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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Beginning - sketches
Whenever I start a piece I make a quick sketch of my idea in photoshop. I thought I would share some of those sketches. These are done somewhat quickly to block in composition. After this I'll do a little more detailed drawing to clean up the line work then try to work out where I want to use books and where I want to use cut paper and then I will work on color.
This first one is the roughest of the sketches I had a copy of. This is what most of them looks like at first. Very rough and sketchy to work out shapes and composition.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJHKCGSr5XQJ3UowFw55vM-Z98KjFH6I8P0PQ8zD2OhrQhwWyXVIQ9Zo3PKQgl8a_n3-2I4nfroJMjSEnCHMblLvli9g27uI_M2P1GAILXhdPQ1cHk-ZaIfslEFeGzMWgroM0e5hQdiGR/s320/Foes_Runaway_Sketch.jpg)
These next ones I have cleaned up the line work a little bit more. There are certain themes or elements that I like a lot. Those are birds, trees, and grave yards so you will see those in many of my pieces.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRtFoWtDPJTZFurGlrUeeY02NQQhrIZuDI35Pv8BZyCDvJLID479rwTkT1OxMA-wA3SpEjr6kPAqDifCR9zXVfexkDqZ5UdlOImNZubdZfOhxarGDBwFeSANbfP1EKimGMLiYL_spsqIb/s320/Foes_GraveyardGirl_Sketch.jpg)
I've always had a thing for gnarled up trees either losing their leaves or void of them.
This first one is the roughest of the sketches I had a copy of. This is what most of them looks like at first. Very rough and sketchy to work out shapes and composition.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJHKCGSr5XQJ3UowFw55vM-Z98KjFH6I8P0PQ8zD2OhrQhwWyXVIQ9Zo3PKQgl8a_n3-2I4nfroJMjSEnCHMblLvli9g27uI_M2P1GAILXhdPQ1cHk-ZaIfslEFeGzMWgroM0e5hQdiGR/s320/Foes_Runaway_Sketch.jpg)
These next ones I have cleaned up the line work a little bit more. There are certain themes or elements that I like a lot. Those are birds, trees, and grave yards so you will see those in many of my pieces.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRtFoWtDPJTZFurGlrUeeY02NQQhrIZuDI35Pv8BZyCDvJLID479rwTkT1OxMA-wA3SpEjr6kPAqDifCR9zXVfexkDqZ5UdlOImNZubdZfOhxarGDBwFeSANbfP1EKimGMLiYL_spsqIb/s320/Foes_GraveyardGirl_Sketch.jpg)
I've always had a thing for gnarled up trees either losing their leaves or void of them.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nRE_qtlm3vFLEU6p5C8AyDLkLSGwChOF0R6fVkB8qehtCSL_pMIV8lMg6CB1k-8dqIVEOd5hsu6L78i1ydxZKUBv9qNY9YLpAlAY6OLh2K5OD1_ExCI1J0-68izS8jbb1yoAW5yQjWQp/s320/Foes_Snow_Sketch.jpg)
Monday, November 28, 2011
Vigil Nights - 2011
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIrn3ehUy53t9cb2NjwgKHYZ7iNkFeQ18XBns2R1kJgSgVRqtfRETWYTmnK-n7w9zNHxaxsCyJeIcIZU7BoyGfa17vfXK2tsLNstnNlLzvNoDaLdtJuCN3C29tb6GfX8HAv4CfYTJlftp/s320/298797_10150398448013854_790413853_10265338_1409331493_n.jpg)
My studio, Vigil Games, put on a wonderful art show this year showcasing the talent of the my fellow co-workers. It was a great night! The Art Department in downtown Austin volunteered us their space and we packed the place the whole night. I had some of my work on display.
A big thanks goes out to all of those involved in putting the show together!
The Foes
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
New Project
I've decided to take up a new art project. I haven't been able to get into straight up drawing, and I wanted to get away from art that was purely digital so I decided I wanted to make some stuff with physical medias. But, since I've became addicted to 'ctrl+z' I had to make mock-ups of what I wanted to do in photoshop first.
I'm calling these pieces "The Foes". I got the name from a little logo I created for a friend for a now defunct band called "The Friendly Foes". This is what I made for him.
I liked the idea of it, so I decided to expand on it and create some actual stuff from it. Well, sort of, I made digital fakes of what I want to actually make, and here are those digital fakes!
