller is back, in SITH STALKER Black!

"Straight from the story of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comes Starkiller in a whole new branching story arc! 

After his fall from grace and subsequent reconstruction by Darth Sidious (Emperor Palpatine), Starkiller is sent on a mission to the edge of the Wild Space to destroy an enemy that may not be what it seems..."

This story is totally fictional as is the cover. I just wanted to create my own take on Star Killer's unexplored alternate universe where he is brought back from the brink of death and get's the Sith Stalker armour painfully grafted to his own flesh.

MaGi - Image Banks

Hello Everyone! It's been a little while, and I've been VERY busy sketching Panel and just generally working on my storyboarding skills. Nevertheless, here's a bit of an older piece that was floating around in my portfolio.

MaGi

MaGi is a magick caster and one of the good guys :] She's part of a Comicbook team of superheroes I've been thinking of for a little while.

(Wacom & Photoshop CS4)

Joshua Rodriguez

Alright guys, our protagonist has been completed. After a dozen or so redesigns I give you, Joshua!

Being a professional slacker affords Josh about zero usable abilities. That being said, when he unexpectedly receives his powers, there'll be a hell of a learning curve ;-)

Janice Richardson

Hello Friends! It's been a little while since I've posted anything new, but I swear it's not because I'm slacking. I'm Super Duper busy! I've been cranking out the finer details of my WIP Comicbook, but one thing was clear, we need more villains.

That being said, in weaving my story, I've decided to create the character below. Her current name (she's had a few, she's 900 years old) is Janice Richardson. She'll be one of our first villains and one of the most integral in forcing our hero Josh, to truly learn his new found powers.

Janice is a 900 Year old Succubus Demon in service of a mysterious other. She has long been stripped of her beauty inducing, Man-killing Succubus abilities but she's still acquired cloaker spells no doubt at the expense of another demon's hide.

Facial Study Female 2

Adding to my previous designs of simplification of the female form, I finished this Facial Study last night.

I wanted to convey a bit more emotion and also learn how to better streamline the the folds and forms of the mouth and lips when smiling. Say what you will, but not all comic book characters have snarling faces on every panel :-D

Facial Study - Female

For today's illustration work, I wanted to focus on starting to..., Distill a style combining ease and comfortability for the line work on my characters. Similar to Christopher Nolan's approach on designing his world of Batman Begins (with the help of production designer Nathan Crowley), I think if I can nail down the facial forms with a versatile simplicity, i'll be able to establish a sharp realistic edge to my comicbook designs.

Below is my first shot at the streamlined female face.

Comic-Con CGC!

So one of the best parts of the Philly Comic-Con was the Silver VIP pass I opted in for. It got me a  few CGC graded comics! These are my first, so I'm totally stoked :-D

The first I saw was a Signature Series, White Pages Fantastic Four #547 signed by the late Michael Turner, one of my favorite artists 

Next in line was this White Pages X-Men #175 with Salvador Larroca as the artist

The next I personally got graded because of my love of Michael Turners covers if nothing else.

White Pages Black Panther #25

Bam! My favorite of the Lot! I noticed that Arthur Suydum had a table set up and quite honestly, looked a little bored so I had to get this signed! I went and picked up a copy of this Second Printing Variant #1 and had him drop me a signature!

Plenty of other sweet opportunities I had to pass up on unfortunately. Mark Texiera, Ethan Van Sciver, Khoi Pham, and even Billy Tan were there. I FORGOT all the issues that I've collected over the years from these fine artists :-( 

Nevertheless, I had a decent chat with Khoi and Greg Horn who was there as well. I actually got Greg's Signature on a few things and also picked up 2 prints from him. Khoi even gave me great advice on what I needed to do to make my illustrations have a sharper comicbook appeal! Both dudes are pretty damn awesome.

Lastly, I got to meet Joe Madureira. My comicbook IDOL.The first comicbook I ever picked up was one done by him and his distinct style has always captured my interest. He had an EPIC line on Saturday and I couldn't wait the absurd amount of time to see him. In the end though, I ended up meeting him on Sunday and even getting him to sign a few issues I had. Yet again, I'd forgotten MOST of the issues I own of his, at home. FAIL.