Danny Mak Blog

Some ZBrush

2012-02-05T22:36:00.001-08:00

I figure i better hop back into this program before i completely forget it.

When Spring Comes: Update

2012-02-05T22:17:00.000-08:00

Haven't made a new strip in a while... Life has been so... Overwhelming these past 2 months that i couldn't really focus on any new art... But recently got inspired out of the blue to work on my old strip again. Only did a illustration of April in space and another strip... But i'm currently working on something big for April. Can't say when i'll release any art for it, but i'm pretty excited about it.

Check Che Check Che Check it out.

2011-10-26T21:33:00.000-07:00

Just a little sketch i did tonight. Anyways, here's a pretty awesome piece i did for a friend. They wanted me to illustrate 2 of their buddies cause they were getting married, this Saturday actually. The idea was to just draw in a Disney style, and have the guy be a zombie. Make it, Nightmare before Christmas-esk and to draw the dogs like a few animals from some select Disney movies.

Overall, i've been sitting on this for some time, but I finally got around to it. Now with this out of the way, i can finally get into working on my portfolio!!! YAY!!!

Xanga

2011-09-30T21:48:00.000-07:00

Reading some of my entries from my old Xanga page... Haven't written in there since 2007... I was so hopeful back then. Everything was a so romanticized. What happened...?

THE BIG NEWS! Megatouch Live and Megatouch HD games release for iPad

2011-09-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

Here are some screen shots on Monster Madness HD for iPad.

Megatouch Live and Megatouch HD Games for iPad Finally Its here!!! You guys can read up on the Megatouch Live stuff, but what I'm most excited about is the games coming to iPad! Yes!

For the past year or so, we've been working real hard on these games and sometime into it, we decided we were going to make iPad versions. The ones released so far are Monster Madness HD and Photohunt HD

I worked on Monster Madness HD, my most proudest game. designing and animating all the characters. The website does a great job at showing them off in the monster gallery!. Hopefully there will be footage soon online. Or you can purchase it at the iStore, tomorrow... I think...! What what! I make iPad games.

Am I there yet?

2011-09-24T23:51:00.000-07:00

I look extremely happy in this photo.

I look pretty happy in this photo too.

In one of those photos, the smile was forced. Can you guess which one? It was the first photo. With my arms open and the sun setting in the background, you'd think it was legit. But to be honest, what you don't see is the thousands if not millions of Red Ants that called that beach, their home.

When in Hawaii, me, my brother and his co-worker went to the most west point of the island to watch the sun set. We had to go off-roading, to get there, which in it of itself was a harrowing experience... Never again...But when we got there, we realize the beach was smothered in Red Ants aka Fire Ants, you know the ones that if they bite you will cause excruciating paint and in some cases death.... So the entire time we had to keep moving, marching in place if you will. Tiresome ordeal. But a awesome sunset none the least. It was definitely a forced smile under some not so pleasant circumstances. Cool place though. If you ever do it. Bring a flame thrower...

However, the second picture... It's pure Bliss. Koko Head was one of the craters i planned to climb during my time in Hawaii and like Diamond Head, i knew i had to do it myself. What i didn't know was how crazy it was going to be. I wanted to see the sunrise, so i set out early for the climb. Woke up at 4 in the morning, hopped in the car and went. Too bad i had my GPS set for the wrong destination. Ended wasting a half hour going the wrong direction. When i finally got there however, it was still dark and there were no lights what so ever. But luckily i found my way.

Now you have to understand something about this crater. It's not a regular hiking path with dirt or gravel or what have you. Much like every other hiking experience in Hawaii, it has something to do with WW2. The trail to reach the top was a old railroad that some points reached a 90 degree angle. It's 1208 ft high. A long and most gruesome hike indeed. I probably stopped 20 times to catch my breath and rest, sweated buckets and definitely missed the crack of dawn... But i kept on trecking, being encouraged by all the soldiers who hiked it every morning. Probably ran into 50 of them coming down from the top. Some running down, which was ridiculous, some coming down bare foot on the rocky dirt and deteriorating wood planks on the railroad. There was also a bridge, midway, on the climb. It was still a railroad, steel beams and planks, but if you fell from it... You'd either crack your head open on boulders or most certainly break a few bones. It was kind of a tall drop...

Anyways, i'm certain that an hour had passed before i reached the top... And i could see it... I could see it all. I had made it. Me and God. I can't describe the feeling any better than that photo. It was pure happiness, minus the Red Ants. I stayed for probably 15 minutes at the top taking it all in, talking to other people who had made it up and it was nice. But like any thing, it had to end... I'd like to say the walk down was easy breezy. But that would be a lie. It was just as bad. My legs were dead for the next 3 days. lol.

