Super Hero Student

Happy 4th of July weekend everybody. Who would have thought I would have the chance to grill twice in one weekend. Now thats a party! I was feeling pretty good today. Got lots to do and ground to cover. I got the go ahead to use another one of the Illustrations for portfolio purposes. So why not post another before I head out the door today.

The student body

I have been working on this Manga and Mecha project for over a month now. Its finished and I got permission to use some of the characters and Illustrations as portfolio pieces till the book gets released in September. It all started as what was supposed to be 12 pieces of artwork. The end turned out to be more like 20. It was a fun project. Now I have to get back to hunting down more commissions and Illustration gigs. Not sure what these are going to be used for in the end I was just given a loose description of the character. I know there's some people who also worked on Exalted on this book.

Graphic Sorceress

I hadn't posted in a while because I got a new gig for green ronin this time. Its been fun work but I've been busting my head against the wall worrying about the deadline. I needed to take a brake from the stuff so I dug up an ink that I had been planning on finishing. At first this was supposed to be my attempt to not make something so cartoony. In the end, I didn't like the direction it was going so I made a graphic out of it. It felt better. I'll see if I can manage some other Illustration with less cartooned influence another time.

Red Ninja

Kurenai, the star of Ill-fated game titled "Red ninja". I loved this character design and when I fond out her back story, she immediately became one of my favorite characters. The game didn't do so well. It was another stealth assassin game in a long line of those types. Personally I kind of enjoyed Tenchu and other such games but I give them all the same failings. They have amazing ideas for being sneaky, because your character can't hold there own in a fight. Which makes perfect sense for an assassin. However they all want you to duke it out with some near godlike forces of nature for bosses. Which may sound cool, but rarely works out in execution. I actually bought a copy of the game. I've never played it though. My fear is that the game will disappoint me so badly that I'll loose my affection for it. Yeah, I know its stupid but its either hit or miss with me when it comes to manga and the past years have not been kind.

The Babe

Did this sketch for fun. The sun was out and it was really bad ass weather. I thought of the times I played baseball back home. Plus the sketch is loosely based on a girl I knew back in High school. I said "LOOSElY".

The Tunnel Car network

Finished another round of white wolf work. Its been fun working on those pieces. Have to admit that I didn't think I would get finished since my grandma passed away in the middle of the project. Luckily Brian gave me some extra time to finish and I got the finals handed in with little complication. I think I wrapped this one up last year when Steve noticed I hadn't posted in a month. The timing on those projects are crucial. I usually have to lay down any work I was putting together and just play catch up when I can.

Strengths and limitations

I did this White Wolf piece last year and the book has been released so I am now getting to post it. I am currently working on another White Wolf project and I have to admit that I'm concerned about my deadlines. I'll make it through. Its just going to be a really interesting couple of nights. I'm sure I'm going to turn into a zombie by the time this is over.

Eruka

I felt like drawing some fan art of one of my favorite characters from Soul Eater. Only I made her younger looking. I always giggle a little when she says Gecko.
I got a some White wolf illustrations to get started on so I'll be busy working on those. This will be the last post for a while.

Over and out

Kinda sucks to come home from work and remember that my External hard drive is all screwed. I needed to do something productive. I had been meaning to try and put together a piece in a day. I always fall back to good old black & white sooner or later.

R. Mika

I took the time to touchup an old post. Mostly because my external hard drive has died on me and I have lost all my current works. It may be salvaged but I'm not holding my breath. Anyway I needed to do something to make me feel better.

Comic page

Its been a whole month since I posted anything (sorry Steve). Its a comic page I put together for White wolf. I got to get some of my sketches up on the blog too. I been drawing, I just haven't been staying with the posting the way I used too. I need to color something, its just WAAAYY to Black & White in here.

Jungle boogie

Been trying to get some work done, but every now and then I hit a snag. Then I just can't seem to get any satisfying drawings done. So why not go back to doing something fun until you figure it out. Before I started posting, I would always do these little thumbnails of amazon women with swords. So I decided to actually finish one. I still haven't colored my last character design or inked anything new, but I remind myself that I'm wasting time. Atleast it felt good to take my mind off other projects and relax.

Curves that could kill

I really wanted to turn this into my new blog cover. Its not nearly ready for that. I needed to get this sketch out the door before I left for home. After the previous sketch, I realized it had been a while since I really cut loose. Her name is Belladaire. A villain from a pet project of my own. Even without her overwhelming physique she's quite charming. You can only trust her so long as she has need of you. Not a true backstabber, but most definitely looking out for her own best interest. Always certain to have more friends than enemies, not that they last long.

Sweet Christmas

Everybody getdown!! I love classic superhero costumes. My blog cover with classic Dazzler pretty much sums it up for me. Although, I'll admit that his outfit feels more early 80's. At some time we all got on this kick to make Superheroes more realistic. I guess it makes them more believeable. Not me though. Its that crazy, larger than life aspect about these champions of justice that gets me excited. Lets all admit that Powerman was kinda pushing the envelope a bit anyway. I could imagine an editor saying, "Hey! what if Shaft had superpowers?" Plus he never really hit it big in the comic industry anyway. He was one of those C list superheroes that even classic fans barely took seriously. Come on, Doctor Doom owed the guy money one time, so he smashed up his place until Doom paid him.

Crash Kids

I haven't posted in a while. Mostly because I been taking it slow after a few projects. These are a couple of characters from Crash Groove. Its a series inspired by games like Mega man and Metal slug. The grooves are powerful super suits that have fallen into the hands of dangerous minds and must be retrieved, but can also be used to save the world. (Or atleast thats what I remembered anyway) The kids in question are Amelia and Sebastian Masters. Here, they are seen sporting the Saber and Omni Groove. Its in black and white cause I'm lazy, and the series takes place around WWII. Buy War Bonds!!