2016
Late night effects animation
I've been really busy as of late, so I haven't been able to post new work. the two pics below are the reason why as I've been doing some freelance effects on an animated film for next year. effects work comes few and far between nowadays, so it's always a treat to get to work on some 2D effects!
Inktober day 31 - Captain Kirk as a Romulan
31/10/16 09:28 Filed in: Personal
day 31 - This one seemed appropriate for Halloween. Captain James T. Kirk in disguise as a Romulan - from the TOS episode "The Enterprise Incident".
Happy Halloween everyone and goodbye to Inktober, that was fun.
"Commander, you'll forgive me if I put up a fight."
Happy Halloween everyone and goodbye to Inktober, that was fun.
"Commander, you'll forgive me if I put up a fight."
Inktober day 30 - Marlena Moreau
30/10/16 09:23 Filed in: Personal
day 30 - Lieutenant Marlena Moreau - played by Barbara Luna, was a scientist serving aboard the ISS Enterprise in the TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror".
"I want one thing, Captain: Transfer me! On the Enterprise I am humiliated. On another ship I can hunt fresh game."
"I want one thing, Captain: Transfer me! On the Enterprise I am humiliated. On another ship I can hunt fresh game."
Inktober day 29 - Checkov
29/10/16 15:29 Filed in: Personal
day 29 - Two for today!!! Ensign Pavel Andreievich Checkov - played by Walter Koenig. Navigator and Tactical officer on the starship Enterprise.
"Of course, Doctor. The Garden of Eden was just outside Moscow. A very nice place. Must've made Adam and Eve very sad to leave."
"Of course, Doctor. The Garden of Eden was just outside Moscow. A very nice place. Must've made Adam and Eve very sad to leave."
Playing around with mouth charts
wanted to develop some mouth charts for a character I'm working on. hadn't done one of these in a while. should do some more…
Inktober day 28 - Scotty
28/10/16 10:10 Filed in: Personal
day 28 Montgomery "Scotty" Scott portrayed by James Doohan. Second officer/Chief engineer on the starship Enterprise.
"Aye, the haggis is in the fire for sure."
"Aye, the haggis is in the fire for sure."
Inktober day 27 - Yarnek
27/10/16 10:12 Filed in: Personal
day 27 another quickie.
The Excalbian Yarnek, from the TOS episode "The Savage Curtain". Voiced by Bart LaRue.
"We offer you an opportunity to become our teachers by demonstrating whether good or evil is more powerful."
The Excalbian Yarnek, from the TOS episode "The Savage Curtain". Voiced by Bart LaRue.
"We offer you an opportunity to become our teachers by demonstrating whether good or evil is more powerful."
Inktober day 26 - The Gorn
26/10/16 10:13 Filed in: Personal
day 26 (actually 25) The Gorn, from the TOS episode "Arena". Voiced by Ted Cassidy.
"I weary of the chase. Wait for me. I shall be merciful and quick."
"I weary of the chase. Wait for me. I shall be merciful and quick."
Chewbacca Solo
25/10/16 07:46 Filed in: Personal
this is what happens when autocorrect changes bowcaster to stratocaster. you get late night inspired happy accidents. so i give you Chewie rocking out on a guitar.
Inktober day 24 - James Tiberius Kirk
24/10/16 23:31 Filed in: Personal
day 24 - Captain James "Jim" Tiberius Kirk. Commander of the USS Enterprise, played by William Shatner.
"The potential for knowledge and advancement is equally great! Risk. Risk is our business. That’s what this starship is all about. That’s why we’re aboard her."
"The potential for knowledge and advancement is equally great! Risk. Risk is our business. That’s what this starship is all about. That’s why we’re aboard her."
Inktober day 23 - The Keeper
23/10/16 23:52 Filed in: Personal
day 23 - A Talosian aka "The Keeper", played by Georgia Schmidt and voiced by Malachi Throne in the TOS pilot episode "The Cage" and the two part episode "The Menagerie"
"A curious species. They have fantasies they hide even from themselves."
"A curious species. They have fantasies they hide even from themselves."
Inktober day 21 - Gary Mitchell
21/10/16 23:21 Filed in: Personal
day 21 - Gary Mitchell, played by Gary Lockwood in the TOS episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before" Star Trek's second pilot, produced after the first pilot "The Cage" was rejected.