AMI 2012 Software Release

2011-09-23T18:58:00.000-07:00

AMI Software Release

The company i work for recently released a majority of the games we've been working on for the past year. And it feels good to have the product out there. For those of you who actually want to play any of these, go to your local bar and play it, or they might have a old version of our machines, request they buy the new software. I think that's how it works... That's the best i can do for you...

Anywho, I've had the pleasure of working on the following games for this software release.

Dino Whiz - Designed and Animated the characters, and a few art tweaks throughout the game

Monster Madness 2 - Designed and Animated the characters

Rock Mahjong - Created tile faces

The Kraken's Daughter

2011-08-27T16:02:00.000-07:00

Its poring outside, my basement is flooding and its suppose to get worst tonight... So i hurried up and finished this as fast as i could to post if the power decides to go out and my computer crashes or something. I dunno... Anyways, i present to you Asha Greyjoy.

Qhorin Halfhand

2011-08-24T21:39:00.001-07:00

How i pictured Qhorin Halfhand. Not really... I kinda pictured him with a Bomber Hat and a thick beard... But i as i was finishing up, i read a description of him just to make sure and turns out he had a shaven face and a grey ponytail. I must have missed that part. Oh well, hope you guys like!

Viserys Douche bag

2011-08-21T16:45:00.000-07:00

This is a bit vulgar, but i thought it was hilarious when i thought it up at 2am, half fallen asleep. Hope you guys dig it. lol

The Red Viper

2011-08-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

Continuing the SOIAF series, this is Oberyn Martell aka The Red Viper. Had a blast drawing him. A lot of people pictured him with facial hair of some sort, but i always saw him as clean shaven. I hope to one day depict the fight between him and the Mountain, hopefully. Look forward to the next character. Hope you enjoy!

Where's the Routine?

2011-08-01T20:15:00.001-07:00

Here are pieces i did of characters from a book series i've been highly obsessing over for the past 2/3 months. The book series is called, A Song of Ice and Fire. I was turned onto this from the tv adaptation that HBO put out of the first book, translated into the first season, called Game of Thrones. It's an amazingly well put together series, with amazing acting, costume design, set design, etc. EVERYTHING is awesome on the show. Its a loyal translation from an amazing book series. I'm probably going to draw more characters from the series in the future. Moving on. Its officially been a year since i started working at AMI Entertainment Network. I've learned so much about the industry, and i've learned so much about myself as well. Most of those lessons consists mostly with the same realization... I know nothing. lol

Seems to me that compared to my fellow workers, i'm a novice at life... And i must admit, my mother sheltered the hell out of my and my siblings... And it almost seems like an injustice, but ultimately, i guess its it depends on the point of view. I learned a lot this year that could have been learned 6-7 years ago. But, I feel wiser for it, but in my laughable wisdom, i know its folly to call myself wise at all.

Life lesson or career lesson, i'm taking this year with me to be one of the pillars for the journey ahead. I don't want to be all talk though, career wise, all the projects me and the team has worked on for the past year will be COMING OUT SOON! And i cannot wait for everyone and their grand mom to see what we've done. It's truely an exciting time ahead!

Circles

2011-06-10T22:28:00.000-07:00

My attempt at Modernism... I call it... Circles... Done completely in Photoshop. Its not a real canvas. Its a texture. But i must say, its blended so well, it actually looks like it could be paint on canvas.

WIP for my Demo Reel

2011-06-06T21:57:00.001-07:00

I've decided its time to get back in gear and work on my demo reel. So i'm working on a concept piece for a character model i'm doing to do. This is still a work in progress. i hope to finish it and color it... sometime soon. lol.

i was going for a spacey futuristic soldier girl. Doing the 4 concepts and then picking on and merging the rest of them in there... But it ended up looking more like Futuristic Mad Max... Which perfectly find with, i just need to fine tune the gear shes wearing. But look for the finished concept soon.

Am i doing this right?

2011-04-22T23:56:00.000-07:00

Im part of the Reddit community and they do this thing called, am i doing it right MEME. where they take a average photo, zoom in and super impose a face onto everyone in the photo. Some are hilarious, unique and well. i just wanted to join the fun and i made my own. enjoy!

Baby Doll and Rocket

2011-04-19T21:46:00.000-07:00

So my 2 favs of Sucket Punch. But i have a feeling i'm going to end up doing the other 3... oh boy... what have i started.

