Illustrated Book Cover

"Dragon's Labyrinth"- Digital Painting 2012

This was done as a book cover illustration. Being a ravenous reader since back in the day, I have always enjoyed fantasy novels. From Dragons of Pern, the Lord of the Rings, and The Dark Elf Trilogy I have enjoyed the cover artwork that was done for them. They truly captured your imagination and set the visual tone when you started to read the book. So I wanted to try to do my very own fantasy based cover. Of course, what's a fantasy novel without a dragon. In this particular story I was imaging that the hero travels with a minotaur and his saurian/dog like pet on this grand adventure. But "Oh NO!" they are being chased by this immense dragon. But *Spoiler Alert* the dragon actually wants to help them. The one that is actually dangerous is the one I show flying in the distance on the top right. So I had a lot of fun doing this one. Still improving and I'm not done.                      

Landscape Environment Design

Photoshop  Digital Painting

An landscape/environment painting. This is something I definitely want to get better at. It amazes me when I look at the art of so many professional concept artists. Sometimes I am just in so much awe at some of there work. But I have to realize that they also started somewhere. And they did a lot of work and a lot of practice to get to the top. My worry is not about getting to the top but continually improving myself. I want to excel in this gift/talent. It also helps that I love doing it too. I am really looking forward to my junior year! Peace Out!

Illustration Painting

"Fear No Evil"   Photoshop   Digital Painting

This illustration was inspired by Psalms 23 in the bible. How sometimes you have to go through a dark place where evil is trying to mess you up. Also I like fiction and fantasy so its like my interpretation. I'm happy with how it turned out. Still practicing on proportions, values, and painting in general. Just very happy to make the image readable. Finally enjoying seeing some fruits of my labor. Well next to some landscape practice.

Portait Paintings

Digital Painting Photoshop

Digital Painting Photoshop The Memory Project

 Yeah. Got my intous 3 tablet, now back to work...Well work that I enjoy. The first portrait painting was done for my beautiful cousin Shelly. Sometimes your first subjects tend to be family members but I really enjoy this and I hope she like it too. The second portrait was a painting I did for the The Memory Project. The Memory project is where students can participate to bless children in other countries who are less fortunate. So I was given a picture and it was my task to do a painting from it. I was so glad that I participated and I hope that the child who received the picture enjoyed it. I encourage any artist to take time to use their talents to help inspire a child. For more information please visit their website.  http://www.memoryproject.org/

Summer + Job= Less Art :(

Yeah. There are a lot of times when you have other responsibilities you have to do. Like actually working to save up a money. But that is no excuse for not honing your draftsmanship skills. That's what I have found myself doing recently. Going back to the fundamentals. Getting better at drawing proportionally, drawing more expressions, varying different types of characters. It also doesn't help when I had lost my bamboo tablet pen and now have to buy a new tablet. At least it will be a intous 3  but then I have to wait for it to come here and etc. I cannot wait for next semester. One thing I love to see and to keep on doing is to improve in big leaps. That is what seems to happen to me all the time. It also helps when you go to such an awesome school as Ringling College. You can receive so much help from friends, classmates and the amazing professors. August can't come to soon!

Album Cover Design

"Rhythmic Journey"  Digital Painting  Photoshop 

Illustration done for an album cover. I was influenced by the band Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. I love their fusion jazz and style that travels into other genres. That is why I did this space ship flying through this valley of instruments. I really enjoyed it and it is definitely one of my strongest pieces of work.....so far.   P.S. Victor Wooten is the BEST BASS PLAYER EVER!

Car Concept Designs

If only I interned under Syd Mead! This was just playing around with different vehicle designs. I realized that I actually didn't know how to draw cars in the first place which definitely throws a wrench in designing anything. So I took my time to draw cars and then play around with them. Its just always good to draw and draw some more because who knows what shows up!