"Morals are for men, not gods."
"Morals are for men, not gods."
Inktober day 20 - Uhura
20/10/16 23:22 Filed in: Personal
day 20 - Nyota Uhura, played by lovely Nichelle Nichols. In TOS she is translator and communications officer who specializes in linguistics, cryptography and philology.
"Mr. Spock, I haven't done anything like this in years. If it isn't done just right, I could blow the entire communications system. It's very delicate work, sir."
"Mr. Spock, I haven't done anything like this in years. If it isn't done just right, I could blow the entire communications system. It's very delicate work, sir."
Inktober day 19 - Sulu
19/10/16 23:04 Filed in: Personal
day 19 - Hikaru Sulu, played by George Takei. third officer and senior helmsman on TOS.
"When it comes to farms, I wouldn't know what looked right or wrong if it were two feet from me."
"When it comes to farms, I wouldn't know what looked right or wrong if it were two feet from me."
Inktober day 18 - T'Pring
18/10/16 23:15 Filed in: Personal
day 18 - T'Pring, played by Arlene Martel in the TOS episode "Amok Time"
"Spock. Parted from me and never parted. Never and always touching and touched. I await you."
"Spock. Parted from me and never parted. Never and always touching and touched. I await you."
Inktober day 17 - Trelane
17/10/16 23:10 Filed in: Personal
day 17 - Trelane, played by William Campbell in the TOS episode "The Squire of Gothos"
"You will hang by the neck, Captain, until you are dead, dead, dead!"
"You will hang by the neck, Captain, until you are dead, dead, dead!"
Inktober day 15 - Marta
16/10/16 00:26 Filed in: Personal
day 15 - Marta The Orion, played by Yvonne Craig of Batgirl fame in the TOS episode "Whom Gods Destroy'
"You mustn't stop me. He's my lover, and I have to kill him."
"You mustn't stop me. He's my lover, and I have to kill him."
Inktober day 13 - Khan Noonien Singh
13/10/16 23:19 Filed in: Personal
day 13 - Khan Noonien Singh played by the legendary Ricardo Montalban in the TOS episode "Space Seed' and reprised in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Khan was voted one of the ten greatest film villains by the Online Film Critics Society.
"Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity, but improve man and you gain a thousandfold. I am such a man.
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"Improve a mechanical device and you may double productivity, but improve man and you gain a thousandfold. I am such a man.
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Inktober day 12 - Cheronian Commissioner Bele
12/10/16 22:51 Filed in: Personal
day 12 - Cheronian Commissioner Bele played by Frank Groshin in the TOS episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
the likeness isn't as good this time out. oh well, you win some, you lose some.
"I have not traveled this far this long only to give him up now. This ship goes where my will drives it."
the likeness isn't as good this time out. oh well, you win some, you lose some.
"I have not traveled this far this long only to give him up now. This ship goes where my will drives it."
Inktober day 10 - Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
11/10/16 00:32 Filed in: Personal
day 10 - Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy
"By golly, Jim, I'm beginning to think I can cure a rainy day!"
"By golly, Jim, I'm beginning to think I can cure a rainy day!"
Inktober day 6 - Commander Kor
06/10/16 23:49 Filed in: Personal
day 6 - Klingon Commander Kor from TOS episode "Errand of Mercy" played by John Calicos. Old school Klingons…
"Smile and smile... I don't trust men who smile too much."
"Smile and smile... I don't trust men who smile too much."
Inktober day 5 - Ruk
05/10/16 23:34 Filed in: Personal
day 5 - Ruk from TOS episode "What are Little Girls Made of?" played to perfection by Ted Cassidy of Lurch fame.
"THAT was the equation. EXISTENCE!... SURVIVAL... must cancel out... programming!"
"THAT was the equation. EXISTENCE!... SURVIVAL... must cancel out... programming!"
Inktober day 4 - The Mugato
04/10/16 23:56 Filed in: Personal
for day 4 - The Mugato from episode "A Private Little War". I went more whimsical this time out. I liked the way this turned out. As you can see Kirk has ripped his shirt yet again.
Inktober day 3 - Andorian Crew Member
04/10/16 00:02 Filed in: Personal
today's entry for inktober, an Andorian Starfleet crew member. The Andorians were originally created by D.C. Fontana and first appeared in the 1968 Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Journey to Babel".