Finally! Some Art Work is published. lol

2011-04-12T17:12:00.000-07:00

Finally! I can't show you guys a little something, if anything!

The magazine BRANDWEEK has published a article about the company i work for, AMI Entertainment, and there's a little art snippet in the 2 page spread that I've worked on! They asked me to do companies mascot, Bash - The Monkey, much like the Mad Men logo of the guy sitting in a hair facing away with, a cig in his hand. Same concept, except its a monkey, with a banana in his hand.

It isn't extremely impressive, but it is sleek and compliments everything else going on in the article. Although i can't wait to post all that i've been doing at my job, this will have to do for some time. However, i am extremely happy that my work is published in such a awesome marketing trade publication. Apologies for the low res, i was advised to not post a high res version of these online. However, the article basically goes over how far AMI has come as a company and where we are in the market today and the impact we have in the advertisement, music and casual gaming worlds, today. Here's the cover of the April 11,2011 issue of Brandweek! Woot Woot!

Sucker Punch: Baby Doll

2011-04-09T20:52:00.000-07:00

Despite the mixed reviews of this movie, i actually enjoyed it. Baby Doll and Rocket are my favorite characters. I might draw Rocket next.

WSC: Do they miss us?

2011-04-05T21:46:00.000-07:00

revisiting my old characters. I need to make a proper web comic site for this strip.

April from the 50s

2011-03-28T22:06:00.001-07:00

I decided to revisit my old comic strip and i got really carried away with detailing April's 50s spy look. So i guess be on the look out for a few strips in a the next few weeks.

2011-03-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

Really in love with this band lately. Coconut Records. This is their song West Coast. The only thing that separates this apart from a regular skateboard demo is the simple fact that he's in some type of stray jacket, and he's skating in a huge art gallery of some sort. Skateboarding as a performance art in this video. I dig it. Hope you enjoy too.

Adele Portrait

2011-03-15T21:09:00.000-07:00

I think i might have finally got Adele out of my system by doing this portrait of her. Collie said it would work and I'm almost certain he's right. First Audrey now Adele.

I spent 2 weeks on and off doing this piece and i must say its pretty rough around the edges and could probably go through several more revisions and polishes, but i think the purpose of these pieces aren't to create masterpieces. Nope, for this one i think i was experimenting with colors.

Although i'd like to think of myself as a pretty good artist, when it comes to colors, i do play it pretty safe. I'm just branching out and experimenting. And i think it came out awesome.

Hope you guys enjoy this as much as i enjoyed making it.

Adele

2011-02-23T21:22:00.000-08:00

Adele has been rocking me lately. She has such a soulful voice and even if i can't relate, i feel like her voice hits certain chords deep down. Yes, deep down. Noises that hit primal chords in the heart. whatever that means.

This video is super dope too. Might do a illustration of her next.

PS: Althouh this video doesn't have crazy special effects, it magic in the extremely simple but effective the visuals are in conveying the drama int eh lyrics. A broken home, in every room, there's a different story just because of the placements of certain objects. I'm not even talking about the obvious, but the chairs with the sheets over there. So genius.

The woman dancing with the stick in the powder is so memorizing. The room full of half empty glasses of water, thumping to the beat. The stairway where there s huge pile of plates and cups on the ground and peices still being thrown down the stairs. Such amazing imagery. I can't get enough. Or even the fast that Adele is sitting in a chair the entire video. Speaks volumes.

Personally, i don't think music videos, or movies in general need computer special effects to convey strong imagery. This video exceeds.

Glory!!!!

2011-02-21T20:04:00.001-08:00

Spent a few hours doing this today. Its conceptual and i really love it that way. Its actually the most unique piece i've ever done and i'm so happy with it. I'm so happy with it!!!!

GLORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Audrey

2011-02-14T21:59:00.000-08:00

I think i'm done. Probably not the best, but i think i wanna move on.

Audrey

2011-01-30T19:46:00.001-08:00

Work in progress. A portrait of Audrey Hepburn. The classiest woman ever to grace Hollywood.

Jusitce

2011-01-23T22:34:00.000-08:00

Sunday night piece! the only superheroes that matter.

My All Time Favorite

2010-12-29T19:25:00.001-08:00

Had some fun with this. My all time favorite super hero.

