www.riseoftheronin.blogspot.com

Kamuy

2012-03-06T23:01:00.000-05:00

This is a character right out my sketchbook, it is one of the gods from my graphic novel. He creates planets with his right hand and with his left pulls them together in a system. At the moment this is only the first concept once i do a gouache version more details will emerge.

Supeman

2012-03-06T19:38:00.000-05:00

Heres another superman painting, this was based on a series of justice league portraits in a watercolor pad.

Face-Off

2012-03-06T18:19:00.000-05:00

So i ordered new ram for my xp laptop from (2x)512mb tp (2x) 1gb. Photoshop seems to run alot smother and i was able t paint this wierd horned faceless thing in only 20mins. A huge difference in quality!!!.

King

2012-03-05T20:38:00.000-05:00

I'm drafting concepts for my version of Monkey King. This one i did in Paint Tool Sai for like 20mins.

Dark Allley

2012-03-04T13:56:00.003-05:00

another quick 20min painting of leonardo in the alley about to kick some unknown foes

Hulk Wait

2012-03-03T00:56:00.001-05:00

This is a quick 30min painting of the hulk waiting patiently. It really sucks running on only 1GB of ram, i sometimes feel my xp laptop deliberately agitates my gamma cells. Lost the "comma"(,) key not too long ago.

SkyDive

2012-03-02T18:37:00.002-05:00

Avengers

2012-03-02T01:45:00.004-05:00

At first I wasnt very pleased with the first trailer for Avengers but this second one really has the right toppings and sprinkles. The only thing i didnt like was the way how the Hulk was cgi-ed. The concept from Edward Norton's Incredible Hulk was pretty well done.

John Carter

2012-03-02T01:42:00.002-05:00

I havent read the book but the movie looks very interesting. From what i've seen. this will be really good background material for my novel. Especially if it was before star wars.

Destroyer inked

2012-02-28T23:43:00.002-05:00

Superman sketch

2012-02-27T01:17:00.002-05:00

Destroyer #2

2012-02-26T22:04:00.001-05:00

Destroyer second draft

2012-02-26T20:38:00.001-05:00

Destroyer draft

2012-02-25T21:56:00.002-05:00

Intrigued

2012-02-24T20:58:00.002-05:00

Upgrades?

2012-02-24T00:07:00.003-05:00

This is supposed to be a newer version of the robots in the previous sketch, I havent figured out a name for them yet but it will definately be tron inspired.

Deciples

2012-02-24T00:02:00.001-05:00

Heres another concept that will make a pretty neat cover.

Character Design

2012-02-23T23:57:00.002-05:00

I've been roughing out sketches of how i want to be portrayed in my graphic novel and this is fairly close to what i visioned.

Barbarian

2012-02-23T23:53:00.002-05:00

Wierd Horse?

2012-02-23T23:52:00.002-05:00

Water Logo

2012-02-23T23:51:00.002-05:00

Detective Bird

2012-02-23T23:49:00.001-05:00

Turtle X-tream

2012-02-23T23:35:00.002-05:00

Turtle's Creed Underground

2012-01-19T12:16:00.003-05:00

This is an old drawing i have of Mike playing assissin's creed.

Suspicious

2012-01-09T22:28:00.003-05:00

I was paying angry bird at work and found myself liking it. I found this character in a sketchbook and made a vector of it.

New TMNT comics IDW

2011-12-29T14:12:00.004-05:00

I like the covers for the new releases but the overall comic should have been in black and white. Even though the new style is nice they did a pretty sloppy job on the coloring. But its still a good relic to collect .

Re-Animation

2011-12-22T00:24:00.002-05:00

With the new year on its way I think its time to start the ReAnimation process. Heres a new design front for my portfolio webpage. As a start, my plans are going as mostly planned for establishing myself as an artist and illustrator. Forget all those tips and columns they fed you in school, success in this field is based on an individual basis. Plus theres no short-cut, I won't let myself be intimidated.

I've managed to get all my school loans under control. I am currently still working in the retail business but its nothing new, as long as I show up and do my 8-9 hrs I'm good.