Inktober 2016 - A whole month of Star Trek: TOS
02/10/16 23:55 Filed in: Personal
already a day behind, but here's my first entry for Inktober 2016 doing a whole month of StarTrek: TOS for the 50th anniversary, starting off with Mr. Spock. gonna try and do each inktober drawing with different approaches.
More fun with Cryptids - Bunyip
The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. Various written accounts of bunyips were made by Europeans in the early and mid-19th century, as settlement spread across the country. Common features in many 19th-century newspaper accounts include a dog-like face, a crocodile like head, dark fur, a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks or horns or a duck-like bill.
Cryptid Series 05 - Chupacabra
27/07/16 23:23 Filed in: cryptids
Fifth in the series - The Chupacabra is is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico.[1] The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.
Lunch Doodles - Best Mom in Westeros
17/06/16 23:51 Filed in: Personal
Sunday night the battle of the bastards commences! here's a little sketch showcasing the hardest working single mom on Planetos.
More fun with Cryptids - Foo-Dog
two for today!
Fu Lions or Fu Dogs, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
Fu Lions or Fu Dogs, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
Cryptid Series 04 - Mothman
08/06/16 23:51 Filed in: cryptids
Fourth in the cryptid series. Mothman, is a legendary creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. After the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967, there were no more reports of the Mothman, giving rise to legends that the Mothman sightings and the bridge collapse were connected. Here we see the culprit fleeing the scene of the crime.
More fun with Cryptids - Wuhnan Toad
The Wuhnan Toads are gigantic, albino, toad-like creatures are said to lurk in an obscure corner of China’s isolated Hubei province. The creatures are described as being toad-like, with a pale epidermis and large gaping maws, which seemed to exceed a length of 6-feet wide. Witnesses claim that the animals’ gazes seemed aggressive and predatorial.
Cryptid Series 03 - Loch Ness Monster
29/05/16 23:50 Filed in: cryptids
The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie is a being which reputedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, although its description varies; common speculation among believers is that the creature represents a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs. She seems to have caught someone's eye…
Cryptid Series 02 - Jersey Devil
20/05/16 00:08 Filed in: cryptids
The Jersey Devil is a legendary cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. From the legend, "Mother Leeds had 12 children and, after finding she was pregnant for the 13th time, stated that this one would be the Devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night while her friends gathered around her. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the Devil himself. Born as a normal child, it changed to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail. Growling and screaming, it killed the midwife before flying up the chimney, circling the villages, and heading toward the pines.
Cryptid Series 01 - Sasquatch
10/05/16 22:45 Filed in: cryptids
First of a series. Look for the rest of the SSCA crew and possibly other cryptids in "famous re-creations".
"Bigfoot - a mythological simian, ape, or hominid-like creature said to inhabit forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Here caught in a private moment - Frame 352 from 1967 Patterson–Gimlin film."
"Bigfoot - a mythological simian, ape, or hominid-like creature said to inhabit forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Here caught in a private moment - Frame 352 from 1967 Patterson–Gimlin film."
Bulldogs
05/05/16 00:07 Filed in: Personal
Lunchtime sketches. Bulldog faces are a lot of fun to draw.
The martial artist that is Bigfoot...
29/04/16 23:08 Filed in: cryptids
messing around at lunch today and wanted to pose Bigfoot practicing aikido. Did a blue line rough in my sketchbook at lunch and then scanned it and cleaned it up in photoshop in the evening. Fixed a few anatomy issues, but it stayed pretty close to the feel of the rough. Sometime a drawing can lose the energy fit contained in the rough, but I was able to maintain the nice gesture and weight that i liked in the original sketch.
Why a Narwhal? Just because.
25/04/16 00:39
A friend of mine commissioned me to do an illustration for a baby shower. They asked that it feature a monkey and a narwhal. I really liked how the narwhal turned out, it's really cute.
Reptilians
23/02/16 00:26 Filed in: cryptids
Playing around with some Reptilian character designs. Hmmm, the guy on the left looks like Martian Manhunter…
Expressions - Chupacabra
09/02/16 23:48 Filed in: cryptids
lunchtime doodles - trying out some facial expressions for a take on a chupacabra character I'm working on.
Wing/Arm Studies - JD
02/02/16 11:51 Filed in: cryptids
more character exploration - looking at bat and dragon wing anatomy/design for a character I'm working on.