Z is for Zombie: Characters

2010-12-27T16:36:00.000-08:00

I finally got a composition of the characters to be in my work in progress comic. Took me this long to make this. wow. this project is going to be a life long pursuit. lol

Breakfast of Booze - Epic Meal Time

2010-12-21T21:47:00.000-08:00

Eventually, i'm going to have my website URL, direct you to my blog. I've given up on learning website design. So much coding... I think its easier just to keep everything on my blog. As soon as i learn how to set up a gallery on the illustration,3d and freelance pages. i'll be good to go.

it is sad, i don't have anything to post, artwise anyways. Its real difficult to work on your own projects specially when 8 hours of your life is put into other peoples work, everyday.

But i do enjoy my job. I love it. My escape from reality. I look forward to it every weekend. Odd yea? ha. Indeed. But i love it.

Found this amazing dude on youtube and his channel called, EpicMealTime. I think the breakfast video is freaken awesome. Definitely want to try this meal sometime in the future.

WE BOUT TO GET DRUNK OFF PANCAKES!

Z is for Zombie

2010-12-05T19:59:00.000-08:00

So i've decided what my next major project is, this one might take a long long time. I need to be patient with it and not rush showing off any new material for it, until i have a large majority of the project done.

But i will tell you what it is. I've been really inspired by the wave of Zombie material coming out recently. Specially with the new Walking Dead series thats based off the comics. I decided to make my own Zombie graphic novel, but a comedic one. Ones that can be serious, but most of the time, its just silly and fun.

I do have a outline of the story, just need to fill int he details, tons. And i even started developing the characters as you can see. So, in the upcoming months, i'm probably gonna post more concept work from it, but not give away the story. So this should be fun. Hopefully, i can actually finish it. lol

Assassins Creed: Feudal Japan

2010-11-25T23:06:00.001-08:00

Brotherhood was such an amazing game, but having the game take place in the middle easter and then Europe, for 2 games. I really hope they change it up with the next installment. I understand Desmond is a white dude with some middle easter ancestry, and that there's no way that he could possibly have asian japanese roots too.... But i hope somehow they can tell a story with a japanese assassin.

The immediate conclusion when you think of Assassins Creed in Japan, is the guy should be a Ninja. Because they're agile and do assassinations in stealth, but ultimately i liked the samurai concept better. It has more to work with than a simple ninja outfit.

A friend said, how would a samurai do free running with all the armor on them... In which i replied, How did Altair and Ezio do free running with all that stuff on them too. Seriously. Ezio in AC2 had crazy amounts of Metal Armor, swords, smoke bombs, daggers and crossbows all over his body, yet he's the Ninja of the Europe. lol

Anyways, i'm going to tune the concept some more and then, when i get my new baby, do a 3d model of the character. Its gonna be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

Paperboy

2010-11-25T20:40:00.001-08:00

Did this illustration for Niko The Messenger as a tshirt design. They contacted me at like the last moment and i decided to do it cause we have a mutual friend. It was really nerv wrecking to get it done in time especially cause i was working on another project on top of my job... But i ultimately got it to a place where i like it.

worddddddddddddddd

Supergirl

2010-11-13T15:25:00.000-08:00

just fan art i suppose.

What what in the Butt

2010-11-10T20:58:00.001-08:00

continued tonight a bit on the concept art from last night. I think i got it to a place where i want it as a "concept art" piece. Clearly i was inspired by tron. I wasn't doing it on purpose, probably just really siked about the movie. Anyways, hope ya dig.

futuristic warrior girl concept

2010-11-09T21:25:00.000-08:00

concept art, is a artform. Im still trying to get good at it. mehhhhhhhhhhhhhh. did this before im heading off to sleep

brushes in photoshop

2010-11-08T17:55:00.001-08:00

messing around with brushes in photoshop. i kind of like contemporary stuff, its easy to make. haha.

Rod redesign

2010-11-07T18:15:00.001-08:00

redesign of my character Rod from Space Map 7. kehehehe.

cat update

2010-11-01T21:12:00.001-07:00

placed the right hand in a different spot, colored the outline respectfully and added shading in a timely manner. may not be perfect, but im satisfied with it. enjoy!

cat update

2010-10-31T21:42:00.001-07:00

put in flat colors and outline. still gots alittle ways to go. whoopdiwhoop!

redesigning old characters of mine

2010-10-25T21:12:00.000-07:00

Had some free time on my hand tonight and i figure it be cool to go back and redesign some of my old characters. I had this project in my storyboarding class back in college, where i came up with a story about a band of space traveling pirates. It was actually really elaborate in its story and there is just so many tales that can be told with the material and characters i came up with, but i haven't really done much with it.