My studio is almost complete, I bought a nice somewhat used metal desk for only like $2.00 to do my small drawings and illustrations. And a few trips to homedepot got me some nice pieces of lumber for a large 4x8 feet x 1 inch drawing board and 3x2 for a diesel easel all under $100.

Aside from the art auction i did back in september which brought in $150, I've been slowly bringing my graphic novel to the surface. The important thing is i keep practicing and evolving my skillz. And to keep sharp, with new material.

Dark Knight Rises

2011-12-20T13:16:00.002-05:00

I was not expecting this trailer to be out till next year with all the hype going on. Overall i was pleased with the footage but very dissappointed with the trailer composition. Compared to Batman Begins and The Dark Knight trailers this one kinda sucks. I'm also curious to see Anne Hatteway as Catwoman, I think i would have casted someone a little older not to say she is not a good actress . That would be my only critism of Christopher Nolan's triogy. I feel that the age should be somewhat equal between the main actor & actress to establish a balanced level of gender authority.

Superman Chaos

2011-11-21T23:12:00.002-05:00

Its kinda sloppy but ill get more serious next time.

Sense of Irony

2011-11-03T15:31:00.002-04:00

Throughout human history we have been dependent on machines to survive. Fate it seems, is not without a sense of irony.

The recent snow storm brought about alot of unexpected chaos. I was out of power for about four days, luckily we still had running water and hot water for showers. But man it was cold, i slept in the basement where is was warmer and getting out the blankets was alot harder.

I think all in all it was a pretty good learning experience, the media is always feeding us crap information on how to be prepared and things you would need. But none of that mattered, no one was prepared for this. And theres still plenty of folks without power. Big thanks to the Work Force from the other states who came to restore power.

Batman Year 2 WIP 1

2011-10-19T10:59:00.001-04:00

This still h as ways to go but its coming out slowly.

Quick Self portrait

2011-10-14T02:07:00.002-04:00

Still Life WIP 1

2011-10-13T22:31:00.001-04:00

I;ve set up random objects to get some more practice.

IceCream Scouper

2011-10-13T19:34:00.002-04:00

i think i will call it a night, 5 paintings in 5hrs.

ButterMan

2011-10-13T18:38:00.002-04:00

i think i will do just one more before i try another perspective.

Milk Can

2011-10-13T17:32:00.001-04:00

I kinda got litte lazy with this one.

EggNTomatto

2011-10-13T16:30:00.002-04:00

heres another still life

Coke Can

2011-10-13T13:44:00.002-04:00

Coke can still life, digital painting with IllustStudio

Donatello 2

2011-10-09T21:50:00.001-04:00

Just gotta work on the buildings a little more

Aayesha

2011-10-05T18:00:00.002-04:00

Heres another main character from my book

Donatello

2011-10-05T17:52:00.002-04:00

Done in gouache, i'm really starting to like this medium.

Monkey King

2011-10-05T17:48:00.001-04:00

My book is coming along slowly but surely, the story is almost complete and the character design is making it alot easier.

Back to Basics

2011-10-05T17:38:00.003-04:00

I did this in Hartford this afternoon, I felt my drawing skill have been on the low so i'm getting back into the habbit. My sketchbook is filled with daily illustrations and characters buti havent done any still life.

Dylan watercolor

2011-09-29T14:31:00.002-04:00

I've already started drafting scenes for my novel and this is some basic concept art.

Doodle of Space Marine

2011-09-28T11:45:00.001-04:00

Proballly not gonna work on this anymore.

N,ther Tmnt Drawing

2011-09-27T15:58:00.002-04:00

I messed up the arm holding the staff but everything else looks pretty good for a 10min drawing.

Wu Tang Fighter

2011-09-21T22:38:00.001-04:00

still days away from finished

Artwalk Pictures from website

2011-09-21T14:22:00.005-04:00

http://www.westhartfordart.org/online-gallery/artwalk-2011/

Courtesy of West Hartford Art League. These are two pics taken by Roxanne, of me working on my three paintings.

