So one of my co-workers lent me the most current issue of ImagineFX magazine that he subscribes to.  Truth be told, I had seen this magazine many a times before and never really gave it any attention.  Mainly due to the fact that I was looking at design mags and that I never saw anything in there that looked like my work.  Mostly the mag focuses on Photoshop and Painter with the work they feature and the tutorials they include.

This time however, I decide to be a grown up and actually go through it instead of dismissing the magazine.  This practice piece is the result of some lighting articles that I read.  I will be doing more  and hopefully learning (& improving) in the process.

So this is my interpretation of a fellow artist character.  The guy who created her goes by Lord Santiago over on DA.  He posted up this lovely character along with a 2 others during the holidays and I wanted to do something with her since.  I’d been working on her off and on since this past holiday season and finally decided to throw in the towel and post up what I had.  This is as far as I am taking this piece, and feel it’s not bad - but also not great.   Enjoy.

There are certain things that come to mind when some of us think about essential tools for illustration or creating any kind of art.  Something to create that art on like canvas and something to create it with like pens or and instrument in terms of music.

And then there are other things that while we think are essential for us to create with, really have no business being included in a list of essentials.  Things like coffee or cigarettes.  Necessary for art?  Not unless you dip your cigarettes in coffee and use them as ink “pens”.  And then there are headphones.

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So after asking a few peoples if they would throw some color on this hentai legend and getting turned down, I got bored and and decided to color her myself.  I’m quite happy with the way she turned out and hopefully come up with a theme to make a wallpaper out of her.  If anyone has any suggestions, let me know.  Until next time; Enjoy.

Oh, and you click the image to see it fullsize on my DA page.

It’s been a long and arduous battle getting them here, but I’m finally in possesion of some fancy postcards of my work to give out to you.  That’s right, they’re all for you and even better; they’re free!  Find out all the details after the jump. Read more

Here’s the hi-res of NailKaiser for anyone who feels like coloring it.

Here’s a wallpaper I made featuring Rei Ayanami and a redesigned plug suit.  Resolution is 1920×1200, Enjoy

Hey guys, I’m trying to come up with a good color scheme for her and I haven’t quite nailed it yet.  So I’m asking for your help.  I’m really just looking for flat colors, but if you feel so inclined that you want to fully shade it, then go for broke.

I only ask that you credit me with the lines/design and send me a link (or the image itself) so I can see the results.

Here’s the image - caution - it’s pretty big, like 9mb .jpg.  Just thought I’d let you know

So I found out about this contest on DA for an anime poster for DA’s first appearance at an anime convention which just happened to be Anime Expo in LA.  God knows how long the contest has been running, but I just found out about it on the 25th.  Mind you, the deadline is the 29th at 11:59 pst.  It took me a whole day to get an idea, lay it out and actually start it.  So I really didn’t start it until the middle of the night on the 26th.

Needles to say, I workd my ass of for a few days straight.  I didn’t really work on it Saturday due to me making prior arrangments almost a month ago and there was no way I was gettin out of them.  So I worked my ass of Sunday trying to get this thing done.  I actually managed to cobble something pretty freaking sweet together.  So i go to output and find that the file isn’t a high enough resolution.  So i have to output again.  Keep in mind the first output was less than 5 minutes before the deadline and the second output was going to take longer due to the MASSIVE size.  Oh, did I mention that DA wanted a 24×36″ poster?  Minimum pixel size was 2400×3600.  I can’t speak for anyone else, but having Illustrator pump out a 24″x36″ jpg at any resolution over 72dpi is going to tkae some time.  Time that I didn’t really have.

Needless to say, I missed the deadline by about 30 seconds.  Give or take about 10 seconds.  So now I’m pissed and don’t really have anywhere to direct my anger.  Maybe I’ll a beer (or 3) and go to bed and figure out what the hell I’m going to do with this goddamn poster in morning.

FUCK!

Oh and you check out the poster here