But i did however draw the characters out. Now that i'm a little bit wiser and skilled, i figure maybe i go back and redesign those characters just for fun, or maybe eventually do something with them in the future. Anyways, one of the characters is Cat.

Although the new design i'm working on doesn't really show her spunk as i originally written her, i think overall, i really love the new character design. Its still work in progress. Hopefully i'll continue working on her till shes finish and then move onto the other characters. Awesome! hope you enjoy!

After

before

Stephen the Levite's EP: The Forerunner

2010-10-13T17:47:00.000-07:00

Since their already posting the image up for preorder, i figure i can do the same. I recently did some illustrations for Lampmode Record's Stephen the Levite's new EP: The Forerunner. ( can click the link if you wanna purchase a copy.

They wanted a Boondocks'y look to the character. The official description was have Darrel aka. Stephen the Levit, be a modern day John the Baptist reincarnate in comtemporary North Philly, make sure he has a whistle, crowd around him of all walks of life. And a few other details... Wallabies... Did everything to the T.

I added text to it as well, but they didn't like it so, they added their own, which is alright with me, still got paid either way.

Overall, i'm happy with how things turned out, The EP is coming out later this month. And i wish they'd send me a copy already so i can shoot product photos!!!

sidenote - product photos are kind of awesome.

gotta start doing art again

2010-09-26T10:31:00.001-07:00

Haven't really been doing any art lately. Going to work seems to pull all of the artistic desires out from me. I used to wanted to create art all the time, but since i've been going to work all day, i dont seem to have the energy to do it anymore on my free time.

So this is a attempt at doing something creative again. Fail? i dunno. lol its a scrap, not something i'd be super happy about, but whatevs.

Naveen

2010-09-21T21:03:00.000-07:00

i worked with a colorful array of people. And one of them is this awesome guy named Naveen. Racial jokes are fun. lol. especially when they welcomed by the person your making fun of. We all joke around at work, all the minorities anyways. The Whites can't say anything... Because thats racist and i will report that... Real talk... Lol, jk. (unless its real... can usually tell when one is joking...)

Anyways, i was going to draw all the programmers at my job in world of Warcraft attire, and i sketched that bit out, but realized how long and tedious that process would take just by working on Naveens character, alone. I finally got around to completing it.

So i hope you enjoy. Its Naveen is persian attire on a magic flying carpet, on the sea floor.

this is actually a super big file too, i guess i was trying to make it into a wallpaper. Anyways. PZZZZZZZZzz

trip to NYC/Brooklyn Art Museum

2010-09-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

In no particular order, i've posted these photos from a recent trip to New York/ the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Me and Collie took this awesome trip and we saw some awesome stuff, these are the one that really struck my eye. In these set of photos you'll see works from the Art of Africa, Art of Asia and Abdi Ferrah Exhibit. Also some random photos of the trip. Whatevs. lol

I was clearly enjoying the mess out of the Art of Africa, that stuff was so amazing. I honestly never knew... For real for real... Some of the stuff is was kinda freaky, but ultimately, it was amazing to see.

I loved the experience, the PMA is great, but sometimes you just gotta check out some new things. Anyways, hope ya digs these pieces of art and i encourage you guys to go check out the Brooklyn Museum of Art also. You won't regret it.

New York is so massive. Gotta go there again.

This was the 2nd and 3rd floor of the Musuem, I took 3 pictures of the thing and tried to peice them together so you guys can see the entire thing. It was really awesome.

Excess product and Gease.

2010-09-06T21:03:00.000-07:00

Every other week i take my mom to the supermarket to buy groceries and i understand the concept of a supermarket where people go to purchase food for their families and such using money that they've earned during the week...

but something just bothers me about this image. I'm not gonna go into detail about world hunger and whatnot, but this is just kind of... yea.

on a lighter note, on friday, a lot of people called out earlier to have a 4 day weekend. However, the ones that did stay, got some work done and were awesomely surprised by these gease in our parking lot.

it was so weird, they just kind of showed up and stood there as if they were waiting for something? What? No idea. Anyways, Natalya, a graphic designer at my job, decided to go out and feed them some bread and stuff. I got a few pics. that was pretty awesome.

Blogggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg.

Circles

2010-09-04T14:51:00.000-07:00

There's this book a came across where it had excersizes to get your creative juices flowing. One of the excersizes was to take 20 pictures of your surroundings of circles. Try to crop them in the same area every time. Anyways, i was out today and took some. Not gonna lie, its not a very impressive thing to do, but it was surprisingly fun to search for circles.

i be Woe Working

2010-08-28T23:00:00.001-07:00

to be honest, i have nothing show in the time since my last post. lol. Because i be working.