Truth

2011-09-21T12:47:00.002-04:00

an animation i had made in Justin Good's Asthetic's class.

Good, The Bad animation

2011-09-21T01:28:00.003-04:00

Heres a super old High school animation i had done in photoshop and imageready.

Experimental Drawing Animation

2011-09-21T00:56:00.002-04:00

Heres an old animation i had made in winter session 2009

The Composer ReColor

2011-09-19T23:20:00.004-04:00

I wasnt too satisified with the finished composer color so i'm redoing it.

Awakening

2011-09-19T18:26:00.002-04:00

Heres another scene from my senior project.

New Process Paintings

2011-09-19T14:42:00.002-04:00

This is one painting shot in two parts, i think it need some new material something foreign to paint.

Updated Boat Painting

2011-09-19T14:38:00.003-04:00

This one i'm doing in oil so the finished product is weeks away. I tried a mixture of soda, mineral spirits and linseed oil to see what would happen.

More ArtWalk Pictures

2011-09-18T23:13:00.007-04:00

My messy work space.

Masked Composer color

2011-09-18T22:57:00.001-04:00

I added some color to hel develop the charcter

ArtLeage Live Paint Auction

2011-09-17T18:09:00.005-04:00

http://www.westhartfordart.org/

I Just got back from the live paint event held by West Hartford Art League. These are 2 of 3 paintings i did, the third did not get it because they assumed that every artist would only do one piece and didnt have space.Anyway the tall skinny one got sold for $50. And the big one was still in the line up when I left. Overall it was pretty fun, the food was great and because i worked flat on the grass many many people came by and took a look at my process. It fell like street art and even little kids came by and asked a billion questions.

The Composer

2011-09-15T21:27:00.001-04:00

Boat Painting

2011-09-14T23:38:00.003-04:00

Masked Composer

2011-09-14T23:36:00.001-04:00

Dragon Scene

2011-09-13T22:01:00.002-04:00

Here is the stop-motion scene i had done in my senior project.

Sketches

2011-09-12T23:04:00.002-04:00

Some More Work

2011-09-12T22:58:00.003-04:00

very scary

2011-08-20T22:39:00.002-04:00

So i watched Insidious the other day and it was by far the most "disturbing" movie i have ever seen.

They used just about every spook element used in filmmaking to make this film scary, doors, door knobs, windows, blinds, shadows, footsteps, flickering lights, belongings being moved to the attic, creaking sounds etc. And just about every place in the house was spooked except for the bathroom.

Also the spooky stuff doesnt just come out at night they also come out during the day and are right in your face.

50% of the spook in the movie is based on sound design
40% is in the imagery
10% in dialouge
Unlike most horror flicks, they normally introduce like 10 characters and by the end of the movie 9 of them dies and the sequel follows up the survivor. This film has none of that bs its no joke.

The night i watched this i could only sleep in 5min intervals by the 2nd week most of it had been moved from my long-term memory bank to a hidden folder.

I must say the last time i remember being this scared was probally when i was like 6 i had a similar demon like figure that i kept dreaming about. It was in white robes with mangled skin and its mouth was similar to a great white shark.

What happens when you die

2011-08-10T17:18:00.002-04:00

Underconstruction

2011-08-06T01:13:00.002-04:00

as you have noticed the blog is undergoing some template construction. I cant really make up my mind on a design yet.

Final Verse

2011-08-02T22:24:00.004-04:00

this was my final piece in basic print making that i took an painted water color on top. It came out pretty nice.

and even some more work...been scanning alot

2011-08-02T22:11:00.003-04:00

This is a test print i did in my intaglio class

This is the secon print that gets printed on top the above print

This is another print experimenting mixing colors on the plate

This version i cut out ninjas from a piece of transparcie and rolled them onto the plate

Heres an older one i did in basic printmaking.

And some more work

2011-08-02T19:42:00.001-04:00

More Work

2011-08-02T19:32:00.003-04:00

this was one of the guester drawings i did in advendce fig drawing

A pixel portrait of me profile

A copy of Terry Rogers drawing, almost at the same scale.