They are in varying stages of 'completeness', I mostly wanted to get some done enough so I had a clear vision of what I will actually make.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine1ylMIeAjUwe-SK27OrAHNEEUWwZYnVpo1HpeXIAcR46YA-XK4Xn2cEuJ8SKQFTxnwHd0pkgBI566hPIYFDcCxJ599Etw79-yde_S4-ZcTjrORHX-Sj037TfRhtR36EmLi_TgD53xv4L/s320/Foe_06.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3E1KtNDjRcwyp3qG2cimjBnpGbIcf_niC2_VahwzBLHubFVlhtoOKY5U3V70N0kckyy25_QzHVMw0-38mmGFoPJ5WmBwtWrBCnt3Dyb4fcV1A371A1rNlAORNmP0uOFmNAYAm4vGpG0l/s320/Foe_01.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN-RuN0cnxEw3T8qOaaV7ebH9j7EzZl1p6rf9HR7Z8dKSCWgKvqG37X9pdpXEdR9tDzsh1WEFu9dtaxUMTxIHqz4wq87Y7E1GH9p5aEocReKZcINOiiioUIvPj_tfvzGPyxSzQ-An78eE/s320/Foe_03.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp4e1pPFXCufjQ7-9AgNYg2OtDZrsHd0p93Qcy8USv13EYjnRdK3rALNuk1omKOtJ2fPQ90V8-BwCc4NmivCbDC07q92eLFkR8sDXIf4yxTRvBDGYCBBjCaJ60Ei-R9o8PJxs6hpeUXuy/s320/Foe_04.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtQmdd5PK18AeIWf4Kc4Mi25aeZJlXgfrynmgmVenWp7eK4DIGwouJ1PWZUAjuTi7rvZXs_r7qQH4_B9lzh6BSQdcc56-r6ZnD9tArX9bqKQX8XIN7bkTQeyoxQ9AElDUdGIm-yGJJCrJ/s320/Foe_05.jpg)
I'm calling these pieces "The Foes". I got the name from a little logo I created for a friend for a now defunct band called "The Friendly Foes". This is what I made for him.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89-fRKLimkGYMInHwc94IbmXgdtFnrlj6MgesJ_aoctJm-MeJNYWHMG572CyKRdXqQX8MGmBu7h9FH12G_l29sYBQb4pfdu1aYaxyv7KjkH5Oawo6euGjsVhXHe_VnFvB35g6Q8JikVME/s320/FFLogo.jpg)
They are in varying stages of 'completeness', I mostly wanted to get some done enough so I had a clear vision of what I will actually make.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEine1ylMIeAjUwe-SK27OrAHNEEUWwZYnVpo1HpeXIAcR46YA-XK4Xn2cEuJ8SKQFTxnwHd0pkgBI566hPIYFDcCxJ599Etw79-yde_S4-ZcTjrORHX-Sj037TfRhtR36EmLi_TgD53xv4L/s320/Foe_06.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3E1KtNDjRcwyp3qG2cimjBnpGbIcf_niC2_VahwzBLHubFVlhtoOKY5U3V70N0kckyy25_QzHVMw0-38mmGFoPJ5WmBwtWrBCnt3Dyb4fcV1A371A1rNlAORNmP0uOFmNAYAm4vGpG0l/s320/Foe_01.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN-RuN0cnxEw3T8qOaaV7ebH9j7EzZl1p6rf9HR7Z8dKSCWgKvqG37X9pdpXEdR9tDzsh1WEFu9dtaxUMTxIHqz4wq87Y7E1GH9p5aEocReKZcINOiiioUIvPj_tfvzGPyxSzQ-An78eE/s320/Foe_03.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLp4e1pPFXCufjQ7-9AgNYg2OtDZrsHd0p93Qcy8USv13EYjnRdK3rALNuk1omKOtJ2fPQ90V8-BwCc4NmivCbDC07q92eLFkR8sDXIf4yxTRvBDGYCBBjCaJ60Ei-R9o8PJxs6hpeUXuy/s320/Foe_04.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPtQmdd5PK18AeIWf4Kc4Mi25aeZJlXgfrynmgmVenWp7eK4DIGwouJ1PWZUAjuTi7rvZXs_r7qQH4_B9lzh6BSQdcc56-r6ZnD9tArX9bqKQX8XIN7bkTQeyoxQ9AElDUdGIm-yGJJCrJ/s320/Foe_05.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxBdub-cMvR88ySmQYHsA0bhiRqGn5CiwfBaTON6r8NPeAACH3AoZPi3uW6oex3MuxT-f0oTizUOmWjHQS0QyzD8tynkI6g8nY-qfQ1KW-8TcflclYosnOQIu7Ksvz5ii6veIos_T1trJ/s320/Foe_02.jpg)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Then and Now meme
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