I've actually fallen madly in love with my job. the work, the people, the building itself and its many quirks. i feel very blessed. I'm financially stable in an unstable economy right now. although the job market is getting better. Hope my fellow artist find jobs soon.

I posted 2 pictures of my desk and a marker board that we jot down ideas on, on facebook and thought i'd just relay that onto here. Its really not impressive to look at, thats only cause i havent decorated anything yet. And the panda sketches were just for fun.

I assure you, i have been doing a crapload of artwork since i started there last month. Its a damn shame i can't show any of it to you guys until March. lol, by which i'll have a more tremendous amount of work to show.

Continuous

2010-07-27T10:58:00.000-07:00

This piece is called, Continuous.

I be working

2010-06-30T15:03:00.000-07:00

thought i'd crank out some artwork before it got seriously crazy in my life with work. (because i'm super employed now and i start work tomorrow?!?!?!) Anyways, found this cool picture of this guy taken by Maria Donvang so here's a little sneak peak into the process. I'm not tracing this by any means. Just looking at the photo and painting. anywho, hopefully i finish it. lol

i thought this was hilarious.

2010-06-25T20:25:00.000-07:00

Piece on Criticism

2010-06-18T15:30:00.001-07:00

I was messing around with this brush in photoshop. And it turned out kind of neat. Kinda looks like oldschool jackson pollock type era, art. lol, whatever. There's no deep meaning.

PS: I got a awesome job. Can't wait to start working.

new banner

2010-06-12T18:42:00.001-07:00

I got carried away with the new banner... the new layouts on blogspot are just so exciting. I'll make a new banner which is more simpler... Kehehehe.

face

2010-06-11T14:29:00.001-07:00

i didn't set out to draw anyone in particular, but this kind of turned out to look like someone i know. Coincidence. was fun

i added some text

2010-06-08T16:02:00.001-07:00

Poop Monster

2010-06-08T14:45:00.000-07:00

so i made this poop monster. i dont think its finishedd, i think i want to add a toilet or something, or maybe a big chocalate bar.

WSC: Kickass Adventure Part 4, Conclusion

2010-05-20T21:54:00.000-07:00

some new strips

Humanoid WIP 2

2010-05-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

made a few more detailed changes, still ways to go.

Humanoid WIP

2010-05-13T18:02:00.001-07:00

me and a few friends are having a competition of sorts to make a humanoid alien type creature, first the concept as an illustration and then a 3d model done in zbrush. We're doing this to work on our portfolios. Because well... I want a humanoid alien creature and they all do too, but we lack motivation, but it seems like if there are other people doing it and there are deadlines, then, it can be fun and we're more motivated to do it. I'm working on this guy right now.

Zombie Tactical Sqaud

2010-05-11T21:07:00.001-07:00

I finally got around to coloring it... Well, i mean i colored it before, i just never colored any of the zombies, but decided, i could finish it just by adding words in the background and overlay them... heh. hope ya dig.

WSC: Kickass Adventure Part 2

2010-05-11T19:50:00.001-07:00

the kickass adventure continues.

WSC: Kickass Adventure Part 1

2010-05-09T22:26:00.001-07:00

I'll have part 2 up by Wednesday.

When Spring Comes blog

2010-05-04T23:10:00.000-07:00

I've decided to make a seperate blog for my strip. I'll be posting the new strips on here also, but that site is specifically for the strip and the strip alone. Here is a link to it. It'll soon be on the side bar as a link. Word Up!

When Spring Comes Blog

WSC: IPoop

2010-05-03T15:17:00.001-07:00

I decided to upload the strip early, because i just finished another strip today, i guess i'll post that one next week. But here's the latest one. Yes. This is the direction i'm going. lol. I know people are going to take offense to some of the things ahead, but im tired of censoring. This comic strip is meant to express myself, not to impress anyone else. So if you don't like it. Don't read it. But if you do, thanks. Hope you enjoy.:P

WSC: Promo

2010-05-02T10:01:00.001-07:00

So i've taken a long break from my strip, and i think its time to get back into it. So look out for strips soon, however, here is a promo for the new batch of strips... For the new season. lol. Personality Check.

This was suppose to be a sketch

2010-04-10T21:30:00.001-07:00

I was messing around with a sketch this this female character, and it just kinda took off. Not completely however because the linework is pretty crappy, but good enough that i thought i'd throw some color on there. hope ye dig.