A 1-hour pose drawing, i liquified charcoal and painted with a cloth

This was also an hour long pose with liquified charcoal

Last Life drawing project

2011-08-02T17:51:00.003-04:00

This was the last life drawing project i did. The series was about defining myself within the universe. A journey to equilibrium.

Abstract Paintings

2011-08-01T15:06:00.003-04:00

My pc tower has been dead for a month now and i'm still looking for a suitable replacement. In the mean time i;ve been scanning some work in for a portfolio book and for my online portfolio/blog. Here are some abstract paintings i did in my last semester at uconn.

Vash The Stampede

2011-05-18T02:21:00.001-04:00

Heres a new painting, for those who watch trigun.

Monkey King Returns WIP

2011-05-11T23:04:00.000-04:00

I used an old drawing and converting it to a painting.

Wolverine WIP1

2011-05-10T02:24:00.001-04:00

2 New Paintings wip

2011-05-06T23:42:00.002-04:00

Still Practicing

2011-05-03T22:36:00.003-04:00

I'm still practicing my digipaint skillz this one i did over a photo

New Stuff

2011-04-27T21:28:00.000-04:00

Goblin Wip 2

2011-04-23T20:37:00.002-04:00

I did some more work on the scene and i'll work on the goblin later.

Goblin Wip

2011-04-23T16:51:00.001-04:00

I started this sketch today and decided to turn it into a painting.

Superman Returns WIP 3

2011-04-21T19:26:00.003-04:00

So i did some more work on superman but the file size is starting to get real big and sluggish.

Superman Returns WIP 2

2011-04-21T09:50:00.004-04:00

This is the second version to my superman painting, he returns to find supergirl beaten up but i havent painted her in yet.

Master Roshi

2011-04-17T01:19:00.001-04:00

still practicing but getting better too.

Nude Painting

2011-04-01T00:56:00.001-04:00

Heres another practice painting.

Perfect takes Practice

2011-03-30T22:33:00.003-04:00

So I bought this book which has some pretty good figure references. I am currently using it for some digital painting. This one took like 30mins, i will try more advance stuff soon.

http://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Artist-Sarah-Simblet/dp/078948045X

Transformed at Last

2011-03-30T20:24:00.001-04:00

Leonardo WIP 3

2011-03-30T20:21:00.004-04:00

Stillk going at it, this one is gonna be awhile with all those foot ninjas.

Leonardo WIP 2

2011-03-17T23:42:00.002-04:00

I've decided to extend this painting and add some architecture with a whole lot of foot ninjas.

Leonardo WIP

2011-03-16T23:58:00.002-04:00

Herea another painting i stared, I will try to finish them all soon

A little ticked off WIP

2011-03-15T02:34:00.002-04:00

This is my fourth installment of my digital painting series. I will try to get more old school stuff just for practice with brushes and concept art in general.

Kami's Reflection Final

2011-03-11T02:44:00.001-05:00

I would have like to add more architecture but I gues i'll save that for another painting

Kami's Reflection

2011-03-10T23:05:00.002-05:00

Heres a third dbz painting in the works

Piccolo the Super Namek Final

2011-03-10T18:16:00.001-05:00

Here is the final finally.

Piccolo Vs Frezia update

2011-03-10T16:19:00.000-05:00

Almost finished

Piccolo Vs Frezia

2011-03-10T03:20:00.001-05:00

I started a few new digital paintings heres one of them

Vegeta Final

2011-03-09T21:21:00.002-05:00

I might go back in an clean up some stuff but this is it for now

Vegeta WIP update

2011-03-09T15:35:00.002-05:00

So I changed the concept a little bit and have him holding a dragonball of which he just aquired from the thing he just beat up

Vegeta WIP

2011-03-08T23:11:00.002-05:00

I started this in IllustStudio, and I should be finished soon

Naruto Ultimate Team Battle WIP Color Comp

2011-03-08T23:09:00.002-05:00

Its comming around slowly but surely