Lindsey Olivares is a dope artist

2010-04-10T15:08:00.000-07:00

I was shuffling through the blogs i follow and i saw this, and i know easter was a few weeks back, but this is awesome!!!! Praise Jesus. Check out her blog here Lindsey Olivares

I wish i had some art to show

2010-04-02T22:20:00.000-07:00

Its been weeks and i dont have work to show on my blog. I've been slaving over these 3d buildings for Navteq every single day of every waking minute of my life... I hate it so bad... Due date is tuesday and i dont think ill get done in time... But i need a break regardless. My heads going to explodes...

Thats why the strip hasn't been cranking out either. Just no time... Plus, i don't have any ideas. Seriously, if i were to make a strip right now, it would be of my character sitting in front of a computer, modeling 3d buildings... Its horrible, this i know.

Plus i'm still waiting to hear back from Gnomon... My Anxiousness is like no other. I can barely take it.

This is my blog. Good night.

Speed Painting 1

2010-03-22T16:10:00.000-07:00

some creature of the sand, whatev.

WSC: A Great Water

2010-03-15T23:44:00.000-07:00

Adventures in India.

Gnomon demo submission

2010-03-10T13:50:00.000-08:00

I'm gonna submit this along with my application to gnomon school out in Los Angeles. I guess its revised to show a bit of everything i can do... But whatever, most of it you guys probably already have seen before.

Redesign

2010-03-08T21:07:00.001-08:00

Just redesigning the characters before i start up the strip again. April is looking shnazzy.

WSC: 2 Months later

2010-03-06T00:32:00.001-08:00

i'm skipping 2 months ahead with the characters.

So this chick right

2010-03-05T22:33:00.000-08:00

not done yet....

I know who assassinated Lincoln.

2010-02-28T21:46:00.000-08:00

My friend, Henry has been doing this series about this ninja school on his blog. And he wants people to join in one the fun. So i did. Hope you guys like it.

ZBrush Attack!

2010-02-26T00:22:00.001-08:00

Haven't posted in awhile, but just wanted you to know i cared about you my dear blog.

Here's a dude i did in zbrush.

the process

2010-02-11T21:01:00.001-08:00

... whatver.

WSC: Can't Win Em All

2010-02-08T21:47:00.000-08:00

The Journey Continues.

Lenard

2010-02-06T20:22:00.000-08:00

another bulky dude. he's greasy and somewhat perverted looking. and also featured in this piece. a box.

Big Black Rufus

2010-02-05T19:43:00.001-08:00

Another character. A generic black strong man character. I was experimenting on bulky characters. This is the first one, so watch out. I'll be working on a second bulky character next.

More character peice..

2010-02-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

the fons.

Kara vs. Kara

2010-02-04T14:58:00.001-08:00

I did this for a friend. It was for her niece, Kara. Wanted her to be dressed as Supergirl and Harley Quinn.

Apple

2010-02-01T19:45:00.001-08:00

i decided to take a few of my old character sketches and touch them up. I want to have a character design section on my website... so, guess i better start working on that.

WSC: Kung Fu Kick

2010-01-28T18:47:00.001-08:00

the new girl in town.

Update

2010-01-25T16:11:00.000-08:00

i decided to continue to tweak this a bit. maybe i'll work on it some more... we'll see.

Enveloped.

2010-01-24T21:42:00.000-08:00

so i been working on this for the passed few days and to be honest, could probably tighty it up some more, but there comes a time when you say enough is enough.

there really isn't much meaning behind the piece but rather i was inspired by my friends, collie's style. I enjoyed doing this piece.

WSC: Omar's Cab

2010-01-21T16:29:00.000-08:00

journey to the east begins for April!

Hail Modern Mother

2010-01-14T21:27:00.000-08:00

Communication Arts submission date is the 22 and i needed something to submit. I think i'm stuck with this style. lol. I can't see to develop something different and unique... Maybe it due time. But, i think this is it.

There were a few meanings behind this pieces before it actually got to this point. At first, i just wanted a do another pretty girl. But somehow the baby made it into the piece. Then it became this piece about how certain woman have amazing potential to do great things in the world, but for some reason or another, they had a child out of wedlock and now their future is completely gone or put on hold.

However, i need a foreground and background and for some reason, i felt like drawing roses falling from the sky. Its like a salute to the modern mother of the 21th century. The woman is of mixed decent, looks like Black and Asian and the baby is an even lighter tone. America is a melting pot, especially in the year 2010. Some people still want to stay within their own race and i understand the reasons why, trust me, a lot of the reasons are no where near being racist, however, i'm a firm believer in the crossing of cultures, ethnicities and diverse backgrounds.

Also, mothers these days have it extremely hard, especially those who are single mothers. Hate to a douche toward men, but guys are complete a-holes these days. Men were born with this amazing ability to fight for what stirs them. If nurtured correctly, a man can raise a family and protect his wife and his kids. If neglected and abused... lets just say woman get left the result of those actions a good majority of the time.

So to see a woman who is a single mother who is making it in the world without the help of a man is truly a feet in itself and should be hailed.

Hopefully i get into Communication Arts...

WSC: The Situation

2010-01-11T20:47:00.000-08:00

I watch jersey shore... what can i say.

Leah is all Wordy like that

2010-01-08T23:25:00.000-08:00

i was inspired to do this after seeing some really cool typography faces. Not alot of people come to my blog, so this wont get too much exposure, which is cool because Leah wants to use this for something in the future, i'm thinking maybe a flyer or something.

WSC: Avatar

2010-01-08T18:12:00.000-08:00

Regardless of how you felt about the story and its underlining themes which i won't get into... You have to admitt, that this is vissually, one of the best movies of all times, if not... THE best visual movie in the history of cinema.

if there was aliens in the universe, i'd pray they are something like the ones we find in this movie. Its just too awesome for words. I can't wait to watch it again and own it when it comes out on dvd. GO WATCH IT NO WHILE ITS STILL IN THEATERS!

i think its finished.

2010-01-03T19:49:00.000-08:00

i touched up his face a bunch and a few other places. but for the most part, i think i'm finished. WALLAH!

China Man

2010-01-02T19:53:00.000-08:00

I decided to finish the one i posted from my recent post. It was my grandmothers birthday today and we went out to a restaurant in Chinatown. None of my cousins came. It was just my family, my other grandparents, and 3 cousins... I have a large family. Around 20 plus cousins.

it was ridiculously sad that none of them came. Maybe the word didn't get out to them, but then again maybe it was internal conflict. It just seems like the more i find out about my family, the more drama there is to our history. Thats not to say that other peoples families don't have problems, it just seems like while your in it, its a bigger deal than your friends fam's issues. Know what i mean? I don't think my generation has as many flaws to our characters than the generation before us.

I honestly believe that my brothers and sister and cousins can rise to the occasion and be a better peoples for my family's name.

This portrait is of a chinese man, i found a picture of. I don't know the guy, and while painting it, i didn't specifically have a meaning behind it. But as i finished i couldn't help but think of the my uncles and aunts and my mom and dad... And how it seems like their good intentions for my generation still doesn't proceed their ambitions to hold onto a lifestyle that has never worked.

This portrait is for them. Its for the older generation. PS: on second that... i think i want to continue this painting until the details are more defined. lol

What happened to those days?

2010-01-01T22:07:00.000-08:00

What ever happened to the days where a artist could whip up something like this and then have it sold for like... a million dollars? Seriusly. I'm a artist and i painted this. Give me a million dollars! This should be in a museum! Maybe in the impressionism section!!

My kicks

2010-01-01T15:52:00.001-08:00

This was fun to do. I been looking at alot of detailed illustrations of characters lately and i kind of want to experiment with that... Plus i need a character design portfolio... Anyways, hope you guys like it.

WSC: New Years

2009-12-31T14:48:00.001-08:00

my new years. womp womp.

Grand Hank

2009-12-30T00:11:00.000-08:00

A few weeks back, i applied for a illustration position i found on Craigslist and they recently got back to me about it. I think they have a few other people in mind for the job, so in order to weed out the bunch, they asked that we do a comic strip (which what i'm assuming the job is actually going to be... making comic strips...)

They gave me this character, Grand Hank (which is also a tv show on the Philadelphia public channel.) The show is called, Science Lab of Grand Hank. Its like science show that tries to make science hip and relevant for kids in inner cities, especially Philadelphia, becuase thats' where they're stationed i suppose... Anyways, the strip is suppose to use their character in a "hip hop science" strip...

i don't fully understand how i was suppose to make this hip hoppy... maybe graffiti in the background i suppose, but i it was far out the way to do that, and plus they said that it didn't need to be extremely detailed... I think it came out alright.

judging from the tv show, if i get the job, i don't think it'll be a high paying job... but, any money at this point is dually needed. Anyways, hope you guys like this.

my bittersweet holiday.

2009-12-26T01:54:00.000-08:00

...

My Christmas.

2009-12-24T21:55:00.000-08:00

bah humbug...

WSC: Merry Christmas

2009-12-23T20:44:00.000-08:00